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Flag of Benijòfer

A ground of wavy white and blue stripes, with a red band by the flagpole carrying three yellow shells.

Flag of Benijòfer
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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
200217 January 2002 · 24 years ago
Colours
  • blue
  • white
  • red
  • yellow
Reference shades: the official one may vary slightly.
Coat of arms
YesIt carries the coat of arms on the cloth.
12

Take a closer look

  1. The wavy stripes

  2. 1

    The red triangle

  3. 2

    The three scallop shells

How it is described

The flag in the words of vexillology and heraldry.

Vexillological description

It is a rectangular field with a 2:3 ratio with a ground of wavy stripes and a red band.

Ground
wavy stripes, alternating white and blue, with about five bands of each colour.
Red band
a large triangle by the flagpole, with its base on the flagpole edge and its vertex pointing at the centre of the field.
Shells
three, yellow, inside the red band. Two aligned at the top and one below in the centre. Each has the shell open and the ribs marked.
Shells
three, yellow, two at the top and one below in the centre.

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 Benijòfer is a field of wavy white and blue stripes with a red band by the flagpole. Inside the red band there are three yellow shells.

How it came about

Benijòfer is a municipality in the province of Castellón. Its flag dates from 17 January 2002.

The red band is a triangle with its base at the flagpole and its vertex towards the centre. The three shells go two aligned at the top and one below in the centre, and all of them are turned towards the flagpole.

How it has changed

No earlier versions are documented.

What it means

  • Ground

    wavy stripes, alternating white and blue.

  • Red band

    a large triangle with its base on the flagpole edge and its vertex at the centre of the field.

  • Shells

    three, yellow, inside the red band. Two aligned at the top and one below in the centre.

  • Orientation

    all the shells point towards the flagpole.

Fun facts

  1. A shell repeated three times

    Benijòfer carries the shell —the symbol of the municipality, which gives the town its name —three times instead of once. The repetition turns it into a pattern rather than a coat of arms.

  2. Two above, one below

    The three shells are not in a row: two at the top and one below in the centre. That triangular arrangement makes the group fit the shape of the red triangle better.

  3. The shells look at the flagpole

    All three are open towards the mast side. The orientation is not a detail: in heraldry, a shell towards the flagpole and a shell towards the fly side are two different emblems.

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

  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: Nethunter(Taller de Heráldica y Vexilología in the Spanish Wikipedia ), Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0.

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