Portugal Flag

How to identify it

Green next to the flagpole and red on the outer half, split about two to three, with a yellow armillary sphere and the national shield over the join.

Design and construction

Adoption and legal status

The green-and-red republican flag was adopted in June 1911 after the 1910 revolution.

History of the design

Its armillary sphere and shield preserve older Portuguese royal emblems within a design that replaced the monarchy’s blue-and-white flag.

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