Spain
Adopted1981
Design classCoat of Arms
RegionEurope
Red and yellow bands with the arms.
History and symbolism
The red and yellow bands first flown as the naval ensign of 1785 center the arms of Castile, Leon, Aragon, Navarre and Granada with the pillars of Hercules. The civil flag flies without arms.
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