Flag of Piauí

Flag of Piauí

Use	National flag
Proportion	7:10
Adopted	July 24th, 1922

The flag of Piauí is one of the official symbols to the state of Piauí, in Brazil.

History

The flag was adopted by the lei nº 1.050, promulgada em 24 de julho de 1922, but was changed by the lei ordinária no 5.507, de 17 de novembro de 2005.

Vexilology

Its drawing consists of a rectange with the proportions 7:3, divided in thirteen interspersed green and yellow stripes with the same length. In the upper right corner there is a dark blue canton with the length equal to five stripes with a white star in the middle. Below the star, it is written with white letters: "13 DE MARÇO DE 1823" (March 13, 1823)

Colors

The colors used on the flag (green, yellow, blue and white), don't have an official shading level. However, the manual of visual identity of the government of the Piauí state specifies the following colors:^[1]

Symbolism

The main colors of the flag are the same as in the Flag of Brazil and are one representation of the integration of the state with Brazil. Each color has a specific meaning:

• Yellow represents the mineral wealth;
• Green represents hope.

Alongside the colors, other elements in the flag also represent:

• The star represents Antares, which in the brazilian flag symbolizes the state of Piauí;
• The inscription inside the blue rectangle: "13 DE MARÇO DE 1823", introduced in the 2005 change of the flag, was the day of the batalha do Jenipapo, in the state's territory.

Historical flags

• 
  Unnoficial flag of the Piauí province, used until July 24th, 1922.
• 
  Older flag of Piauí, used from July 24th, 1922 to 1937, and 1946 to 2005.
• 
  Reverse of the flag.

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