List of Bolivian flags
This is a list of flags used in or otherwise associated with Bolivia. For more information on the national flag, see Flag of Bolivia.
National Flag
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1851–present | Flag of Bolivia | A horizontal tricolor of red, yellow and green. | |
1851–present | State Flag of Bolivia | A horizontal tricolor of red, yellow and green with the coat of arms centered in the yellow band.[1] | |
1851–present | Flag of Bolivia (vertical) |
Government Flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2013–present | Flag of the patujú flower | A White field with Bolivia's national flower in the center. | |
2018–present | Flag of the patujú flower (variant) | A White field with a green border and Bolivia's national flower in the center. | |
2009–present | The Wiphala | Banner composed of a 7-by-7 square patchwork in seven colours, arranged diagonally. |
Indigenous Flags
Military Flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1851–present | Flag of The Bolivian Army | A horizontal tricolor of red, yellow and green with the coat of arms with a laurel centered in the yellow band. | |
1966–2013 | Former Naval Ensign of The Bolivian Navy | A blue field with the Bolivian tricolor in the canton, 9 golden 5-pointed stars surrounding the flag and defaced with a large Golden 5-pointed star. | |
2013–present | Naval Ensign of The Bolivian Navy | A blue field with the Bolivian tricolor and the wiphala in the canton, 9 golden 5-pointed stars surrounding the flags and defaced with a large Golden 5-pointed star. | |
1851–present | Naval Jack of The Bolivian Navy | A green field with a double border of yellow and red. |
Political Flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1979–present | Flag of Nationalist Democratic Action | A horizontal tricolor of red, white and black | |
1954–present | Flag of Christian Democratic Party | A vertical tricolor of red, white and green | |
2001–present | Flag of the Chiquitanian Indigenous Organization | A horizontal tricolor of green, yellow and blue with the emblem in the center of the yellow band and the organization name in both the green and blue bands. | |
2018–present | Flag of Civic Community | A horizontal bicolor of orange and green. | |
1957–present | Flag of Santa Cruz Youth Union | A green field with the emblem in the center. | |
1978–present | Flag of FRI | A horizontal bicolor of red and blue. | |
1851–present | Flag of MAS | A blue field with 2 white and black stripes on both sides. |
Department Flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1851–present | Flag of Esteban Arze | A red field with a Golden sun in the center. | |
1851–present | Flag of Beni | A green field with 8 golden 5-pointed stars. | |
1825-1904 | Flag of Litoral (Atacama) | A horizontal tricolor of blue, red and yellow. | |
1851–present | Flag of Chuquisaca | The Burgundy Cross with a Crown in the center. | |
1851–present | Flag of Cochabamba | A simple cyan field. | |
1851–present | Flag of La Paz | A horizontal bicolor of red and green. | |
1851–present | Flag of Oruro | A red field with the department's arms in the center. | |
1851–present | Flag of Pando | A horizontal bicolor of white and green. | |
1851–present | Flag of Potosí | similar to the Flag of Castile and León with the Cerro Rico in the center. | |
1851–present | Flag of Santa Cruz de la Sierra | A horizontal tricolor of green (upper), white and green. | |
1851–present | Flag of Tarija | A horizontal bicolor of red and White. |
Province and Municipality Flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1851–present | Flag of Santa Ana del Yacuma | A horizontal tricolor of green, white and blue with 6 golden 5-pointed stars in the center. | |
1851–present | Flag of Ángel Sandoval | A horizontal tricolor of green, red and blue and 5 golden 5-pointed stars in the center. | |
1851–present | Flag of Burdett O'Connor | A horizontal bicolor of blue and white. | |
1851–present | Flag of José Ballivián | A White field with a Golden Crown in the center and 4 5-pointed stars below. | |
1851–present | Flag of Cercado | A simple green field. | |
1851–present | Flag of Gran Chaco, Manuel María Caballero and Chapare | A horizontal bicolor of green and White. | |
1851–present | Flag of Iténez | A vertical tricolor of yellow, green and yellow with 6 5-pointed stars. | |
1851–present | Flag of Mamoré | Two equal horizontal bands of green (top) and blue with a purple isosceles triangle based on the hoist side and 3 golden 5-pointed stars. | |
