As many other flags of medieval origin, the
Senyera, or "" (royal
ensign), was used in those years as the arms of the
King of Aragon. While not existing still in the Middle Ages, the concept of
national flag as understood today, the true symbol of the nationality was constituted on the royal shield. It is traditionally considered that a Senyera was granted by
James I of Aragon as the arms of Valencia following the Christian conquest from Moorish rule in 1238, although the earliest sources related to this are dated in 1377, when the City Council agreed to replace the old arms used for
seals with a new one with the Senyera. While the origins of the usage of the Senyera as a coat of arms remain unclear in the agreement, a crown in the helm and two "L" as supporters were added, according to an honour awarded by
Peter IV of Aragon for the loyalty and courage shown by Valencians to him in several wars such as the
War of the Two Peters against the
Kingdom of Castile. This Valencian coat of arms began to be used in textile standard as a
pennon, including the crown in a fringe, although the blue colour was slightly different. It was , meaning two swallow tails, or (), that's only one swallow rounded and higher tail. The latter is one of the two shapes used and officially regulated today, together with the
rectangle, for Valencian municipalities. The only currently preserved pennon, commonly considered a copy of the original, was made in the 17th century and is kept, though very damaged, at the City Historical Archive of
Valencia.
Historical flags File:Penó_de_la_Conquesta.svg|The
Pennon of the Conquest of Valencia. Unknown ratio File:Senyera valenciana preautonòmica.svg|Flag used by Pre-autonomous Council of the Valencian Country (1979–1980). File:Senyera valenciana de l'Estatut de Benicàssim.svg | Proposed flag during the Statute of Benicassim. Unknown ratio File:Flag of the Land of Valencia (swallowtailed).svg|Historical version of the Valencian senyera, between 15th and 18th centuries. Unknown ratio
Political Flags File:Senyera del nacionalisme valencià.svg|Valencian nationalism
estrelada. Unknown ratio File:Senyera d'Esquerra Valenciana (1931).svg| Flag of
Esquerra Valenciana during the
Second Spanish Republic. Unknown ratio
Gallery File:Palau de la Generalitat del País Valencià 2.jpg|Hoisted at the
Palau de la Generalitat File:Valencian flag atop guard tower.jpg|Flying at top of
Torres de Serranos (
Valencia) File:Bandera de la ciutat de València (Senyera Coronada) a les Torres de Serrans.JPG|Another senyera hoisted at Tower of Serrans File:Torres de Quart2.JPG|At top of
Torres de Quart (
Valencia) ==Flag protocol==