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by Dean Thomas, 18 May 2002
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Origin of the flag
The British Commonwealth Games Association of Canada donated the flag for
it's first use in Edinburgh, 1970, at the IX British Commonwealth Games.
Purely for asthetic reasons, the flag color was set at Royal Blue (with
no fancy border as in the previous flag), and the chain configuration was
changed from Pentagonal to Oval.
(Source: Commonwealth Games
Council of England )
Dean Thomas, 17 May 2002
History
The British Commonwealth Games came about when the meeting of the British
Empire and Commonwealth Games Federation during the XIII Games at Kingston
(Jamaica), voted to drop the word "Empire" from the Games title, reflecting
the continuing transformation of the old British Empire into a Commonwealth
of independent nations and dominions.
Reflecting the transition from the old British Empire to the new British
Commonwealth, the Tudor (or "Imperial") Crown in the Games Seal was replaced
by the St. Edward's Crown, which Queen Elizabeth II had adopted after she
assumed the throne. The St. Edwards Crown reflected the fact that the British
Monarch no longer ruled over a vast Empire.
British Commonwealth Games Seal
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The St. Edwards Crown and the lettering were the only changes made to
the seal when the name change took place. Even though the name change took
place during the 1966 Kingston Games, it was too late to change the medals
and other items used at the 1966 Games to reflect the new title. It was
not until the next Games (at Edinburgh) that this seal configuration was
used.
Dean Thomas, 22 May2002