Flag of Uruguay

Oriental Republic of Uruguay

Name	The National Pavilion (Official)
Use	National flag and ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	December 18, 1828; 193 years ago (1828-12-18) (First design) July 11, 1830; 191 years ago (1830-07-11) (Modification)
Design	Four horizontal stripes of blue with the upper hoist-side corner bearing the Sun of May in the center over a white canvas.
Designed by	Joaquín Suárez
Variant flag of Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Use	Naval jack

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The national flag of Uruguay (Spanish: Pabellón Nacional) is one of the three official flags of Uruguay along with the flag of Artigas and the flag of the Treinta y Tres. It has a field of nine equal horizontal stripes alternating white and blue. The canton is white, charged with the Sun of May, from which 16 rays extend, alternating between triangular and wavy.^[1] The flag was first adopted by law on December 18, 1828, and had 19 stripes until July 11, 1830, when a new law reduced the number of stripes to nine.^[2] The flag was designed by Joaquín Suárez.^[2]

Symbolism and design[]

The horizontal stripes on the flag represent the nine original departments of Uruguay, based on the U.S. flag, where the stripes represent the original 13 colonies. The first flag designed in 1828 had 9 light blue stripes; this number was reduced to 4 in 1830 due to visibility problems from distance.

The golden Sun of May represents the May Revolution of 1810; the Sun of May is a figurative sun that represents Inti, the sun god and mythological founder of the Incan Empire. It also appears in the Flag of Argentina and the Coat of Arms of Bolivia.

Colors scheme[]

The specific color hues of the flag are not officially defined by law, however most representations use the following:

	Yellow	Brown	Blue	White
RGB	252-209-22	123-63-0	0-56-168	255-255-255
Hexadecimal	#fcd116	#7b3f00	#0038a8	#FFFFFF
CMYK	0-17-91-1	0-49-100-52	100-67-0-34	0-0-0-0

Co-official flags[]

The National Pavilion shares its official status with two other flags, although it possesses a higher hierarchical position amongst them:

Historical banners[]

During Spanish rule:

Independence from Spain:

Flag of Cisplatina, under Brazilian occupation between 1821 and 1825:

Uruguayan independence:

Historical flags[]

Variations[]

During the Great Siege of Montevideo (1843–1851) Uruguay had two parallel governments, with two different flags:

Gallery[]

See also[]

• Coat of arms of Uruguay

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to National flag of Uruguay.

• Uruguay at Flags of the World