List of Uruguayan flags

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

National Flag

FlagDateUseDescription
1830-PresentFlag of UruguayFour horizontal stripes of blue with the upper hoist-side corner bearing the Sun of May in the center over a white canvas.[1][2]

Presidential Flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1830-PresentPresidential Flag of UruguayA White Field With The National Coat of Arms in the center.
1830-PresentPresidential Flag of Uruguay (at sea)A White Field With The National Coat of Arms in the center and supported with 4 blue anchors.

Military Flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1828-PresentFlag of The National Army of UruguayA Light Brown Field with the army emblem in the center.
1817-PresentNaval Jack of The National Navy of UruguayA White Field with a blue saltire that extends to the corners of the flag and the Sun of May in the center.[3]
1953-PresentFlag of The Uruguayan Air ForceA Blue Field with the Air Force emblem in the center.[4]

Municipality Flags

FlagDateUseDescription
?-PresentFlag of Carmelo
?-PresentFlag of Chuy
?-PresentFlag of Maldonado
2011-PresentFlag of Nueva Helvecia
?-PresentFlag of Vergara

Department Flags

FlagDateUseDescription
?-PresentFlag of The Artigas Department
?-PresentFlag of The Canelones Department[5]
?-PresentFlag of The Colonia Department
?-PresentFlag of The Durazno Department
?-PresentFlag of The Cerro Largo Department
?-PresentFlag of The Río Negro Department
?-PresentFlag of The Lavalleja Department
?-PresentFlag of The Paysandú Department
?-PresentFlag of The Rocha Department
?-PresentFlag of The Salto Department
?-PresentFlag of The San José Department
?-PresentFlag of The Soriano Department
?-PresentFlag of The Treinta y Tres Department

Political Flags

FlagDateUseDescription
2008-PresentFlag of The COMUNA[6]
2006-PresentFlag of The Popular Assembly
1836-PresentFlag of The Colorado Party[7]
2013-2019Flag of The Concertation Party
2002-PresentFlag of The Independent Party
1897-1904Old Flag of The National Party
1904-PresentFlag of The National Party
1971-PresentFlag of The Broad Front Party
1967-1972Flag of Tupamaros

Historical Flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1519-1785Flag of The Spanish EmpireA red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field.
1785-1814Flag of The Kingdom of SpainA horizontal triband flag of red, yellow (double width) and red; charged with the Spanish coat of arms off-centred toward the hoist.
1812Flag of Manuel BelgranoA Horizontal Bicolour of White and Light Blue.
1812–1817The Flag of MachaOfficially adopted in 1816A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured light blue, white and light blue.
1814-18151st Flag of The League of the Free Peoples, also known as the flag of ArtigasA triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white and blue; with red stripes inside the blue bands.
1815-18202nd Flag of The League of the Free PeoplesA triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white and blue; with a Red Diagonal Stripe.[8]
1817-1822Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the AlgarvesThe 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.
1817-1822Flag of The Kingdom of BrazilA Blue Field with the armillary sphere in the center.
1820-1825Flag of The Cisplatina ProvinceA triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured green, white and green with the province's emblem in the center.[9]
1822Flag of the newly independent Kingdom of BrazilThe Prince Royal's Personal Standard with a Royal Crown instead of an Imperial.
1822-1828Flag of the Empire of BrazilThe Imperial Coat of Arms, within a yellow rhombus representing the House of Habsburg, on a green field representing the House of Braganza.
1825Flag of the Treinta y TresThree 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").
1825-1828Flag of ArgentinaA triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured light blue, white and light blue with a yellow Sun of May in the center.
1825-1828Flag of The Oriental ProvinceA triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white and red.
1828-1830Flag of The Oriental State of UruguayNine horizontal stripes of light blue with the upper hoist-side corner bearing the Sun of May in the center over a white canvas.[10]
1839-1851Flag of The Gobierno del CerritoSimilar to the current flag.[11]
1839-1851Flag of The Gobierno de la DefensaSimilar to the current flag but with light blue stripes.

Burgees of Uruguay

FlagDateUseDescription
1924-PresentFlag of The Punta del Este Yacht Club[12]
1906-PresentFlag of The Yacht Club Uruguayo

See also

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