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The national flag of Uruguay (Spanish: Pabellón Nacional) is one of the three official flags of Uruguay along with the flag of Artigas and the flag of the Treinta y Tres. It has a field of nine equal horizontal stripes alternating white and blue. The canton is white, charged with the Sun of May, from which 16 rays extend, alternating between triangular and wavy. The flag was first adopted by law on 18 December 1828, and had 19 alternating stripes of white and blue until 11 July 1830, when a new law reduced the number of alternating stripes to nine. The flag was designed by Joaquín Suárez.

Symbolism and design

The horizontal stripes on the flag represent the nine original departments of Uruguay, based on the U.S. flag, where the stripes represent the original 13 colonies. The first flag designed in 1828 had 9 light blue stripes; this number was reduced to 4 in 1830 due to visibility problems from distance. The stripes of blue and white were inspired by the flag of Argentina, making the flag of Uruguay part of both the Stars and Stripes and Belgrano flag families.

The golden Sun of May represents the May Revolution of 1810; the Sun of May is a figurative sun that represents Inti, the sun god and mythological founder of the Incan Empire. It also appears in the Flag of Argentina and the Coat of Arms of Bolivia.

Colors scheme

The specific color hues of the flag are not officially defined by law, however most representations use the following:

Co-official flags

The National Pavilion shares its official status with two other flags, although it possesses a higher hierarchical position amongst them:

• Flag of Artigas

• Flag of the Treinta y Tres

Historical banners

During Spanish rule:

• Flag of Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata

Independence from Spain:

• Flag of Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata 1813-1816

• Flag of Liga Federal between 1815-1817

Flag of Cisplatina, under Portuguese/Brazilian rule between 1821 and 1825:

• Flag of the Cisplatina

Uruguayan independence:

• Flag of the Treinta y Tres in 1825

Historical flags

• Flag of the Provincia Oriental
  (1825–1828)

• Flag of the Oriental State of Uruguay
  (1828–1830)

Variations

During the Great Siege of Montevideo (1843–1851) Uruguay had two parallel governments, with two different flags:

• Flag used by the Government of the Cerrito during the Uruguayan Civil War.

• Flag used by the Government of the Defense during the Uruguayan Civil War.

Gallery

• Flag in the historical Estadio Centenario, Montevideo.

• Flag in the Estadio Centenario

• Flag in Colonia del Sacramento

• Sun of May

• Flag in the Palacio Legislativo

• Historical Flag from the 1924 Olympic Games

• Flag in Otranto

Flags of subdivisions

Departments

• Artigas

• Canelones

• Cerro Largo

• Colonia

• Durazno

• Flores

• Florida

• Lavalleja

• Maldonado

• Paysandú

• Río Negro

• Rivera

• Rocha

• Salto

• San José

• Soriano

• Treinta y Tres