List of Costa Rican flags
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This is a list of flags used in Costa Rica. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Costa Rica.
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National Flags[]
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1998- | State flag and State ensign | The national flag with the National Coat of Arms inside a white circle in the red strip to the left. |
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1998- | National flag and Civil ensign | Five strips blue, white, red, white and blue. The red central stripe with double width than other blue and white strips. |
Provinces[]
| Flag | Administrative division | Adopted | Description | |
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Alajuela | White flag with the Coat of Arms of Alajuela Province in the center. | |
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Cartago | Two horizontal strips blue and red. | |
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Guanacaste | Three horizontal strips blue, white and green, with an inverted red triangle to the left. | |
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Heredia | Three vertical strips yellow, white and red, with the regional Coat of Arms in the central strip. | |
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Limón | Three horizontal strips green, blue and white. | |
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Puntarenas | Two triangles, red (upper left) and green (lower right), crossed by two diagonal joined strips white (lefter) and blue (righter). In the center, a ten-pointed golden star with the cypher "1848" in black characters. | |
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San José | Blue flag with a five-pointed white star in the center, and bordered with red strips. | |
Cantons[]
Alvarado
Desamparados
Puriscal
Alajuelita
Acosta
Moravia
Turrubares
Alajuela
Grecia
Atenas
San Carlos
Upala
Cartago
Turrialba
Barva
Santo Domingo
Santa Cruz
Nicoya
Bagaces
Abangares
Puntarenas
Esparza
Buenos Aires
Montes de Oro
Osa
Pococi
Upala
Historical flags[]
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1541-1821 | Burgundy Cross, flag of the | A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field. |
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1638-1707 | Flag of England | a white field with a red cross, also known as the St George's Cross. |
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1707-1787 | Flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain | The First version of the Union Jack used in England from 1606 and Scotland from 1707 – the Flags of England and Scotland superimposed. |
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1785-1821 | War ensign of Spain | three horizontal stripes: red, yellow and red, with the coat of arms. the yellow strip being twice as wide as each red stripe. |
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1808-1813 | Flag of Spain under Joseph Bonaparte (1808-1813). | a white banner with the royal coat of arms under Joseph Bonaparte. |
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1819-1820 | 1st Flag of Great Colombia | a tricolour of yellow, blue, and red with the coat of arms. |
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1820-1821 | 2nd Flag of Great Colombia | a tricolour of yellow, blue, and red with the coat of arms. |
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1821 | 1st Flag of the First Mexican Empire | Three diagonal strips white, green and red with 3 golden stars. |
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1821-1823 | 2nd Flag of the First Mexican Empire | Three vertical strips green, white and red, with the Imperial Coat of Arms in the center. |
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1821-1831 | 3rd Flag of Great Colombia | a tricolour of yellow, blue, and red with the coat of arms in the center. |
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1823 | First Costa Rican National Flag | Three horizontal strips blue, yellow and blue. |
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1823-1824 | Second Costa Rican National Flag | White field with a six-pointed red star. |
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1823-1849 | Flag of the United Provinces of Central America | Three horizontal strips light blue (upper and lower) and white (central), with the coat of arms in the center. |
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1824 | First flag of the State of Costa Rica (within the United Provinces of Central America) | Same as UPCA flag, with the State Seal in the lower strip. |
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1824-1838 | Second flag of the State of Costa Rica (within the United Provinces of Central America) | Same as UPCA flag, with the State Seal in the lower strip. |
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1838-1840 | Second flag of the State of Costa Rica (within the United Provinces of Central America) | Three horizontal strips white, blue and white, with the State Seal in blue strip. |
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1842-1848 | Third flag of the State of Costa Rica (within the United Provinces of Central America) | Three horizontal strips blue, white and b.ue, with the State Seal in white strip. |
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1848-1906 | First flag after break of UPCA | Same as actual flag, with the National Coat of Arms in the center. |
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1906-1964 | State flag from 1906 to 1964 | The number of stars appeared on Coat of Arms was 5 since 1848. In 1906 the style of Coat of Arms was slightly modified, and the one appeared on State Flag was also modified, narrowed and was put into a white oval lied near to the hoist of the flag. |
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1964-1998 | State flag from 1964 to 1998 | In 1964 a law was passed by government to increase the numbers of the stars from 5 to 7, to reflect the increase of number of its provinces. In 1998 a decree was passed by government about the design of National Coat of Arms, and according to the decree there should be some smoke ejecting from three volcanoes as current look. |
Flag Proposal[]
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Political flags[]
| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
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1994- | Libertarian Movement | |
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2000- | Citizens' Action Party | |
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1977- | Social Christian Unity Party | |
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1995- | Costa Rican Renewal Party | |
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2005- | National Restoration Party | |
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1943- | People's Vanguard Party | |
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1996- | National Integration Party | |
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2014- | Social Christian Republican Party | |
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2009- | Patriotic Alliance | |
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1990- | Agrarian Labour Action Party | |
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2012- | New Homeland Partyes | |
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2018- | United We Can | |
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2002- | National Rescue Party | |
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1951- | National Liberation Party | |
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2004- | Broad Front | |
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2004- | Accessibility without Exclusion | |
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2012- | Christian Democratic Alliance | |
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2016- | Liberal Progressive Party | |
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2012- | New Generation Party | |
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2019- | New Republic Party | |
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2012- | Workers' Party | |
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2002- | Escazu's Progressive Yoke | |
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1997- | 21st Century Curridabat | |
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2014- | Authentic Limonense Party | |
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2004- | Cartago Green Party | |
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1969- | Cartago Agrarian Union Party | |
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1997- | Party of the Sun | |
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Democratic Nationalist Alliancees | ||
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1982-2006 | Christian National Alliancees | |
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1986 | Alianza Popular Coalitiones | |
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1976-1983 | Unity Coalition | |
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1996-2010 | Democratic Force | |
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2005-2006 | United Leftes | |
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2006-2010 | Union for Change Party | |
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National Movementes | ||
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1997- 2003 | New Democratic Partyes | |
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2005-2010 | New Feminist League | |
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1960s | Popular Democratic Action | |
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1969-1978 | Socialist Action Partyes | |
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1989-2007 | National Agrarian Partyes | |
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1952-2003 | Democratic Party | |
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1967-1984 | Christian Democratic Partyes | |
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1970s | National Front Partyes | |
 
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1982-1998 1998-? |
Independent Partyes | |
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1973-2007 | Independent Workers Partyes | |
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1978-? | Socialist Workers Organizationes | |
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1972-2007 | National Patriotic Partyes | |
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1972-1984 | Democratic Renewal Partyes | |
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1901-1952 | National Republican Party | |
 
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1962-1966 1966-1978 |
National Unification Party | |
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1970-2007 | Partido Unión Generaleñaes | |
 
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1948-1958 2005- |
National Union Party | |
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2004-2010 | Homeland First Party | |
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1978-2000s | United People | |
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1929-2002 | Costa Rican Socialist Partyes | |
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1957-1968 | Revolutionary Civic Union |
Sources[]
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