Flag of Apulia

The flag of Apulia is a white field with a green stripe by the flagpole and a red one by the fly side. At the top it carries the name of the region written, and in the centre the coat of arms with an olive tree.

How it came about

Apulia is a region in southern Italy, the largest in the country by area. The flag carries the very name of the region: Puglia in Italian.

The coat of arms has an olive tree in the centre, with its roots showing. Around it are a chief in gold with six green roundels and a red octagon on a blue field.

How it has changed

No approval date is recorded in the reference file.

What it means

• White

  the background of the field.

• Green stripe

  by the flagpole.

• Red stripe

  by the fly side.

• Text

  «REGIONE PUGLIA», in yellow letters, at the top.

• Coat of arms

  in the centre, with a golden crown above it. The crown carries two green ovals and another blue one.

• Chief of the coat of arms

  in gold, with six green roundels.

• Body of the coat of arms

  a blue field with a red octagon, and inside it a white octagon with the olive tree with a brown trunk.

Fun facts

1. The name is written on the flag

   Few regional flags carry their name on the field. Apulia does: «REGIONE PUGLIA», in yellow, above the coat of arms. It is more a mark of identity than a national symbol.

2. Two frames inside the coat of arms

   The olive tree is enclosed in a white octagon, and that one in turn in a red one on a blue field. They are two concentric frames, a device that separates the central figure from the rest of the coat of arms without needing a border line.

3. An olive tree with its roots in the air

   The olive tree is drawn with its root visible, the same feature that appears in the flags of Alcanar with the reeds, of Albesa with the poplar and of Amieva with its tree. In Mediterranean heraldry the root is the part that identifies the crop.

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