Portugal
Adopted1911
Design classCoat of Arms
RegionEurope
Green and red bands with the armillary sphere.
History and symbolism
Green for hope and red for the blood of the republic frame the armillary sphere of the age of discovery bearing the five shields of the first king. Adopted after the revolution of 1910.
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