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The national flag of the Argentine Republic, often referred to as the Argentine flag (Spanish: bandera argentina), is a triband, composed of three equally wide horizontal bands coloured light blue and white. There are multiple interpretations on the reasons for those colors.
National flag [2] Flag of Argentina: It consists of three, equal in width, horizontal stripes, colored light blue, white and light blue, with the Sun of May in the center of the middle, white stripe. The flag was designed by Manuel Belgrano in 1812; it was adopted as a national symbol 20 July 1816. Coat of arms [2] Coat of arms of Argentina
Sun of May on the first Argentine coin, 1813. According to Diego Abad de Santillán, the Sun of May represents Inti, the Incan god of the sun. [1]The specification "of May" is a reference to the May Revolution which took place in the week from 18 to 25 May 1810, which marked the beginning of the independence from the Spanish Empire for the countries that were then part of the Viceroyalty of ...
Flag of Argentina: A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands colored light blue, white and light blue with a yellow Sun of May in the center. [2] [3] 1812 – [4] National flag (1812–1818). Civil flag and ensign (1812–). Ornamental flag (1818–). The flag of Argentina without the Sun of May. [5] 1818–present: Flag of Argentina ...
The hands come together to hold a pike, which represents power and willingness to defend freedom, epitomized by the Phrygian cap on the top of the spear. Enlarged version of the coat of arms of Argentina, with flags on each side, year 1863. The blue and white colors are symbols of the Argentine people and the same colors of the Argentine flag.
Orders, decorations, and medals of Argentina (2 C, 9 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Argentina" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
The first rainbow pride flag was designed by Gilbert Baker and unveiled during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day on June 25, 1978. This flag contained hot pink, red, orange, yellow, green ...
The flags from Macha is the name given to a pair of flags of Argentina found at a chapel in the hamlet of Titiri, near the village of Macha, north of Potosí, Bolivia. They are considered to be the first physical flags created by Manuel Belgrano , [ 1 ] who in November 1813 hid the standards to prevent them from falling into enemy hands after ...