Flag Variants in an Army Order of 30th April 1940 (Spain)

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• Introduction
• The Non-existent 1940 Coat-of-Arms
• Flag for Military and Official Buildings 1940-1945
• Flag for Forts and Castles 1940-1945

See also:

• Ratios of the national flag 1920-1945 (Spain)
• Historical Flags 1938-1945 (Spain)

An Order of the Ministry of the Army dated 30th April 1940 established the shape and dimensions of Army flags, including two variants of the state and war flag and ensign. The first flag is described thus:

Las Banderas para cuarteles y demás edificios militares, así como para los centros oficiales, serán de un tejido fuerte de lana o algodón, rectangulares, y tendrán 3,75 m. de largo por 2,70 m. de ancho, y llevarán en el centro de la faja amarilla el Escudo Nacional, pudiendo ser éste superpuesto o estampado. El ancho de las Banderas [sic, should be 'bandas'] será: de un metro la central y 85 cm. cada una de las otras dos; el Escudo tendrá una altura de 90 cm. y anchura proporcionada.

Flags for barracks and other military buildings, as well as official centres, shall be made in a strong wool or cotton material, rectangular, and shall be 3.75 m long and 2.70 m wide, and bear in the middle of the yellow stripe the National