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Official name:
Kingdom of Spain
Capital: Madrid
Idiom: Spanish
Form of Government: Parliamentary monarchy
Currency: Euro
Demonym: Spanish/-the
Administrative divition: 16 Autonomous Communities, 1 Foral Community and 2 Autonomous Cities
FLAG
The flag of Spain, known as the rojigualda, was adopted as the national flag of Spain in 1785 and has been the national flag ever since, except for the years of the Second Republic (1931-1939), when it was replaced by another standard. The shield, which is included in the current flag, in some cases regulated by Law 39/1981, which regulates its use, has undergone several modifications throughout history.
National flag
Ratio: 2 x 3
The 1978 Constitution specified in its article 4.1:
"The flag of Spain is made up of three horizontal stripes, red, yellow and red, the yellow being twice as wide as each of the red ones."
On October 28, 1981, Law 39/1981 on the use of the flag of Spain and other flags and ensigns, says in its article 2.2: "In the yellow stripe it may be incorporated, in the manner that is indicated by regulation, the shield of Spain".
It must be taken into account that there is no constitutional coat of arms, but rather a constitutional flag, which is the flag without a coat of arms, since the Coat of Arms of Spain does not appear in the Constitution, but rather in a later law.
The shield of Spain is regulated by Law 33/1981, of October 5, and by Royal Decree 2964/1981, of December 18, which also specifies the position of the shield on the flag.
According to the aforementioned regulations, the Spanish flag will have the following characteristics:
- The flag is made up of three horizontal stripes, red, yellow and red, the yellow being double the width of each of the red ones. This arrangement is known as the Spanish strip.
- The flag may incorporate the coat of arms of Spain, but its incorporation is only mandatory in the cases provided for by regulation.
- The shield will have a height of two fifths of the width of the flag and will appear on both sides of the flag in the center of the yellow stripe.
- When the flag has the normal proportion, with a length equal to 3/2 of the width, the axis of the shield will be placed at a distance from the sheath of half the width of the flag. If the length is less than normal or the flag has a square shape, the shield will be placed in the center of the flag.
OTHER FLAGS
civilian flag
Ratio: 2 x 3
Naval Pavilion
Ratio: 1 x 1
Presidential Banner
Ratio: 1 x 1
ROYAL STANDARD
The banner of the King of Spain is the personal ensign of the Spanish monarch. The version currently in force was adopted on June 19, 2014 and approved by Royal Decree 527/2014, of June 20, which creates the Script and the Standard of His Majesty King Felipe VI and modifies the Regulation of Flags and Banners, Scripts, Badges and Distinctives, approved by Royal Decree 1511/1977, of January 21.
This banner consists of a square-shaped crimson cloth in which the monarch's arms are embroidered in its central part and on both sides. Along with some changes introduced in the coat of arms, the traditional color used by the Spanish monarchs was restored, which had been replaced by purple during the reigns of Isabel II and her successors. and dark blue during that of Juan Carlos I. The proportions of the coat of arms with respect to the background were also increased compared to the previous version, introducing those established in 2001 for the personal ensigns of the heir.
Standard of the King
Ratio: 1 x 1
STANDARD OF THE PRINCESS OF ASTURIAS
The banner of the Princess of Asturias is the personal ensign of the heir to the Spanish Crown.
The banner and the script are regulated in Royal Decree 979/2015, which modifies Title II of Royal Decree 1511/1977, Regulation of Flags and Banners, Scripts, Badges and Distinctives.
The standard consists of a blue cloth, the color of the flag of the Principality of Asturias, although the color code is lighter and similar to light blue. However, in the very image of the consolidated text of the Flag Regulation, and in practice, a tone similar to that of the Asturian flag has been maintained. This ensign is square in shape, on which the coat of arms of the Princess of Asturias appears embroidered in its central part and on both sides. The size of the sides of the banner and its material are the same as those used in the banner of the Spanish monarch.
