Flags and coats of arms of the provinces of Argentina

This list shows and explains the flags and coats of arms of the provinces of Argentina .

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In Argentina , there was no consistent tradition of the provinces to fly a flag for a long time . Most provinces have only recently had a flag. Many provinces had flags much earlier, but they were often not in use for decades. Since 2011, each province has had its own flag, and each province also has a coat of arms .

Several provinces take up the design of the national symbol in their province symbols.

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location	flag	SV	coat of arms	Remarks
		9:14		The flag of the autonomous city of Buenos Aires was introduced by Juan de Garay to mark the 400th anniversary of the city's founding . But you see them much less often than the city arms. Today's coat of arms shows a dove in the upper part, which is surrounded by rays as a sign of the Holy Spirit . In the middle two ships (a caravel and a brig from the 17th century) on the Río de la Plata . In the lower part there is a sandbank from which an anchor protrudes.
		≈2: 3		The flag of the province of Buenos Aires was the winning entry in a competition. One of the conditions in the competition was that the flag of the province should not resemble the national flag. The coat of arms of the province is almost identical to the coat of arms of Argentina, it only differs in the rays of the sun, which are exclusively straight, and the branches that surround the coat of arms ( olive and laurel ).
		1: 2		The province of Catamarca was the last province in Argentina to have a flag. The flag is divided into three fields and is surrounded by a golden border, symbolizing the richness of the province's cultural heritage. The upper half is sky blue and white, which symbolizes the sky, the national flag and the cloak of Mary. In the lower half there is a blood-red stripe that represents "the mixture of our blood". In the center is the sun of the Argentine national flag, which is inspired by the Inca sun, lined with olive branches with 16 leaves, which represent all departments of the province. In the rectangular provincial coat of arms there is an oval coat of arms, which, like the Argentine coat of arms, shows two hands reaching out, holding a staff with a Jacobin cap. On the right above the oval there is a silver cross over two silver Indian arrows, on the left above grapes, on the right below a golden royal crown and on the left below a golden lock. The coat of arms is crowned by a rising sun. The coat of arms is surrounded by four Argentine flags and two branches of laurel.
		2: 3		After the previous flag of the Chaco province was very criticized , this new flag was adopted in 2007. It shows the sun of the Argentine national flag on a green, white and light blue tri-color in the center and below a wooden plow, which is circled by 25 stars representing the 25 departments. The colors white and light blue are reminiscent of the national flag and at the same time of the cotton grown in the Chaco (white), the rivers of the province (blue) and the fertile soils of the province (green). The elliptical coat of arms shows a palm tree and a plow in the middle . The oval is surrounded by two laurel branches and is crowned by a rising sun.
		1: 2		In the middle of the Chubut provincial flag is a cog wheel, which symbolizes industrial production. Behind and above the cog is a rising sun, the 15 rays of which represent the 15 departments of the province. Under the rising sun are the Florentino Ameghino dam and a stalk of wheat. In the middle a yellow line, which represents the rivers, especially the Río Chubut . The upper white zigzag line represents the mountain ranges of the Andes , the lower white wave line the waves of the Atlantic . The current coat of arms was adopted on December 9, 1964. The blue coat of arms, divided in two by a yellow line, shows the dam Florentino Ameghino in its lower half and a stalk of wheat in front of the lettering Chubut in the upper half . The yellow line represented the rivers of the province, particularly the Río Chubut . The coat of arms is crowned by a rising sun, whose 15 rays represent the 15 departments of the province. The coat of arms is surrounded by two laurel branches.
		2: 3		In 2010 a new flag was passed for the province of Cordoba . The design resulted from a competition. The flag has three vertical stripes in the colors red-white-blue. The white stripe shows the silhouette of a " Jesuit sun " with 16 straight and 16 curved rays. The coat of arms shows a white, stone castle with three towers, four battlements, an archway and two windows against a red background. The castle is adorned with one flag at the top and three Argentine flags on each side. At the foot of the castle, two rivers ( Río Primero and Río Tercero ) flow through the green landscape.
