Flag of Belmonte de Miranda

The flag of Belmonte de Miranda is a green field with the coat of arms of the town in the centre. The coat of arms is divided into three parts.

How it came about

Belmonte de Miranda is a municipality in the province of Badajoz, in Extremadura. Its flag has a ratio of 5:8, which is not the usual 2:3.

The upper part of the coat of arms bears six Moorish heads wrapped in white cloth and a flame of gold. The lower part is a blue ground, with a diagonal band of gold, a lion of gold and three fleurs-de-lis.

How it has changed

No earlier versions are documented.

What it means

• Green

  the background of the field, plain and in a single colour.

• Coat of arms

  in the centre, Spanish in shape, with a closed royal crown on top.

• Upper part

  red. Six Moorish heads wrapped in white cloth, and a flame of gold beside them.

• Lower part

  blue, with a diagonal band of gold and the ends cut in basket-weave.

• In the lower part

  a lion of gold on one side and three fleurs-de-lis of gold on the other.

Fun facts

1. A flag with a 5:8 ratio

   Most Spanish municipal flags are 2:3. Belmonte de Miranda uses 5:8, a taller format that lets the coat of arms, with its three parts, read better.

2. Six heads at the top

   The Moorish heads wrapped in cloth are an emblem of the Reconquista, and there are six of them, not three. It is a number that fills the upper part of the coat of arms, which takes up half the shield.

3. Two figures separated by a band

   The lower quarter is divided in two by a diagonal band of gold: a lion on one side and three fleurs-de-lis on the other. The band with its basket-weave ends is what separates the two halves.

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