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Saint Piran's Banner is the banner o Cornwall, in the Unitit Kinrick. The earliest kent description o the banner as the Standard o Cornwall wis wrate in 1838. It is uised bi Cornish fowk as a symbol o identity.
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The banner atteibutit tae Saint Piran is a white cross on a black backgrund. Saint Piran is supposed tae hae adoptit thir twa colours frae seein the molten tin spillin oot o the black ore in his fire. This occurred durin his supposed discovery o tin in the 6t century, sicweys becomin the patron saunt o tin miners.
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