List of Uruguayan flags

Oficial flags of Uruguay

This is a list of flags used in or otherwise associated with Uruguay.

Official flags

Flag Date Use Description
1830-Present Flag of Uruguay Four horizontal stripes of blue with the upper hoist-side corner bearing the Sun of May in the center over a white canvas.[1][2]
1952-Present Flag of Artigas A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white and blue; with a Red Diagonal Stripe.[3]
1952-Present Flag of the Treinta y Tres Three horizontal stripes: the top one blue, the center one white, and the bottom one red. Upon the white stripe are printed the words Libertad o Muerte ("Freedom or Death").


Military flags

Flag Date Use Description
?-Present Flag of The National Army of Uruguay A Light Brown Field with the army emblem in the center.
1817-Present Naval Jack of The National Navy of Uruguay A White Field with a blue saltire that extends to the corners of the flag and the Sun of May in the center.[4]
1953-Present Flag of The Uruguayan Air Force A Blue Field with the Air Force emblem in the center.[5]

Municipality flags

Flag Date Use Description
?-Present Flag of Carmelo
?-Present Flag of Chuy
?-Present Flag of Maldonado
2011-Present Flag of Nueva Helvecia
?-Present Flag of Vergara

Department flags

Flag Date Use Description
?-Present Flag of The Artigas Department
?-Present Flag of The Canelones Department [6]
?-Present Flag of The Colonia Department
?-Present Flag of The Durazno Department
?-Present Flag of The Cerro Largo Department
?-Present Flag of The Río Negro Department
?-Present Flag of The Lavalleja Department
?-Present Flag of The Paysandú Department
?-Present Flag of The Rocha Department
?-Present Flag of The Salto Department
?-Present Flag of The San José Department
?-Present Flag of The Soriano Department
?-Present Flag of The Treinta y Tres Department

Political flags

Flag Date Use Description
2008-Present Flag of The COMUNA [7]
2006-Present Flag of The Popular Assembly
1836-Present Flag of The Colorado Party [8]
2013-2019 Flag of The Concertation Party
2002-Present Flag of The Independent Party
1897-1904 Old Flag of The National Party
1904-Present Flag of The National Party
1971-Present Flag of The Broad Front Party
1967-1972 Flag of Tupamaros

Historical flags

Flag Date Use Description
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.
1812–1817 The Flag of Macha Officially adopted in 1816 A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured light blue, white and light blue.
1814-1815 1st Flag of The League of the Free Peoples, also known as the flag of Artigas A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white and blue; with red stripes inside the blue bands.
1817-1822 Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves The Coat of Arms of the union with the armillary sphere representing the Kingdom of Brazil and the Portuguese shield representing the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves, with a Royal Crown, on a white field.
1817-1822 Flag of The Kingdom of Brazil A Blue Field with the armillary sphere in the center.
1820-1825 Flag of The Cisplatina Province A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured green, white and green with the province's emblem in the center.[9]
1822 Flag of the newly independent Kingdom of Brazil The Prince Royal's Personal Standard with a Royal Crown instead of an Imperial.
1822-1828 Flag of the Empire of Brazil The Imperial Coat of Arms, within a yellow rhombus representing the House of Habsburg, on a green field representing the House of Braganza.
1825-1828 Flag of Argentina A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured light blue, white and light blue with a yellow Sun of May in the center.
1825-1828 Flag of The Oriental Province A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white and red.
1828-1830 Flag of The Oriental State of Uruguay Nine horizontal stripes of light blue with the upper hoist-side corner bearing the Sun of May in the center over a white canvas.[10]
1839-1851 Flag of The Gobierno del Cerrito Similar to the current flag.[11]
1839-1851 Flag of The Gobierno de la Defensa Similar to the current flag but with light blue stripes.

Burgees of Uruguay

Flag Date Use Description
1924-Present Flag of The Punta del Este Yacht Club [12]
1906-Present Flag of The Yacht Club Uruguayo

See also

References

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  2. ^ Smith, Whitney. "Uruguay, flag of". Guide to Hispanic Heritage. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Archived from the original on December 1, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2007.
  3. ^ "Historical flags of Uruguay". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  4. ^ "Uruguayan Flags (Uruguay) from The World Flag Database". www.flags.net. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  5. ^ "Condecoración "Aviador Honoris Causa" de la Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya". Argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). 2020-10-09. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  6. ^ "Reinas de la vendimia zonales se preparan para la elección departamental | Intendencia de Canelones". www.imcanelones.gub.uy. Archived from the original on 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  7. ^ "COMUNA » Fotos de la Conferencia de Prensa". comuna.nuevaradio.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  8. ^ "Colorado Party, Uruguay". www.fotw.info. Archived from the original on 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  9. ^ "Cisplatine Province (Brazil occupied Uruguay, 1821-1828)". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  10. ^ "Historical flags of Uruguay". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  11. ^ "Historical flags of Uruguay". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  12. ^ "Uruguayan Yachting Clubs". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
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