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The flag of Guatemala, often referred to as the National Pavilion (Pabellón nacional) or the Blue-and-White (Azul y Blanco), features two colors: sky blue and white. According to decree, the two sky blue stripes represents strength, justice, truth and loyalty.
The Resplendent quetzal is the national bird of Guatemala and represents freedom and independence of the nation. The crossed Remington rifles are the type used during the 1871 Liberal Revolution and represent the will to defend Guatemala's interests. The crossed swords represent justice and honor. The laurel wreath represents victory.
English: A 5:8 flag used by the Guatemalan government to represent indigenous peoples since 2008. The colors are arranged cardinally and represent the Maya (white), Mestizo (black), Garifuna (yellow), and Xinca (red). The emblem in the center is the Maya character "Kaban", meaning "Earth", one of the days of the Maya calendar.
Flag Adopted Relinquished Entity 1609 1701 Captaincy General of Guatemala (Spain) 1701 1760 1760 1785 1785 15 September 1821 5 January 1822 1 July 1823 Captaincy General of Guatemala (Mexico) 21 August 1823 1824 United Provinces of Central America: 1824 1839 Federal Republic of Central America: 1 November 1898 29 November 1898
Guatemala, [a] officially the Republic of Guatemala, [b] is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically bordered to the south by the Pacific Ocean and to the northeast by the Gulf of Honduras.
With Guatemala as this year’s guest country of honor at the 36th Guadalajara Int’l Film Festival (FICG), the festival will be screening more than a dozen films from this tiny Central American ...
National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.
Flag of Guatemala from 15 September 1968 to 26 September 1997. Items portrayed in this file depicts. copyright status. copyrighted, dedicated to the public domain by ...