flag of Bolivia

{{Infobox flag

| Name = Bolivia

| Article =

| Image = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg

| Nickname = {{lang|es|La Tricolor}}
{{smaller|('The Tricolor')}}

| Use = 011010

| Symbol = {{FIAV|011010}} {{FIAV|normal}}{{cite book | author=France. Service hydrographique et océanographique de la marine | title=Albums des pavillons nationaux et des marques distinctives | publisher=SHOM | publication-place=Brest | date=2000 | isbn=2-11-088247-6 | oclc=468544080 | language=fr | page=}}

| Proportion = 15:22

| Adoption = {{start date and age|1851|10|31|df=yes}}

| Design = A horizontal tricolor of red, yellow and green with the coat of arms

| Designer = Manuel Isidoro Belzu

| Image2 = Flag of Bolivia.svg

| Use2 = 100100

| Symbol2 = {{FIAV|100100}} {{FIAV|normal}}

| Proportion2 = 15:22

| Adoption2 = {{start date and age|1851|10|31|df=yes}}

| Design2 = A horizontal tricolor of red, yellow and green

| Designer2 = Manuel Isidoro Belzu

| Image3 = Banner of the Qulla Suyu (1979).svg

| Imagetext3 = Dual flag

| Noborder3 =

| Nickname3 = Wiphala

| Morenicks3 = banner of the Qulla Suyu

| Use3 = 111000

| Symbol3 = {{FIAV|111000}} {{FIAV|normal}}

| Proportion3 = 1:1

| Adoption3 = 7 February 2009

| Design3 = Banner composed of a 7-by-7 square patchwork in seven colours, arranged diagonally.

| Designer3 =

| Image4 = Naval Ensign of Bolivia.svg

| Imagetext4 = Maritime Flag

| Use4 = 000001

| Symbol4 = {{FIAV|000001}} {{FIAV|normal}}{{cite web | url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/bo~.html | title=Bolivian naval ensign }}

| Proportion4 = 2:3

| Image5 = Naval Jack of Bolivia.svg

| Imagetext5 = Naval Jack

| Noborder5 =

| Nickname5 = Naval jack

| Morenicks5 =

| Use5 =

| Symbol5 =

| Proportion5 = 1:1

| Adoption5 =

| Design5 = A red, yellow and green square.

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The national flag of the Plurinational State of Bolivia was originally adopted in 1851. The state and war flag is a horizontal tricolor of red, yellow and green with the Bolivian coat of arms in the center. According to one source,{{Cite web |last=Torre |first=Manuel Alejandro De la |date=2023-12-16 |title=Flags of Bolivia: A Symbol of Pride and Identity |url=https://zbr.com.mx/en/sin-categoria-es/flags-of-bolivia-a-symbol-of-pride-and-identity/1146716/ |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=Zelosos por Buenas Renovables |language=en-US}} the red stands for Bolivia's brave soldiers, while the green symbolizes fertility and yellow the nation's mineral deposits.

File:Bolivian flag.png

According to the revised Constitution of Bolivia of 2009, the Wiphala is considered a national symbol of Bolivia (along with the tricolor flag, national anthem, coat of arms, the cockade; kantuta flower and patujú flower).{{lang|es|"Artículo 6. II. Los símbolos del Estado son la bandera tricolor rojo, amarillo y verde; el himno boliviano; el escudo de armas; la wiphala; la escarapela; la flor de la kantuta y la flor del patujú."}} (Article 6. II. State symbols are the flag tricolor red, yellow and green; the Bolivian national anthem; coat of arms; the wiphala; the cockade; the flower of kantuta and the flower of patujú.) [http://www.presidencia.gob.bo/documentos/publicaciones/constitucion.pdf Constitution of Bolivia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024044028/http://www.presidencia.gob.bo/documentos/publicaciones/constitucion.pdf |date=24 October 2017 }}

Despite its landlocked status, Bolivia has a naval ensign used by navy vessels on rivers and lakes. It consists of a blue field with the state flag in the canton bordered by nine small yellow five-pointed stars, with a larger yellow five-pointed star in the fly. The nine small stars represent the nine departments of Bolivia, and the larger star the nation's right to access the sea (access that it lost in 1884 in the War of the Pacific).

Description

=Design and dimensions=

The national flag of Bolivia is described as a tricolor rectangle, with the colors red, yellow and green, in a ratio of 1:1:1, meaning three horizontal bands, with the red on the superior part occupying a third of the flag's width, yellow in the middle band using the same width, and green in the inferior part, using the last third.{{cite web|url=http://www.bolivia.com/especiales2002/6_de_agosto/simbolos/bandera.asp|title=Bandera de Bolivia|publisher=Bolivia.com|access-date=12 October 2014}}

The dimensions of the flag had not been defined since its adoption in 1851. Supreme Decree No. 27630 of 2004 finally established that the size of the national flag be of 7.5 squares width by 11 squares long, giving a ratio of 15:22.

