List of Argentine flags

This is a list of flags used in or otherwise associated with Argentina.

National flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1861–present [1]	Flag of Argentina	A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands colored light blue, white and light blue with a yellow Sun of May in the center. [2] [3]
	1812 – [4]	National flag (1812–1818). Civil flag and ensign (1812–). Ornamental flag (1818–).	The flag of Argentina without the Sun of May. [5]
	1818–present	Flag of Argentina (vertical).	A vertical triband, composed of three equal vertical bands coloured light blue, white and light blue with a yellow Sun of May in the center. [6]

Presidential standard

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	–	Presidential standard of Argentina	The national flag of Argentina, with the text "Argentine Republic" inscribed in the top stripe, and "Presidency of the Nation" inscribed in the bottom stripe. A physical version of this flag can be found in the presidents office in the "Casa Rosada" in The Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.

Military

Argentine Army

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Army flag.	The army flag, made by Manuel Belgrano, is believed to have looked like this.
	1894–1904	Flag of Argentine Teniente General
	1894–1904	Flag of Argentine General de División
	1894–1904	Flag of Argentine General de Brigada
	1894–1904	Flag of Argentine Commandante Superior
	1816–1817	Flag of Army of the Andes

Argentine Navy

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Naval ensign
	1852–1861	Naval ensign of State of Buenos Aires
	1818–1820	Naval ensign of Argentina, only briefly in use.	Similar to the national flag, but with a wider top stripe.
Jack
		Jack of the Argentine Navy. [7]	A white square with the Sun of May on a light blue field.
	1818–?	A proposed naval jack of Argentina, apparently never adopted.	The national flag with eight stars encircling the Sun of May.
Rank flags
		Rank flag of the Minister of the Navy
		Rank flag of the Supreme Commander of the Navy
		Rank flag of Admiral of the fleet
		Rank flag of Argentine Admiral
		Rank flag of Argentine Vice Admiral
		Rank flag of Argentine Rear Admiral
		War Pennant
	1894–1904	Flag of Argentine Admiral
	1894–1904	Flag of Argentine Vice Admiral
	1894–1904	Flag of Argentine Rear Admiral
	1894–1904	Flag of Argentine Captain Adjutant-General
	1894–1904	Flag of Argentine Captain in Command
other
	1924–	Flag of Argentine Naval Prefecture
		Pilot flag

Argentine National Gendarmerie

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of Argentine National Gendarmerie

Other

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2013–present	Flag used by veterans of the Malvinas War of 1982.	Vertically fringed cloth loaded in its center by a radiant sun, similar to that of the National Flag behind this two lines of equal size of upper red and lower black, symbolizing the blood spilled in the operation theater and the black line the footprint of the ground forces (Argentine Army). On the upper end three broken lines is a symbol of the winds representing the Argentine Air Force. Lower edge wavy movement of lines is a symbol of the Argentine Navy. Thus leaving the veterans' flag with the three weapons that defended our area of honor and remembering the fallen in the line of duty. The contrasting colors indicate that absolutely not everything is won in victory and nothing is definitely lost in defeat: this vertical cut flag recalls one of the original ones given by General Manuel Belgrano to this land on February 27, 1812, in the Barrancas del Rio Parana, the first flag of Argentina.
	?–2013	Old veterans flag.	Argentine triband with a black profile of the Malvinas islands in the center instead of the Sun of May.
	1826	Admiral William Brown's private flag given to him by the womens after the Battle of Los Pozos.

Scouts de Argentina

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of Scouts de Argentina

Sporting flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of the Argentine Olympic Committee

Vexillology Association flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of the Argentina Vexillology Association
		Flag of the Foundation Interdisciplinary Center for Cultural Studies

