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Sociedad Española de Vexilología (SEV)

by Jorge Candeias

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Association Name:	Sociedad Española de Vexilología (SEV)
Officers:	Jose-Carlos Alegria Diaz, president Jorge Hurtado Maqueda, vice president Luis-Miguel Arias Perez, secretary Jose-Luis Brugues Alonso, treasurer
Type:	Association
Territory:	Spain
Established:	31 October 1977
FIAV Member since:	29 June 1979 (Full Member)
Flag:	Square with a white field, a yellow saltire fimbriated in red.

SEV 17th Congress

by Luis Miguel Arias

Several proposals for the flag of the 17th Congress of the Sociedad Española de Vexilología (SEV) held in Valencia in 2002 were submitted by Spanish vexillologists. The winner was Luis Miguel Arias's.

The square white field is that of the SEV flag. The two digits which make up the number 17 show the flags of Valencia (both the city and the autonomous community) and Spain.

The bat (Valencian "rat penat" or winged rat) is a common charge in municipal arms of the former territories of the Kingdom of Aragon, particularly in Valencian ones, the most known one being of course that of Valencia city.

Even though it is now always blazoned and shown as a (usually black) bat, it is actually a mistaken representation of the crest of the Aragonese royal arms, a dragon. This can still be seen on some arms, as is the case with the arms of the Valencian Community or those of the Diputación Provincial (provincial government) of Valencia
Santiago Dotor, 9 May 2002

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Sociedad Española de Vexilología (SEV) c/o Tomás Rodriguez Peñas Carretera del Plantío, 84 28220 MAJADAHONDA (Madrid) Spain