=Color and symbolism=

The first description of Bolivia's national flag, together with the significance of these, were first established by the Supreme Decree of 1888 during the government of President Gregorio Pacheco, which specifies that:

{{legend|#DA291C|Red: "represents the blood shed by our heroes for the birth and preservation of the Republic"}}
{{legend|#F4E400|Yellow: "represents our wealth and resources."}}
{{legend|#007A33|Green: "represents the richness of our natural areas as well as hope, a foundational value of our society"}}

The exact colors of the Bolivian flag have been established by the Supreme Decree of 2004:{{cite web|url=http://www.lexivox.org/norms/BO-DS-27630.xhtml|title=Bolivian Flag|author=DeveNet S.R.L./LexiVox|publisher=Lexivox.org|access-date=12 October 2014}}

Color model !style="background:#DA291C;color:#FFF"\| Red !style="background:#F4E400"\| Yellow !style="background:#007A33;color:#FFF"\| Green
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:60%;"
Pantone	485{{cite web\|url=http://www.gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscar/241\|title=Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia\|language=es\|access-date=10 July 2020}}	Process Yellow	356
RGB	218–41–28{{cite web\|url=https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/485-C\|title=PANTONE 485 C - Find a Pantone Color\|access-date=10 July 2020\|archive-date=11 March 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311173703/https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/485-C\|url-status=dead}}	244–228–0{{cite web\|url=https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/Process-Yellow-C\|title=PANTONE Process Yellow C - Find a Pantone Color\|access-date=10 July 2020\|archive-date=12 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712000957/https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/Process-Yellow-C\|url-status=dead}}	0–122–51{{cite web\|url=https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/356-C\|title=PANTONE 356 C - Find a Pantone Color\|access-date=10 July 2020\|archive-date=26 May 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526194014/https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/356-C\|url-status=dead}}
RGB hex triplet	#DA291C	#F4E400	#007A33
CMYK	C0 M95 Y100 K0	C0 M0 Y100 K0	C91 M0 Y100 K26

The colours of the tricolor can also be found in the Bolivian Wiphala. The Wiphala has been included into the national colours of the Bolivian Air Force such as on the executive Dassault Falcon 900EX.{{cite web|url=http://www.airliners.net/photo/Bolivia---Air/Dassault-Falcon-900EX/1813738/&sid=ce08e09c908d874ecb8d44b4a949b593|title=Photos: Dassault Falcon 900EX Aircraft Pictures - Airliners.net|publisher=Airliners.net|access-date=12 October 2014}} The Wiphala is also officially flown on governmental buildings such as the {{lang|es|Palacio Quemado|italic=no}} and parliament alongside the tricolor since the introduction of the revised 2009 constitution.{{cite web|url=http://eju.tv/2010/01/por-decreto-el-ejecutivo-fija-dos-fechas-fechas-de-fundacin-del-pas/|title=Por decreto, el Ejecutivo fija dos fechas fechas de fundación del país|date=28 January 2010 |publisher=Eju.tv|access-date=12 October 2014}}

Historical flags

File:Bolivia, from Flags of All Nations, Series 1 (N9) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands MET DP831931.jpg]]

The current Bolivian flag has been officially adopted 31 October 1851 during the presidency of Manuel Isidoro Belzu.

According to Supreme Decree No. 27630 of 19 July 2004, during the presidency of Carlos Mesa, it was established that the civil flag used in civic, public and patriotic celebrations will be used without the National Shield, while the flag used by the state in official acts will include the shield in its center.

During the presidency of Evo Morales, through Supreme Decree No. 241 of 5 August 2009, some symbolic modifications were made to the flag. It was also established that for both the civil flag and the flag used by the State in official acts they should be raised on the right side and the wiphala on the left side.

File:Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg | Colonial flag, Spanish Empire flag (1506–1825/1821 in Peru, and Bolivia), (1506–1785/1701 in other colonies), (1506–1821 in Philippines)

File:Flag of Bolivia (1825-1826).svg | Bandera Menor, Civil flag (1825–1826)

File:Flag of Bolivia (state, 1825-1826).svg | Bandera Mayor, State flag (1825–1826)

File:Flag of Bolivia (1826-1851).svg | Bandera Menor, Civil flag (1831–1851)

File:Flag of Bolivia (state, 1826-1851).svg | Bandera Mayor, State flag (1831–1851)

File:Flag of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation.svg | Peru-Bolivian Confederation (1836–1839)

File:Banner of the Qulla Suyu (1979).svg|alt=A square flag made of thirteen diagonal arrangements of colored squares, following a rainbow pattern towards the center, the squares in the center being white.|Wiphala banner (used since 2009, Incan)

File:Naval Ensign of Bolivia (1966-2013).svg|Former naval ensign of Bolivia (1966–2013)

File:Bandera de Bolivia (Guerra).svg| Flag of the Armed Forces of Bolivia

File:Flag of the Patujú flower.svg|Flag of the patujú flower