Eight red and white gironnies with a castle between two pines with crows: the flag of Leiria was published in 1987.
Every fact about the flag, each with what it means.
Normal flagFIAV symbol: the form of the flag.
CivilFIAV symbol: who may fly the flag.YesIt carries the coat of arms on the cloth.The flag in the words of vexillology and heraldry.
It is a rectangular field with a 2:3 ratio divided into eight gironnies, with the coat of arms in the centre.
Each element and how many of the 1,390 flags in the catalogue carry it. In yellow, the rarest.
Every date in its story, at a glance.
Leiria received its first charter in 1142 and became a town in 1545
Castle: that of Leiria, with its keep that King Dinis had built in 1324
The shape of eight gironnies is the one Portugal fixed in 1930 for town flags
Its flag, on the other hand, is quite recent: flag and coat of arms were published on 11 August 1987
How it was born, how it has changed and what it means.
The flag of Leiria has eight red and white gironnies and, in the centre, a coat of arms with a red castle between two pines with crows. Leiria is famous for its castle and for the Pinhal de Leiria, a large pine forest by the Atlantic.
Leiria received its first charter in 1142 and became a town in 1545, when it became the seat of a bishopric. Its flag, on the other hand, is quite recent: flag and coat of arms were published on 11 August 1987, according to Flags of the World.
The shape of eight gironnies is the one Portugal fixed in 1930 for town flags, with the main colours of the coat of arms, as with that of Lisbon. Here they are the red of the castle and the stars, and the white of the silver of its windows and of the waves of the coat of arms.
I have not found any flag earlier than that of 1987, nor old versions of the coat of arms.
Before 1987
No flag or coat of arms of Leiria earlier than this is known to be documented.
1987
Current official flag and coat of arms.
Red and white
the red castle with silver windows.
Castle
that of Leiria, with its keep that King Dinis had built in 1324.
Two pines
the Pinhal de Leiria, with its golden pine cones.
Crows
one on each pine, looking towards the centre.
Red stars
two eight-pointed stars over the side towers.
Silver and blue waves
three wavy stripes in the lower part of the coat of arms. I have not found an official explanation.
According to popular legend, King Dinis planted the Pinhal de Leiria to have timber for the ships of the Discoveries. The historians cited by the Portuguese Wikipedia say no: it was planted for other reasons, such as protecting the soils.
The parade flag carries a silver and red cord and tassels, with a gold pole and spear.
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Flag image: H3nrique Bregie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0.
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