Spanish Word for Flag

The Spanish word "Bandera" means flag in English.

The flag of Spain in Spanish is 'Bandera de Espana', as it was defined in the Spanish Constitution of 1978, and consists of three horizontal stripes in the colors red, yellow, and red. The yellow stripe is twice the size of each red stripe. The middle stripe was traditionally defined by the more archaic term of gualda, and hence the popular name rojigualda.

The origin of the current flag of Spain is the Naval Ensign of 1785 Pabellon de la Marina de Guerra under Charles III of Spain. Charles III chose the flag himself from 12 different flags that had been designed by Antonio Valdes y Bazan.

The shield in the center of the Spanish flag includes the Royal seal, which is flanked by two crowned pillars (the Pillars of Hercules) bearing the inscription 'Plus Ultra'.

The height of the coat of arms should measure two fifths of the flag's width and appear in the middle of the yellow stripe. The length should be three halves its width, in which case the distance from the hoist of the shield's vertical axis should be half the flag's width.