1851–present | Flag of Marbán | a green field with a White band and a Golden cross in the center of the White band. | |
1851–present | Flag of Moxos | A horizontal tricolor of yellow, red and green. | |
1851–present | Flag of Vaca Díez | A horizontal tricolor of pink, red and green. | |
1851–present | Flag of Yacuma | A horizontal tricolor of blue (upper), White and blue. | |
1851–present | Flag of Quillacollo | A horizontal tricolor of blue, white and black. | |
1851–present | Flag of San Lorenzo | A horizontal bicolor of red and blue. | |
1851–present | Flag of Aniceto Arce, Padcaya and Tapacarí | A horizontal tricolor of red, white and green. | |
1851–present | Flag of Samaipata and Florida | A horizontal bicolor of white and green. | |
1851–present | Flag of Carangas | A White field with the province's emblem in the center. | |
1851–present | Flag of Tiraque | A horizontal tricolor of green, white and cyan. | |
1851–present | Flag of Germán Busch | A horizontal tricolor of green, white and red. | |
1851–present | Flag of Guarayos | A horizontal tricolor of green, white and yellow. | |
1851–present | Flag of Ichilo and Ñuflo de Chávez | A horizontal tricolor of green (upper), yellow and green. | |
1851–present | Flag of Warnes and Ignacio Warnes | A horizontal tricolor of white, green and white. | |
1851–present | Flag of San Ignacio de Velasco | A horizontal tricolor of green, yellow and blue. | |
1851–present | Flag of Bolivia | A horizontal tricolor of blue, white and blue with 5 golden 5-pointed stars in the center. | |
1851–present | Flag of Andrés Ibáñez | A horizontal tricolor of green (upper), white and green. | |
1851–present | Flag of Chiquitos | A horizontal bicolor of red and White. | |
1851–present | Flag of Cordillera | A horizontal tricolor of green, yellow and blue with 7 golden 5-pointed stars in the center. | |
1851–present | Flag of Obispo Santistevan | A horizontal tricolor of green (upper), white and green with a red triangle based on the hoist side and 5 golden 5-pointed stars inside the triangle. | |
1851–present | Flag of Sara | A diagonal bicolor of green and White with a red cross and 2 golden 5-pointed stars in the center. | |
1851–present | Flag of Ayopaya | A horizontal bicolor of white and red. | |
1851–present | Flag of Narciso Campero | A horizontal bicolor of black and White. |
Proposed Flag
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2006 | Flag of Bolivia | A combination of the national flag and the wiphala. |
Historical Flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1519-1785 | Flag of The Spanish Empire | A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field. | |
1785-1814 | Flag of The Kingdom of Spain | A horizontal triband flag of red, yellow (double width) and red; charged with the Spanish coat of arms off-centred toward the hoist. | |
1812 | Flag of Manuel Belgrano | A Horizontal Bicolour of White and Light Blue. | |
1812–1818 | The Flag of Macha (Officially adopted in 1816) | A tricolor of light blue (upper), White and light blue. | |
1818–1819 1820–1825 |
Flag of the United Provinces | A tricolor of light blue (upper), White and light blue with the Sun of May in the center of the White band. | |
1819–1820 | Flag of the United Provinces | A tricolor of blue (upper), White and blue with the Sun of May in the center of the White band. | |
1821–1822 | Flag of The Protectorate of Peru | A diagonal quartered red and White field with the coat of arms in the center. | |
1825–1826 | Flag of Bolivia | A vertical tricolor of green, red and green with a golden 5-pointed star decorated with a laurel in the center of the red band. | |
1825–1826 | State Flag of Bolivia | A vertical tricolor of green, red and green with 5 golden 5-pointed stars decorated with a laurels in the center of the red band. | |
1826–1831 | Flag of Bolivia | A vertical tricolor of green, red and green with a horizontal yellow band upwards. | |
1826–1831 | State Flag of Bolivia | A vertical tricolor of green, red and green with a horizontal yellow band upwards and the coat of arms in the center. | |
1831–1851 | Flag of Bolivia | A horizontal tricolor of yellow, red and green. | |
1831–1851 | State Flag of Bolivia | A horizontal tricolor of yellow, red and green with the coat of arms in the center of the red band. | |
1836–1839 | Flag of The Peru–Bolivian Confederation | A red field with the arms of the 3 states of the confederation on a laurel. |
See also
References
- ^ Whitney Smith. "Flag of Bolivia". Encyclopædia Britannica.