Flag of the Republic of Honduras

Flag of the Republic of Honduras

Description

  • Three horizontal bands of turquoise blue, white, and turquoise blue, with five blue five-pointed stars in an X pattern on the white band
  • Adopted on 7 March 1866, based on the flag of the United Provinces of Central America
  • The hue of the blue was officially updated to a lighter turquoise in 2022 to distinguish it from neighbouring flags

Trivia

  • The five stars represent the five states of the former Federal Republic of Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica
  • The blue was changed from navy to turquoise in January 2022 by Congress, reflecting the colour of the Caribbean Sea
  • The flag is essentially identical to El Salvador's and Nicaragua's apart from the central emblem

Flag of Honduras

The flag of Honduras is a horizontal triband of turquoise blue, white, and turquoise blue, with five blue five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern on the white central band. The design was adopted on 7 March 1866 and descends from the banner of the United Provinces of Central America, the federal republic that united the region after independence from Spain in 1821.

The five stars represent the states of that former federation: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, reflecting a long-held ideal of reunion. The blue bands stand for the Caribbean Sea, the Pacific Ocean, and the sky, while white signifies peace and the land lying between the two coasts. In January 2022, Congress formally changed the blue from navy to turquoise to echo the tone of Caribbean waters.

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