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Guatemala Flag
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Emblem
Vertical Stripes
How to identify it
Blue, white and blue vertical bands with a coat of arms showing a quetzal bird, a scroll and crossed rifles.
Design and construction
- Adoption and legal status
- The vertical blue-white-blue arrangement and coat of arms were adopted in 1871.
History of the design
Turning the bands vertically distinguished Guatemala from neighbouring Central American flags that kept horizontal bands.
Sources
References for the design and any additional notes on this page.
- Guatemala: flag history and construction; Flags of the World (FOTW)