Wrong Chilean flag at the 2018 Copa América
Before a 2018 Women’s Copa América match, Chile appeared with the star of its flag upside down. What the Chilean flag looks like and how to display it correctly.
Before the start of the 2018 Women’s Copa América match between the national teams of Chile and Paraguay, an incorrect Chilean flag was shown: as can be seen in the picture, the star was upside down.
The flag with the star upside down.
What the flag of Chile looks like
It has two equal horizontal stripes, white above and red below, and a blue square next to the pole, as tall as the white stripe, with a white five-pointed star in the centre. Its proportion is 2:3 and it was adopted by decree on 18 October 1817. The blue represents the sky and the Pacific Ocean, the white, the snow-capped Andes, and the red, the blood shed for independence.
The star is always upright, with one point up. When the flag is displayed vertically or against a wall, the blue square goes at the top left of the viewer. Supreme Decree No. 1534 (1967) sets the official construction.
Chile: the five-pointed star, with one point up.
The correct way to display it.
A curious detail: the flag of Texas looks like Chile’s, but it is not a copy.
