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Republic of Paraguay
Use	National flag and ensign ≈
Proportion	11:20
Adopted	July 15, 2013; 11 years ago
Design	A horizontal triband of red, white and blue, defaced on the obverse with the coat of arms of Paraguay.
Use	Reverse flag
Proportion	11:20
Design	A horizontal triband of red, white and blue, defaced on the reverse with the reversed coat of arms of Paraguay.

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The flag of Paraguay (Spanish: bandera de Paraguay; Guarani: Paraguái poyvi) was first adopted in 1842.^[1] Its design, a red–white–blue triband, was inspired by the colours of the French Tricolour, believed to signify independence and liberty. The flag is unusual because it differs on its obverse and reverse sides: the obverse of the flag shows the national coat of arms, and the reverse shows the seal of the treasury. It is the only national flag worldwide that has a unique design on each side.^[2] The flag consists of the same three horizontal colours as the flag of the Netherlands,^[3] which in turn was the inspiration for the French flag.^[4] It was revised in 2013 to bring the flag towards its original design. It has a ratio of 11:20.

Description

Officially adopted in 1842 (following the Recomendación, i.e.: address, de la Junta gubernativa de Asunción),^[1] each side of this tricolour flag contains a horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue with the national emblem centered on the white band.^[1] The colours of the flag are believed to be inspired from the flag of France to show independence and liberty, and the coat of arms represents the independence of Paraguay.^[5]

The emblem on the obverse side is the national coat of arms of Paraguay: a yellow five-pointed star surrounded by a green wreath of palm and olive leaves tied with ribbons of the colour of the stripes, and capped by the words REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY ("Republic of Paraguay" in Spanish), all within two concentric circles).^[1]^[6]

The emblem on the reverse side is the seal of the treasury: a yellow lion below a red Phrygian cap on the top of a pole (symbolising courage) and the words Paz y Justicia ("Peace and Justice").^[1]

The differences in the obverse and reverse sides comes from the period when José de Francia was in power (1814–1840).^[7] On July 15, 2013, the flag was revised. The coat of arms was simplified and the design was brought closer to its original form.^[8]

Colours scheme

	Red	White	Blue
RGB	213-43-30	255-255-255	0-56-168
Hexadecimal	#d52b1e	#FFFFFF	#0038a8
CMYK	0, 80, 86, 16	0, 0, 0, 0	100, 67, 0, 34

Historical flags

Flag of Colonial Paraguay (1506–1700)
Flag of Colonial Paraguay from 1700 to 1785
Spanish flag in Paraguay (1785–1811)
Flag of Paraguay from 1811
First provisional flag of 1811. Ratio: 2:3
Second provisional flag of 1811. Ratio: 2:3
Third provisional flag, from 1811 to 1812. Ratio: 2:3
Flag from 1812 to 1826. Ratio: 1:2
Flag from 1826 to 1842. Ratio: 2:3
Flag from 1842 to 1954. Ratio: 2:3
Flag from 1842 to 1954 (reverse). Ratio: 2:3
Flag from 1954 to 1988. Ratio: 1:2
Flag from 1954 to 1988 (reverse). Ratio: 1:2
Flag from 1988 to 1990. Ratio: 3:5
Flag from 1988 to 1990 (reverse). Ratio: 3:5
Flag from 1990 to 2013. Ratio: 27:50
Flag from 1990 to 2013 (reverse). Ratio: 27:50

Other current flags

Presidential standard of Paraguay
Naval jack

Departments

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Alison Behnke (1 August 2009). Paraguay in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. pp. 69–. ISBN 978-1-57505-962-4.
^ "Flag of Oregon | Meaning, Beaver Emblem & History | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
^ "Details", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, retrieved 2023-04-24
^ Flag, nation and symbolism in Europe and America. Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Richard Jenkins. London: Routledge. 2007. ISBN 978-0-203-93496-8. OCLC 182759362.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ "The Flag of Paraguay". flagdb.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
^ Leslie Jermyn; Jui Lin Yong (1 September 2009). Paraguay. Marshall Cavendish. pp. 123–. ISBN 978-0-7614-4858-7.
^ "Paraguay flag". World Flags 101. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
^ "New Country Flags". Flags Australia. Retrieved 1 August 2015.

External links

Paraguay at Flags of the World

[Behnke-1] Alison Behnke (1 August 2009). Paraguay in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. pp. 69–. ISBN 978-1-57505-962-4.

[2] "Flag of Oregon | Meaning, Beaver Emblem & History | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

[:0-3] "Details", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, retrieved 2023-04-24

[4] Flag, nation and symbolism in Europe and America. Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Richard Jenkins. London: Routledge. 2007. ISBN 978-0-203-93496-8. OCLC 182759362.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[FlagDB-5] "The Flag of Paraguay". flagdb.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.

[JermynYong-6] Leslie Jermyn; Jui Lin Yong (1 September 2009). Paraguay. Marshall Cavendish. pp. 123–. ISBN 978-0-7614-4858-7.