Standard of the Princess of Asturias
Ratio: 1 x 1
ICONOGRAPHY
Crown
MEANING
The royal crown symbolizes the Spanish monarchy.
third quarter
MEANING
They represent the arms of the Kingdom of Aragon.
ented
MEANING
They represent the arms of the Kingdom of Granada.
first barracks
MEANING
They represent the arms of the Kingdom of Castile.
fourth quarter
MEANING
They represent the arms of the Kingdom of Navarre.
second barracks
MEANING
They represent the arms of the Kingdom of León.
escuson
MEANING
They represent the arms of the Bourbon-Anjou dynasty.
columns
MEANING
The columns of Hercules (Strait of Gibraltar) are crowned by the crowns of the Holy Roman Empire and the Spanish crown.
They support the motto of Spain: Plus Ultra (More Beyond)
CONSTRUCTION
To : 60 | B : 10 | C :20 | D : 16 | E : 12
COLORS
50 %
Red
HEX CODE
# ad1519
50 %
Yellow
HEX CODE
# fabd00
HISTORY
flag of the
burgundy cross
1516 - 1580
Pavilion
Naval
1701 - 1760
Pavilion
Naval
1760 - 1785
Flag of
Spain
1785 - 1873
flag of the
First Republic
1873 - 1874
Flag of
Spain
1875 - 1931
flag of the
Second Republic
1931 - 1939
Flag of
Spain
1936 - 1938
Flag of
Spain
1938 - 1945
Flag of
Spain
1945 - 1977
Flag of
Spain
1977 - 1981
REGIONAL FLAGS
community flag
Autonomous of
Andalusia
community flag
Autonomous of
Aragon
community flag
Autonomous of
Asturias
community flag
Autonomous of
Balearics
community flag
Autonomous of
Canary Islands
community flag
Autonomous of
Cantabria
community flag
Autonomous of
Castilla la Mancha
community flag
Autonomous of
Castile - Leon
community flag
Autonomous of
Catalonia
community flag
Autonomous of
Valencian Community
community flag
Autonomous of
Estremadura
community flag
Autonomous of
Galicia
community flag
Autonomous of
The Rioja
community flag
Autonomous of
Madrid
community flag
Autonomous of
Murcia
community flag
Autonomous of
Basque Country
flag of the
Foral Community of
Navarre
city flag
Autonomous of
Ceuta
city flag
Autonomous of
Melilla
SHIELD
The coat of arms of Spain is governed by Law 33/1981, sanctioned on October 5, which emblazones it in the following terms:
The coat of arms of Spain is quartered and pointed. In the first quarter (Arms of the Kingdom of Castile), gules or red, a castle of gold, crenellated, lightened with azure or blue and mazonated with sable or black. In the second (Arms of the Kingdom of León), silver, a rampant lion, purple, linguado, clawed, armed with gules and crowned with gold. In the third (Arms of the Kingdom of Aragon), gold, four sticks, gules or red. In the fourth (Arms of the Kingdom of Navarre), gules or red, a gold chain, placed in a cross, blade and border, loaded in the center of an emerald of its color. Entado de plata, a natural pomegranate (Arms of the Kingdom of Granada), cracked gules or red, carved and leafed with two leaves of sinople or green.
Accompanied by two silver columns, with the base and capital of gold, on waves of azure or blue and silver, surmounted by the imperial crown on the right hand side, and a royal crown on the left hand side, both in gold, and surrounding the columns a ribbon of gules or red, loaded with gold letters, on the right hand "Plus" and on the left hand "Ultra", (from the Latin Plus Ultra, Beyond). To the ring, closed Royal Crown, which is a circle of gold, set with precious stones, made up of eight rosettes of acanthus leaves, five visible, interpolated with pearls and from whose leaves come diadems added with pearls, which converge in the world of azure or blue, with the semi-meridian and the equator in gold, added with a gold cross. The crown covered of gules or red.
The coat of arms of Spain, as described in the previous article, has an escutcheon of azure or blue, three gold lilies placed two and one, the smooth border of gules or red, typical of the reigning dynasty (Borbon-Anjou).
