flag of Madeira
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The flag of Madeira is a blue-gold-blue vertical tricolour featuring the red-bordered white cross of the Order of Christ, symbolizing the Portuguese archipelago’s maritime heritage and regional identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| flag of Madeira canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag
ⓘ
regional flag ⓘ |
| adopted | 1978-07-28 ⓘ |
| adoptionYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Atlantic archipelagos of Portugal
ⓘ
Portuguese discoveries ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese maritime discoveries
|
| basedOn | cross of the Order of Christ ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
flags of Portugal
ⓘ
flags of autonomous regions ⓘ |
| category |
flags introduced in 1978
ⓘ
regional symbols of Madeira ⓘ |
| centralStripeColour | gold ⓘ |
| colour |
blue
ⓘ
gold ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| design | vertical tricolour ⓘ |
| designer |
Abel de Andrade
ⓘ
Luís Filipe de Abreu ⓘ |
| fieldColour | blue and gold ⓘ |
| legalStatus | defined by regional decree ⓘ |
| outerStripeColour | blue ⓘ |
| pattern | blue-gold-blue vertical tricolour ⓘ |
| proportion | 2:3 ⓘ |
| represents |
Madeira
ⓘ
surface form:
Autonomous Region of Madeira
Madeira ⓘ |
| status | official regional flag ⓘ |
| symbol | cross of the Order of Christ ⓘ |
| symbolColour | red-bordered white cross ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Christian heritage
ⓘ
historical connection to Portugal ⓘ maritime heritage of Madeira ⓘ regional identity of Madeira ⓘ |
| symbolPosition | centre ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Madeira
ⓘ
surface form:
Autonomous Region of Madeira
Legislative Assembly of Madeira ⓘ
surface form:
Regional Assembly of Madeira
Regional Government of Madeira ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial occasions
ⓘ
civil purposes ⓘ governmental purposes ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
ⓘ
surface form:
Funchal
Madeira ⓘ
surface form:
Madeira Islands
|
| usedSince | late 1970s ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.