Flag Of El Salvador

The flag of El Salvador features a horizontal triband of cobalt blue-white-cobalt blue, with the coat of arms centered and entirely contained within the central white stripe. This design of a triband of blue-white-blue is commonly used among Central American countries. Along with the Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Haiti, it is one of only four national flags which has a depiction of its flag within the flag itself. El Salvador's flag is one of few that currently use the color purple, and all colors due to the rainbow in its Coat of Arms

Features

The colors signify:
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*The flag has the words (REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMÉRICA CENTRAL) in a bold and Heavy, Sans Serif Boris Black Bloxx typeface, in a golden amber color

*The national motto (DIOS UNIÓN LIBERTAD) in Trajan bold Roman square capitals. The letter are colored amber gold on the civil flag, and black in the coat of arms

*The date (15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821) in Trajan bold Roman square capitals

The blue hue is a vivid, lustrous and luscious rich solid cobalt blue. In the center of and occupying the entire width of the white stripe is the coat of arms with its top touching the upper blue strip and its base touching the lower blue stripe. The coat of arms contains the in bold golden amber words "REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMÉRICA CENTRAL" ( en, Republic of El Salvador in Central America). There are two variant flags, one without the coat of arms, and the other with the words "DIOS UNIÓN LIBERTAD" ( en, God, Union, Liberty) in bold golden amber in place of the coat of arms. All three contain the same cobalt blue and white stripes, occasionally with a gold Fringe (trim). The main flag has an aspect ratio of 189:335 while the variants are both 3:5.*Art.7. "" (The greater flag is 3m 35cm long and 1m 89cm wide and includes the entire national coat of arms)
*Art.9. "" (The flag for use at public buildings is 1m long by 60cm wide (..) The central stripe shall bear the inscription 'Dios Union Libertad')
*Art.11. "" (The flag for use at parades will be 1.45m long by 90cm wide (..) The white stripe of the flag for parades shall bear in golden letters the inscription 'Dios Union Libertad')

Ley de Símbolos Patrios

From 1865 to 1912, a different flag was in use, with a field of alternating cobalt blue and white stripes and a red canton containing stars. The designs of both sides of the flag are different; at the reverse side, it shows the then national coat of arms at the position of stars at obverse. The stars symbolized the provinces of the Republic; once a new province was created, one star was add to the obverse of the flag. This "Star-Striped" banner was considered to be inspired by the flag of the United States.

The blue stripes symbolize the ocean and sky. The white means Peace.
Blue is an important color in Salvadoran culture and identity. It started with Native American cultures of Mesoamerica in El Salvador, that produced (añil) indigo plant which they used extracts to produce blue dyes. When the Europeans invaded and colonized the area, they saw the wealth of indigo and turned El Salvador to one of the world's foremost providers of indigo dye in its time.

Many other countries in Central America use blue and white colors as a Pan-Central American symbol.

Synonymous to the country's wealth, the colonizers referred to the dye as "the blue gold", that dominated El Salvador's economy until it was completely replaced by coffee cultivation. Today El Salvador remains as one of the few countries in the world that still cultivates indigo to produce blue dyes. Over time El Salvador's flag has had several different shades of blue, from the lightest to darkest, including Royal blue, Sapphire, Klein Blue and Indigo. The present current modern flag displays a cobalt blue color.

File:Presidente Bukele.jpg, President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele wearing the presidential sash with the national flag standing behind
File:Salcoatitán, El Salvador - panoramio (9).jpg, The five rowed volcanos in the coat of arms were inspired by the Cordillera de Apaneca volcanic range when El Salvador's Sonsonate City was the second capital of the Federal Republic of Central America in 1834.]
File:Primer escudo de El Salvador.jpg, The first coat of arms which declared the country's citizens as Salvadorans

Departments

File:Bandera del Departamento de Ahuachapán.PNG, Ahuachapán Department, Ahuachapán
File:Flag of the Cabañas Department.svg, Cabañas
File:Flag of Chalatenango.svg, Chalatenango
File:Bandera del Departamento de Cuscatlán.PNG, Cuscatlán
File:Flag of La Libertad Department (El Salvador).svg, La Libertad
File:Bandera del Departamento de La Paz ES.jpg, La Paz
File:Departamento de La Unión.svg, La Unión
File:Flag of Morazán Department.svg, Morazán
File:Flag of San Miguel Department.png, San Miguel
File:Bandera de San Salvador (2021).svg, San Salvador
File:Flag of San Vicente Department.svg, San Vicente
File:Bandera de Santa Ana, El Salvador.svg, Santa Ana
File:Bandera de sonsonate.png, Sonsonate
File:Flag of Usulatán Department.svg, Usulután

