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| Use | National flag and ensign. The design and description of Flags typically uses specialised flag terminology' with precise and technical meanings and is hence a form of Jargon. A national flag is a Flag that symbolises a country The flag is flown by the government but usually can be flown by Citizens of that country as well  |
| Proportion | 9:14 |
| Adopted | February 27, 1812 |
| Design | A triband flag with horizontal bands coloured light blue, white and light blue with the yellow Sun of May charged in the center |
| Designed by | Manuel Belgrano |
The Official Ceremonial Flag
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The Ornamental FlagThe national flag of Argentina dates from 1812. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The triband is one of the most common designs of Flag, and is the design of some 30% of all current national flags White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye The Sun of May ( Spanish: Sol de Mayo) is one of the national emblems of Argentina and Uruguay, and it is featured on the countries' flags Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano, usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano ( June 3, 1770 &ndash June 20, 1820 A flag is a piece of Cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used Symbolically for signaling or identification For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year It is a triband, composed of three equally wide horizontal bands coloured light blue, white and light blue. The triband is one of the most common designs of Flag, and is the design of some 30% of all current national flags In 1818, a yellow Sun of May was added to the center. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Sun of May ( Spanish: Sol de Mayo) is one of the national emblems of Argentina and Uruguay, and it is featured on the countries' flags
The full flag featuring the sun is called the Official Ceremonial Flag (Spanish: Bandera Oficial de Ceremonia). The flag without the sun is considered the Ornamental Flag (Spanish: Bandera de Ornato). While both versions are equally considered the national flag, the ornamental version must always be hoisted below the Official Ceremony Flag. In vexillological terms, the Official Ceremony Flag is the civil, state and war flag and ensign, while the Ornamental Flag is an alternate civil flag and ensign. Vexillology is the scholarly study of Flags The word is a synthesis of the Latin word Vexillum and the suffix –''ology'', meaning "study An ensign is a distinguishing Flag of a ship or a military unit or a distinguishing token emblem or badge such as a symbol of office
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Official description
Shape and size
From 1978, the flag's official proportions are 9:14, and its official size is 0. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) 9 by 1. 4 metres. It features three stripes alternating cerulean blue - white. Each stripe is 30 centimetres in height. In the center stripe there is an emblem known as the Sun of May (Spanish: Sol de Mayo), a golden sun. The Sun of May ( Spanish: Sol de Mayo) is one of the national emblems of Argentina and Uruguay, and it is featured on the countries' flags The Sun is modeled after the symbol of Inti, the Incan god of the Sun. According to the Inca mythology, Inti was the Sun god, as well a patron deity of Tahuantinsuyu. Flags with proportions of 1:2 and 2:3 are also in use.
Colors
The colors are officially defined using the CIE 1976 standard:
| Scheme | Sky blue | Yellow | Brown |
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| CIE (L*, a*, b*) | 67. A Lab color space is a color-opponent space with dimension L for lightness and a and b A Lab color space is a color-opponent space with dimension L for lightness and a and b 27, -6. 88, -32. 23 | 74. 97, 29. 22, 81. 58 | 44. 53, 27. 16, 22. 48 |
| *Black and white are as normal. *Source: http://www.manuelbelgrano.gov.ar/bandera_colores.htm | |||
The following are given for computer, textile, print and plastic use:
| Scheme | Sky blue | Yellow | Brown |
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| RGB | 117, 170, 219 | 252, 191, 73 | 132, 53, 17 |
| Pantone (textile) | 16-4132 TC | 14-1064 TC | 18-1441 TC |
| Pantone (print) | 284 C / 284 U | 1235 C / 116 U | 284 C / 284 U |
| Pantone (plastic) | Q 300-4-1 | Q 030-2-1 | Q 120-2-4 |
| *Source: ibid. Pantone Inc is a corporation headquartered in Carlstadt, New Jersey, USA | |||
The Spanish word celeste (cerulean blue) is used to describe the colour of the blue stripes.
Sun of May
The sun, called the Sun of May, is a replica of an engraving on the first Argentine coin, approved in 1813, whose value was eight escudos (one Spanish dollar). The Sun of May ( Spanish: Sol de Mayo) is one of the national emblems of Argentina and Uruguay, and it is featured on the countries' flags The real was the currency of Argentina until 1881. From 1822 it was subdivided into 10 decimos. It has 16 straight and 16 waved sunbeams.
In 1978 the sun color was specified to be golden yellow (amarillo oro), to have an inner diameter of 10 cm, and an outer diameter of 25 cm (the diameter of the sun equals 5 / 6 the height of the white stripe. The sun's face is 2 / 5 of its height). It features 32 rays, 16 undulated and 16 straight, in alternation and from 1978 it must be embroidered in the "Official Flag Ceremony".
