Vexillological description
Paño de proporción 4:7, de plata (blanco), liso, con el escudo del estado centrado.
- Campo
- de plata (blanco), liso.
- Escudo
- centrado.
Flag of State of Veracruz
Bandera del Estado de Veracruz.
The flag, in figures
Every fact about the flag, each with what it means.
- Proportions
- 4:77 wide for every 4 high. 24 flags in the catalogue share it.
- Properties
Normal flagFIAV symbol: the form of the flag.- Use
CivilFIAV symbol: who may fly the flag.- Colours
- White
- Yellow
- Red
- Green
- Blue
- Coat of arms
- YesIt carries the coat of arms on the cloth.
Take a closer look
The colours it is made of.
White
Yellow
Red
Green
Blue
How it is described
The flag in the words of vexillology and heraldry.
Descripción heráldica
Escudo cortado: 1.º, de sinople (verde), un castillo de oro (amarillo) de dos almenas, sumado de una cruz latina con la palabra «Vera» en los brazos; 2.º, de azur (azul), dos columnas de plata (blanco) con las palabras «Plus» y «Ultra». Orla de oro con trece estrellas de cinco puntas de azur. Como adorno exterior, volutas y dos ramas floridas cruzadas.
The colours of the arms
- Sinople:
- green
- Oro:
- yellow
- Azur:
- blue
- Plata:
- white
Blasón oficial (Constitución Política del Estado de Veracruz), según Wikipedia.
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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Credits
Flag image: Heraldry, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain.
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