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Flag of Piedmont

Bandera de la región italiana del Piamonte, conocida como «Drapò».

Flag of Piedmont
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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
Civil and stateFIAV symbol: who may fly the flag.
Adopted
19841984 · 42 years ago
Colours
  • red
  • white
  • blue
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 red cloth with blue border

  2. 1

    The white cross

  3. 2

    The label

How it is described

The flag in the words of vexillology and heraldry.

Vexillological description

Paño de proporción 2:3, de gules (rojo) con una cruz de plata (blanco) y una bordura de azur (azul), cargado con un lambel de azur de tres pendientes.

Bordura
de azur (azul), de igual anchura en los cuatro lados.
Campo
de gules (rojo), cuartelado por la cruz.
Cruz
de plata (blanco), con los brazos hasta la bordura.
Lambel
de azur, de tres pendientes, en el jefe sobre el brazo vertical de la cruz.

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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How it was born, how it has changed and what it means.

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

  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?

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Flag image: Orzetto, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain.

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