First-level administrative divisions

Flag	Administrative division		Adopted	Description
		Buenos Aires City	1995 [8]	The center of the flag of Buenos Aires has a coat of arms created by Spaniard Juan de Garay on October 20, 1580. [9]
		Buenos Aires Province	1997 [10]	Flag of Buenos Aires Province.
		Catamarca Province	2011 [11]
		Chaco Province	2007 [12]	A previous design from 1995 by a graphical artist was never adopted as it was deemed a painting and not a symbol. [13]
		Chubut Province	2004 [14]
		Córdoba Province	2014	A vertical tricolor of red, white and blue with the Society of Jesus sun in the center of the white stripe.
		Corrientes Province	1986 [15]	The flag traces its heritage to a simpler design created on December 24, 1821, by a Constituent Congress. [16]
		Entre Ríos Province	1987 [17]	It was hoisted for the first time on March 1, 1815. [18] Similar to the Artigas flag.
		Formosa Province	1991 [19]
		Jujuy Province	1994 [20]	It features the same design as the Bandera Nacional de Nuestra Libertad Civil (Spanish for "National Flag of Our Civil Freedom"), a flag used by Argentine military leader Manuel Belgrano. [21]
		La Pampa Province	1993 [22]	A horizontal triband of blue (top and bottom) and white defaced with the Coat of arms of La Pampa Province at its center.
		La Rioja Province	1986 [23]
		Mendoza Province	1992 [24]	Known as the flag of the Andes, it was used by Argentine patriot José de San Martín during his military campaigns in Chile and Peru. [25]
		Misiones Province	1992 [26]	A triband, officially adopted on February 12, 1992. The red is a symbol "for the blood spilled to sustain our freedom and independence", the blue, "of our decision for the Republic", and the white, "of our distinction and greatness" according to José Gervasio Artigas.
		Neuquén Province	1989 [27]
		Río Negro Province	2009 [28]	Probably based on the flag of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia.
		Salta Province	1997 [29]	Flag of Salta.
		San Juan Province	2018 [30] [31]	Known as the "Civic Flag", it was first adopted by the IV Division of the Army of the Andes, formed by San Juan natives during the Argentine war for Independence. It is also known as the "Cabot Flag" as the IV Division was led by Lieutenant General Juan Manuel Cabot. It is the only flag of an Argentine province whose reverse differs from the obverse.
		San Luis Province	1988 [32]	The flag displays the provincial coat of arms centered on a white field.
		Santa Cruz Province	2000 [33]
		Santa Fe Province	1986 [34]	Used unofficially since August 3, 1822, [35] it is a vertical tricolor of red, white and blue with the provincial coat of arms in the center.
		Santiago del Estero Province	1985 [36]
		Tierra del Fuego Province	1999 [37]	A diagonal bicolor of sky blue and orange with an albatross in the center and the Southern Cross in the fly.
		Tucumán Province	2010 [38]	A horizontal triband of white (top and bottom) and blue.

Historical

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1990–2007	Flag of Chaco Province
	1815–1825	Flags of Córdoba Province
	2010–2014	Flag of Córdoba Province
	1815	Flag of Entre Rios
	1822–1824	Flag of Entre Rios
	1997–2018	Flag of San Juan [39]
	1815–1821	Flag of Santa Fe
	1819–1821	Flag of Santa Fe
	1821	Flag of Santa Fe
	1995–2010	Flag of Tucumán

City flags

Main article: List of city flags in Argentina

Political flags

Flag	Date	Party	Description
Current
	2008–present	Federación Anarquista de Rosario
	1997–present	Communist Party – Extraordinary Congress
	1946–present	Justicialist Party
	1896–present	Socialist Party
	1893–present	Radical Civic Union
Former
	1990-2009	New Triumph Party
	1965–1980	Workers' Revolutionary Party
	1957–1966	Tacuara Nationalist Movement
	1932-1936	Argentine Fascist Party
	1937–1955	Nationalist Liberation Alliance
	1931–1958	National Democratic Party
	1919–1939	Argentine Patriotic League, National Fascist Union and Nationalist Liberation Alliance (1930s)
	1890–1891	Civic Union
	1816–1868	Federalist Party	Flag of Artigas
	1816–1862	Unitarian Party
other
	1977–present	Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo
	2002-2006	Santuchista Liberation Army es
	1973-1974	ERP-22 de Agosto
	1973-1974	Popular Liberation Commands es
	1973-1975	Workers Power Communist Organization es
	1970–1981	Montoneros
	1970–1976	People's Revolutionary Army	National colours of Argentina (Light blue and white) defaced by the Red star.
	1968-1972	Guerrilla of the Liberation Army es
	1963–1964	People's Guerrilla Army es
	1955–1973	Uturuncos es
	1912–present	Argentine Agrarian Federation

Ethnic groups flags

Flag	Date	Ethnic group	Description
		Guaraní people	Flag of the Guarani in Argentina.
		Lule people
	1991–	Mapuche	Flag of the Mapuches in Argentina. Once represented also Tehuelche people.
		Mocoví
		Pilagá
		Qulla
		Selk'nam
		Tehuelche people	The blue of the sea, the brown of the mountains, the black arrow pointing north and the Southern Cross.
		Toba
		Toconoté
		Wichí
	19th century –	Y Wladfa	Top: Reconstruction of the flag used in the 19th century, at least in 1865. Has gained popularity in recent years. [40] Bottom: Flag of Puerto Madryn. Argentina flag with Welsh Dragon