		2: 3		The current flag was officially introduced for Corrientes in 1986. It has the provincial coat of arms and the motto Patria, Libertad y Constitución (Fatherland, Freedom and Constitution) in the middle. The coat of arms shows two hands holding a stick with a Jacobin cap. The so-called Cruz de los Milagros (Cross of Miracles) is depicted under the hands, under which flames blaze. This representation goes back to an event during an Indian raid in 1588, during which the said cross was set on fire by the Indians, but miraculously did not burn. Next to the cross are four headlands on the right and three on the left, symbolizing the seven streams of water that flow into the Río Paraná and which gave the city of Corrientes its name.
		1: 2		The flag of the province of Entre Ríos goes back to the flag of the Liga Federal ( Federal League ), which was created on 1814 by José Gervasio Artigas , the founder of what is now Uruguay . The provincial coat of arms shows loyal hands in the middle of an elliptical shield (two hands that meet in greeting). In the red field above, a silver star is depicted, symbolizing peace and leniency and above which is the words Provincia de Entre Rios . Under the hands in the green field the May sun is depicted with sixteen alternating straight and flamed rays, above which the writing Federación, Libertad y Fuerza (Federation, Freedom and Power) is written. The coat of arms is surrounded by a silver rope (outside) and two laurel branches (inside).
		6:11		In the flag of the Province of Formosa , the bay leaves symbolize the Tropic of Capricorn , the white triangle the conical shape of South America, the nine stars the nine departments of the province. The colors come from the national flag. The irregular coat of arms has two fields. The upper one is light blue and shows a cotton seed, which symbolizes the agricultural and industrial production of the province. Nine stars are depicted around the bud, symbolizing the departments of the province. Two faithful hands are shown in the lower white field . A stylized rising sun is depicted above the escutcheon, two laurel branches below the shield.
		3: 2		The flag of the province of Jujuy goes back to the white flag with the seal of the Sovereign Assembly that was hoisted by Manuel Belgrano on July 25, 1812 . This goes back to the silver seals that were made in Potosí for the provincial government. It shows two hands holding a stick with a Jacobin cap. The coat of arms shows two incisions with rosettes. The shield is crowned by a rising sun and is surrounded by two laurel branches.
		9:14		The flag of the province of La Pampa is identical to the national flag and has the provincial coat of arms in the middle. The coat of arms of the province shows the tree caldén tropical at the top and a rider with a lance at the bottom, representing the indigenous population . The shield is crowned by a rising sun and framed by ears of wheat, which symbolize fertility. Two lances cross behind the shield as a sign of fighting spirit.
		2: 3		The flag of the province of La Rioja has two horizontal stripes, the top white and the bottom blue. A red bar ascending from the bottom left lies diagonally on this strip. In the middle there are two branches of laurel, which symbolize the 18 departments of the province with their flowers . The coat of arms shows a mountain in the twilight. The shield is crowned by a rising sun and framed by two laurel branches.
		11: 9		The flag of Mendoza is an identical reproduction of the flag of the Andean Army of the South American freedom fighter José de San Martín . It has two horizontal stripes (white and light blue) with the government seal in the center . The coat of arms shows two hands holding a stick with a Jacobin cap. The hands are in front of a two-part background that is light blue at the top and white at the bottom. Under the hands there is a cornucopia which pours out its wealth. The shield is crowned by a rising sun and is surrounded by two laurel branches.
		2: 3		The flag of the province of Misiones has three horizontal stripes in blue, red and white. It goes back to a flag that was handed over in 1815 by José Gervasio Artigas , the founder of today's Uruguay , to the then head of government of the province of Misiones, Andrés Guazurary (= Andresito Artigas). The coat of arms shows the Iguazú waterfalls in the north of the province. A rising sun is depicted above the waterfalls, above which two missionary staffs and a bow and arrow are shown. The latter symbolize the indigenous population of the province, the bars of Spanish rule. The words Provincia de Misiones are written above and below the sign, and yerba mate leaves are shown on both sides next to the sign .
		4: 5		The flag of Neuquén is divided into three vertical stripes, which are officially held in the colors of the national flag light blue-white-light blue. In the coat of arms is the silhouette of the Pehuén or Araucaria , a typical tree of the province. Behind the tree is the Lanín Volcano . The tree and the volcano are framed by a central red star, which represents the Federation, green leaves on both sides and at the top by 16 yellow stars, which represent the 16 departments of the province.
