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- Capital
- Madrid
- Continent
- Europe
- Flag adopted
- 1981
- Designer
- Not individually credited
Spain
Colors and meaning
Red #AA151B
Historically drawn from the royal banner of the Crown of Castile and Aragon
Yellow #F1BF00
The same historic royal heraldic tradition
Symbolism and history
A wide yellow band between narrower red bands carries the national coat of arms offset toward the hoist, a design dating to 1785 when King Charles III sought a flag more visible at sea than Spain's previous plain red-and-white naval ensigns.
No documented visual overlap
Spain’s design isn’t a close visual match for any other current national flag. A few more flags from Europe, for browsing:
Further reading: Flag of Spain on Wikipedia