Flag of Paraguay

Flag of Paraguay (obverse). Flag ratio: 3:5

Flag of Paraguay (reverse). Flag ratio: 3:5

Presidential Standard of Paraguay

The flag of Paraguay (Spanish: bandera de Paraguay) was adopted in 1842. It is unusual because it differs on obverse and reverse sides. The only other national flag that shares this feature is that of Moldova, however, Moldova's is a mirror image, while Paraguay is completely a different image.

Description

Each side of the flag consists of three equal, horizontal bands: red, white, and blue, with an emblem centered in the white band. The emblem on the obverse side is the national coat of arms of Paraguay: a yellow five-pointed star surrounded by a green wreath capped by the words REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY ("Republic of Paraguay"), all within two concentric circles); the emblem on the reverse side is the seal of the treasury (a yellow lion below a red Phrygian cap and the words Paz y Justicia ("Peace and Justice").

The design of the flag was simplified in 1991 and 2013.^[1]

Historical flags

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  First provisional flag of 1811. Ratio: 2:3

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  Second provisional flag of 1811. Ratio: 2:3

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  Third provisional flag, from 1811 to 1812. Ratio: 2:3

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  Flag from 1812 to 1826. Ratio: 1:2

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  Flag from 1826 to 1842. Ratio: 2:3

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  Flag from 1842 to 1954. Ratio: 2:3

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  Flag from 1954 to 1988. Ratio: 1:2

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  Flag from 1988 to 1990. Ratio: 3:5

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  Flag from 1990 to 2013. Ratio: 3:5

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  Reverse Flag from 1842 to 2013. Ratio: 3.5

See also

• Coat of arms of Paraguay
• Flags whose reverse differs from the obverse

References

1. ↑ http://www.flagsaustralia.com.au/Newcountryflags.html

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flags of Paraguay.

• Paraguay at Flags of the World

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