Talk:Flag of Paraguay

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[edit] Symbolism

I'm temporarily removing this text from the article, because I very closely paraphrased a website long ago, and I haven't found the source yet. The text hasn't been changed substantially since I added it in. (See my talk page for more details.) Once I find the website that I used, I'll cite it and use it more appropriately.

The Paraguayan flag has three bright stripes on it that are colored red, white, and blue. The colors were influenced by French Tricolore, which is a symbol of liberation. The color symbolism is very rich to Paraguayan people. The red stands for patriotism, courage, heroism, equality and justice; white for purity, firmness, union, and peace; and blue for tranquility, love, knowledge, verity, and liberty.

Originally, the flag had the distinctive feature of having different emblems on each side. The front side bore the national coat of arms, which is a yellow five pointed star within a green wreath capped by the words "Republica de Paraguay". The star of May represents the date of Independence, May 15, 1811. The back side was of the Treasury Seal of Paraguay, a lion with a red cap of liberty on a pole. The Treasury Seal is symbolic of defense of national liberty which is represented by the lion guarding the liberty cap. The current flag, however, bears the national coat of arms on both sides.

 – Minh Nguyễn (talk, contribs) 07:17, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

Okay, so I've found a page from Flags of the World where someone claims to own a current version of the flag that has identical designs on both sides. [1] I don't think this is the site I used, though. – Minh Nguyễn (talk, contribs) 07:27, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

Ah, but the existence of such a flag isn't very strong evidence that that design has actually changed; more likely it's just the manufacturer cutting corners. Two-sided flags are expensive to manufacture properly! ScottMainwaring 07:53, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

Right, but again, that's not the page I used. The page I used clearly said that it was modified to use the same design on both sides. That page would've been easier to find back then, but ironically this Wikipedia article and its numerous mirrors have made it quite hard to find. – Minh Nguyễn (talk, contribs) 07:59, 9 February 2006 (UTC)