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| Use | Civil and state flag   |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 9:14 |
| Adopted | August 12, 1997 |
| Design | A horizontal bicolour of blue and green separated by a thin red line, which is interrupted by the outline of half a blue gear on the green field. At the centre there is half a sun and half a sunflower with a red semi-circle. The sun is surrounded by green laurels |
| Designed by | Various students from the Matheu Gelicich and Faustino Sarmiento elementary schools, Capitán Sarmiento Partido |
The flag of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, was created by students and officially adopted by Provincial Law 11.997 on August 12, 1997, after being chosen among other designs by vote of the educative community in which 270,000 students aged 12–18 took part in over 2 years, supported by specialists and parents. There were 81,525 proposals, 32 of which were selected from all 16 regions along 1995–96. 4 of the final 32 were selected by a jury to be voted on by 2 million students on 12 August 1997. The flag was designed by the boys of Schools Matheu Gelicich and Faustino Sarmiento (both located in Capitán Sarmiento), chosen by 1,500,000 voters, garnering over half the vote.