Flag of Banyeres del Penedès

The flag of Banyeres del Penedès is a dark green field with a yellow branch in the centre, placed upright. The branch is the same one that appears in the coat of arms of the village.

How it came about

Banyeres del Penedès is a municipality in the Baix Penedès, in the province of Tarragona. Its flag was published on 23 December 2008.

The design is a reduction of the coat of arms: instead of the full shield, only the branch, on the green ground.

How it has changed

It has never changed. It was published in 2008 and there are no documented later modifications.

What it means

• Dark green

  the background of the field, plain and with no divisions.

• Branch

  yellow, centred and placed upright. It measures 11/18 of the height and 12/27 of the length of the field.

• No coat of arms

  no coat of arms or border; only the branch on the ground.

Fun facts

1. A branch stood upright

   Olive branches are usually drawn on the diagonal or lying down. Here the branch is placed upright, with a vertical stem. It is a decision that makes the figure read as a young tree rather than as an ornament.

2. Eleven eighteenths of the height

   The branch takes up 11/18 of the height of the field and 12/27 of its length. The measurements are written as fractions, the system that lets the flag be reproduced at any size without altering the design.

3. Green and yellow, nothing more

   Only two colours across the whole flag. The contrast between the dark green ground and the yellow branch is what makes a single figure legible, with no need for an outline or a shadow.

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