| Use: | 111111 |
| Symbol: | ≈ |
| Proportion: | 11:20 |
| Design: | A horizontal triband of red, white and blue, defaced on the obverse with the coat of arms of Paraguay. |
| Use2: | Reverse flag |
| Proportion2: | 11:20 |
| Design2: | A horizontal triband of red, white and blue, defaced on the reverse with the reversed coat of arms of Paraguay. |
The flag of Paraguay (Spanish; Castilian: bandera de Paraguay; Guarani: Paraguái poyvi) was first adopted in 1842. Its design, a red–white–blue triband, was inspired by the colours of the French Tricolour, believed to signify independence and liberty. The flag is unusual because it differs on its obverse and reverse sides: the obverse of the flag shows the national coat of arms, and the reverse shows the seal of the treasury. It is the only national flag worldwide that has a unique design on each side.[1] The flag consists of the same three horizontal colours as the flag of the Netherlands, which in turn was the inspiration for the French flag.[2] It was revised in 2013 to bring the flag towards its original design. It has a ratio of 11:20.
Officially adopted in 1842 (following the Recomendación, i.e.: address, de la Junta gubernativa de Asunción), each side of this tricolour flag contains a horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue with the national emblem centered on the white band.[3] The colours of the flag are believed to be inspired from the flag of France to show independence and liberty, and the coat of arms represents the independence of Paraguay.[4]
The differences in the obverse and reverse sides comes from the period when José de Francia was in power (1814–1840).[6] On July 15, 2013, the flag was revised. The coat of arms was simplified and the design was brought closer to its original form.[7]
| Red | White | Blue | ||
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| RGB | 213-43-30 | 255-255-255 | 0-56-168 | |
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| CMYK | 0, 80, 86, 16 | 0, 0, 0, 0 | 100, 67, 0, 34 |