Flag of Chile
Appearance
The flag shows two equally horizontal bands of white (top right); and red (bottom). There is a blue square (left of the white band). The squrare is the same height as the white band. The square shows a white five-pointed star in the center.
Protocol dictates that it can hang horizontally or vertically, but the star must always be located in the top-left corner.
The colors have meanings:
- Red: represents the blood of Chilean patriots who fought for independence.
- White: represents the snow of the Andes mountains.
- Blue: represents the blue of the skies.
- White star: stresses the fact that Chile is an unitarian republic. (a political system in which the central government controls its republic).
Note: the Chilean flag is similar to the flag of the American state of Texas.
Flag Of Chile Media
Flag possibly used by Mapuche troops during the early 18th century Arauco War.
Flag of the Patria Vieja (1812–1814). First Chilean national flag, used by merchant ships.
Flag of the Transition (1817–1818).
During the Declaration of Independence, today's flag was raised for the first time.
Reproduction of the original design.
A sample Guñelve.
Chilean flag used between 1818 and 1912.
Time of Flags by the artist Ricardo Meza, located on the wall of the stairway access to the second floor of La Moneda Palace.
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