Flag of the Isle of Man
Locally Mannin
What the flag looks like
A red field with a triskelion in the center: three armoured legs with gold spurs, joined at the thigh and running clockwise.
What it means
The three legs have been the island's emblem since the Middle Ages and are linked to its motto, "Whithersoever you throw it, it will stand".
How to remember it
The Isle of Man
flag is all legs: three armoured legs spinning on a plain red field, with no cross or stripe anywhere.
Fun facts
- Sicily's flag also bears a three-legged triskelion, but with a Gorgon's head at the center.
- Tynwald, the Manx parliament, claims to be the oldest parliament in the world with an unbroken history.
Isle of Man at a glance
- Status
- Self-governing British Crown Dependency
- Head of state
- King Charles III, as Lord of Mann
- Capital
- Douglas
- Region
- Crown Dependency
- Population
- 84,523
- Area
- 574 km²
- Languages
- English, Manx
- Currency
- British pound (£)
- Flag adopted
- 1932
Flags often confused with the Isle of Man
- Sicily: The Isle of Man and Sicily both show three bent legs joined at the center. The Isle of Man's legs are armoured on a plain red field; Sicily's are bare, surround Medusa's head with ears of wheat, and sit on a red and yellow diagonal.