Vexillological description
Paño de proporción 2:3, de plata (blanco), liso, con el escudo departamental en el centro.
- Paño
- de plata (blanco), liso.
- Escudo
- centrado, en colores y sin corona.
Flag of Department of Colonia
Bandera del departamento uruguayo de Colonia.
The flag, in figures
Every fact about the flag, each with what it means.
- Proportions
- 2:33 wide for every 2 high. 989 flags in the catalogue share it.
- Properties
Normal flagFIAV symbol: the form of the flag.- Use
CivilFIAV symbol: who may fly the flag.- Colours
- White
- Blue
- Red
- Coat of arms
- YesIt carries the coat of arms on the cloth.
Take a closer look
The colours it is made of.
White
Blue
Red
How it is described
The flag in the words of vexillology and heraldry.
Descripción heráldica
Escudo cortado: en la mitad superior, de azur (azul), la Cruz del Sur; la mitad inferior, partida: a la izquierda, de gules (rojo), tres espigas de trigo; a la derecha, de plata (blanco), una abeja.
The colours of the arms
- Azur:
- blue
- Gules:
- red
- Plata:
- white
Blasón no oficial, según Wikipedia en español (descripción resumida del escudo de 1978).
What it carries
Each element and how many of the 1,390 flags in the catalogue carry it. In yellow, the rarest.
The full story
How it was born, how it has changed and what it means.
How it came about
How it has changed
What it means
Fun facts
Location
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Sources
Sources consulted:
- Wikipedia en español: Departamento de Colonia
- Flags of the World (FOTW): Colonia
- Decreto 017/2023 y Resolución 1448/023 (Uruguay)
Credits
Flag image: Escudo_del_Departamento_de_Colonia.svg: B1mbo derivative work: B1mbo (talk), Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0.
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