Vexillological description
Paño de proporción 2:3, de oro (amarillo), con bordura y el escudo municipal en el centro.
- Campo
- de oro (amarillo).
- Bordura
- de gules (rojo), de un sexto del paño de ancho.
- Escudo
- centrado, sin timbre.
Flag of Herrerías
The flag of Herrerías is one of the symbols of the Spanish municipality of Herrerías (Cantabria), along with 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
- 19953 August 1995 · 31 years ago
- Colours
- red
- yellow
- Coat of arms
- YesIt carries the coat of arms on the cloth.
Take a closer look
The colours it is made of.
red
yellow
How it is described
The flag in the words of vexillology and heraldry.
Descripción heráldica
De oro, un yunque de sable. Bordura de gules cargada de ocho herraduras de plata. Timbre: corona real española.
The colours of the arms
- Oro:
- yellow
- Sable:
- black
- Gules:
- red
- Plata:
- white
Blasón oficial (concedido el 22-08-1995), texto según Heraldry of the World. La bandera lleva el escudo sin timbre (Decreto 70/1995, de 3 de agosto, BOC 22-08-1995).
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
Localisation
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Sources
Text based on the article “Bandera de Herrerías” from the Spanish Wikipedia, published under the licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources consulted:
- Wikipedia (es): Bandera de Herrerías
- Heraldry of the World: blasón del escudo (concedido el 22-08-1995)
Credits
Flag image: Nethunter, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain.
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