The Seal of the Generalitat de Catalunya is the symbol that represents the Generalitat de Catalunya

Generalitat de Catalunya

The Generalitat of Catalonia is the institution under which the autonomous community of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Government of Catalonia....

 institutions and related organisms.

It was designed by Bartomeu Llongueras during the Second Spanish Republic

Second Spanish Republic

The Second Spanish Republic was the government of Spain between April 14 1931, and its destruction by a military rebellion, led by General Francisco Franco....

. Traditionally, St George's Cross

St George's Cross

St George's Cross is a red cross on a white background used as a symbolic reference to Saint George. The red cross on white was associated with St George from medieval times....

 had been used as the Generalitat's seal.

After Franco's dictatorship and the reinstauration of Catalonia's self-government

Government of Catalonia

The Government of Catalonia is the executive branch of the Generalitat de Catalunya. It is responsible for the political action, reglamentation and administration of the Generalitat....

, it was reinstated, albeit in a slightly modified version, in order to avoid confusions when placing the seal upside down (described by statute in 1981, decree 7/1981).

In some situations, a bicolour version is preferred, instead of the traditional tricolour one.