Banner o Paraguay

Flag o Paraguay (obverse). Flag ratio: 3:5

Flag o Paraguay (reverse). Flag ratio: 3:5

Presidential Standard o Paraguay

The banner o Paraguay (Spainyie: bandera de Paraguay) wis adopted in 1842. It, the naitional flag o Moldova, an the naitional flag o Saudi Arabie ar the anerlie national flags wi different emblems on their obverse an reverse sides.

Each side o the flag consists o three equal, horizontal bands: red, white, an blue, wi an emblem centered in the white band. The emblem on the obverse side is the naitional Coat o airms o Paraguay: a yellow five-pointed star surrounded bi a green wreath capped bi the wirds REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY ("Republic o Paraguay"), all within twa concentric circles); the emblem on the reverse side is the seal o the treasury (a yellow lion below a red liberty cap an the words Paz y Justicia ("Peace an Justice") capped bi REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY, again within twa circles.

Its colors bear resemblance tae the modern banner o the Netherlands.

The design o the flag wis simplified in 1991.

Historical flags [edit]

First provisional flag o 1811. Ratio: 2:3
Flag of Paraguay June 1811.svg

Second provisional flag o 1811. Ratio: 2:3
Flag of Paraguay 1811 to 1812.svg

Third provisional flag, frae 1811 tae 1812. Ratio: 2:3
Flag frae 1812 tae 1826. Ratio: 1:2
Flag frae 1826 tae 1842. Ratio: 2:3
Flag frae 1842 tae 1954. Ratio: 2:3
Flag frae 1954 tae 1988. Ratio: 1:2
Flag frae 1988 tae 1990. Ratio: 3:5