List of Argentine flags

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

National flags

FlagDateUseDescription
2010–present[1]Flag of ArgentinaA triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands colored light blue, white and light blue with a yellow Sun of May in the center.[2][1]
1812 –[3]National flag (1812–1818).
Civil flag and ensign (1812–).
Ornamental flag (1818–).
The flag of Argentina without the Sun of May.[4]
1818–presentFlag of Argentina (vertical).A vertical triband, composed of three equal vertical bands coloured light blue, white and light blue with a yellow Sun of May in the center.[5]

Presidential standard

FlagDateUseDescription
Presidential standard of ArgentinaThe national flag of Argentina, with the text "Argentine Republic" inscribed in the top stripe, and "Presidency of the Nation" inscribed in the bottom stripe. A physical version of this flag can be found in the presidents office in the "Casa Rosada" in The Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.

Military

Argentine Army

FlagDateUseDescription
Army flag.The army flag, made by Manuel Belgrano, is believed to have looked like this.
1894–1904Flag of Argentine Teniente General
1894–1904Flag of Argentine General de División
1894–1904Flag of Argentine General de Brigada
1894–1904Flag of Argentine Commandante Superior
1816–1817Flag of Army of the Andes

Argentine Navy

FlagDateUseDescription
1852–1861Naval ensign of State of Buenos Aires
1818–1820Naval ensign of Argentina, only briefly in use.Similar to the national flag, but with a wider top stripe.
Jack of the Argentine Navy.[6]A white square with the Sun of May on a light blue field.
1818–?A proposed naval jack of Argentina, apparently never adopted.The national flag with eight stars encircling the Sun of May.
Rank flags
Rank flag of the Minister of the Navy
Rank flag of the Supreme Commander of the Navy
Rank flag of Admiral of the fleet

Rank flag of Argentine Admiral

Rank flag of Argentine Vice Admiral

Rank flag of Argentine Rear Admiral
War Pennant
1894–1904Flag of Argentine Admiral
1894–1904Flag of Argentine Vice Admiral
1894–1904Flag of Argentine Rear Admiral
1894–1904Flag of Argentine Captain Adjutant-General
1894–1904Flag of Argentine Captain in Command
other
1924–Flag of Argentine Naval Prefecture

Pilot flag

Argentine National Gendarmerie

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Argentine National Gendarmerie

Other

FlagDateUseDescription
2013–presentFlag used by veterans of the Malvinas War of 1982.Vertically fringed cloth loaded in its center by a radiant sun, similar to that of the National Flag behind this two lines of equal size of upper red and lower black, symbolizing the blood spilled in the operation theater and the black line the footprint of the ground forces (Argentine Army). On the upper end three broken lines is a symbol of the winds representing the Argentine Air Force. Lower edge wavy movement of lines is a symbol of the Argentine Navy. Thus leaving the veterans' flag with the three weapons that defended our area of honor and remembering the fallen in the line of duty. The contrasting colors indicate that absolutely not everything is won in victory and nothing is definitely lost in defeat: this vertical cut flag recalls one of the original ones given by General Manuel Belgrano to this land on February 27, 1812, in the Barrancas del Rio Parana, the first flag of Argentina.
?–2013Old veterans flag.Argentine triband with a black profile of the Malvinas islands in the center instead of the Sun of May.
1826Admiral William Brown's private flag given to him by the womens after the Battle of Los Pozos.

Scouts de Argentina

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Scouts de Argentina

Sporting flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Argentine Olympic Committee

Vexillology Association flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Argentina Vexillology Association
Flag of the Foundation Interdisciplinary Center for Cultural Studies

First-level administrative divisions

FlagAdministrative divisionAdoptedDescription
Buenos Aires City1995[7]The center of the flag of Buenos Aires has a coat of arms created by Spaniard Juan de Garay on October 20, 1580.[8]
Buenos Aires Province1997[9]Flag of Buenos Aires Province.
Catamarca Province2011[10]
Chaco Province2007[11]A previous design from 1995 by a graphical artist was never adopted as it was deemed a painting and not a symbol.[12]
Chubut Province2004[13]
Córdoba Province2014A vertical tricolor of red, white and blue with the Society of Jesus sun in the center of the white stripe.
Corrientes Province1986[14]The flag traces its heritage to a simpler design created on December 24, 1821, by a Constituent Congress.[15]
Entre Ríos Province1987[16]It was hoisted for the first time on March 1, 1815.[17] Similar to the Artigas flag.
Formosa Province1991[18]
Jujuy Province1994[19]It features the same design as the Bandera Nacional de Nuestra Libertad Civil (Spanish for "National Flag of Our Civil Freedom"), a flag used by Argentine military leader Manuel Belgrano.[20]
La Pampa Province1993[21]A horizontal triband of blue (top and bottom) and white defaced with the Coat of arms of La Pampa Province at its center.
La Rioja Province1986[22]
Mendoza Province1992[23]Known as the flag of the Andes, it was used by Argentine patriot José de San Martín during his military campaigns in Chile and Peru.[24]
Misiones Province1992[25]A triband, officially adopted on February 12, 1992. The red is a symbol "for the blood spilled to sustain our freedom and independence", the blue, "of our decision for the Republic", and the white, "of our distinction and greatness" according to José Gervasio Artigas.
Neuquén Province1989[26]
Río Negro Province2009[27]Probably based on the flag of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia.
Salta Province1997[28]Flag of Salta.

