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The Argentine flag was officially introduced on 25.07.1816. It is a design by General Manuel Belgrano. The colors go back to the blue and white cockades distributed at the beginning of the struggle for freedom on 25.05.1810. This day is also commemorated by the "maisonne", which was included in the state and navy flags, in the gösch and in the national coat of arms. The color blue represents the sky, while the white represents the snow-covered peaks of the Andes. The design of the flag is intended to represent the location of the South American mainland between the two great oceans. The national coat of arms of Argentina was adopted in 1813, and by the decree of 24.04.1944 was confirmed in its present form. It has its origin in the seal used by the Parliament of the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata on 13.03.1813. It shows on blue over silver (white) a brown pole with a red liberty cap (Jacobin cap, Phrygian cap), held in the base of the shield by two arms joined in a handshake, surrounded by a laurel wreath with a blue ribbon, surmounted by the golden May sun. This stands for freedom, just like the liberty cap.
Three horizontal stripes of equal size (light blue, white, light blue); in the center of the white band is a yellow sun with a human face, called the "Maisonne".
Meaning
Sun
In the center of the flag, in the white stripe, there is a sun, called Sol de Mayo or Sol Incaico: it is yellow with a brown border. The sun has 32 spokes, 16 straight and 16 symmetrically wavy.
On August 16, 1985, a the Law 23.208 on National Symbols confirmed the existence of the two flags and decreed that the only Argentine flag is the one with the sun. Thus, today the Inca Sun shines in the center of our flag, where it always flies.
Law 23.208 also establishes the right to use it as the official flag of the nation for the national government, provincial governments, those of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, municipalities and communities, official departments, individuals and civil institutions.
Finally, Decree 1650/2010, on the occasion of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the May Revolution, established its dimensions, characteristics of the fabric, colors and accessories, that is, the parameters to which all copies for official use must conform.
The aspect ratio is 9:14 or 5:8.
Hymn
The"Marcha Patriótica" is the Argentine national anthem of 1813.
Spanish | Translation (1st stanza) |
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¡Oíd, mortales! El grito sagrado :¡Libertad, Libertad, Libertad! Oíd el ruido de rotas cadenas: Ved en trono a la noble Igualdad. ¡Ya su trono dignísimo abrieronLas provincias unidas del Sur! Y los libres del mundo responden:¡Al Gran Pueblo Argentino Salud! Y los libres del mundo responden:¡Al Gran Pueblo Argentino Salud! Refrain: *Sean eternos los laureles**Que supimos conseguir. **Que supimos conseguir. Coronados de gloria vivamosO juremos con gloria morir.**O juremos con gloria morir .*De los nuevos campeones los rostrosMarte mismo parece animar: la grandeza se anida en sus pechosa su marcha todo hacen temblar. Se conmueven del Inca las tumbasy en sus huesos revive el ardor, lo que ve renovando a sus hijosde la patria el antiguo esplendor. RefrainPero sierras y muros se sientenretumbar con horrible fragor, todo el país se conturba por gritosde venganza, de guerra, y furor. En los fieros tiranos la envidiaescupió su pestífera hiel, su Estandarte sangriento levantanprovocando a la Lid más cruel. Refrain¿No los véis sobre México y Quitoarrojarse con saña tenaz? ¿Y cuál lloran bañados en sangrePotosí , Cochabamba y La Paz? ¿No los véis sobre el triste Caracasluto , y llantos, y muerte esparcir? ¿No los véis devorando cual fierastodo pueblo que logran rendir? RefrainA vosotros se atreve Argentinosel orgullo del vil invasor: vuestros campos ya pisa contandotantas glorias hollar vencedor. Mas los bravos que unidos juraronsu feliz libertad sostenera estos tigres sedientos de sangrefuertes pechos sabrán oponer. RefrainEl valiente Argentino a las armascorre ardiendo con brío y valor, el clarín de la guerra, cual truenoen los campos del Sud resonó. Buenos Aires se opone a la frentede los Pueblos de la ínclita unión, y con brazos robustos desgarranal Ibérico altivo león. RefrainSan José, San Lorenzo, Suipacha, ambas Piedras, Salta, y Tucumán, la Colonia y las mismas murallasdel tirano en la banda oriental, son letreros eternos que dicenaquí el brazo Argentino triunfó, aquí el fiero opresor de la Patriasu cerviz orgullosa dobló. RefrainLa victoria al guerrero Argentinocon sus alas brillantes cubrió, y azorado a su vista el tiranocon infamia a la fuga se dio; sus banderas, sus armas se rindenpor trofeos a la libertad, y sobre alas de gloria alza el Pueblotrono digno a su gran Majestad. RefrainDesde un polo hasta el otro resuenade la fama el sonoro clarín, y de América el nombre enseñandoles repite: mortales, oíd. Ya su trono dignísimo abrieronlas Provincias Unidas del Sud, y los libres del mundo respondenal gran Pueblo Argentino Salud. Refrain |
Hear, you mortals! The hallowed cry: Freedom, freedom, freedom! Hear the noise of broken chains: See on the throne the noble equality. Already showed her dignified throne the united provinces of the South! And the freemen of the world answer: Hail to the great Argentine people! And the freemen of the world answer:Hail to the great Argentine people! Refrain: *Eternal be the laurel, which we knew how to obtain.May we live crowned with glory ... **or we swear to die gloriously!or we swear to die gloriously! |
Argentine flag color codes
- HEX
- #75AADB
- RGB
- 117, 170, 219
- CMYK
- 47, 22, 0, 14
- Pantone
- 284C
- HEX
- #FCBF49
- RGB
- 252, 191, 73
- CMYK
- 0, 24, 71, 1
- Pantone
- 1235C
- HEX
- #FFFFFF
- RGB
- 255, 255, 255
- CMYK
- 0, 0, 0, 0
- RAL
- 9010
- HEX
- #843511
- RGB
- 132, 53, 17
- CMYK
- 0, 60, 87, 48
- Pantone
- 1685C
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