Flag of Honduras

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Republic of Honduras
Flag of Honduras.svg
UseNational flag, civil and state ensign Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Proportion1:2
Adopted7 March 1866 (modified in 2022)
DesignA horizontal triband of turquoise (top and bottom) and white with five turquoise five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern centered on the white band.
Naval Ensign of Honduras.svg
Variant flag of Republic of Honduras
UseNaval ensign Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Proportion1:2
DesignA horizontal triband of blue (top and bottom) and white with the National Coat of Arms above an inverted arc of five blue five-pointed stars centered on the white band.
National flag and woman wearing national colors at the Fiesta DC 2019 Parade.

The flag of Honduras consists of three equal horizontal stripes of turquoise, white and turquoise, with five turquoise stars in a quincuncial pattern at the center of the middle stripe. The two outer bands represent the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, and also represent the blue sky and brotherhood. The inner band represents the land between the ocean and the sea, the peace and prosperity of its people, and purity of thoughts. The five stars represent the five nations of the former Federal Republic of Central America and the hope that the nations may form a union again.

History[]

In 1823, Honduras joined the United Provinces of Central America and adopted its flag. It continued using a plain blue and white triband after the union dissolved in 1838. On 7 March 1866 five blue stars were placed on the flag to represent the five original Central American provinces: El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala.[1] The size and position of the stars were officially fixed when the design was standardized on 18 January 1949.

The 1949 decree specified that the stripes were to be turquoise, but in practice the flag remained cerulean blue for the next seven decades. The Honduran government only began flying turquoise flags after the inauguration of president Xiomara Castro on 27 January 2022, after the National Autonomous University of Honduras made that recommendation in 2021.[2][3][4]

Ships of the Honduran Navy fly a naval ensign which has the coat of arms of Honduras above an inverted arch of five small stars.

Historical flags[]

  • 1839–1866

  • 1866–1949

  • 1949–2022

  • The former cerulean blue flag, on a pole

Construction[]

  • Flag construction sheet

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Znamierowski, Alfred. The World Encyclopedia of Flags. Italy: Lorenz Books, 1999. 201. Print.
  2. ^ "Xiomara Castro: los símbolos que marcaron su histórica toma de posesión como primera presidenta de Honduras". BBC News Mundo. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ Dalma Acosta (26 January 2022). "El error histórico que no debe repetirse al implementar la Bandera azul turquesa". El Heraldo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  4. ^ "UNAH confirma: usará azul turquesa en Bandera Nacional". Diario Tiempo. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

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