Higuera de Llerena (Municipality, Extremadura, Spain)

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Flag of Higuera de Llerena - Image by Ivan Sache, 15 March 2020

• Presentation of Higuera de Llerena
• Flag of Higuera de Llerena

See also:

• Spain
• Extremadura (Autonomous Community, Spain)
• Province of Badajoz (Extremadura, Autonomous Community, Spain)

Presentation of Higuera de Llerena

The municipality of Higuera de Llerena (347 inhabitants in 2019; 11,340 ha) is located 120 km south-east of Badajoz and 20 km north of Llerena.

Ivan Sache, 15 March 2020

Flag of Higuera de Llerena

The flag (photo) and arms of Higuera de Llerena, adopted on 28 March 1998 by the Municipal Council and validated on 5 October 1998 by the Assessing Council of Honors and Distinctions of the Government of Extremadura, are prescribed by an Order issued on 21 October 1998 by the Government of Extremadura and published on 31 October 1998 in the official gazette of Extremadura, No. 125, pp. 7,965-7,966 (text).
The symbols are described as follows:

Flag: Rectangular, in proportions 2:3. Green with a yellow triangle at hoist. The green part charged in the center with the coat of arms in full colors.
Coat of arms: Per pale, 1. Or five fig leaves vert, 2. Argent a Cross of Saint James gules. Grafted in base, Azure a chapel argent. The shield surmounted by a Royal crown closed.

The fig [higuera] leaves make the arms canting.
The base represents the chapel of Santísimo Cristo del Humilladero.

Ivan Sache, 15 March 2020