List of Panamanian flags explained

This is a list of flags associated with Panama.

National flags

!Flag!Date!Use!Description
(1903)Proposed flag of Panama14 horizontal red-yellow alternating stripes with a blue canton, featuring two suns connected together, representing North America and South America being united by the Panama isthmus.
(1903)First flag of PanamaDivided rectangle into four quadrants, with the top-left consisting of a blue background, the top-right consisting of a white background with a red five-point star, the bottom-left consisting of a white background with a blue five-point star, and the bottom-right consisting of a red background.
(1903–1979)Flag of The Panama Canal Zone (U.S. territory)A blue field with the territory's emblem in the center.
(1925–present)[1] Flag of PanamaDivided rectangle into four quadrants, with the top-left consisting of a white background with a blue five-point star, the top-right consisting of a red background, the bottom-left consisting of a blue background, and the bottom-right consisting of a white background with a red five-point star.[2]
(?-present)Presidential standard of PanamaCurrent flag of Panama with the Panamanian coat of arms in the middle.

Province flags

!Flag!Date!Use!Description
?-presentFlag of Bocas del Toro ProvinceFlag divided diagonally in half from top-left corner to bottom-right corner, green on bottom half and yellow on the top half. 3 white five-pointed stars curving slightly in the middle at the top of a capital, stylized 'B', with a drop shadow.
2004–presentFlag of Coclé ProvinceVertical tricolor with, from left to right, red, gray, and white. The red stripe has two gray diamonds, one bottom-left from the top one. The gray stripe has two white diamonds, one at the bottom and one at the top. The white stripe has two red diamonds, one bottom-right from the top one.
1996–presentFlag of Colón ProvinceHorizontal tricolor with, from top to bottom, baby blue, white, and gold. The coat of arms of Colón is centered in the middle, with five five-pointed gold stars curved at the top.
?-presentFlag of Chiriquí ProvinceFlag divided diagonally in half from the bottom-left corner to the top-right corner, red at the top and green at the bottom. There are 14 white five-pointed stars in the middle arrayed in a circle, similar to the EU flag.
?-presentFlag of Darién ProvinceFlag divided diagonally in half from the bottom-left corner to the top-right corner, baby blue at the top and green at the bottom. There are 4 five-pointed yellow stars, arrayed in a hard curve.
1992–presentFlag of Herrera ProvinceFlag divided in half horizontally, with gold on the top half and blue on the bottom half. There is a labeled map of the province in the middle, with 7 blue five-pointed stars at the top arrayed in a curve to represent each district in the province.
1850–presentFlag of Los Santos ProvinceHorizontal tricolor with, from the top to the bottom, blue, gold, and red.
2015–presentFlag of Panamá Oeste ProvinceHorizontal tricolor with, from top to bottom, gold, white, and gold. It also has a green chevron with 5 white five-pointed stars arrayed in a curve.
2019–presentFlag of Veraguas ProvinceBlue background with a white filled-in outline of the province. It also has 12 five-pointed white stars arrayed around the map.

Indigenous regions

!Flag!Date!Use!Description
(?-present)Flag of Emberá-Wounaan ComarcaHorizontal tricolor with a large green stripe at the top, and two other proportionate stripes, from top to bottom, yellow and blue.
(2010–present)[3] Flag of Guna Yala comarcaHorizontal tricolor with an enlarged middle yellow stripe, and a top red stripe and bottom green stripe. There are two crossed arms in the middle, the right holding an arrow and the left holding a bow. There are 8 five-point stars arrayed in a curve around the top of the middle symbol.
(1925–2010)Flag of revolution of Guna and former Guna Yala flagHorizontal tricolor with an enlarged middle yellow stripe, with orange top and bottom stripes. In the middle rests a black left-facing swastika.
(1942)Former flag of Guna YalaHorizontal tricolor with an enlarged middle yellow stripe, with red top and bottom stripes. In the middle rests a black left-facing swastika, with a red ring, representing the nose rings the Guna people use, encircling it, overlapping the swastika except the top branch; The design was created to distance the original flag away from the nazis
(2009–present)Flag of Ngäbe-Buglé ComarcaVertical tricolor, with, from left to right, red, white, and green stripes. In the center, there are three five-point stars, with one stacked on the other two.
(?-present)Flag of Naso Tjër Di ComarcaThe comarca's emblem centered in the middle of a plain white background.

Historical flags

!Flag!Date!Use!Description
(1698–1700)Colony of New CaledoniaRed background with three small stripes at the bottom, from top to bottom, blue, white, and blue, representing a sea. There is a rising yellow sun off-centered slightly to the left.
(1739–1810) and (1816–1822)Flag of the Viceroyalty of New GranadaThe flag for the viceroyalty was the Spanish flag from 1785 to 1873. It contains a horizontal tricolor, with an enlarged yellow center stripe with two red stripes at the top and bottom. Off-centered slightly to the left is an outdated version of the coat of arms of Spain.
(1821–1831)Flag of Gran ColombiaA horizontal tricolor with, from top to bottom, yellow, blue, and red. The center contains the coat of arms of Gran Colombia.
(1831–1863)Flag of the Republic of New Granada and the Granadine Confederation.A vertical tricolor with, from left to right, red, blue, and yellow.
(1863–1903)Flag of the United States of Colombia (1863–1886)A horizontal tricolor with an enlarged yellow top stripe with a blue and red stripe at the bottom.
Flag of the Republic of Colombia (1886–1903)
(1824–1855)Flag of the Isthmus DepartmentA horizontal tricolor with an enlarged yellow top stripe with a blue and red stripe at the bottom. In the top-left is the coat of arms of Gran Colombia.
(1855–1863)Flag of The Panama StateA vertical tricolour of red, blue and yellow with the state's emblem in the center.
(1863–1886)A horizontal tricolour of red, blue and yellow with the state's emblem in the center.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120319025103/http://www.asamblea.gob.pa/APPS/LEGISPAN/PDF_NORMAS/1920/1925/1925_097_0722.PDF . 2012-03-19 .
  2. Web site: 2007-02-18 . República de Panamá . 2023-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070218132447/http://www.pa/secciones/patria/reglamentos_simbolos_patrios.htm . 2007-02-18 .
  3. Web site: Kuna Yala (Guna Yala) – Panama – Information, Pictures & Hotels . 2023-11-18 . Neue Welt Reisen . en-US.