Flag of Catalonia

Flag of Catalonia (Senyera)

The Catalan flag consists of 4 horizontal red stripes on a plain gold background (yellow).

This banner, the “Senyera”, is made of polyester with a reinforcing strip on the side, and 2 plastic rings for easy hanging.

Made by Macarel.

Polyester 110 g/m².
Size: 80 x 120 cm

History of the flag:
The Senyera is a vexillological symbol based on the coat of arms of the Crown of Aragon, which consists of four red stripes on a yellow field. This coat of arms, often called bars of Aragon, or simply "the four bars", historically represented the King of the Crown of Aragon.

It is also used on the coat of arms of Spain, the coat of arms of the Pyrénées-Orientales, the flag of Roussillon, Capcir, Vallespir, and Provence, on the coat of arms of Andorra, and on the local flags of many municipalities belonging to these territories. The Senyera (sometimes together with the flag of Andorra) is also used informally in Catalonia to represent the Catalan language.

It is also a synonym (in Catalan Senyal Reial or Senyera and old Spanish Señal Real or Señera) for Royal Flag, although the word normally refers to the Aragonese and Catalan flags. Also in Aragonese, it is usually referred to as O Sinyal d'Aragón, i.e. "The Sign of Aragón"
The senyera pattern is nowadays in the flag of four Spanish autonomous communities: without any change for Catalonia, and, with variations, for the territories of the former kingdoms of the Crown of Aragon: Aragon proper, the Balearic Islands and Valencia (while the latter two are modern interpretations, the Valencian Senyera Coronada does originate back to medieval times).