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The flag of Panama

The flag of Panama
Quartered: white with a blue star at the top hoist, plain red at the top fly, plain blue at the bottom hoist, and white with a red star at the bottom fly.
Ratio 2:3 · current design adopted 1925

The quartered design is a peace treaty in graphic form: red and blue for the two parties that had fought the Thousand Days' War, each given a quarter, with white between them. It was designed in 1903 by María de la Ossa de Amador, whose husband became the first president, after her son's earlier design was rejected for resembling the US flag too closely. The quartering is also unusually rare — very few national flags divide into four rectangles. It was formally adopted in 1925.

What the colours mean

  • White #FFFFFF Peace between the two historic political parties
  • Blue #005293 The Conservative party
  • Red #DA121A The Liberal party

Flag laws usually specify a Pantone chip, a CMYK mix or just a colour name. Converting any of those to sRGB is lossy, which is why published hex values disagree.

The symbols on it

What What it stands for
Blue star Purity and honesty in public life
Red star Authority and the law
Ratio
2:3
Current design adopted
1925
Colours
white, blue, red

Common questions

What does the flag of Panama look like?
Quartered: white with a blue star at the top hoist, plain red at the top fly, plain blue at the bottom hoist, and white with a red star at the bottom fly.
What do the colours of the Panama flag mean?
White: peace between the two historic political parties. Blue: the Conservative party. Red: the Liberal party.
When was the Panama flag adopted?
The current design dates from 1925, and its official ratio is 2:3.

Related pages

Sources

  1. The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))

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