War Ensign 1785-1931 (Spain)

Also State and War Flag 1843-1931, also used as Jack

Last modified: 2005-02-26 by santiago dotor
Keywords: ensign: war | stripes: 3 (red-yellow) | coat of arms: oval | coat of arms: per pale (castle: yellow) | coat of arms: per pale (lion: red) |
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	2:3 up to 1:3 (1785-1843) (1843-1931) stripes 1+2+1
by Luis Miguel Arias

• Description
• Lesser Coat-of-Arms 1785-1931 (used on ensigns and rank flags)
• Flag with Coat-of-Arms as reported 1899
• The 1785 War Ensign Contest
• Ratios of the national flag 1920-1945
• Mistaken Variant with Vertical Stripes
• Spanish Flag in Canada 1789-1795

See also:

• Historical Flags 1785-1931 (Spain)
• Historical Flags (Spain)
• Spain

Description

This flag was red-yellow-red [stripes 1:2:1] with arms in the first third of the yellow stripe. The arms are crowned, and vertically divided, left red with a tower, right white with a lion.

Željko Heimer and Nick Artimovich, 10 April 1996

The flag had three horizontal