South America
Colombia
A horizontal tricolour of yellow, blue and red, with the yellow band occupying the top half of the flag. The design descends from the flag created by Francisco de Miranda and was adopted in its present national form in 1861.
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Adopted
1861
Proportion
2:3
Colours
3
Colours & their meaning
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Yellow
No official symbolism is fixed by law; commonly attributed to the country’s wealth and resources.
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Blue
No official symbolism is fixed by law; commonly attributed to the seas and rivers.
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Red
No official symbolism is fixed by law; commonly attributed to the blood shed for independence.
Did you know?
Colombia’s yellow stripe is double the height of each of the blue and red stripes.