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Use | National flag and ensign ≈ |
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Proportion | 11:20 |
Adopted | 1842 (last modified July 15, 2013 | )
Design | A horizontal triband of red, white and blue, defaced on the obverse with the coat of arms of Paraguay. |
Use | Reverse flag |
Proportion | 11:20 |
Design | A horizontal triband of red, white and blue, defaced on the reverse with the reversed coat of arms of Paraguay. |
The current design of 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.
Prior to the current design, the country used two other designs: a similar one with no seal where the white stripe was slightly larger than the other two (1812–1826), and a different simple design featuring a blue field and a six-pointed white star in the upper-left corner (1826–1842).
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 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]
Red | White | Blue | |
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RGB[citation needed] | 213-43-30 | 255-255-255 | 0-56-168 |
Hexadecimal[citation needed] | #d52b1e | #FFFFFF | #0038a8 |
CMYK[citation needed] | 0, 80, 86, 16 | 0, 0, 0, 0 | 100, 67, 0, 34 |
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