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Flag of l'Escala

Bandera municipal de l'Escala (Girona).

Flag of l'Escala
Coat of arms
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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.
Adopted
200622 June 2006 · 20 years ago
Colours
  • dark blue
  • yellow
  • red
Reference shades: the official one may vary slightly.
Coat of arms
YesIt carries the coat of arms on the cloth.

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The colours it is made of.

  • dark blue

  • yellow

  • red

How it is described

The flag in the words of vexillology and heraldry.

Vexillological description

Paño de proporción 2:3, partido: dos tercios junto al asta de azur y un tercio junto al batiente fajado.

Parte del asta
de azur (azul), con una torre de oro (amarillo).
Parte del batiente
fajada de seis piezas, de oro y de gules (rojo), con la de oro arriba.
Escudo
no lleva; el paño reproduce los dos campos de las armas.

Descripción heráldica

Escudo caironado y partido: 1.º de azur (azul), una torre abierta de oro (amarillo); 2.º fajado de oro y de gules (rojo). Timbre: corona de villa.

The colours of the arms

Azur:
blue
Oro:
yellow
Gules:
red

Blasón oficial (concedido el 27-09-2004, 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.

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Test what you have read about the flag of l'Escala.

  1. 1. Which one is the flag of l'Escala?

  2. 2. In heraldry, what colour is “Gules”?

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

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

Sources

Sources consulted:

  • Wikidata (Q11908018)
  • Heraldry of the World (blasón oficial)

Credits

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

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