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During this period, Costa Rica used the flag of the United Provinces of Central America, which took inspiration from the Argentinian flag. [2] It was augmented by variations specific to the State of Costa Rica within the United Provinces of Central America (a blue and white striped United Provinces flag, with the Costa Rican State Seal added).
First Costa Rican national flag Three horizontal strips of blue, yellow and blue 1823–1824 Second Costa Rican national flag White field with a six-pointed red star 1823–1824 Flag of the United Provinces of Central America: Three horizontal strips of light blue (upper and lower) and white (central), with the coat of arms in the center 1824
Simple English; Svenska; ... Pages in category "National symbols of Costa Rica" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Flag of Costa Rica;
Coat of Arms of the State of Costa Rica within the Federal Republic of Central America from 2 November 1824 to 15 November 1840. Also used again by the independent state of Costa Rica from September, 1842 to September, 1848
United Nations: the recognisable blue helmets of the peacekeeping operations and the flags of associated UN agencies like the World Health Organization, with the UN's light blue and white. European Union: the blue and yellow of the EU flag; uses include the blue European Health Insurance Card and the Blue Card for skilled immigration.
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In 1885, Ghevont Alishan, an Armenian Catholic priest and historian proposed 2 Armenian flags. One of which is a horizontal tricolor flag of red-green-white, with red and green coming from the Armenian Catholic calendar, with the first Sunday of Easter being called "Red Sunday", and the second Sunday being "Green Sunday", with white being added for design reasons.
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.