Bailiwick of Jersey


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Flag of the Bailiwick of Jersey Flag of the Bailiwick of Jersey
White with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag; in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield with the three lions of England in yellow.

Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. Jersey is a British crown dependency, but is not part of the UK. - CIA World Factbook.

Map of Jersey

Bailiwick of Jersey - Fotw
Although St Patrick had nothing to do with Jersey, a red saltire on a white ground is commonly called St Patrick's cross.
www.fotw.us/flags/je.html

Bailiwick of Jersey - wikipedia.org
Jersey is not part of the UK, nor the European Union, but is rather a separate possession of the Crown, comparable to the Isle of Man. Jersey belongs to the Common Travel Area.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey