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Flag of region of Piura

Bandera de la región de Piura (Perú), creada en 2003; sus ocho estrellas representan las ocho provincias.

Flag of region of Piura
Coat of arms
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The flag, in figures

Every fact about the flag, each with what it means.

Proportions
15:2222 wide for every 15 high. 3 flags in the catalogue share it.
Properties
Normal flagFIAV symbol: the form of the flag.
Use
CivilFIAV symbol: who may fly the flag.
Colours
  • Green
  • Red
  • White
  • Yellow
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.

  • Green

  • Red

  • White

  • Yellow

How it is described

The flag in the words of vexillology and heraldry.

Vexillological description

Paño de proporción 15:22, de plata (blanco), con un cantón de sinople (verde) en el ángulo superior del asta y una faja de gules (rojo) horizontal en el centro.

Paño
de plata (blanco).
Cantón
de sinople (verde), con ocho estrellas de oro (amarillo) en tres filas, de tres, dos y tres.
Faja
de gules (rojo), horizontal, de lado a lado por el centro.

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 region of Piura.

  1. 1. Which one is the flag of region of Piura?

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

Sources

Sources consulted:

  • El Tiempo (Piura)

Credits

Flag image: Alexis Eco, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0.

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