Historical national flags

Flag	Date	Use
	1785–1814	Flag of Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
	1812	Flag of Manuel Belgrano
	1812–1818	The Flag of Macha (Officially adopted in 1816)
	1818–1819	Flag of the United Provinces
	1819–1820	The flag briefly had a darker color
	1819–1820	Another variant of the Darker version.
	1820–1821	Flag of Republic of Entre Ríos (Short-Lived State)
	1820–1821	Flag of Republic of Tucumán (Short-Lived State)
	1820-1831	The old color was restored
	1831-1835	Flag chosen by Juan Manuel de Rosas after his ascension to power and in the newly created Argentine Confederation
	1835–1850	Flag of the Argentine Confederation
	1850–1861	Flag of the Argentine Confederation
	1852–1861	Flag of the State of Buenos Aires
	1860–1862	Flag of the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia (Former Unrecognized State)
	1913–1941	State Flag of Argentina [41] [42]
	1861–2010	Flag of Argentina. Utilized a more obtuse aspect ratio, otherwise nearly identical to the current flag that was introduced in 2010. [3]

Argentine shipping company

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1960–1996	Empresa Líneas Marítimas Argentinas

Burgees of Argentina

Flag	Club
	Club Marinas Puerto Santa Fe
	Club Regatas Chascomus
	Club Regatas La Plata
	Club Regatas San Nicolas
	Club San Fernando
	Club Universitario de Buenos Aires
	CN Albatros
	CN Bahia Blanca
	Club Náutico Córdoba
	Club Náutico Mar del Plata
	Club Náutico Olivos
	Club Náutico San Isidro
	Club Náutico Gral
	Club Náutico San Pedro
	Club Náutico Sudeste
	Club Náutico Victoria
	Club Náutico Zárate
	Club de Velas de Rosario
	Club de Veleros San Isidro
	Yacht Club Rosario
	Yacht Club Argentino
	Yacht Club Olivos
	Yacht Club Santa Fe
	Club de Veleros Barlovento

