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Flag of Begues

The flag of Begues (Barcelona) starts white and red with a green tree and two black coins: the “marcs” of the barons of Eramprunyà.

Flag of Begues
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The flag, in figures

Every fact about the flag, each with what it means.

Proportions
2:33 wide for every 2 high. 989 flags in the catalogue share it.
Properties
Normal flagFIAV symbol: the form of the flag.
Use
CivilFIAV symbol: who may fly the flag.
Adopted
201623 December 2016 · 10 years ago
Colours
  • black
  • light blue
  • white
  • red
Reference shades: the official one may vary slightly.
Coat of arms
YesIt carries the coat of arms on the cloth.
Origin
coat of arms of Begues
12

Take a closer look

  1. The two-coloured cloth

  2. 1

    The tree

  3. 2

    The two discs

How it is described

The flag in the words of vexillology and heraldry.

Vexillological description

It is a field —the cloth of the flag —with a 2:3 ratio divided into two equal vertical stripes, white by the flagpole and red by the fly side, with a green tree in the centre and two black coins.

Stripes
two bands of the same width; a stripe is a band of colour.
Tree
light green and uprooted, with the roots showing, in the centre and taking up almost the whole height.
Coins
two black discs, one touching almost the upper edge and the other the lower one.
No coat of arms
it carries no drawn coat of arms.

What it carries

Each element and how many of the 1,390 flags in the catalogue carry it. In yellow, the rarest.

The full story

How it was born, how it has changed and what it means.

The flag of Begues is a field divided into two equal vertical stripes, white by the flagpole and red by the fly side, with an uprooted green tree in the centre and two black coins.

How it came about

Begues is a municipality in the Garraf, in the province of Barcelona. Its flag was approved on 23 December 2016.

The tree and the two coins are the marks of lordship of the barons of Eramprunyà, who were lords of the place and minted their own coin.

How it has changed

It has never changed. It was approved in 2016 and there are no documented later modifications.

What it means

  • White stripe

    by the flagpole.

  • Red stripe

    by the fly side.

  • Tree

    light green and uprooted, with the roots showing, in the centre. It takes up almost the whole height.

  • Coins

    two black discs, one touching almost the upper edge and the other the lower one.

Fun facts

  1. Two coins for the barons who minted

    The tree and the two coins are the marks of the barons of Eramprunyà. It is not an ornament: the barons had the right to mint their own coin, and the flag recalls that right with two black discs, one above and one below.

  2. The tree with the roots showing

    The tree is uprooted, with the roots visible. It is the same feature that appears on the flag of Albesa with the poplar and on that of Alcanar with the reeds: the root is what identifies the plant in heraldry.

  3. Coins at both ends

    The two black discs are not together in the centre: one touches almost the upper edge and the other the lower one. With the tree between them, the flag is divided into three heights: coin, tree, coin.

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How much have you learnt?

Test what you have read about the flag of Begues.

  1. 1. Which one is the flag of Begues?

  2. 2. Which of these elements appears on the flag?

  3. 3. What are the proportions (height:width) of the flag?

  4. 4. In which year was the current flag adopted?

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Credits

Flag image: Wiki-Wiki, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0.

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