Flag of the Republic of Nicaragua

Flag of the Republic of Nicaragua

Description

  • Three horizontal bands of cobalt blue, white, and cobalt blue with the national coat of arms on the central band
  • The coat of arms features a triangle (equality), five volcanoes (the Central American union), a Phrygian cap, a rainbow, and the words Republica de Nicaragua America Central
  • Adopted on 4 September 1908 during the presidency of Jose Santos Zelaya

Trivia

  • Nicaragua and Argentina are among the few countries whose flag colours are used to depict a rainbow on the coat of arms
  • The five volcanoes on the coat of arms represent the five original states of the United Provinces of Central America
  • The flag colours trace back directly to Manuel Jose Arce's banner for the Central American federation of 1823

Flag of Nicaragua

The flag of Nicaragua consists of three horizontal bands in cobalt blue, white, and cobalt blue, with the national coat of arms at the centre of the white band. It was adopted on 4 September 1908 under President Jose Santos Zelaya, continuing the colours of the United Provinces of Central America first flown in 1823.

The blue bands represent the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that bracket the country, and the white stands for peace and purity. The coat of arms features a triangle for equality, five volcanoes for the former federation states, a Phrygian cap for liberty, and a rainbow rendered in the same spectrum as the flag colours, one of only a few national emblems to use a rainbow in this way. The surrounding inscription reads Republica de Nicaragua America Central.

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