Extremadura flag

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Service flag on land? Flag of Extremadura
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The flag of Extremadura is a flag cloth that is horizontally divided into green, white and black of equal widths. The coat of arms of Extremadura is inserted in the half near the flagpole , so that it lies in the white stripe.

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The flag supposedly combines the colors of the cities of Cáceres (green-white) and Badajoz (white-black), but their flags show red-white and green-blue. The coat of arms shows a half-split shield with a split top. In the first field a red lion on gold, in the second field a golden castle on red and in the lower third blue field below white wavy lines, above the two golden columns of Heracles and a silver banner with the Latin inscription " Plus Ultra " (German: Always on ). A silver heart sign with a tree. On the shield the crown of Castile. The red lion of Leon comes from the Badajoz coat of arms. The castle comes from the coat of arms of Cáceres and is reminiscent of Castile. The "Pillars of Hercules" remind us that many seafarers and conquerors come from Extremadura. The small silver heart sign with the tree probably stands for the famous oak trees of Extremadura.

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