flag / bandeira Portugal Logo

About flag / bandeira Portugal

A vertically bisected flag: the hoist side is dark green and the fly side is red. The dividing line between the two fields sits slightly left of center.
Centered over the boundary and overlapping both colours is a stylised golden armillary sphere (circular ring structure). Superimposed on the sphere is a white heraldic shield with a red border; the shield contains five smaller blue escutcheons (each showing white dots) and small yellow castle-like motifs around the red border.

What's in it: armillary sphere (golden ring) Portuguese coat of arms: white shield with five blue escutcheons (quinas) and red bordure with small castles

Shapes: vertical bicolour panel circular ring (armillary sphere) heraldic shield (escutcheon) small shieldlets / dots

Style: national heraldic bicolour symbolic vivid

National identity and heraldry; the armillary sphere evokes navigation/maritime exploration and the shield represents the country's historical coat of arms.