Flag of Chile
Description
- A blue square canton with a white star, above a white stripe and below a red stripe occupying the lower half
- Known as 'La Estrella Solitaria' (The Lone Star)
Trivia
- The blue canton represents the sky; white represents the Andes snow; red represents blood of independence
- The star represents progress guiding the nation
- Chile's flag has been in use since 1812, one of the longest continuously used flag designs in the Americas
Flag of Chile
Chile's flag, officially adopted on 18 October 1817, combines horizontal stripes of white and red with a blue canton containing a white star. Known as "La Estrella Solitaria" (The Lone Star), the flag's colours carry powerful meanings: blue represents the sky and Pacific Ocean, white symbolizes the snow-capped Andes Mountains, and red commemorates blood spilled in the struggle for independence.
The white star signifies Chile's independence and republican status. Early evidence suggests indigenous Mapuche troops during the Arauco War used a similar design: an all-blue flag with a white central star. The Chilean flag replaced an earlier three-horizontal-band design used briefly in 1812.
json:data
{
"g": "south-america",
"ns": "chile",
"name": "Chile",
"id": "chile",
"index": "c/chile",
"title": "Flag of Chile",
"ratio": "2:3",
"use": {
"as": "national flag",
"since": "1817-10-18"
},
"colors": [
{
"color": "blue",
"hex": "#0032A0",
"cmyk": "100/80/0/12",
"note": "Represents the sky and the Pacific Ocean",
"pantone": "286 C"
},
{
"color": "white",
"hex": "#FFFFFF",
"cmyk": "0/0/0/0",
"note": "Represents the snow-covered Andes"
},
{
"color": "red",
"hex": "#DA291C",
"cmyk": "0/95/100/0",
"note": "Represents blood spilled for independence",
"pantone": "485 C"
}
],
"desc": "- A blue square canton with a white star, above a white stripe and below a red stripe occupying the lower half\n - Known as 'La Estrella Solitaria' (The Lone Star)",
"article": "chile/flag.md",
"of": {
"country": "chile"
},
"countryData": {
"name": "Chile",
"officialName": "Republic of Chile",
"un": "member"
},
"cs": "chile/flag.cs.svg",
"trivia": "- The blue canton represents the sky; white represents the Andes snow; red represents blood of independence\n - The star represents progress guiding the nation\n - Chile's flag has been in use since 1812, one of the longest continuously used flag designs in the Americas",
"flag": "chile/flag.svg",
"_name": "Chile",
"_namespace": "chile",
"_namePart": ""
}