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Ikurrina
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ikurriña, flag of Basque people, flag of the Basques, Basque flag
flag and symbol of Basque nationalism
Key facts
- Use
- Civil and state flag
- Proportion
- 14:25
- Adopted
- 19 October 1936, 18 December 1978
- Design
- A red field with the white central cross that extends to the edges of the flag superimposed on the green diagonal cross that extends to the corners of the flag.
- Designed by
- Luis Arana and Sabino Arana
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The flag of the Basque Country (Basque: ikurrin, with the definite article, ikurrina, pronounced /ˌi'kuri'ɲa/ in Southern Basque dialects, or /ˌi'kuri'na/ in Northern dialects) is the official flag of the Basque Country Autonomous Community of Spain. This flag consists of a white cross over a green saltire on a red field.
The Ikurrina is also used informally and symbolically to represent Euskal Herria, the collective name for the seven historical territories of Basque ethnicity, language, and culture. This broader region includes not only the three provinces of the Basque Autonomous Community, but also Navarre and the three Basque provinces located in the French Basque Country.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ikurrina” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.