[wflags-7] "Paraguay flag". World Flags 101. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2015.

[8] "New Country Flags". Flags Australia. Retrieved 1 August 2015.

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-[[File:Flag of the President of Paraguay.svg|thumb|250px|right| Presidential Standard of Paraguay]]
-[[File:Naval_Jack_of_Paraguay.svg|thumb|150px|right|Naval Jack of Paraguay]]
 [[File:Paraguay flag bandera.jpg|thumb|280px|right|Three Paraguayan flags hoisted in a shopping mall in [[Asunción]].]]
-The '''flag of Paraguay''' ({{lang-es|bandera de Paraguay}}) was first adopted in 1842.<ref name="Behnke"/> Its design, a red–white–blue [[triband (flag)|triband]], was inspired by the colours of the [[Flag of France|French Tricolour]], believed to signify independence and liberty. The flag is unusual because it [[Flags whose reverse differs from the obverse|differs on its obverse and reverse sides]]: the obverse of the flag shows the [[Coat of arms of Paraguay|national coat of arms]], and the reverse shows the seal of the treasury. It was revised in 2013 to bring the flag towards its original design. It has a ratio of 11:20.
+The '''flag of Paraguay''' ({{lang-es|bandera de Paraguay}}; [[Guarani language|Guarani]]: ''Paraguái poyvi'') was first adopted in 1842.<ref name="Behnke"/> Its design, a red–white–blue [[triband (flag)|triband]], was inspired by the colours of the [[Flag of France|French Tricolour]], believed to signify independence and liberty. The flag is unusual because it [[Flags whose reverse differs from the obverse|differs on its obverse and reverse sides]]: the obverse of the flag shows the [[Coat of arms of Paraguay|national coat of arms]], and the reverse shows the seal of the treasury. It is the only national flag worldwide that has a unique design on each side.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flag of Oregon {{!}} Meaning, Beaver Emblem & History {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Oregon |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> The flag consists of the same three horizontal colours as the [[flag of the Netherlands]],<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Details |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/paraguay/flag |work=The World Factbook |access-date=2023-04-24 |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |language=en}}</ref> which in turn was the inspiration for the French flag.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/182759362 |title=Flag, nation and symbolism in Europe and America |date=2007 |publisher=Routledge |others=Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Richard Jenkins |isbn=978-0-203-93496-8 |location=London |oclc=182759362}}</ref> It was revised in 2013 to bring the flag towards its original design. It has a ratio of 11:20.
 ==Description==
-Officially adopted in 1842 (following the Recomendación, i. e. : address, de la Junta gubernativa de Asunción),<ref name="Behnke"/> each side of this tricolour flag contains a horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue with the [[Coat of arms of Paraguay|National Emblem]] centered on the white band.<ref name="Behnke">{{cite book|author=Alison Behnke|title=Paraguay in Pictures|date=1 August 2009|publisher=Twenty-First Century Books|isbn=978-1-57505-962-4|pages=[https://archive.org/details/paraguayinpictur0000behn/page/69 69–]|url=https://archive.org/details/paraguayinpictur0000behn/page/69}}</ref> The emblem on the [[Obverse and reverse|obverse]] side is the [[Coat of arms of Paraguay|national coat of arms of Paraguay]]: a yellow [[Star polygon|five-pointed star]] surrounded by a green wreath of palm and olive leaves tied with ribbons of the colour of the stripes, and capped by the words <small>''REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY''</small> ("Republic of Paraguay" in Spanish), all within two [[concentric]] [[circle]]s).<ref name="Behnke"/><ref name="JermynYong">{{cite book|author1=Leslie Jermyn|author2=Jui Lin Yong|title=Paraguay|date=1 September 2009|publisher=Marshall Cavendish|isbn=978-0-7614-4858-7|pages=[https://archive.org/details/paraguay00jerm/page/123 123–]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/paraguay00jerm/page/123}}</ref>
+Officially adopted in 1842 (following the Recomendación, i.e.: address, de la Junta gubernativa de Asunción),<ref name="Behnke"/> each side of this tricolour flag contains a horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue with the [[national emblem]] centered on the white band.<ref name="Behnke">{{cite book|author=Alison Behnke|title=Paraguay in Pictures|date=1 August 2009|publisher=Twenty-First Century Books|isbn=978-1-57505-962-4|pages=[https://archive.org/details/paraguayinpictur0000behn/page/69 69–]|url=https://archive.org/details/paraguayinpictur0000behn/page/69}}</ref> The colours of the flag are believed to be inspired from the flag of France to show independence and liberty, and the coat of arms represents the independence of [[Paraguay]].<ref name="FlagDB">{{Cite web|title=The Flag of Paraguay|url=https://www.flagdb.com/paraguay |access-date=2024-05-15|website=flagdb.com|language=en}}</ref>
