The Welsh flag features a red dragon (Y Ddraig Goch) on a white-over-green field. Notably, Wales is not represented in the Union Jack.
The red dragon on the Welsh flag does not appear in the Union Jack because Wales was already annexed to England when the Union Flag was created. The dragon (Y Ddraig Goch) has been a Welsh symbol since medieval times. The green and white represent the colours of Wales's traditional heraldry.
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