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  1. The national Scottish flag, or The Saltire, has a white diagonal cross on a blue background. This represents the crucifixion of St Andrew, Scotland’s patron saint. When St Andrew was sentenced to death by crucifixion by the Romans in Greece, he asked to be hung on a diagonal cross.
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    The flag of Scotland is a white X-shaped cross (a saltire), which represents the cross of the patron saint of Scotland, Saint Andrew on a blue sky. The flag is called the Saltire or the Saint Andrew's Cross.
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    Consisting of two white lines that create a cross against a backdrop of blue, the Scottish national flag is the pride and joy of Scotland. It is a symbol of a country with a wealth of history, culture and heritage, as well as breath-taking scenery and places to visit.
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    Scottish flag, also known as Saltire, dates back to the 12th century. It is made up of a great white cross which spans diagonally across the flag on a blue background. This was the supposed shape of the cross that St. Andrew was put to death on and therefore the flag is also known as the 'Cross of St. Andrew'.
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    Flag of Scotland - Wikipedia

    The flag of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: bratach na h-Alba; Scots: Banner o Scotland, also known as St Andrew's Cross or the Saltire) is the national flag of Scotland, which consists of a white saltire defacing a blue field. The Saltire, rather than the Royal Standard of Scotland, is the correct flag for all private individuals … See more

    The heraldic term for an X-shaped cross is a 'saltire', from the old French word saultoir or salteur (itself derived from the Latin saltatorium), a word for both a type of stile constructed from two cross pieces and a type of cross … See more

    Use by the Scottish Government
    The Scottish Government has ruled that the Saltire should, where possible, fly on all its buildings every … See more

    The Royal Standard of Scotland, also known as the Banner of the King of Scots or more commonly the Lion Rampant of Scotland, is the … See more

    The 1320 Declaration of Arbroath cites Scotland's conversion to Christianity by St. Andrew, "the first to be an Apostle". Depiction of the … See more

    The Saltire is one of the key components of the Union Flag which, since its creation in 1606, has appeared in various forms following the Flag … See more

     
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