Argentina Flag

How to identify it

Light blue, white, light blue horizontal bands with a golden sun bearing a human face in the centre of the white band.

Design and construction

Adoption and legal status

Manuel Belgrano first raised the blue-white-blue flag in 1812; Congress adopted it in 1816 and authorised the Sun of May in 1818.

History of the design

Argentina recognises both the sun-bearing ceremonial flag and a plain version, with rules governing their display.

Similar flags

Compare the details that separate these designs.

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  Uruguay

  Uruguay has nine narrow blue-and-white stripes and places its sun at the upper left; Argentina has three broad bands and centres its sun.

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