List of Uruguayan flags

Official flags of Uruguay

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

National flags

Flag Date Use Description
1830–present National flag Four horizontal stripes of blue with the upper hoist-side corner bearing the Sun of May in the center over a white canvas.[1][2]
1952–present Second national flag A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white, and blue; with a red diagonal stripe from the upper hoist to the lower fly.[3]
1952–present Third national flag Three horizontal stripes: the top one blue, the center one white, and the bottom one red. Upon the white stripe are printed the words "Libertad o Muerte" ("Freedom or Death").

Military

Army

Flag Date Rank Description
Current
?–present Flag of the National Army of Uruguay A light brown field with the army emblem in the center.
?–present Inspector General
?–present Chief of General Staff
?–present Commander of a region or General

Uruguay Navy

Jack

Flag Date Use Description
Current
1990s–present Jack of the National Navy of Uruguay A white field with a blue saltire that extends to the corners of the flag and the Sun of May in the center.[4]
Former
1930s–1990s Jack of the National Navy of Uruguay
1817–1930s Jack of the National Navy of Uruguay

Rank flags

Flag Date Rank Description
Current
?–present President of Uruguay
?–present Ministry of National Defense
?–present Commander in Chief
?–present Vice Admiral
?–present Rear Admiral
?–present Captain commanding a naval force
?–present Commander of a naval squadron
?–present seniority pennant
Former
?–? President of Uruguay
?–? Ministry of National Defense
?–? Inspector general
?–? Officer commanding the division of ships
?–? Officer commanding of two or more ships
Flag Date Use Description
Current
Uruguay Naval Academy

Other

Flag Date Use Description
Current
War Pennant
Former
1815–1820 Flag of the privateers in the service of the League of the Free Peoples

Air force

Flag Date Use Description
Current
1953–present Flag of the Uruguayan Air Force A blue field with the Air Force emblem in the center.[5]
?–present Inspector General
?–present Group Commander
?–present Squadron leader

Civil ensign

Flag Date Use Description
Current
?–present Pilot flag

Police

Flag Date Use Description
Current
?–present National Police of Uruguay

Department flags

Flag Date Administrative division Description
1995–present Artigas Department
2010–present Canelones Department [6]
2018–present Cerro Largo Department
?–present Colonia Department
2000–present Durazno Department
1987–present Flores Department
1990–present Florida Department
?–present Lavalleja Department
?–present Maldonado Department
1992–present Paysandú Department
1995–present Rio Negro Department
1998–present Rivera Department
?–present Rocha Department
1997–present Salto Department
1999–present San José Department
1994–present Soriano Department
2003–present Treinta y Tres Department

Historical flags

Flag Date Use Description
National flags
1840s Flag of the Gobierno de la Defensa
Flag of The Gobierno del Cerrito Similar to the current flag.[7]
1828–1830 Flag of The Oriental State of Uruguay Nine horizontal stripes of light blue with the upper hoist-side corner bearing the Sun of May in the center over a white canvas.[8]
1825–1828 Flag of The Oriental Province A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white, and red.
1820–1828 Flag of The Cisplatina Province A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured green, white, and green; with the province's emblem in the center.[9]
1814–1815 1st Flag of The League of the Free Peoples, also known as the flag of Artigas A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white, and blue; with red stripes inside the blue bands.

Ethnic groups flags

Flag Date Ethnic group Description
1990s–present Charrúa

Political flags

Flag Date Party Description
Current
2013–present Popular Unity
2008–present Anti-imperialist Unitary Commissions[10]
2002–present Independent Party
1984–present Workers' Party
1975–present Party for the Victory of the People
1971–present Broad Front Party
2020s–present Christian Democratic Party of Uruguay
?–present
1960s
1956–present Uruguayan Anarchist Federation
1904–present National Party
1897–1904
1836–present Colorado Party[11]
Former
2013–2019 Concertation Partyes
1932–1938 Independent Democratic Feminist Party

Rebel groups flags

Flag Date Organization Description
Former
1967–1972 Tupamaros

Sporting flags

Flag Date Use Description
?–present Uruguayan Football Association

Burgees of Uruguay

Flag Date Use Description
1924–present Flag of The Punta del Este Yacht Club [12]
1906–present Flag of The Yacht Club Uruguayo

See also

References

  1. ^ "Flag of Uruguay". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved June 27, 2007.
  2. ^ Smith, Whitney. "Uruguay, flag of". Guide to Hispanic Heritage. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Archived from the original on December 1, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2007.
  3. ^ "Historical flags of Uruguay". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  4. ^ "Uruguayan Flags (Uruguay) from The World Flag Database". www.flags.net. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  5. ^ "Condecoración "Aviador Honoris Causa" de la Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya". Argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). 2020-10-09. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  6. ^ "Reinas de la vendimia zonales se preparan para la elección departamental | Intendencia de Canelones". www.imcanelones.gub.uy. Archived from the original on 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  7. ^ "Historical flags of Uruguay". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  8. ^ "Historical flags of Uruguay". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  9. ^ "Cisplatine Province (Brazil occupied Uruguay, 1821-1828)". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  10. ^ "COMUNA » Fotos de la Conferencia de Prensa". comuna.nuevaradio.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  11. ^ "Colorado Party, Uruguay". www.fotw.info. Archived from the original on 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  12. ^ "Uruguayan Yachting Clubs". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
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