Flag of Region of Amazonas

The flag of the Amazonas region, in Peru, is a white field with two triangles framing the centre: one red by the flagpole and one green by the fly side. In the middle, the seal of the regional government.

How it came about

Amazonas is one of the twenty-five regions of Peru, on the border with Ecuador and with Brazil. Its flag combines the two colours of the national emblem in a simple geometric composition, with the seal of the region in the centre.

How it has changed

No earlier versions are documented.

What it means

• White

  the background of the field.

• Red triangle

  by the flagpole, the mast side.

• Green triangle

  by the fly side, the free edge.

• Seal of the regional government

  in the centre, between the two triangles.

Fun facts

1. The colours of Peru in two triangles

   Red and green are the colours of the Peruvian national flag. The region places them as two wedges pointing at the centre, instead of in horizontal stripes. It is a geometric device that avoids imitating the national pattern directly.

2. The flag carries the seal of the region, not a coat of arms

   Instead of the departmental coat of arms —the usual pattern in the Andean regions —the centre carries the seal of the regional government. It is a difference of style: the seal is an administrative logo, the coat of arms a heraldic emblem.

3. A region of border and rainforest

   Amazonas borders Ecuador and Brazil, and it is mostly rainforest and river. The flag, however, does not represent that geography: it is an abstract design in colour, one of many that the Peruvian regions have adopted without resorting to heraldry.

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