The flag of Sark is white with a red St. George's cross and a red canton containing the two yellow lions (or in heraldic terms "Leopards") from the flag of Normandy. Unlike the classic White Ensigns, the lions of the flag of Sark protrude outside the canton and overflow the red cross.
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It was designed by Herbert Pitt in 1938 and adopted the same year as the personal standard of the Seigneur of Sark before becoming the island's flag in 1987. The canton is similar to the arms of Normandy, of which the Channel Islands are historically a part.
The flag is flown from the Ministry of Justice in London on 6 August to mark the granting of the fief on that day in 1565. The Ministry of Justice is the British government department responsible for relations with the Crown Dependencies.
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