San Juan Province2018[29][30]Known as the "Civic Flag", it was first adopted by the IV Division of the Army of the Andes, formed by San Juan natives during the Argentine war for Independence. It is also known as the "Cabot Flag" as the IV Division was led by Lieutenant General Juan Manuel Cabot. It is the only flag of an Argentine province whose reverse differs from the obverse.
San Luis Province1988[31]The flag displays the provincial coat of arms centered on a white field.
Santa Cruz Province2000[32]
Santa Fe Province1986[33]Used unofficially since August 3, 1822,[34] it is a vertical tricolor of red, white and blue with the provincial coat of arms in the center.
Santiago del Estero Province1985[35]
Tierra del Fuego Province1999[36]A diagonal bicolor of sky blue and orange with an albatross in the center and the Southern Cross in the fly.
Tucumán Province2010[37]A horizontal triband of white (top and bottom) and blue.

Historical

FlagDateUseDescription
1990–2007Flag of Chaco Province

1815–1825Flags of Córdoba Province
2010–2014Flag of Córdoba Province
1815Flag of Entre Rios
1822–1824Flag of Entre Rios

1997–2018Flag of San Juan[38]
1815–1821Flag of Santa Fe
1819–1821Flag of Santa Fe
1821Flag of Santa Fe
1995–2010Flag of Tucumán

City flags

Unofficial regional flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1988–2011Patagonia
2011–Patagoniaes:Propuesta_de_bandera_para_la_Patagonia_argentina
PatagoniaFlag of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia

Political flags

FlagDatePartyDescription
Current
2008–presentFederación Anarquista de Rosario
1997–presentCommunist Party – Extraordinary Congress
1946–presentJusticialist Party
1896–presentSocialist Party
1893–presentRadical Civic Union
Former
1990-2009New Triumph Party

1965–1980Workers' Revolutionary Party
1957–1966Tacuara Nationalist Movement
1932-1936Argentine Fascist Party
1937–1955Nationalist Liberation Alliance
1931–1958National Democratic Party
1919–1939Argentine Patriotic League, National Fascist Union and Nationalist Liberation Alliance (1930s)
1890–1891Civic Union
1816–1868Federalist PartyFlag of Artigas

1816–1862Unitarian Party
other
1977–presentMothers of the Plaza de Mayo
2002-2006Santuchista Liberation Armyes
1973-1974ERP-22 de Agosto
1973-1974Popular Liberation Commandses
1973-1975Workers Power Communist Organizationes
1970–1981Montoneros
1970–1976People's Revolutionary ArmyNational colours of Argentina (Light blue and white) defaced by the Red star.
1968-1972Guerrilla of the Liberation Armyes
1963–1964People's Guerrilla Armyes
1955–1973Uturuncoses
1912–presentArgentine Agrarian Federation

Ethnic groups flags

FlagDateEthnic groupDescription
Guaraní peopleFlag of the Guarani in Argentina.
Lule people
1991–MapucheFlag of the Mapuches in Argentina. Once represented also Tehuelche people.
Mocoví
Pilagá
Qulla
Selk'nam
Tehuelche peopleThe blue of the sea, the brown of the mountains, the black arrow pointing north and the Southern Cross.

Toba
Toconoté
Wichí

19th century –Y WladfaTop: Reconstruction of the flag used in the 19th century, at least in 1865. Has gained popularity in recent years. [39]

Bottom: Flag of Puerto Madryn. Argentina flag with Welsh Dragon

Historical national flags

FlagDateUse
1785–1814Flag of Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
1812Flag of Manuel Belgrano
1812–1818The Flag of Macha (Officially adopted in 1816)
1818–1819Flag of the United Provinces
1819–1820The flag briefly had a darker color
1819–1820Another variant of the Darker version.
1820–1821Flag of Republic of Entre Ríos (Short-Lived State)
1820–1821Flag of Republic of Tucumán (Short-Lived State)
1820-1831The old color was restored
1831-1835Flag chosen by Juan Manuel de Rosas after his ascension to power and in the newly created Argentine Confederation
1835–1850Flag of the Argentine Confederation
1850–1861Flag of the Argentine Confederation
1852–1861Flag of the State of Buenos Aires
1860–1862Flag of the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia (Former Unrecognized State)
1913–1941State Flag of Argentina[40][41]
1861–2010Flag of Argentina. Utilized a more obtuse aspect ratio, otherwise nearly identical to the current flag that was introduced in 2010.[1]

Argentine shipping company

FlagDateUseDescription
1960–1996Empresa Líneas Marítimas Argentinas

Burgees of Argentina

FlagClub
Club Marinas Puerto Santa Fe
Club Regatas Chascomus
Club Regatas La Plata
Club Regatas San Nicolas
Club San Fernando
Club Universitario de Buenos Aires
CN Albatros
CN Bahia Blanca
Club Náutico Córdoba
Club Náutico Mar del Plata
Club Náutico Olivos
Club Náutico San Isidro
Club Náutico Gral
Club Náutico San Pedro
Club Náutico Sudeste
Club Náutico Victoria
Club Náutico Zárate
Club de Velas de Rosario
Club de Veleros San Isidro
Yacht Club Rosario
Yacht Club Argentino
Yacht Club Olivos
Yacht Club Santa Fe
Club de Veleros Barlovento


See also

References