flag of Portugal
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The flag of Portugal is a vertically bicolored green and red national flag featuring the country’s complex coat of arms with an armillary sphere and shield at the boundary of the two fields.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bandeira de Portugal | 1 |
| Flag of Portugal | 1 |
| Portuguese flag | 1 |
| flag of the Portuguese Republic | 1 |
| state ensign of Portugal | 1 |
| war ensign of Portugal | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag of a sovereign state
ⓘ
national flag ⓘ |
| adopted | 1911-06-30 ⓘ |
| armillarySphereColor | gold ⓘ |
| blueEscutcheonsNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| centralCharge |
Coat of arms of Portugal
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese lesser coat of arms
|
| civilUse | used by civilians on land and sea ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsPosition | over the boundary of the green and red fields ⓘ |
| color |
blue
ⓘ
gold ⓘ green ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| design | vertically bicoloured green and red with the national coat of arms centred over the colour boundary ⓘ |
| ensign |
civil ensign of Portugal
ⓘ
flag of Portugal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
state ensign of Portugal
flag of Portugal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
war ensign of Portugal
|
| feature |
Coat of arms of Portugal
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese coat of arms
armillary sphere ⓘ red border with seven golden castles ⓘ shield with five blue escutcheons ⓘ |
| fieldDivision | vertical bicolour ⓘ |
| flyColor | red ⓘ |
| goldCastlesNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| governmentBodyAdopting |
1976 Portuguese Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Constituent Assembly of the Portuguese Republic
|
| governmentUse | used by all branches of government ⓘ |
| historicalPredecessor | blue and white flag of the Portuguese monarchy ⓘ |
| hoistColor | green ⓘ |
| introducedBy | First Portuguese Republic ⓘ |
| navalUse | used as naval ensign by Portuguese Navy ⓘ |
| officialLanguageOfName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| officialName |
flag of Portugal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bandeira de Portugal
|
| proportion | 2:3 ⓘ |
| shieldColor | red border with gold castles ⓘ |
| sideRatioWidthToLength | 2:3 ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discoveries
Portugal ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Republic
Portuguese maritime history ⓘ Portuguese nation ⓘ |
| type | bicolour flag ⓘ |
| use |
civil flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ war flag ⓘ |
| usedSince | 1911 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
state ensign of Portugal
this entity surface form:
war ensign of Portugal
this entity surface form:
Portuguese flag
this entity surface form:
flag of the Portuguese Republic
this entity surface form:
Bandeira de Portugal
this entity surface form:
Flag of Portugal