Flag of Guatemala
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Template:Listen The flag of Guatemala, often referred to as the National Pavilion (Template:Lang) or the Blue-and-White (Template:Lang), features two colors: sky blue and white. According to decree, the two sky blue stripes represents strength, justice, truth and loyalty. The white color signifies purity, integrity, firmness and light.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The blue and white colors, like those of several other countries in the region, are based on the flag of the former Federal Republic of Central America.
In the center of the flag is the Guatemalan coat of arms. It includes the resplendent quetzal, the national bird of Guatemala that symbolizes liberty; a parchment scroll bearing the date of Central America's independence from Spain, 15 September 1821; crossed Remington Rolling Block<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> rifles, indicating Guatemala's willingness to defend itself by force if need be; a bay laurel crown, the symbol for victory; and crossed swords, representing honor. It is one of four national flags among UN member states that features a firearm, along with those of Mozambique, Haiti, and Bolivia.
It is one of five national flags that use the ratio 5:8, with the others being Argentina, Palau, Poland, and Sweden.
History
Template:Refimprove The Federal Republic of Central America flag was used in Guatemala until 1851, when a pro-Spanish faction took over and added the Spanish colors of red and yellow to the flag. The original colors were restored on 17 August 1871, but as vertical (rather than horizontal) stripes in order to distinguish it from other flags and with a new coat of arms.Template:Citation needed
The resplendent quetzal previously appeared in the 1830s in the flag of Los Altos, the sixth state in the Federal Republic.Template:Citation needed
In 2008 a flag called the Bandera de Los Pueblos (Flag of indigenous peoples) was adopted by law and is shown together with the national flag of Guatemala in all events featuring the President of Guatemala since then. The flag is divided in four parts, red, yellow, white and black, each colour representing Xinca people, Garifuna people, Maya people, and Ladino people, respectively.<ref>Flags of the World page "Guatemala" ,Template:Webarchive</ref>
These colours are also part of the QTemplate:Hamzaanil, a Maya symbol in which each color represents a point of the compass, an element of nature and a part of the human being. QTemplate:Hamzaanil means "seed" in Mayan languages,Template:Which and is also one of the 20 days of the Maya calendar.Template:Which Aimed at promoting "interculturality"Template:Citation needed in Guatemala, the Bandera de los Pueblos was received with disinterest by the leaders of the peoples, who do not seem to have been consulted.<ref name="auto">Flags of the World page "Guatemala" Template:Webarchive</ref>
Promoting the flag
Since 1961, 17 August has been commemorated as Flag Day.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Colors
| Color scheme | Maya blue | White | ||
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| Pantone<ref name="auto"/> | 297 | Safe | ||
| RGB | 73-151-208 | 255-255-255 | ||
| CMYK | 64.9-27.4-0-18.4 | 0-0-0-0-0 | ||
| Web colors | 4997D0 | FFFFFF | ||
Ethnic group flags
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| File:Bandera de los Pueblos Guatemala (circle).svg | Bandera de los Pueblos, flag attributed to indigenous peoples.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| File:Flag of the Mayan People.svg | Flag of the Maya people |
| File:Garifuna Flag.svg | Flag of the Garifuna |
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Government flags
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Flag of the president of Guatemala
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Flag of the vice president of Guatemala
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Flag of the president of the Congress of Guatemala
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Flag of the president of the Supreme Court of Justice Guatemala
Military flags
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| File:Flag for the Minister of Defence (Guatemala).svg | Flag of the Minister of Defence |
| File:Flag for the Chief of the General Staff (Guatemala).svg | Flag of the Chief of the General Staff |
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Political flags
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Department flags
Historical flags
The Guatemalan flag has changed throughout history, arriving to its current design in 1997.
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References
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