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Flag of Department of Charente

Bandera del departamento francés de Charente.

Flag of Department of Charente
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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.
Colours
  • Red
  • White
  • Blue
  • Yellow
Reference shades: the official one may vary slightly.
Coat of arms
YesIt carries the coat of arms on the cloth.
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Take a closer look

  1. The three zones

  2. 1

    The label

  3. 2

    The fleurs-de-lis

  4. 3

    The lozengy

How it is described

The flag in the words of vexillology and heraldry.

Vexillological description

Paño de proporción 2:3, dividido en tres zonas horizontales: jefe con flores de lis, faja ondulada y losanjado.

Zona superior
de azur (azul), con un lambel de plata (blanco) de tres colgantes pegado al borde superior y, debajo, tres flores de lis de oro (amarillo).
Faja ondulada
de plata, con los bordes en ondas, entre el azur y el losanjado.
Zona inferior
losanjado de gules (rojo) y oro, en filas.

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.

How it came about

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Test what you have read about the flag of Departamento de Charente.

  1. 1. Which one is the flag of Departamento de Charente?

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

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

Sources

Sources consulted:

  • Heraldry of the World

Credits

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

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