Flag of Asturias

Flag of Asturias
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Vexillological symbol :	?
Aspect ratio:	2: 3
Officially accepted:	December 19, 1991

The flag of Asturias was established on December 19, 1991 by Law 4/1990.

Description and meaning

The flag of Asturias is a blue flag cloth, the color of which represents the Virgin Mary . In the leech rests a Latin four-leaf clover with the Greek letters alpha and omega hanging on the beam as symbols for the beginning and the end. The so-called Cross of Victory is an ancient Asturian symbol. Its jeweled original is in the cathedral of Oviedo , the capital of Asturias.

The center of the cross is a third of the flag length from the mast and from the lower edge of the flag. The cross is 4/9 the length of the flag.

system	blue	yellow
Pantone	829	109
RGB	0-102-255	255-232-5
Hexadecimal color definition	# 0066F	# FFE80F
CMYK	100-60-0-0	0-9-94-0

variants

Indoor outdoor flag

A flag with a centered cross is used as a table flag and for interiors. There is also a version for ceremonial purposes in which the cross is decorated with jewels.

^?Indoor version
^?Ceremonial flag for outdoor use

history

The former province of Oviedo, identical to Asturias, had its coat of arms on a light blue flag.

The current flag is described in Law 4/1990 of December 19, 1991. The cross was already defined as part of the coat of arms by Law 2/1984 of April 27, 1984.