Flag of Venezuela

Flag of Venezuela
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Vexillological symbol :	?
Aspect ratio:	2: 3
Officially accepted:	March 12, 2006

^? Service and war flags
(on land and at sea)
aspect ratio 2: 3

The flag of Venezuela , which was first flown by Francisco de Miranda in 1806 , showed seven stars from May 1817, then eight stars from November 1817. While the flag of Greater Colombia (1819-1830) and then the flag of Venezuela (from 1830) initially showed no stars, seven stars were shown on the flag from 1859, their representation varied until the final legal determination in 1954. Since March 12th In 2006 the flag of Venezuela bears eight stars.

It is three-colored, the colors are generally interpreted as follows:

Yellow symbolizes the sunshine and the golden soil of South America .
Blue stands for independence from Spain and the sea that separates Venezuela from Spain.
Red stands for courage and bloodshed during the Simón Bolívar revolution around Venezuela.

Eight white five-pointed stars in a blue stripe stand for the seven provinces that contributed to independence. The eighth star, introduced in 2006, goes back to a decree by Simón Bolívar of 1817, when the eighth star was supposed to honor the independence of Guyana .

Historical flags

^?First Republic flag from 1811
^?Flag from 1830 to 1836
^?Flag from 1836 to 1859
^?"Federation flag" from 1859
^?"Federation flag" from 1859 to 1863
^?Flag from 1863 to 1905
^?Flag from 1905 to 1930
^?Flag from 1930 to 1954
^?Flag until 2006

State flags

SV	Country	Capital
2: 3	Amazon	Puerto Ayacucho
13:21	Anzoátegui	Barcelona
2: 3	Apure	San Fernando de Apure
2: 3	Aragua	Maracay
3: 4	Barinas	Barinas
9:14	Bolívar	Ciudad Bolívar
2: 3	Carabobo	Valencia
2: 3	Cojedes	San Carlos
2: 3	Delta Amacuro	Tucupita
2: 3	Distrito Capital	Caracas
3: 5	Falcon	Coro
2: 3	Guárico	San Juan de los Morros
2: 3	Lara	Barquisimeto
2: 3	Merida	Merida
9:14	Miranda	Los Teques
2: 3	Monagas	Maturín
2: 3	Nueva Esparta	La Asunción
2: 3	Portuguesa	Guanars
2: 3	Sucre	Cumaná
11:15	Tachira	San Cristobal
2: 3	Trujillo	Trujillo
3: 4	Vargas	La Guaira
2: 3	Yaracuy	San Felipe
7:11	Zulia	Maracaibo