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- Capital
- Lisbon
- Continent
- Europe
- Flag adopted
- 1911
- Designer
- Not individually credited
Portugal
Colors and meaning
Green #046A38
Hope, adopted after the 1910 revolution that ended the monarchy
Red #FF0000
The blood of those who died defending the republic
Symbolism and history
A green-and-red vertical bicolor bears the national coat of arms and an armillary sphere, a navigational instrument celebrating Portugal's age of maritime exploration, adopted after the 1910 republican revolution replaced the monarchy's blue-white flag.
No documented visual overlap
Portugal’s design isn’t a close visual match for any other current national flag. A few more flags from Europe, for browsing:
Further reading: Flag of Portugal on Wikipedia