Vexillological description
Paño de proporción 2:3, dividido en tres franjas horizontales iguales, con el escudo municipal centrado.
- Franja superior
- de azur (azul).
- Franja central
- de plata (blanco).
- Franja inferior
- de gules (rojo).
- Escudo
- centrado.
Flag of El Astillero
The flag of El Astillero is one of the symbols of the Spanish municipality of El Astillero (Cantabria), alongside its coat of arms.
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
- 198211 March 1982 · 44 years ago
- Colours
- navy blue
- white
- red ochre
- Coat of arms
- YesIt carries the coat of arms on the cloth.
Take a closer look
The three stripes
- 1
The coat of arms
- 2
The crown
How it is described
The flag in the words of vexillology and heraldry.
Descripción heráldica
En campo de plata, un galeón al natural, arbolado, sin velas y una grada. Bordura total de gules cargada con la leyenda en oro que dice: «SIC VINCETVR SEMPER». Timbrado el escudo con la corona real de España.
The colours of the arms
- Plata:
- white
- Al natural:
- in its real colours
- Gules:
- red
- Oro:
- yellow
Blasón oficial (concedido el 19-10-1984), según Heraldry of the World.
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
How it has changed
What it means
Fun facts
Location
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Sources
Text based on the article “Bandera de El Astillero” from the Spanish Wikipedia, published under the licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources consulted:
- Bandera de El Astillero (Wikipedia en español)
- Heraldry of the World
Credits
Flag image: Erlenmeyer, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0.
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