The Flag of the Department of Bolívar is a horizontal

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and serves as the official

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for the

Department of Bolívar Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

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. The flag of the department is similar to the

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, but lighter. The Flag has an unknown origin, and the laws that refer to the standard and arms of the department were altered and some lost, the order of colors was probably changed, although the colors remain the same, in being a flag with a simple design no special instructions were written nor applied into law till 1857 when the

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was created and a new flag was adopted, which was the

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with the

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superimposed in the center with an oval border in red that said ESTADO SOBERANO DE BOLIVAR, this flag was used for all the states with the inscription changed to their name. In 1886 the States were suppressed and Departments were created. This time the old flag was adopted officially.

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, symbolizing wealth and abundance, representing the historical value and economical support of the department. *

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, symbolizes

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for the future. *

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, symbolizes

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and

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, and represents the blood of patriots spilled in times of war.

References

*https://web.archive.org/web/20070927051827/http://www.bolivar.gov.co/Bandera.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Flag of the Department of Bolivar B Bolívar Department

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