The flag of Paraguay (Spanish: bandera de Paraguay; Guarani: Paraguái poyvi) was first adopted in 1842.[1] Its design, a red–white–blue triband, was inspired by the colours of the French Tricolour, 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 is the only national flag worldwide that has a unique design on each side.[2] The flag consists of the same three horizontal colours as the flag of the Netherlands,[3] which in turn was the inspiration for the French flag.[4] It was revised in 2013 to bring the flag towards its original design. It has a ratio of 11:20.
Officially adopted in 1842 (following the Recomendación, i.e.: address, de la Junta gubernativa de Asunción),[1] each side of this tricolour flag contains a horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue with the national emblem centered on the white band.[1] 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.[5]
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 concentriccircles).[1][6]
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 courage) and the words Paz y Justicia ("Peace and Justice").[1]
The differences in the obverse and reverse sides comes from the period when José de Francia was in power (1814–1840).[7] On July 15, 2013, the flag was revised. The coat of arms was simplified and the design was brought closer to its original form.[8]
^ abcdeAlison Behnke (1 August 2009). Paraguay in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. pp. 69–. ISBN978-1-57505-962-4.
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The flag of Paraguay Spanish bandera de Paraguay Guarani Paraguai poyvi was first adopted in 1842 1 Its design a red white blue triband was inspired by the colours of the French Tricolour 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 is the only national flag worldwide that has a unique design on each side 2 The flag consists of the same three horizontal colours as the flag of the Netherlands 3 which in turn was the inspiration for the French flag 4 It was revised in 2013 to bring the flag towards its original design It has a ratio of 11 20 Republic of ParaguayUseNational flag and ensign Proportion11 20AdoptedJuly 15 2013 10 years ago 2013 07 15 DesignA horizontal triband of red white and blue defaced on the obverse with the coat of arms of Paraguay UseReverse flagProportion11 20DesignA horizontal triband of red white and blue defaced on the reverse with the reversed coat of arms of Paraguay Three Paraguayan flags hoisted in a shopping mall in Asuncion Contents 1 Description 2 Colours scheme 3 Historical flags 4 Other current flags 4 1 Departments 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksDescription editOfficially adopted in 1842 following the Recomendacion i e address de la Junta gubernativa de Asuncion 1 each side of this tricolour flag contains a horizontal tricolor of red white and blue with the national emblem centered on the white band 1 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 5 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 1 6 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 courage and the words Paz y Justicia Peace and Justice 1 The differences in the obverse and reverse sides comes from the period when Jose de Francia was in power 1814 1840 7 On July 15 2013 the flag was revised The coat of arms was simplified and the design was brought closer to its original form 8 Colours scheme edit nbsp Red White Blue RGB 213 43 30 255 255 255 0 56 168 Hexadecimal d52b1e FFFFFF 0038a8 CMYK 0 80 86 16 0 0 0 0 100 67 0 34Historical flags edit nbsp nbsp Flag of Colonial Paraguay 1506 1700 nbsp nbsp Flag of Colonial Paraguay from 1700 to 1785 nbsp nbsp Spanish flag in Paraguay 1785 1811 nbsp nbsp Flag of Paraguay from 1811 nbsp nbsp First provisional flag of 1811 Ratio 2 3 nbsp nbsp Second provisional flag of 1811 Ratio 2 3 nbsp nbsp Third provisional flag from 1811 to 1812 Ratio 2 3 nbsp nbsp Flag from 1812 to 1826 Ratio 1 2 nbsp nbsp Flag from 1826 to 1842 Ratio 2 3 nbsp nbsp Flag from 1842 to 1954 Ratio 2 3 nbsp nbsp Flag from 1842 to 1954 reverse Ratio 2 3 nbsp nbsp Flag from 1954 to 1988 Ratio 1 2 nbsp nbsp Flag from 1954 to 1988 reverse Ratio 1 2 nbsp nbsp Flag from 1988 to 1990 Ratio 3 5 nbsp nbsp Flag from 1988 to 1990 reverse Ratio 3 5 nbsp nbsp Flag from 1990 to 2013 Ratio 27 50 nbsp nbsp Flag from 1990 to 2013 reverse Ratio 27 50Other current flags edit nbsp Presidential standard of Paraguay nbsp Naval jack Departments edit nbsp Asuncion nbsp Alto Paraguay nbsp Alto Parana nbsp Amambay nbsp Boqueron nbsp Caaguazu nbsp Caazapa nbsp Canindeyu nbsp Central nbsp Concepcion nbsp Cordillera nbsp Guaira nbsp Itapua nbsp Misiones nbsp Neembucu nbsp Paraguari nbsp Presidente Hayes nbsp San PedroSee also editCoat of arms of Paraguay Flags whose reverse differs from the obverse List of Paraguayan flagsReferences edit a b c d e Alison Behnke 1 August 2009 Paraguay in Pictures Twenty First Century Books pp 69 ISBN 978 1 57505 962 4 Flag of Oregon Meaning Beaver Emblem amp History Britannica www britannica com Retrieved 2024 02 03 Details The World Factbook Central Intelligence Agency retrieved 2023 04 24 Flag nation and symbolism in Europe and America Thomas Hylland Eriksen Richard Jenkins London Routledge 2007 ISBN 978 0 203 93496 8 OCLC 182759362 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint others link The Flag of Paraguay flagdb com Retrieved 2024 05 15 Leslie Jermyn Jui Lin Yong 1 September 2009 Paraguay Marshall Cavendish pp 123 ISBN 978 0 7614 4858 7 Paraguay flag World Flags 101 Archived from the original on 19 November 2019 Retrieved 1 August 2015 New Country Flags Flags Australia Retrieved 1 August 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flags of Paraguay Paraguay at Flags of the World Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flag of Paraguay amp oldid 1224301695, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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