South America
Argentina
Three horizontal bands of light blue, white, and light blue, with the Sun of May centered on the white band in the state and civil national flag now generally used. The design originated in the independence era under Manuel Belgrano.
Adopted
1812
Proportion
5:8
Colours
4
Colours & their meaning
Light blue
No official symbolism has been definitively established; many popular interpretations exist.
White
No official symbolism has been definitively established; many popular interpretations exist.
Yellow
Used for the Sun of May; no official colour symbolism is definitively established.
Brown
Used for facial details on the sun; no official colour symbolism is definitively established.
Symbols & emblems
Sun of May
Represents the May Revolution of 1810 and is derived from the Inca sun symbol.
Did you know?
The version without the sun was long used as a separate civil flag, but today the Sun of May version is the standard national flag.