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Proportions
2:3
Shape
Rectangular
Colors
#006600 · Pantone 349 CGreen symbolizes hope and the 1910 republican revolution.
#DA020E · Pantone 485 CRed represents the blood of those who defended the nation.
#FFCC00 · Pantone 116 CThe gold of the armillary sphere evokes Portugal's maritime epic.
#FFFFFFThe white of the small shields ('quinas') recalls, by legend, five defeated Moorish kings.
#003399 · Pantone 286 CThe blue of the 'quinas' and shield recalls the kingdom's historic arms.
Symbols & elements
The navigation instrument of the Age of Discovery, emblem of King Manuel I and of Portugal's maritime expansion.
Over the sphere, a white shield bears five small blue shields for the five Moorish kings said to have been defeated by Afonso Henriques, each charged with five silver bezants. The red border carries seven castles for the strongholds taken from the Moors.
Construction details
Proportions 2:3. Two unequal vertical bands, green at the hoist (two fifths), red at the fly (three fifths), with the coat of arms over the dividing line: a golden armillary sphere and the Portuguese shield with its five blue escutcheons ('quinas').
Construction sheet
How the flag should be used and displayed with respect.
Specific rules — Portugal
Common conventions
At the heart of the flag, an armillary sphere, a navigation instrument, evokes the country's great maritime epic.
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