Cornwall’s flag can be seen in the graphic that appears with this entry. The white is thought to represent “tin” and the black represents the “ore” from which tin is processed. Legend has it that St. Piran adopted these colors because he saw the white of tin emerge from black ashes when he discovered tin (this is St. Piran’s flag).

Symbolically, the white of the flag is considered to be the light of truth shinning through the blackness of evil. “Onen hag oll” is Cornwall’s motto. It means “One and all” and is pronounced “owan hag ol”.