Editing Purple (section)

=== In flags ===
* Purple or violet appear in the flags of only two modern sovereign nations, and are merely ancillary colors in both cases. The [[Flag of Dominica]] features a [[sisserou parrot]], a national symbol, while the [[Flag of Nicaragua]] displays a rainbow in the center, as part of the [[coat of arms of Nicaragua]].
* The lower band of the flag of the [[second Spanish republic]] (1931–39) was colored a tone of purple, to represent the common people as opposed to the red of the Spanish monarchy, unlike other nations of Europe where purple represented royalty and red represented the common people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/es!ful.html#pur |title=Legendary "Purple Banner of Castile" or "Commoner's Banner" |publisher=Crwflags.com |access-date=2012-12-29}}</ref>
* In Japan, the prefecture of [[Tokyo]]'s flag is purple, as is the flag of [[Ichikawa, Chiba|Ichikawa]] and other Japanese municipalities.
* Porpora, or [[purpure]], a shade of purple, was added late to the list of colors of European [[heraldry]]. A purple lion was the symbol of the old Spanish [[Kingdom of León]] (910–1230), and it later appeared on the flag of [[Spain]], when the [[Kingdom of Castile]] and Kingdom of León merged.
* Several cities in Europe also adopted purple on their flags, notable examples including [[Toledo, Spain]], [[Coimbra]], Portugal, and [[Jelgava]], Latvia.
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File:Flag of Dominica.svg|[[Flag of Dominica]], features a purple sisserou parrot. 
File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg|[[Flag of Nicaragua]], although at this size the purple band of the rainbow is nearly indistinguishable.
File:Flag of Spain 1931 1939.svg|Flag of the [[second Spanish republic]] (1931–39), known in Spanish as ''{{lang|es|la tricolor}}'', still widely used by left-wing political organizations.
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