What is the blue and white flag with a sun?

the flag of Argentina
What does the flag of Argentina look like? The flag is divided into three equal horizontal bands in light blue and white, and it has the Sun of May centered on the white band. The current version of the Argentina flag was standardized in 2012 while the original was adopted on February 27, 1812.

How did Argentina get its flag?

The flag was created by Manuel Belgrano, in line with the creation of the Cockade of Argentina, and was first raised at the city of Rosario on February 27, 1812, during the Argentine War of Independence.

Why is the Argentina flag blue and white?

The flag of Argentina consists of three horizontal lanes. The upper and lower strips are blue and the middle strip is white. The white strip contains the national emblem called the May Sun. The blue color in the flag represents the sky, while the white color represents the clouds in the sky.

Why does Argentina flag have a sun on it?

This sun represents the process of independence that started on 25th May 1810. Legend states that the sun broke out when the new Argentinian government was declared. This was received as a good sign. The sun at the center of the flag is the Inca Sun, el Sol de Mayo.

Which country does not have a sun on its flag?

flag of Nepal | Britannica.

Which country has a flag with a sun in the middle?

Flag of Uruguay

Name	The National Pavilion (Official)
Use	National flag and ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	December 18, 1828 (First design) July 11, 1830 (Modification)
Design	Four horizontal stripes of blue with the upper hoist-side corner bearing the Sun of May in the center over a white canvas.

Is New Zealand a flag?

Flag of New Zealand

Adopted	24 March 1902 (In use since 1869)
Design	A Blue Ensign with a Union Jack in the first quarter and four five-pointed red stars with white borders on the fly representing the Southern Cross.
Designed by	Albert Hastings Markham
Variant flag of New Zealand
Name	New Zealand Red Ensign

What flag is Thailand?

tricolour flag
The flag of the Kingdom of Thailand (Thai: ธงไตรรงค์; RTGS: thong trai rong, meaning ‘tricolour flag’) shows five horizontal stripes in the colours red, white, blue, white and red, with the central blue stripe being twice as wide as each of the other four.

What country has the ugliest flag?

British Columbia is hands down the world’s ugliest flag.

Who is the most beautiful flag?

15 Most Beautiful and Best Flags in the World

• Estonia. Banner of Estonia.
• Ukraine. Banner of Ukraine.
• United States. Banner of USA.
• The Philippines. Banner of the Philippines.
• Iceland. Banner of Iceland.
• Canada. Banner of Canada.
• United Kingdom. Banner of United Kingdom.
• Nepal. Banner of Nepal.

What is the ugliest flag in the world?

What is the weirdest country flag?

Which countries have the craziest flags?

• Bermuda. Bermuda is a British colony in the Atlantic Ocean.
• Mozambique. Mozambique’s flag is as straightforward as it can possibly get.
• Dominica. Dominica is an island in the Carribean Sea and this country also has chosen for a very special design.
• Isle of Man.
• Kingdom of Benin.

What flag has a dragon on it?

It was officially recognised as the Welsh national flag in 1959. Several cities include a dragon in their flag design, including Cardiff, the Welsh capital….Flag of Wales.

Use	National flag
Proportion	3:5
Adopted	1959 (current version)
Design	Per fess Argent and Vert, a dragon passant Gules

Why did Emilio Aguinaldo say the Philippine flag was lost?

Some believe it is now lost because Emilio Aguinaldo said so in a statement dated 11 June 1925. Other news reports allege that in 1919, Aguinaldo said that he lost the flag in the Caraballo mountains of Nueva Vizcaya. Some descendants of Emilio Aguinaldo claim that Aguinaldo said the original flag was lost only because he wanted to protect it.

Did Princess Eugenia see the original Philippine flag?

She did not personally see how the original flag was made, but she received stories about it from her mother throughout her life. In a statement probably written in the 1980s and published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on 12 June 1998, she claimed to have seen the original flag in 1919:

Is Miss Marcela Agoncillo the daughter of principal maker of Philippine flag?

One witness can help us verify if the claim is true — Miss Marcela M. Agoncillo, the daughter of principal maker of the flag, Marcela Mariño de Agoncillo. The younger Marcela is the fifth daughter of Marcela and Felipe Agoncillo, ambassador of the First Philippine Republic to the Peace Commission in Paris.