White, with a narrow red cross and the arms of Teruel in the centre: the flag of the province of Teruel was approved in 1956 and has been official since 1957.
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It is a white field with a narrow red cross reaching all four edges, and the provincial 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.
It is one of the oldest provincial flags: the Provincial Council approved it in 1956
Not long after, a decree of 10 May 1957 made it official
How it was born, how it has changed and what it means.
The flag of the province of Teruel is white, with a narrow red cross crossing it from side to side and the provincial arms in the centre. It is one of the oldest provincial flags: the Provincial Council approved it in 1956.
The plenary session of the Provincial Council of Teruel approved the design on 26 October 1956. Not long after, a decree of 10 May 1957 made it official. It is described as a white flag, crossed perpendicularly by a narrow red band, with the provincial arms in the centre.
It has not changed since it was approved.
The flag does not explain its colours. The arms, on the other hand, bring together several symbols of the province:
Red and yellow bars
they recall the old Kingdom of Aragon, to which Teruel belonged.
Bull under a star
symbol of the city of Teruel.
Virgin with the Child
Santa María of the city of Albarracín.
Castle with reeds
the city of Alcañiz.
Central shield
Saint George on horseback, defeating the dragon, the patron of Aragon.
In the middle of the arms there is a smaller shield with Saint George on horseback killing the dragon, the patron saint of Aragon.
Between the Council’s agreement of 26 October 1956 and the decree that made it official on 10 May 1957, a little over six months passed.
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Flag image: HansenBCN, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0.
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