History
Creation
According to tradition, during the Argentine War of Independence General Manuel Belgrano was commanding a battle near Rosario. Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano, usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano ( June 3, 1770 &ndash June 20, 1820 The Argentine War of Independence was fought from 1810 to 1818 by Argentine forces under Manuel Belgrano and José de San Martín against royalist forces loyal Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano, usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano ( June 3, 1770 &ndash June 20, 1820 He noticed that both the Crown's forces and the independence forces were using the same colors (Spain's yellow and red). Throughout the Commonwealth realms The Crown is an abstract metonymic concept which represents the legal authority for the existence of any government Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. After realizing this, Belgrano created a new flag using the colors that were used by the Criollos during the May Revolution in 1810. Criollo is a term that dates back to the Spanish colonial Casta system ( Caste system) of Latin America The May Revolution (in Spanish: Revolución de Mayo) was a series of political and social events in the Nineteenth century city of Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year However, recent research and studies would indicate that the colors were chosen from the coat of arms of the House of Bourbon the royal family of Spain, and that during the May Revolution the color used by the criollos was a red piece of cloth, as pointed by the popular historian Felipe Pigna. The House of Bourbon is an important European Royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Felipe Pigna, born in Mercedes, Buenos Aires, in 1959 is an Argentine Historian and writer Also, apparently the original flag was quite different from the current one: it had two vertical stripes, one blue and the other one white. The flag was first flown, for the soldiers to swear allegiance to it, on 27 February 1812, on the Batería Libertad (Liberty Battery), by the Paraná River. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year This article is about the second-longest river in South America For the shorter river in Goiás, central Brazil see Paranã River The Paraná River On that day, Belgrano said the following words
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Belgrano dispatched a letter addressed to the First Junta, informing them of the newly created flag. The Primera Junta or First Assembly is the name given by history to the first government that appeared in Argentina after the May Revolution. The Junta, fearing the Spanish Crown, sent a warning to Belgrano not to fight under the flag, but by the time the reply had arrived, Belgrano had moved on, and was flying the flag on the battlefield. The letter contained the following passage:
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The flag was hoisted for the first time in Buenos Aires atop the Saint Nicholas of Bari Church on August 23, 1812 (where nowadays the Obelisco is located). Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Obelisk of Buenos Aires (Obelisco de Buenos Aires is a modern Monument placed at the heart of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
After the declaration of independence on July 9, 1816, the flag was adopted as a symbol by the Argentine National Congress. The Independence of Argentina was declared on July 9 1816 by the Congress of Tucumán. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Congress of the Argentine Nation (Congreso de la Nación Argentina is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina.
Changes
On February 25, 1818, a sun was added to the battle flag. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The sun was copied after the one that the first Argentine coin featured in 1813. It was subsequently decided to be part of the regular flag afterwards, and thus the sun no longer represents war.
On June 8, 1938, president Roberto Ortiz sanctioned a law declaring June 20 "Flag Day", a national holiday (the date was decided after the anniversary of Belgrano's death). Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. A flag day is a Flag -related holiday—either a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a National flag) or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event In 1957 the National Flag Memorial (a 10,000 m² monumental complex) was inaugurated in Rosario to commemorate the creation of the flag, and the official Flag Day ceremonies have been customarily conducted in its vicinity since then. The National Flag Memorial ( Spanish, Monumento Nacional a la Bandera) in Rosario, Argentina, is a Monumental complex built near the
In 1978 it was specified, among other measurements, that the Official Ceremony Flag should be 1. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) 4 meters in width and 0. 9 meters in height, and that the sun must be embroidered.
