Ecuador

Adopted1860
Design classHorizontal Tricolor
RegionSouth America

Yellow, blue and red bands with the condor.

History and symbolism

The yellow half over blue and red stripes carries the arms with the Andean condor above the volcano Chimborazo and the river Guayas. The tricolor descends from Gran Colombia, was reinstated in 1860, and has carried the arms for official use since 1900.

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