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Flag of the department of Moselle

Banner of the arms of Moselle, with a hand holding a sword, three alerions, two barbels and a lion: the department uses it without it being the official flag.

Flag of the department of Moselle
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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
  • gold
  • blue
  • silver
  • black
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 quartered shield

  2. 1

    The hand with the sword

  3. 2

    The small shield

  4. 3

    The alerions

  5. 4

    The lion

  6. 5

    The two fish

How it is described

The flag in the words of vexillology and heraldry.

Vexillological description

It is a banner of arms with a 2:3 ratio, that is, the coat of arms turned into a flag: the Moselle blazon occupies the whole rectangular field, from hoist (the hoist side) to fly (the free side), and it bears two written words.

Field (the cloth)
with no divisions; the coat of arms occupies the whole surface.
Coat of arms
four quarters with a central escutcheon.
Charges (the figures on the field)
a hand holding a sword, three alerions, two barbels and a lion.
Text
“DEPARTEMENT” and “MOSELLE”, in white.
Colours
red, gold, blue, white and black.

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 Moselle is a banner of arms: the coat of arms of the department occupies the whole field and bears two written words.

How it came about

Moselle is a department of north-eastern France. Its flag bears no coat of arms on top: the coat of arms is the field. The arms are stretched directly onto the cloth.

How it has changed

No consta fecha de aprobación.

What it means

  • Coat of arms

    four quarters with a central escutcheon.

  • Charges

    the figures that go on the field, among them a hand holding a sword and three alerions.

  • Words

    two, written over the design itself.

Fun facts

  1. A coat of arms of four quarters

    The blazon of Moselle has four quarters with a central escutcheon. The arms are stretched on the cloth, with no frame: it is a pure banner of arms.

  2. Words written over the coat of arms

    The design bears two words written on the flag itself. French coats of arms do not usually carry text, save for exceptions.

  3. No crown or blazon on top

    Here there is no coat of arms drawn on the field: the coat of arms IS the field. Its whole surface is the field of arms.

Localisation

How much have you learnt?

Test what you have read about the flag of Department of Moselle.

  1. 1. Which one is the flag of Department of Moselle?

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

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

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Credits

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

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