A horizontal triband of red, white and blue, defaced on the reverse with the reversedcoat of arms of Paraguay.
Three Paraguayan flags hoisted in a shopping mall inAsunción.
The current design of theflag of Paraguay (Spanish:bandera de Paraguay;Guarani:Paraguái poyvi) was first adopted in 1842.[1] Its design, a red–white–bluetriband, was inspired by the colours of theFrench Tricolour, believed to signify independence and liberty. The flag is unusual because itdiffers on its obverse and reverse sides: the obverse of the flag shows thenational coat of arms, and the reverse shows the seal of the treasury. It is the only national flag worldwide that has a unique design on each side.[2] The flag consists of the same three horizontal colours as theflag of the Netherlands,[3] which in turn was the inspiration for the French flag.[4] It was revised in 2013 to bring the flag towards its original design. It has a ratio of 11:20.
Prior to the current design, the country used two other designs: a similar one with no seal where the white stripe was slightly larger than the other two (1812–1826), and a different simple design featuring a blue field and a six-pointed white star in the upper-left corner (1826–1842).
Officially adopted in 1842 (following the Recomendación, i.e.: address, of theJunta gubernativa de Asunción),[1] each side of this tricolour flag contains a horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue with thenational emblem centered on the white band.[1] The colours of the flag are believed to be inspired from the flag of France to show independence and liberty, and the coat of arms represents the independence ofParaguay.[5]
The emblem on theobverse side is thenational coat of arms of Paraguay: a yellowfive-pointed star surrounded by a green wreath of palm and olive leaves tied with ribbons of the colour of the stripes, and capped by the wordsREPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY ("Republic of Paraguay" in Spanish), all within twoconcentriccircles).[1][6]
The emblem on the reverse side is the seal of the treasury: a yellow lion below a redPhrygian cap on the top of a pole (symbolising courage) and the wordsPaz y Justicia ("Peace and Justice").[1]
The differences in the obverse and reverse sides comes from the period whenJosé de Francia was in power (1814–1840).[7]
The 2013 statute that defines the flag does not specify colors for the red and blue stripes,[8] merely stating, "The red colour, as well as the blue colour, shall be kept as so-called 'primary colours,' that is, without admixture with other colours."
Colors here are from SeekFlag,[9] but others specifications have been used.[8]
On July 15, 2013, the Coat of Arms of Paraguay, and consequently the Paraguayan flag, were redesigned. The coat of arms was simplified and the design was brought closer to its original form:[11] the inscription “República del Paraguay”, which was yellow with a red background, became black with a colorless background. In addition, the blue circle surrounding the yellow star disappeared.[12]
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