coat of arms of Galicia was actually the former flag of the Kingdom of Galicia prior to the creation of the modern flag in the 19th century. In the early 1980s, the Royal Galician Academy asked the Galician Government to incorporate the former flag of the Kingdom of Galicia onto the modern flag. The result of that suggestion was the State Flag. The State Flag features the Galician coat of arms over the common civil flag, and it is the official flag that must be displayed in all institutional events of the national and local governments in Galicia. "The flag of Galicia shall have the official Coat of Arms when displayed on public buildings and institutional events in Galicia", Law 5/1984 of Symbols of Galicia, Article 2.2. Historical flags Other flags Many left-wing Galician nationalists add a five-pointed red star to the Galician flag to show their support of socialism or communism. This flag was adopted as the official logotype of the Bloque Nacionalista Galego (Galician National Party). Following the oil spill of the petrol tanker Prestige off the Galician coast in 2002, Galician demonstrators used a Galician flag dyed in black with the phrase Nunca Máis (Never Again). This flag has become a very popular symbol for environmental activism in Galicia. See also Coat of arms of Galicia References External links The Galician Flag in the Flags of the World's website History of the Galician Flag and Flag Flying Days Galicia, Flag of Galician symbols History of Galicia (Spain) Galicia Galicia