Biscay Province (Basque Country, Spain)

Vizcaya, Bizcaia

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by António Martins

• Description
• Municipal Flags:
  • Municipality of Bilbao (Bilbo)
  • Municipality of Barrica (Barrika)
  • Municipality of Bermeo
  • Municipality of Güeñes
  • Municipality of Ondarroa
  • Municipality of Sopelana

See also:

• Biscay Ensign (18th Century - 1830's)
• Provincial Flags (Spain)
• Basque Country (Spain)
• Spain

Other sites:

• Diputación Foral de Vizcaya / Bizkaiko Foru Aldundia (Biscay Provincial Council official website):
  • Coat-of-arms and flag of Biscay
  • Heraldry of Biscay's Towns and Cities
• Arms and Flags of the Lordship of Biscay by Aingeru Astui
• Flags of Biscayan Municipalities by Aingeru Astui

Description

The flag of Biscay (Vizcaya/Bizkaia) province has the coat of arms, charged with the Gernika oak on a base proper covering a silver cross, on a silver field, with a border of gold bearing eight red saltires, uncrowned, all on a dark red background. This GIF was based on images at the Biscay Provincial Council Official Website.

António Martins, 21 October 1998

Source: Manual del Estado Español (Handbook of the Spanish State, Spanish text only) by Editorial Lama: both flag and coat of arms adopted by the Norma Foral 12/1986 of 15th December 1986 (B.O.S.V. of 27th December 1986), article 1: "Color carmesí, figurando en el centro de la misma el escudo del Territorio Histórico de Bizcaia", i.e. carmine red with the coat-of-arms of the Historical Territory in the center.

Pascal V