Flag of Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Akrotiri and Dhekelia is a British Overseas Territory on the island of Cyprus that comprises two military bases and their hinterland.

From 1922, the colonial flag of British Cyprus was in use throughout the island, including the areas now comprising Akrotiri and Dhekelia.

Upon Cypriot independence in 1960, when the colonial flag ceased to have official usage, the territory of the Sovereign Base Areas was also established.

The two lions are from King Richard I of England's coat of arms, because of his conquest and creation of the Kingdom of Cyprus.

The gold lions on green are widely used within the territory; they also appear on the coat of arms of the King Richard School[7] and on the flag of the Dhekelia Sailing Club.