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Flag of department of Hérault

Enseña del departamento francés de Hérault, con la cruz occitana.

Flag of department of Hérault
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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
  • White
  • Red
  • Yellow
Reference shades: the official one may vary slightly.
Coat of arms
YesIt carries the coat of arms on the cloth.
12

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  1. The white cloth

  2. 1

    The Occitan cross

  3. 2

    The balls

How it is described

The flag in the words of vexillology and heraldry.

Vexillological description

Paño de proporción 2:3, de plata (blanco), con un disco y una cruz centrados.

Campo
de plata (blanco), liso.
Disco
de gules (rojo), centrado, de diámetro casi igual a la altura del paño.
Cruz
de oro (amarillo), occitana (con los brazos rematados en tres bolas), sobre el disco y ocupando casi todo su diámetro.

What it carries

Each element and how many of the 1,390 flags in the catalogue carry it. In yellow, the rarest.

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

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Flag image: Spedona, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0.

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