File:Flag of the Azores.svg

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Summary

Description

Português: Bandeira dos Açores

English: Azores flag, from the xrmap flag collection 2.7.

The nine stars represent the nine islands which are: São Miguel, São Jorge, Terceira, Santa Maria, Graciosa, Faial, Pico, Flores, and Corvo.

The bird represent the goshawk which the word Azores derived from.

The shield represents the lesser arm of Portugal, of which the Azores is an autonomous region.

Date

2008

Source

Own work. Original rendition derived from the legal description of the flag.

Author

Tonyjeff

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Licensing

Public domain

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File history

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Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
00:14, 27 April 2010	750 × 500 (56 KB)	Mnmazur	Reverting to proper colors
15:26, 28 September 2008	748 × 499 (133 KB)	Tonyjeff	{{Information \|Description= \|Source= \|Date= \|Author= \|Permission= \|other_versions= }}
07:42, 24 February 2006	750 × 500 (56 KB)	Denelson83	Improved version, e-mailed to uploader by author of xrmap
03:39, 26 January 2006	600 × 400 (105 KB)	Denelson83	Attempting to fix border again
03:35, 26 January 2006	600 × 400 (121 KB)	Denelson83	Attempting to fix border
03:24, 26 January 2006	600 × 400 (126 KB)	Denelson83	w:Azores flag, from the xrmap flag collection 2.7. {{PD}} Category:SVG flags