The national flag of the Republic of Costa Rica is based on a design created in 1848. It is also used as a military flag, and includes the emblem of Costa Rica. The civilian rank, usually used as an unofficial national flag, removes the emblem.
The flag was officially adopted on November 27, 1906, including slight modifications to the placement and emblematic design inherent. The flag was updated to reflect simultaneous modifications to the national emblem in 1964 and 1998.
The Thai flag is similar to the Costa Rican flag, except there is no symbol, and the blue and red lines are reversed. It also resembles the historic German flag occupied by allies, and North Korea, but the latter has thinner white stripes.
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During most of its colonial period, Costa Rica was the southernmost province of the Guatemalan Captain General, who was nominally part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (ie, Mexico), but who in practice operated as a largely autonomous entity within the Spanish Empire. Thus, the land of Costa Rica is currently covered by various flags of the Spanish Empire and Mexico until 1823.
Costa Rica is part of the Central American Federal Republic (originally known as the "United Central Province of Unity"), a sovereign state in Central America, comprising the territory of former Captain General of Guatemala. Democracy of the republic, it existed from July 1823 to 1841. During this period, Costa Rica used the Central United States Provincial flag, coupled with special variations for the State of Costa Rica in the United States Central America (blue and Flag United Flags white stripes, with Costa Rican State Seal added).
When the Federal Republic of Central America was unofficially dissolved by 1841, Costa Rica made further modifications to the specific variations of the United Provinces of Central America flag.
Marking since 1848
The blue, white and red horizontal designs were created in 1848 by PacÃÆ'fica FernÃÆ'¡ndez, wife of then president JosÃÆ'Â © MarÃÆ'a Castro Madriz. FernÃÆ'¡ndez was inspired by the French Revolution of 1848, and the creation of the Second Republic of France. The new design for the Costa Rican flag adopts the French tricolor color.
The blue color means sky, opportunity, idealism, and perseverance. White color means peace, wisdom, and happiness. The red color means the blood spilled by the martyrs to defend the country, as well as the warmth and generosity of the people. The lines are in a 1: 1: 2: 1: 1 ratio.
The symbol of Costa Rica was also revised in 1848 and placed in the middle of the flag. In 1906, when the symbol was changed, the update was placed in a white disk on the flag's red line, and then on an oval, set to the hoist.
The coat of arms depicts the isthmus between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, with 3 volcanoes. The 7 stars stand for 7 Costa Rican provinces. The Spanish name of the country is rolled out on a white banner, Republica de Costa Rica, and Central American unity is recognized in the top blue scroll of Central America, recalling the former United United of Central America.
The flag of Costa Rica resembles the Thai flag, which was adopted 11 years later in 1917. It also resembles a North Korean flag adopted nearly 42 years later in 1948.
Historical flag
See also
- The Coat of arms of Costa Rica
- List of Costa Rican flags
- Thailand Flag
References
External links
- Costa Rica in Flags of the World
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