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Argentina Flag
Argentina's national flag uses three horizontal bands of light blue, white, and light blue, with a golden sun in the middle of the white band. Its pale...
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About Argentina and its flag
Argentina's national flag uses three horizontal bands of light blue, white, and light blue, with a golden sun in the middle of the white band. Its pale colours and detailed sun make it easy to distinguish from other blue-and-white flags. The central sun has 32 alternating straight and wavy rays.
Flag design and meaning
The flag has three equal horizontal bands: light blue at the top, white through the centre, and light blue at the bottom. A golden Sun of May is centred on the white band. The sun's alternating straight and wavy rays are the decisive detail that separates Argentina from a plain blue-and-white triband.
- Golden Sun of May: Argentina's official flag description places a gold sun with 32 alternating rays in the central white band; it was added to the design in 1818.
History and adoption
Government material records that Manuel Belgrano created the flag on 27 February 1812. Congress recognised the colours in 1816, and the sun was incorporated on 25 February 1818. These are distinct milestones in the design's development, rather than a single modern adoption date.
How to recognise this flag
- Look for a gold sun centred in the white stripe between two light-blue horizontal bands.
- Argentina differs from Uruguay because its sun is central rather than placed in a canton, and it has no blue stripes.
Argentina flag quiz context
On Name The Flag, the Argentina flag is currently grouped as easy difficulty for quiz progression.
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