List of Uruguayan flags
This is a list of flags used in or otherwise associated with Uruguay.
National Flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1830-Present | Flag of Uruguay | Four horizontal stripes of blue with the upper hoist-side corner bearing the Sun of May in the center over a white canvas.[1][2] |
Presidential Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1830-Present | Presidential Flag of Uruguay | A White Field With The National Coat of Arms in the center. |
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1830-Present | Presidential Flag of Uruguay (at sea) | A White Field With The National Coat of Arms in the center and supported with 4 blue anchors. |
Military Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1828-Present | Flag of The National Army of Uruguay | A Light Brown Field with the army emblem in the center. |
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1817-Present | Naval Jack of The National Navy of Uruguay | A White Field with a blue saltire that extends to the corners of the flag and the Sun of May in the center.[3] |
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1953-Present | Flag of The Uruguayan Air Force | A Blue Field with the Air Force emblem in the center.[4] |
Municipality Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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?-Present | Flag of Carmelo | |
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?-Present | Flag of Chuy | |
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?-Present | Flag of Maldonado | |
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2011-Present | Flag of Nueva Helvecia | |
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?-Present | Flag of Vergara |
Department Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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?-Present | Flag of The Artigas Department | |
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?-Present | Flag of The Canelones Department | [5] |
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?-Present | Flag of The Colonia Department | |
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?-Present | Flag of The Durazno Department | |
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?-Present | Flag of The Cerro Largo Department | |
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?-Present | Flag of The Río Negro Department | |
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?-Present | Flag of The Lavalleja Department | |
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?-Present | Flag of The Paysandú Department | |
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?-Present | Flag of The Rocha Department | |
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?-Present | Flag of The Salto Department | |
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?-Present | Flag of The San José Department | |
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?-Present | Flag of The Soriano Department | |
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?-Present | Flag of The Treinta y Tres Department |
Political Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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2008-Present | Flag of The COMUNA | [6] |
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2006-Present | Flag of The Popular Assembly | |
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1836-Present | Flag of The Colorado Party | [7] |
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2013-2019 | Flag of The Concertation Party | |
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2002-Present | Flag of The Independent Party | |
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1897-1904 | Old Flag of The National Party | |
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1904-Present | Flag of The National Party | |
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1971-Present | Flag of The Broad Front Party | |
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1967-1972 | Flag of Tupamaros |
Historical Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1519-1785 | Flag of The Spanish Empire | A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field. |
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1785-1814 | Flag of The Kingdom of Spain | A horizontal triband flag of red, yellow (double width) and red; charged with the Spanish coat of arms off-centred toward the hoist. |
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1812 | Flag of Manuel Belgrano | A Horizontal Bicolour of White and Light Blue. |
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1812–1817 | The Flag of MachaOfficially adopted in 1816 | A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured light blue, white and light blue. |
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1814-1815 | 1st Flag of The League of the Free Peoples, also known as the flag of Artigas | A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white and blue; with red stripes inside the blue bands. |
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1815-1820 | 2nd Flag of The League of the Free Peoples | A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white and blue; with a Red Diagonal Stripe.[8] |
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1817-1822 | Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves | The Coat of Arms of the union with the armillary sphere representing the Kingdom of Brazil and the Portuguese shield representing the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves, with a Royal Crown, on a white field. |
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1817-1822 | Flag of The Kingdom of Brazil | A Blue Field with the armillary sphere in the center. |
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1820-1825 | Flag of The Cisplatina Province | A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured green, white and green with the province's emblem in the center.[9] |
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1822 | Flag of the newly independent Kingdom of Brazil | The Prince Royal's Personal Standard with a Royal Crown instead of an Imperial. |
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1822-1828 | Flag of the Empire of Brazil | The Imperial Coat of Arms, within a yellow rhombus representing the House of Habsburg, on a green field representing the House of Braganza. |
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1825 | Flag of the Treinta y Tres | Three horizontal stripes: the top one blue, the center one white, and the bottom one red. Upon the white stripe are printed the words Libertad o Muerte ("Freedom or Death"). |
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1825-1828 | Flag of Argentina | A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured light blue, white and light blue with a yellow Sun of May in the center. |
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1825-1828 | Flag of The Oriental Province | A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white and red. |
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1828-1830 | Flag of The Oriental State of Uruguay | Nine horizontal stripes of light blue with the upper hoist-side corner bearing the Sun of May in the center over a white canvas.[10] |
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1839-1851 | Flag of The Gobierno del Cerrito | Similar to the current flag.[11] |
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1839-1851 | Flag of The Gobierno de la Defensa | Similar to the current flag but with light blue stripes. |
Burgees of Uruguay
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1924-Present | Flag of The Punta del Este Yacht Club | [12] |
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1906-Present | Flag of The Yacht Club Uruguayo |
See also
References
- ^ "Flag of Uruguay". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved June 27, 2007.
- ^ Smith, Whitney. "Uruguay, flag of". Guide to Hispanic Heritage. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Archived from the original on December 1, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2007.
- ^ "Uruguayan Flags (Uruguay) from The World Flag Database". www.flags.net. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "Condecoración "Aviador Honoris Causa" de la Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya". Argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). 2020-10-09. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "Reinas de la vendimia zonales se preparan para la elección departamental | Intendencia de Canelones". www.imcanelones.gub.uy. Archived from the original on 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "COMUNA » Fotos de la Conferencia de Prensa". comuna.nuevaradio.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "Colorado Party, Uruguay". www.fotw.info. Archived from the original on 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "Historical flags of Uruguay". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "Cisplatine Province (Brazil occupied Uruguay, 1821-1828)". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "Historical flags of Uruguay". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "Historical flags of Uruguay". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "Uruguayan Yachting Clubs". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to National flag of Uruguay.
- Uruguay at Flags of the World