See also

• Argentina portal

• Coat of arms of Argentina
• Provinces of Argentina

References

1. "ARGENTINA 1862-1944". Angelfire . Retrieved 18 December 2024.
2. "Símbolos Nacionales" [National Symbols] (in Spanish). Presidency of the Argentine Nation. Retrieved 29 December 2012. La Bandera Oficial de la Nación tiene sus colores distribuidos en tres fajas horizontales, dos celestes y una blanca en el medio, en cuyo centro se reproduce el Sol figurado de la moneda de oro de ocho escudos y de la de plata de ocho reales que se encuentra grabado en la primera moneda argentina. El color del sol es el amarillo del oro.
3. "Decreto 1650/2010" (in Spanish). Argentina: Poder Ejecutivo Nacional. 23 November 2010.
4. "La Bandera Nacional" [The National Flag] (in Spanish). Belgranian National Institute. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Día 27 de febrero de 1812 : Belgrano enarbola en las barrancas del río Paraná (Rosario) por primera vez la Bandera Nacional, informando al gobierno: "Siendo preciso enarbolar bandera y no teniéndola, mandela hacer blanca y celeste, conforme a los colores de la Escarapela Nacional. Espero que sea de la aprobación de V.E."
5. "La Bandera Nacional" [The National Flag] (in Spanish). Belgranian National Institute. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Día 16 de marzo de 1818: el Soberano Congreso dispuso "que la Bandera de Guerra Nacional se componga de tres tiras horizontales; la de en medio blanca, ocupando la mitad, y la alta y baja azules iguales, esto es del quinto de anchura, con un sol en la lista de en medio; y la de los buques mercantes lo mismo sin sol", según lo que participó el Comandante General de Marina, Don Matías de Aldao, al Capitán del Puerto de Buenos Aires.
6. "Símbolos Nacionales" [National Symbols] (in Spanish). Presidency of the Argentine Nation. Retrieved 29 December 2012. La Bandera Oficial de la Nación tiene sus colores distribuidos en tres fajas horizontales, dos celestes y una blanca en el medio, en cuyo centro se reproduce el Sol figurado de la moneda de oro de ocho escudos y de la de plata de ocho reales que se encuentra grabado en la primera moneda argentina. El color del sol es el amarillo del oro.
7. "Navy jack". Flags of the World. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
8. "Bandera de la Ciudad" [Flag of the City] (in Spanish). Buenos Aires City Government. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 29 December 2012. La ordenanza N° 49669 del 31 de agosto de 1995 estableció la adopción de una bandera oficial para la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.
9. "Bandera de la Ciudad" [Flag of the City] (in Spanish). Buenos Aires City Government. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Adóptese como bandera oficial de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires el pabellón compuesto por fondo blanco, reproduciéndose en su centro la réplica del escudo creado por Juan de Garay el 20 de Octubre de 1580, integrado por un águila negra con su corona en la cabeza, cuatro hijos por debajo y una cruz colorada sangrienta que sale de su mano derecha.
10. "La Bandera Bonaerense" [The Flag of the Province of Buenos Aires] (in Spanish). Buenos Aires Province Government. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Creada por Ley 11997 el 12/08/97.
11. "Fue presentada la Bandera de Catamarca" [The Flag of Catamarca was presented] (in Spanish). San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca City Government. 29 August 2011. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. El intendente, Ricardo Gaspar Guzmán, acompañado por su esposa, Patricia Breppe y por funcionarios de su gabinete, participó del acto de conmemoración del 190º Aniversario de la Autonomía de Catamarca, llevado a cabo en el Paseo de la Fe. En la oportunidad, fue presentada oficialmente la Bandera de la Provincia de Catamarca.
12. "Celebran el quinto aniversario de la Bandera del Chaco" [The fifth anniversary of the Flag of Chaco is celebrated]. La Voz del Chaco (in Spanish). Resistencia, Chaco Province. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Finalmente habrá una reseña sobre el significado de este símbolo creado en 2007 a partir del diseño de Orlando Gadotti.
13. "1995 never adopted flag design". Flags of the World. Retrieved 29 December 2012. The critics were harsh in most cases — as I told you, the designer is a graphical artist. «This flag is a painting, not a symbol» said the headline of one of the provincial daily papers. No later law abolished it, however it is not used, not shown, not talked about. It's like it never existed.
14. "Flag law". Flags of the World. Retrieved 29 December 2012. The flag was made official by Law No.5292 of December 21, 2004.
15. "Heráldica - Bandera de la Provincia de Corrientes" [Heraldry - Flag of the Province of Corrientes] (in Spanish). Corrientes Province Government. Retrieved 29 December 2012. En 1840 se adoptó por ley el lema "Patria, Llibertad y Constitución" que se agregó a la bandera oficializada el 24 de Diciembre de 1986 por Decreto del Poder Ejecutivo conforme a las facultades otorgadas por la Ley del 24 de Diciembre de 1821.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
16. "Heráldica - Bandera de la Provincia de Corrientes" [Heraldry - Flag of the Province of Corrientes] (in Spanish). Corrientes Province Government. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Fue creada por Ley del Congreso Constituyente del 24 de Diciembre de 1821 cedida a la Nación en 1826 a la bandera celeste y blanca con el sol en el centro se le agregó un pico celeste en la franja blanca con las armas de la provincia en el centro.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
17. "Proponen el 10 de julio como día de la Bandera de Entre Ríos" [July 10 proposed as the Day of the Flag of Entre Ríos]. El Día (in Spanish). Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos Province. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. "Nuestra bandera no fue oficial hasta el año '87, por un decreto del Ejecutivo provincial, que en su momento presidía el gobernador (Sergio) Montiel", subrayó en diálogo con RecintoNet, y explicó que la fecha escogida obedece "al fallecimiento de Francisco Pancho Ramírez".
