List of Portuguese flags
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National Flag
| Flag | |Use | green Green Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometres. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; it is considered... and red Red Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye... rectangle with the national coat of arms Coat of arms of Portugal The coat of arms of Portugal was officially adopted on 30 June 1911, along with the republican flag of Portugal. It is based on the coat of arms used by the Portuguese Kingdom since the Middle Ages.-History and meaning:... (an armillary sphere Armillary sphere An armillary sphere is a model of objects in the sky , consisting of a spherical framework of rings, centred on Earth, that represent lines of celestial longitude and latitude and other astronomically important features such as the ecliptic... and a Portuguese shield). |
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Autonomous Regions
| Flag | |Use | Azores Azores The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the... . | This flag is similar to the flag of Portugal, used from 1830-1910, except that the Portuguese coat of arms has been removed and been replaced by the Goshawk (in Portuguese: Açor), the symbol of the Azores. |
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Flag of the Autonomous Region of Madeira Madeira Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union... . |
A blue-gold-blue vertical triband Triband Triband may mean:*Tri band, an electronic device that can operate in three frequency bands*Triband , a flag with three stripes... with a red-bordered white Cross of Christ Order of Christ (Portugal) The Military Order of Christ previously the Royal Order of the Knights of Our Lord Jesus Christ was the heritage of the Knights Templar in Portugal, after the suppression of the Templars in 1312... in the center. |
Governmental flags
| Flag | |Use | President of the Republic President of Portugal Portugal has been a republic since 1910, and since that time the head of state has been the president, whose official title is President of the Portuguese Republic .... | A green rectangle with the national coat of arms. |
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2006-present | Flag of the Assembly of the Republic Assembly of the Republic The Assembly of the Republic is the Portuguese parliament. It is located in a historical building in Lisbon, referred to as Palácio de São Bento, the site of an old Benedictine monastery... |
A white rectangle (ratio 2:3) with a centrally positioned minor coat of arms and a green bordure. |
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1972-present | Prime Minister flag | This flag is like the flag of the President, but is white with a green saltire with the Arms (sphere and shield) at the centre. There is a red border on all four sides with a pattern of laurel leaves in gold. This replaces the former flag of the Minister of defence. |
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1911-present | Minister flag | Same flag as the prime-minister, but without the red border. |
| 1911-1974 | Flag of the Minister of the Navy | White flag with a green cross of Saint George, with the Arms in the centre. As the position of "Minister of the Navy" has been abolished, the flag is currently not used. | |
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Flag of the Defence Minister | ||
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1911-1974 | Flag of the War/Army Minister | Flag divided vertically like that of the Army, but with five white stars over all, arranged in a ring. As the position of "Minister of the War/Army" has been abolished, the flag is currently not used. |
Military flags
| Flag | |Use | Portuguese Armed Forces Portuguese Armed Forces The armed forces of Portugal, commonly known as the Portuguese Armed Forces encompasses a Navy , an Army and an Air Force... | Equally divided in green and red with the national coat of arms enclosed by two yellow laurel Bay Laurel The bay laurel , also known as sweet bay, bay tree, true laurel, Grecian laurel, laurel tree, or simply laurel, is an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub with green, glossy leaves, native to the Mediterranean region. It is the source of the bay leaf used in cooking... shoots intersecting at their stems and bound by a white scroll Scroll A scroll is a roll of parchment, papyrus, or paper, which has been drawn or written upon.Scroll may also refer to:*Scroll , the decoratively curved end of the pegbox of string instruments such as violins... bearing Camões's verse "Esta é a ditosa pátria minha amada" ("This is my beloved fortunate fatherland") as the motto Motto A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments... . |
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30 June 1911 - | Naval jack of Portugal Portuguese Navy The Portuguese Navy is the naval branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces which, in cooperation and integrated with the other branches of the Portuguese military, is charged with the military defence of Portugal.... |
A square with a green-bordered red field charged with the national coat of arms on the center. |
National Flags
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| Flag | |Use | Government of Macau Government of Macau The Government of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China , are headed by secretariats or commissioners and report directly to the Chief Executive of Macau. The affairs of the Government are decided by secretaries, who are appointed by the Chief Executive and... . During the Portuguese administration this flag also represented the Territory of Macau in the international forums, although it was not the official flag of the Portuguese colony. | A light blue field charged with the coat of arms of Government of Macau. |
| Flag of the Municipality of Macau Municipality of Macau The Municipality of Macau was one of the two municipalities of Macau. Its organs were the municipal council and the municipal assembly... , one of two local municipal governments. |
This was the flag used at the handover to China in 1999. A light blue field charged with the coat of arms of Municipality of Macau. | ||
See also
- Flag of PortugalFlag of PortugalThe flag of Portugal is the national flag of the Portuguese Republic. It is a rectangular bicolour with a field unevenly divided into green on the hoist, and red on the fly. The lesser version of the national coat of arms is centered over the colour boundary at equal distance from the upper and...
- List of personal standards of the Kings of Portugal