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Flag of Vilanova i la Geltrú

Bandera de Vilanova i la Geltrú: paño bicolor horizontal, azul oscuro con castillo amarillo arriba y amarillo con cuatro palos rojos abajo.

Flag of Vilanova i la Geltrú
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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
19991999 · 27 years ago
Colours
  • dark blue
  • yellow
  • red
Reference shades: the official one may vary slightly.
Coat of arms
YesIt carries the coat of arms on the cloth.
Origin
Q20104735

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The colours it is made of.

  • dark blue

  • yellow

  • red

How it is described

The flag in the words of vexillology and heraldry.

Vexillological description

Paño de proporción 2:3 dividido horizontalmente en dos mitades. La superior es azul oscuro y tiene un castillo amarillo en el centro, de tres torres almenadas y puerta en arco, que ocupa 8/18 de la altura del paño. La inferior es amarilla y tiene cuatro palos rojos verticales.

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

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