+* The emblem on the [[Obverse and reverse|obverse]] side is the [[Coat of arms of Paraguay|national coat of arms of Paraguay]]: a yellow [[Star polygon|five-pointed star]] surrounded by a green wreath of palm and olive leaves tied with ribbons of the colour of the stripes, and capped by the words <small>''REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY''</small> ("Republic of Paraguay" in Spanish), all within two [[concentric]] [[circle]]s).<ref name="Behnke"/><ref name="JermynYong">{{cite book|author1=Leslie Jermyn|author2=Jui Lin Yong|title=Paraguay|date=1 September 2009|publisher=Marshall Cavendish|isbn=978-0-7614-4858-7|pages=[https://archive.org/details/paraguay00jerm/page/123 123–]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/paraguay00jerm/page/123}}</ref>
-The colours of the flag are believed to be inspired from the flag of France to show independence and liberty, and the coat of arms represents the independence of [[Paraguay]]. The emblem on the reverse side is the seal of the treasury: a yellow lion below a red [[Phrygian cap]] on the top of a pole (symbolising courage) and the words ''Paz y Justicia'' ("Peace and Justice").<ref name="Behnke"/> The differences in the obverse and reverse sides comes from the period when [[José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia|José de Francia]] was in power (1814–1840).<ref name="wflags">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldflags101.com/p/paraguay-flag.aspx|title=Paraguay flag|publisher=World Flags 101|access-date=1 August 2015}}</ref> On July 15, 2013, the flag was revised. The coat of arms was simplified and the design was brought closer to its original form.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flagsaustralia.com.au/Newcountryflags.html|title=New Country Flags|publisher=Flags Australia|access-date=1 August 2015}}</ref>
+* The emblem on the reverse side is the seal of the treasury: a yellow lion below a red [[Phrygian cap]] on the top of a pole (symbolising courage) and the words ''Paz y Justicia'' ("Peace and Justice").<ref name="Behnke"/>
+The differences in the obverse and reverse sides comes from the period when [[José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia|José de Francia]] was in power (1814–1840).<ref name="wflags">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldflags101.com/p/paraguay-flag.aspx|title=Paraguay flag|publisher=World Flags 101|access-date=1 August 2015|archive-date=19 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119010101/http://www.worldflags101.com/p/paraguay-flag.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> On July 15, 2013, the flag was revised. The coat of arms was simplified and the design was brought closer to its original form.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flagsaustralia.com.au/Newcountryflags.html|title=New Country Flags|publisher=Flags Australia|access-date=1 August 2015}}</ref>
 ==Colours scheme==
+{{Unreferenced section|date=June 2024}}
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
-! [[File:Flag of Paraguay.svg|30px|border]] !! style="background-color:#d52b1e"|<span style="color:white;">Red</span> !! style="background-color:#FFFFFF"|White  !! style="background-color:#0038a8"|<span style="color:white;">Blue</span>
+! [[File:Flag of Paraguay.svg|30px|border]] !! style="background-color:#d52b1e"|<span style="color:white;">Red</span> !! style="background-color:#FFFFFF"|White  !! style="background-color:#0038a8"|<span style="color:white;">Blue</span> !!
 |-
 | '''[[RGB color model|RGB]]'''   || 213-43-30 || 255-255-255 || 0-56-168
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 File:Flag of Paraguay (1988–1990).svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Flag from 1988 to 1990. Ratio: 3:5
 File:Flag of Paraguay (reverse 1988-1990).svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Flag from 1988 to 1990 (reverse). Ratio: 3:5
-File:Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Flag from 1990 to 2013. Ratio: 11:20
+File:Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Flag from 1990 to 2013. Ratio: 27:50
-File:Flag of Paraguay (reverse 1990-2013).svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Flag from 1990 to 2013 (reverse). Ratio: 11:20
+File:Flag of Paraguay (reverse 1990-2013).svg|{{FIAV|historical}} Flag from 1990 to 2013 (reverse). Ratio: 27:50
+</gallery>
+==Other current flags==
+<gallery>
+File:Flag of the President of Paraguay.svg|Presidential standard of Paraguay
+File:Naval Jack of Paraguay.svg|Naval jack
 </gallery>
-==Flags of subdivisions==
 ===Departments===
 <gallery>
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 File:Flag of Alto Paraguay Department.svg|[[Alto Paraguay]]
 File:Flag of Alto Paraná Department.svg|[[Alto Paraná Department|Alto Paraná]]
-File:Flag of Amambay.png|[[Amambay]]
+File:Flag of Amambay.svg|[[Amambay]]
 File:Flag of Boquerón Department.svg|[[Boquerón Department|Boquerón]]
 File:Flag of Caaguazú Department.svg|[[Caaguazú Department|Caaguazú]]
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 * [[Coat of arms of Paraguay]]
 * [[Flags whose reverse differs from the obverse]]
+* [[List of Paraguayan flags]]
 == References ==
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 [[Category:Flags introduced in 1842|Paraguay]]
 [[Category:Flags introduced in 2013|Paraguay]]
+[[Category:Flags with coats of arms|Paraguay]]

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