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Flag of Pesquera

The flag of Pesquera is one of the symbols of the town council of Pesquera (Cantabria), along with its coat of arms.

Flag of Pesquera
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
200722 March 2007 · 19 years ago
Colours
  • blue
  • red
  • white
Reference shades: the official one may vary slightly.
Coat of arms
YesIt carries the coat of arms on the cloth.
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Take a closer look

  1. The three bands

  2. 1

    The coat of arms

  3. 2

    The anvil

  4. 3

    The book

How it is described

The flag in the words of vexillology and heraldry.

Vexillological description

Paño de proporción 2:3, dividido en tres franjas horizontales: de azur (azul) la superior, de plata (blanco) la central y de gules (rojo) la inferior.

Franja superior
de azur (azul).
Franja central
de plata (blanco).
Franja inferior
de gules (rojo).
Escudo
timbrado, centrado y sobrepuesto en la franja central.

Descripción heráldica

Escudo cuartelado, timbrado con la corona real de España.

Cuartel 1.º
de gules (rojo), un rollo de oro.
Cuartel 2.º
de azur (azul), una rueda de molino de plata.
Cuartel 3.º
de plata, una bigornia al natural.
Cuartel 4.º
de gules, un libro cerrado de oro.

Blasón oficial, según Heraldry of the World (concedido el 22-03-2007).

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

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Test what you have read about the flag of Pesquera.

  1. 1. Which one is the flag of Pesquera?

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

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

  4. 4. In which year was the current flag adopted?

Sources

Text based on the article “Bandera de Pesquera” from the Spanish Wikipedia, published under the licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Credits

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

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