Flag of Paraguay

Flag of Paraguay (obverse). Flag ratio: 11:20[1]
Flag of Paraguay (reverse). Flag ratio: 11:20
Presidential Standard of Paraguay

The flag of Paraguay (Spanish: bandera de Paraguay) was first adopted in 1842.[2] Its design, a red–white–blue triband, was inspired by the colours of the French flag, believed to signify independence and liberty. The flag is unusual because it differs on its obverse and reverse sides: the obverse of the flag shows the national coat of arms, and the reverse shows the seal of the treasury. It was revised in 2013 to bring the flag towards its original design. It has a ratio of 11:20.

Description

Officially adopted in 1842 (following the Confederación que la Junte gouvernante d'Asunción),[2] each side of this tricolour flag contains a horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue with the National Emblem centered on the white band.[2] The emblem on the obverse side is the national coat of arms of Paraguay: a yellow five-pointed star surrounded by a green wreath of palm and olive leaves tied with ribbons of the colour of the stripes, and capped by the words REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY ("Republic of Paraguay" in Spanish), all within two concentric circles).[2][3]

The colours of the flag are believed to be inspired from the flag of France to show independence and liberty, and the coat of arms represents the independence of Paraguay. The emblem on the reverse side is the seal of the treasury: a yellow lion below a red Phrygian cap on the top of a pole (symbolising liberty) and the words Paz y Justicia ("Peace and Justice").[2] The differences in the obverse and reverse sides comes from the period when José de Francia was in power (1814-1840).[4] In 2013, the flag was revised. The coat of arms was simplified and the design was brought closer to its original form.[5]

Historical flags

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gaceta Oficial (17 July 2013), Presidencia de la República del Paraguay Ministerio del Interior (art. 5)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Alison Behnke (1 August 2009). Paraguay in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. pp. 69–. ISBN 978-1-57505-962-4.
  3. ↑ Leslie Jermyn; Jui Lin Yong (1 September 2009). Paraguay. Marshall Cavendish. pp. 123–. ISBN 978-0-7614-4858-7.
  4. ↑ "Paraguay flag". World Flags 101. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "New Country Flags". Flags Australia. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
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