banderas de los países de habla hispana

Peru

• the Peru flag is red and white striped
• In the center of the flag there is a shield surrounded with a wreath

The shield

On the shield there is : llama, a tree ,and a cornucopia from which spill gold and silver coins

Spain

• the flag has evolved over time
• the colors of the flag have stayed the same
• the current flag was apoted as national flag in 1978
• before the current flag spain was divided into kingdoms which had their own flags

Panama

Guatemala

Symbolization on the flag

• the flag is blue and white
• in the center there is an emblem that contains a bird and the date they gained independence from Spain
• the flag was adopted nationally in 1871

• Castle: Castle represents the kingdom of Castile
• Lion: The lion represents the kingdom of Leon
• Red/yellow stripes: Four red and five yellow alternating and vertical stripes represent the kingdom of Aragon
• Linked Chains: The linked chains represent the kingdom of Navarre

• the Panama flag is divided into four sections, top right a red block, top left a blue, bottom right a red star, and bottom left a blue block
• together each piece represents loyalty
• the flag was adopted nationally in 1903

Each section of the flag has a different meaning, the blue represents the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea and red stands for the blood spilt for Panama's independence. The blue star represents the civic virtues of purity and honesty and the red star symbolizes the authority of the law

Venezuela

• the flag if red, yellow, and blue
• there is an arc of 7 stars in the center that represent the seven provinces
• there is an emblem in the top left hand corner that represents the bear of arms
• the flag was adopted to be national flag in 1954

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El Salvador

• the flag has 3 stripes blue, white, blue
• in the center of the flag there is a "triangle"
• the triangle represents liberty, ideals of the people and peace, which are represented by a red cap, golden rays and the rainbow
• the flag was adopted in 1972 to be national flag

banderas de los países de habla hispana