Flag of Altura

The flag of Altura is a red field with the municipal coat of arms in the centre. The coat of arms is divided vertically into two halves: the flagpole one bears a golden tower on blue, and the fly one the four pales of the Aragonese banner.

How it came about

Altura is a municipality in the province of Castellón, in the Plana Baixa. Its flag dates from 26 April 2005.

The coat of arms mixes two different things in a single piece: a figure from the town —the tower —and an emblem of Aragon. The tower carries a white flag at the top and a black door and window.

How it has changed

No earlier versions are documented.

What it means

• Red

  the background of the field, in a single colour, with no stripes or divisions.

• Coat of arms

  Spanish in shape, rounded at the bottom, in the centre.

• Flagpole half

  blue, with a one-piece golden tower.

• Tower

  with the black door and window, and a white flag at the top.

• Fly half

  the four red bars of Aragon on a gold background.

• Crown

  royal and closed, above the coat of arms.

Fun facts

1. Two different emblems in a divided coat of arms

   The flagpole half carries a tower —something of the town itself —and the fly half the pales of Aragon. It is a way of saying “ours and theirs here” in two equal halves of the same coat of arms.

2. The tower comes with its flag

   As in Algimia de Almonacid, the tower carries a small white flag at the top. In both cases the tower alone would be an abstract figure; with the flag it becomes a tower that flies a banner.

3. A single tower

   The tower is not a castle: it is a single keep, with a door and a window. It is the smallest figure that can represent a tower, and it fits into half a coat of arms without looking flattened.

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