Castilla and Leon Flag

Flag of the Kingdom of Castile and current flag of Castile and Leon. It is the historical flag of the Crown of Castile since 1230. One of the oldest flags of Europe and the world. The ships of Christopher Columbus who discovered America carried it.  Flag of Castile and Leon, as defined in Article 5 of the Statute of Autonomy of Castile and Leon, Organic Law 4/1983, is quartered in cross or contracuartelada. The first and fourth quarters: on a red field a golden castle battlements three battlements mamposteado clared sable and azure. The second and third quarters: on a silver, a lion rampant in purple, Lingua, armed and langued gules armed crowned with gold.