Historical flags of El Salvador

Historic Salvadoran flag displays

File:El salvador 1861.jpg, President Gerardo Barrios, El Salvador 1861, with an earlier version that inspired the modern flag

File:Secretary Pompeo Participates in Signing Ceremony for the CSL Lease Extension - 48342132177.jpg, U.S and El Salvador flags stand behind Mike Pompeo and Nayib Bukele, in San Salvador, El Salvador, July 21, 2019.

File:Barack and Michelle Obama greet children during the arrival ceremony at Comalapa International Airport in San Salvador, 2011.jpg, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet children waving U.S and El Salvador flags during the arrival ceremony at Comalapa International Airport in San Salvador, El Salvador

File:President Francisco Flores El Salvador1.jpg, Flag of El Salvador displayed alongside former Salvadoran president Francisco Flores Pérez, 2001
File:REUNIÓN_REGIONAL_CENTROAMERICANA_DE_LA_CELAC_(16959877748).jpg, Flag of El Salvador (center) displayed at the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States

File:Hospital El Salvador 2020.jpg, Salvadoran flag stand in front of Hospital El Salvador

File:Palacio Nacional (S.S. El salvador.).JPG, El Salvador flag on top of the National Palace in San Salvador

File:Salon Azul.jpg, Flag of El Salvador displayed on the legislative Palace Salon Azul, San Salvador

File:Sitio desde el cual, en la mañana del 5 de noviembre de 1811, lanzo el primer grito de independencia de centro america14 de diciembre de 1947..jpg, The Coat of arms of El Salvador displayed at the site from which, on the morning of November 5, 1811, the first cry for the independence of Central America was launched

File:Consolat de El Salvador a Barcelona - 006.jpg, The Coat of Arms of El Salvador displayed in the Barcelona consulate

File:Miami, The Torch of Friendship (13) El Salvador.jpg, The Coat of arms of El Salvador displayed in The Torch of Friendship monument in Downtown Miami, Florida

File:Comando de apoyo de transmisiones, SV.JPG, Coat of arms of El Salvador displayed on the El Zapote Military Museum, San Salvador

File:V República de El Salvador, Nazaret, Israel, 2017.jpg, The coat of arms of El Salvador displayed on Virgin Our Lady of Peace in Nazaret, Israel

File:Escudosalvadoreñovirgendelapaz.png, The Coat of Arms of El Salvador displayed on Virgin Our Lady of Peace in the Cathedral Basilica of Queen of Peace, San Miguel

File:Original United Nations.jpg, Flag of El Salvador displayed in the First UN poster, August 1942, Wartime poster for the Allies of World War II, created in 1942 by the US Office of War Information, showing the 26 members of the alliance, Declaration by United Nations

File:United Nations Fight for Freedom poster.jpg, Flag of El Salvador displayed in Wartime poster for the United Nations, created in 1941 by the US Office of War Information. The United Nations fight for freedom. Poster depicts an etching of the Statue of Liberty on a black background on the left side of the poster. On the right there are pictures of flags of 30 countries. Poster has black background with white text at the top of the page and a white border all around.

File:Naciones Unidas 3.jpg, Flag of El Salvador displayed in Wartime poster for the Allies of World War II, created in 1943 by the US Office of War Information. Poster created during the Second World War (1943), according to the Declaration of the United Nations of 1942. The Poster, created by United States Office of War Information and made by United States Government Printing Office. The poster features the flags of those countries or governments-in-exile that pledged to support the Allied effort the on-going war machine that the United Nations represented.

File:"Flags of Maritime Nations" - NARA - 514266.jpg, Flag of El Salvador displayed in "Flags of Maritime Nations" between 1941 and 1945

File:UNITED NATIONS - FLAGS - NARA - 515899.jpg, Flag of El Salvador displayed in "UNITED NATIONS FLAGS" between 1941 and 1945

File:Flags of the United Nations - NARA - 5729947.jpg, Flag of El Salvador displayed in (Flags of the United Nations), 7 May 1953

References

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