List of Salvadoran flags

National edit

Flag Duration Use Description
  1912-present Flag of El Salvador A horizontal triband of cobalt blue (top and bottom) and white with the National Coat of Arms in the center and occupying the entire height of the white stripe with its top touching the upper blue strip and its base touching the lower blue stripe.[1][2]
  1912-present Flag of El Salvador A horizontal triband of white within cobalt blue
  1912-present Flag of El Salvador A horizontal triband of white within cobalt blue, the words "DIOS UNION LIBERTAD" in bolden golden amber centered and occupying almost the entire length of the white stripe

Subnational edit

Flag Subdivision Adopted Description
    Ahuachapán
    Cabañas
    Chalatenango
    Cuscatlán
    La Libertad
    La Paz
    La Unión
    Morazán
    San Miguel
    San Salvador
    San Vicente
    Santa Ana
    Sonsonate
    Usulután

Cultural edit

Flag Duration Use Description
  Lenca Used by the Lenca peoples.
  Pipil Used by the Pipil peoples.

Historic edit

Flag Adopted Relinquished
  1525 1701
  1701 1760
  1760 1785
  1785 15 September 1821
??? 15 September 1821 20 February 1822
  20 February 1822 9 February 1823
  9 February 1823 1 July 1823
  1 July 1823 22 November 1824
  22 November 1824 February 1841
  February 1841 1842
  1842 1844
  1844 9 May 1865
  9 May 1865 June 1865
  June 1865 1869
  1869 1873
  1873 1877
  1877 2 November 1898
  1877 (reverse) 2 November 1898 (reverse)
  2 November 1898 30 November 1898
  30 November 1898 17 May 1912
  30 November 1898 (reverse) 17 May 1912 (reverse)
  17 May 1912 1921
  1921 1922
  1922 present

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Flag of El Salvador". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
  2. ^ Minahan, James. (2010). The complete guide to national symbols and emblems. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-34496-1. OCLC 436221284.