Flag of El Salvador (1839-1865).svg

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. The country's flag is one of the few that currently use the color purple, 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')
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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

References

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