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Historical Flags 1938-1945 (Spain)

Spanish State, Estado Español

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by Luis Miguel Arias
Flag and coat-of-arms adopted 2nd February 1938, abolished 11th October 1945

Introduction
Description
Coat-of-Arms
Mistaken variant with simplified coat-of-arms
Decree of 2nd February 1938
Flag Variants in an Army Order of 30th April 1940
Ensigns 1938-1945
Rank Flags 1923-1931 and 1938-1977
Yachts' Ensign ca.1938/1939-1945
Military Flags 1938-1945
FET y de las JONS (Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista, single party)

See also:

Royal Standard of the Catholic Kings 1492-1506
Historical Flags 1931-1939 (Second Spanish Republic)
Spanish Civil War 1936-1939
Historical Flags (Spain)

Introduction

From 29 August 1936 until 2 February 1938 the Republican coat-of-arms was still official on the rebel side. Only on February 2, 1938, did General Franco introduce a new coat-of-arms, more or less according to the heraldry of the Catholic Kings Ferdinand and Isabel. A picture of that new coat-of-arms was published 10 days later in the official state gazette. The nationalist ministry of war issued an order of 27 July 1938, compelling the Navy to use the new coat-of-arms on their flags (though this order did not show the coat-of-arms nor did it mention any further details).

A coloured flag chart, issued in 1939, but after the war had ended (on April 1, 1939), shows the Navy ensign with the coat-of-arms. A new flag regulation was issued on October 11, 1945, and published one day later, slightly changing the coat-of-arms which is well known.

Emil Dreyer, 6 July 2003

Description

After Franco took over in 1936, in 1938 he used the red-yellow-red in 1:2:1 proportions with the Eagle of St. John be