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The flag of Castile and León is quartered in the same pattern as the coat of arms: first and fourth quarters show the Castilian arms — a gold three-towered castle on a red field; second and third quarters show the Leonese arms — a purple crowned lion rampant on a white field. The flag was officialized by the Statute of Autonomy in 1983. It is the direct visual translation of the heraldic shield into flag form, a tradition common to several Spanish autonomous communities.
The coat of arms of Castile and León is quarterly, combining the historical arms of the two kingdoms that founded modern Spain. First and fourth quarters (Castile): gules (red) with a triple-towered gold castle, masoned in sable and with windows and door in azure — the towers each topped with three battlements. Second and third quarters (León): argent (silver) with a purple lion rampant, crowned, langued and armed in gules. The shield is ensigned with a closed royal crown. The combined arms date back to 1230, when Ferdinand III definitively united the crowns of Castile and León. The current form was adopted by Law 1/1991.