Money is also made from vegetable growing, livestock and the occasional issue of stamps. The residents in Herm are workers on the island and their families.
Transportation:
Cars are banned from the island, as are bicycles; quad bikes and tractors used for staff and luggage transport respectively are allowed. All visitors arrive via ferry from Guernsey.
Flag of Herm:
The flag of Herm is white with a red St George’s Cross with a banner of the arms of Herm in the canton; the arms are azure, between two dolphins argent a bend or bearing three cowled Benedictine monks sable.
The ratio is 3:5. The flag was designed by the British vexillologist William Crampton. The arms of Herm was adopted in 1953. Around 1951 the island used a blue flag with the coat of arms of Guernsey near the hoist.