A horizontal triband of blue (top and bottom) and white with the National Coat of Arms above an inverted arc of five blue five-pointed stars centered on the white band.
National flag and woman wearing the national colors at the Fiesta DC 2019 Parade.
The flag of Honduras consists of three equal horizontal stripes of blue, white and blue, with five blue stars in a quincuncial pattern at the centre of the middle stripe. The two outer bands represent the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, and also represent the blue sky and brotherhood. The inner band represents the land between the ocean and the sea, the peace and prosperity of its people, and purity of thoughts. The five stars represent the five nations of the former Federal Republic of Central America and the hope that the nations may form a union again.
The 1949 decree specified that the stripes were to be cyan, but in practice the flag remained dark blue for the next seven decades. The Honduran government only began flying turquoise flags after the inauguration of president Xiomara Castro on 27 January 2022, after the National Autonomous University of Honduras made that recommendation in 2021.[2][3][4]
Flag used since independence, and finally abolished in 1949. The flag has been defined as flag of the UPOCA without emblem.
Second flags
1866–1949
1866–1898
1866–1898 Alternative
On 16 February 1866, President José María Medina modified the coat of arms and flag, adding 5 stars representing the 5 original united provinces. The most popular arrangement of blue stars was similar to the arrangement of the dots on a die, but there were also alternative arrangements. Versions other than the current one disappeared by the 1930s.
Although there wasn't any mention regarding the exact shade of blue to be used, by the early 20th century, the most common version (including the one used by military forces) used navy blue.[5]
Flag of the Greater Republic of Central America 1896–1898
1898–1930s Alternative
Between 1896 and 1898 Honduras was part of a union known as Greater Republic of Central America, while retaining its own flag, though some flagmakers began to render the five stars as gold, the same as the GRCA flag. This design was never declared official.[6]
Third flags
1949–2022, 2026–present
On 26 January 1949, President Juan Manuel Gálvez amended the 1866 decree, confirming the position of the stars. The decree also defined the shade of blue used on the stripes and stars as turquoise. However, the flag continued to be produced using navy blue for 73 years.[5]
2022–2026 (recolor)
In 2020, the National Autonomous University of Honduras published its guidelines regarding the shades of blue used on the flag, due to the "absence" of an official position about the topic. Following the intention of the 1949 decree, the guidelines established a lighter shade of blue for the Honduran flag "until its colors are defined and regulated by legislative decree".[4]
On 4 January 2022, the Honduran Armed Forces announced a change from this month on their monograms, uniforms and logo to represent the national flag in turquoise. The announcement came shortly after President Xiomara Castro also announced the use of the flag in that shade of blue.[7]
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Flag of the United Provinces of Central America 1823–1824
Flag of the United Provinces of Central America 1825–1839
