[4] Before its official grant, the flag of Sark showed the two lions protruding outside the canton and overflowing the red cross.

Unlike the classic White Ensigns, the lions of this flag protrude outside the canton and overflow the red cross.

[12] However, this has been doubted by Seigneur Michael Beaumont who wrote later: ''"Who designed it when I have no idea but I would guess it was at the instigation of my grandmother, Dame Sybil Hathaway, sometime between the wars".

[16] The dispute was settled in 1991 when Beaumont stated that due to it being perceived as Sark's flag then he would agree to it being accepted as such.

[18] He contacted the College of Arms to petition Queen Elizabeth II to approve a design of the flag in which the lions were only in canton.

The flag is flown from the Ministry of Justice in London on 6 August to mark the granting of the fief on that day in 1565.