Flag of Costa Rica

Republic of Costa Rica
UseNational flag and civil ensign Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Proportion3:5[1]
Adopted29 September 1848; 176 years ago (1848-09-29)
DesignFive horizontal bands of blue, white, and red (double width).
Designed byPacífica Fernández[1]
UseState and war flag, state and naval ensign Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Reverse side is mirror image of obverse side
Proportion3:5
Adopted27 November 1906 (modified in 1998)
DesignFive horizontal bands of blue, white, and red (double width), with the coat of arms offcenter to the left.
Designed byPacífica Fernández
Coat of arms of Costa Rica
Girls in parade with the Costa Rican flag

The national flag of Costa Rica (Spanish: Bandera de Costa Rica) is based on a design created in 1848 and consists of two blue stripes, two white stripes, and a central red stripe which is twice as wide as each of the other four. The civil flag omits the coat of arms seen on the state flag, since the state variant is only permitted to be used by the government.

The flag was officially adopted on 29 September 1848, with the only modifications since then being to the placement and design of the entrenched coat of arms on the state flag. The state variant of the flag has been updated to reflect concurrent modifications to the national coat of arms in 1906, 1964, and 1998.[2]

  1. ^ a b "flag of Costa Rica | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  2. ^ "Portal Patrimonio | Ministerio de Cultura y Juventud". www.patrimonio.go.cr (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-15.