Colombia
Adopted1861
Design classHorizontal Tricolor
RegionSouth America
Yellow, blue and red bands.
History and symbolism
The yellow half with blue and red bands descends from the standard first raised by Francisco de Miranda. Yellow is read as the gold of the land, blue the two oceans, and red the blood of the liberators.
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