18. "El 19 de Junio, día de la bandera de Entre Ríos" [June 19, Day of the Flag of Entre Ríos]. El Heraldo (in Spanish). Concordia, Entre Ríos Province. 16 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. El primero de marzo de 1815, Entre Ríos enarboló la bandera.
19. "Bandera de la Provincia de Formosa" [Flag of the Province of Formosa] (in Spanish). Formosa Province Government. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Creada por Resolución N° 36 de la Honorable Convención Constituyente el 15 de Marzo de 1.991.
20. "Ley Nº 4816" [Law Nº 4816] (in Spanish). Jujuy Province Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Sala de Sesiones, San Salvador de Jujuy, 29 de Noviembre de 1994.
21. "Ley Nº 4816" [Law Nº 4816] (in Spanish). Jujuy Province Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Adóptase a la "Bandera Nacional de Nuestra Libertad Civil", así denominada por el Cabildo de la ciudad de San Salvador de Jujuy en el acta respectiva del 25 de mayo de 1813 y que fuera entregada a éste y a su pueblo por el General Doctor Don Manuel Belgrano, como "Bandera de la Provincia de Jujuy".
22. "La Bandera de la Provincia de La Pampa" [The Flag of the Province of La Pampa] (in Spanish). La Pampa Province Government. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Dada en la Sala de Sesiones de la Honorable Cámara de Diputados de la Provincia de La Pampa, en Santa Rosa, a los dieciocho días del mes de noviembre de mil novecientos noventa y tres.
23. "Nuestros Símbolos" [Our Symbols] (in Spanish). La Rioja Province Judiciary. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Fue creada por resolución de la Convención Constituyente del 14 de Agosto de 1986.
24. "Será obligatorio izar la bandera de Mendoza" [It will be compulsory to raise the flag of Mendoza]. Los Andes (in Spanish). Mendoza, Mendoza Province. 5 July 2003. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. En 1992 la ley 5.930 instituyó la Bandera del Ejército de los Andes, mandada a confeccionar en 1816 por el general San Martín, como emblema de todos los mendocinos.
25. "Será obligatorio izar la bandera de Mendoza" [It will be compulsory to raise the flag of Mendoza]. Los Andes (in Spanish). Mendoza, Mendoza Province. 5 July 2003. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. El uso de la Bandera de Mendoza, la misma que usó San Martín como insignia de la campaña libertadora, será obligatorio en todo acto oficial y en cada escuela mendocina, y estará acompañando siempre a la Bandera nacional, con excepción de los actos específicos, que hagan estricta alusión a ella.
26. "La Bandera de Misiones" [The Flag of Misiones] (in Spanish). Misiones Province Government. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. 12 de febrero de 1992
27. "Bandera Provincial" [Provincial Flag] (in Spanish). Neuquén Province Government. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Fue adoptada en el año 1989, mediante la ley 1817/89, de la Legislatura del Neuquén
28. "Bandera de la Provincia de Río Negro" [Flag of the Province of Río Negro] (in Spanish). Río Negro Province Judiciary. Retrieved 29 December 2012. 27 de agosto de 2009
29. "Bandera de la Provincia de Salta" [Flag of the Province of Salta] (in Spanish). Salta Province Government. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Promulgada por Decreto Nº 2.663 del 14/06/97.
30. "Bandera de la Provincia de San Juan" [Flag of San Juan Province](PDF) (in Spanish). Chamber of Deputies of San Juan . Retrieved 11 March 2022.
31. "A partir del 13 de junio, la Bandera Ciudadana encabezará los actos escolares". Sí San Juan (in Spanish). 10 June 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
32. "Bandera de San Luis" [Flag of San Luis] (in Spanish). San Luis Province Government. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Fue adoptada como tal el 22 de Junio de 1988 bajo la Ley Provincial Nº 4810.
33. "Bandera de la Provincia de Santa Cruz" [Flag of the Province of Santa Cruz] (in Spanish). Santa Cruz Province Government. Retrieved 29 December 2012. 23 de Noviembre de 2000
34. "Description of the flag". Flags of the World. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Re-adopted 11 September 1986.
35. "Escudo y bandera" [Coat of arms and flag] (in Spanish). National University of the Littoral. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Desde el 3 de agosto de 1822 Santa Fe tiene entonces su propia enseña.
36. "Bandera Oficial de la Provincia" [Official Flag of the Province] (in Spanish). Santiago del Estero Province Government. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Sala de Sesiones, Santiago del Estero, 30 de Septiembre de 1985.
37. "Bandera" [Flag] (in Spanish). Tierra del Fuego Province Government. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Por Decreto Nº 1794 del Gobierno de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur, del 2 de noviembre de 1999, se aprueba el diseño del Concurso Bandera Provincial. La Ley Nº 458 sancionada el 9 de ése mes, la adopta como bandera de la provincial, oficializándola de esta manera.
38. "Tucumán vuelve a tener una bandera provincial" [Tucumán has a provincial flag again]. La Gaceta (in Spanish). San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2012. La Legislatura terminó de dar de baja al estandarte que había sido creado en 1995, durante la administración democrática de Antonio Bussi. Se adoptó la misma enseña de Macha (localidad boliviana) que en la lucha contra los españoles estuvo escondida durante 72 años.
39. "Ley Nº 6.840" [Law Nº 6.840] (in Spanish). San Juan Province Chamber of Deputies. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Sala de Sesiones de la Cámara de Diputados, a los once días del mes de diciembre del año mil novecientos noventa y siete.
40. "Welsh Community (Chubut Province, Argentina)".
41. "Historical flags of Argentina".
42. "Argentina". 21 September 2012.

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