Influence of the Argentine Flag on the flags of other Countries
The Argentine commander Louis-Michel Aury (also spelled Luis Aury) used the Argentine flag as a model for the blue-white-blue flag of the first independent state in central America, which was created 1818 in Isla de Providencia, an island off the east coast of Nicaragua. Louis-Michel Aury was a French Corsair operating in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean during the early 19th century Archipelago of San Andres Providencia and Santa Catalina or colloquially San Andres y Providencia is one of the departments of Colombia. Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America This state existed until approximately 1821, before Colombia took over control of these islands. See also History of South America, History of present-day nations and states The History of Colombia has been characterized by the interaction of Somewhat later (1823) this flag was again the model for the flag of the United Provinces of Central America, a confederation of the current Central American states of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, which existed from 1823 to 1838. The Federal Republic of Central America, also known as the United Central Provinces of America, was a short-lived American State in Central America Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest Honduras in Spanish, República de Honduras) is a democratic republic in Central America. El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in After the dissolution of the Union, the five countries became independent, but even today all of these states except Costa Rica use flags of blue-white-blue stripes. The Argentine flag also inspired the flags of Uruguay, Paraguay and Peru. The national flag of Uruguay ( Pabellón Nacional) has a field of nine equal horizontal stripes alternating white and blue The flag of Paraguay (bandera de Paraguay was adopted in 1842. The flag of Peru was adopted by the Government of Peru in 1825
Anthems to the flag
Aurora (Sunrise)
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Alta en el cielo, un águila guerrera Audaz se eleva en vuelo triunfal. Azul un ala del color del cielo, Azul un ala del color del mar. Así en el alta aurora irradial. Punta de flecha el áureo rostro imita. Y forma estela el purpurado cuello. El ala es paño, el águila es bandera. Es la bandera de la patria mía, del sol nacida que me ha dado Dios. Es la bandera de la Patria Mía, del sol nacida que me ha dado Dios.
High in the sky, a warrior eagle audacious it rises in its triumphal flight A blue wing of the color of the sky A blue wing of the color of the sea Thus in the high radiant aurora. The tip of an arrow the golden face imitates. And the purple neck leaves a wake. The wing is cloth, the eagle is flag. It is the flag of my homeland, born from the sun that God gave me. It is the flag of my homeland, born from the sun that God gave me.
By: H. C. Quesada, L. Illica, H. Panizza. (In the English translation, the use of that on second and fourth lines of third paragraph, referes to the flag and not the sun).
Salve Argentina (Long live Argentina)
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Salve, Argentina, bandera azul y blanca. Jirón del cielo en donde impera el Sol. Tú, la más noble, la más gloriosa y santa, el firmamento su color te dio. Yo te saludo, bandera de mi Patria, sublime enseña de libertad y honor. Jurando amarte, como así defenderte, mientras palpite mi fiel corazón.
Hail, Argentina, Blue and white flag Part of the sky Where the sun reigns You, The Most Noble The Most Glorious and Saint The sky gave you its colours I salute you Flag of my motherland Grand symbol of freedom and honour Swearing to love you as well as to defend you for as long as my faithful heart beats
By: Leopoldo Corretjer.
Mi Bandera (My Flag)
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Aquí está la bandera idolatrada, la enseña que Belgrano nos legó, cuando triste la Patria esclavizada con valor sus vínculos rompió. Aquí está la bandera esplendorosa que al mundo con sus triunfos admiró, cuando altiva en la lucha y victoriosa la cima de los Andes escaló. Aquí está la bandera que un día en la batalla tremoló triunfal y, llena de orgullo y bizarría, a San Lorenzo se dirigió inmortal. Aquí está, como el cielo refulgente, ostentando sublime majestad, después de haber cruzado el Continente, exclamando a su paso: ¡Libertad! ¡Libertad! ¡Libertad!
Here is the idolized flag, the flag that Belgrano left to us, when the sad enslaved Homeland bravely broke its bonds. Here is the splendorous flag that surprised the world with its victory, when arrogant and victoriously during the fight climbed the top of the Andes Here is the flag that one day triumphantly rose in the middle of the battle and, full of pride and gallantry, went immortally to San Lorenzo Here it is, like the shining sky, showing sublimate majesty after having crossed the continent shouting in its way: "Freedom!" " Freedom! Freedom!"
Myths about the flag
The popular interpretation of the flag is that it represents the sky, clouds and sun. The sky is the part of the Atmosphere or of Outer space visible from the surface of any Astronomical object. A cloud is a visible mass of droplets or frozen crystals floating in the atmosphere above the surface of the Earth or another Planetary body The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System. However, there are several theories stories about the colors of the flag. One says that the blue symbolizes the clothing of the Virgin Mary and the white symbolizes silver (the name "Argentina" comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum). Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen Another story states that the colors are based on those of the House of Bourbon, and a third suggests that they are derived from the Río de la Plata (literally "River of Silver"). The House of Bourbon is an important European Royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. The Río de la Plata ( Spanish: " Silver River" &mdash which is often referred to in English-speaking countries as the River Plate
It is not known with certainty that Belgrano created the flag, but during the wars of independence against Spain, he was the first to use it, even though the criollo government didn't approve it.
Another popular belief is that the version with the sun is a war flag while the sunless version is not, but while this was originally the case after the approval of Congress in 1818, it was changed afterwards.
External links
- Virtual Visit to the Flag Memorial
- Argentina at Flags of the World
- More information (in Spanish)
- All anthems to the Argentine flag
For a list of flags see List of flags or Gallery of flags by design.
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