		2: 3		On the 50th anniversary of the Río Negros provincial elevation (2005), the governor of the province announced that he would launch a competition to design a future provincial flag. The oval escutcheon shows an Indian from the Comahue tribe. 13 stars are depicted above the Indian as symbols of the departments. The shield is crowned by a rising sun and is surrounded by two laurel branches. Below the shield there is a cross as a symbol for religion and a kepi as a symbol for the struggle in the conquest of the desert.
		≈25:34		The Salta flag emerged from a competition in 1997 as a winning entry . The coat of arms of the province, the Baltic poncho (the red cloth with the black stripes), and the 23 departments (23 gold stars). The oval heraldic shield shows a silver six-pointed star in front of which the May sun is depicted. The sun symbolizes the struggle for independence, the star corresponds to the star awarded to General Martín Miguel de Güemes in the so-called Guerra Gaucha (Gaucho War) in 1817 . The coat of arms is surrounded by two laurel branches.
		9:14		The flag of San Juan is inspired by the flag of the Andean Army, but is based on the three-striped national flag and shows the provincial coat of arms in the middle, crowned by the Inca sun with 19 rays for the 19 departments . Under the coat of arms is En Unión y Libertad (In community and freedom). The back of the flag shows a faceless sun in the center with 32 straight rays. The coat of arms largely corresponds to the national coat of arms. However, the shield is crowned by a sun with 19 rays for the departments.
		2: 3		The flag of the province of San Luis shows the provincial coat of arms on a white background. The coat of arms shows a typical landscape of the province with animals that are now extinct in the province ( venados or pampas deer ) in front of four mountains over which a sun shines. The coat of arms is framed by two laurel branches.
		≈2: 3		The flag of the province of Santa Cruz shows the rising sun in the middle on a light blue background, which surrounds the mountain Fitz Roy (also called Chaltén) in a semicircle , above which the Southern Cross stands on the night firmament . In the lower part of the flag, the waves of the Atlantic are symbolically represented. The oval coat of arms shows in the lower, white field the May sun with the lettering Provincia de Santa Cruz underneath and in the upper light blue field the mountain Fitz Roy (El Chaltén), over which the cross of the south stands on the night firmament. The shield is surrounded by two branches of laurel.
		1: 2		As the first flag of the province of Santa Fes , the flag of Entre Ríos was hoisted in 1815 because José Gervasio Artigas , the founder of today's Uruguay , took power in the province. The forerunner of today's flag was introduced in 1822. It has three vertical stripes in red, white and light blue. In the white stripe there is a yellow oval with the inscription Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe (Invincible Province of Santa Fe), in which are the weapons, over which the rising sun shines. The oval coat of arms is divided horizontally into two fields. It shows two crossed Indian arrows pointing downwards and behind them an upright lance. This representation is supposed to represent the victory of civilization (lance) over the Indians (arrows) and is framed by 23 golden stars representing the departments. Two laurel branches entwine around the coat of arms.
		≈2: 5		The flag of the province of Santiago del Estero shows three vertical stripes in the colors of the national flag light blue-white-light blue. On the white stripe there is a red stripe, in the middle of which a red Jacob's cross is depicted on a golden sun . The sun has 8 straight and 8 flamed rays. The symbolism of the province's coat of arms corresponds to the Argentine national coat of arms.
		≈2: 3		The flag of Tierra del Fuegos (Tierra del Fuego) shows an orange-blue flag, which is divided diagonally descending by a stylized white albatross . The southern cross is shown in the upper right (blue) field . The provincial coat of arms shows four penguins in front of a body of water and the highest mountain in the province, the Cornú, behind which the ten-pointed sun rises. The shield is framed by flames as a reference to the name of the island of Tierra del Fuego and the stylized representation of an albatross.
		≈2: 3		The colors of the new flag from April 13, 2010 are the inverted colors of the Argentine flag and correspond to the so-called Bandera de Macha . This flag was used by Manuel Belgrano's troops in two battles in 1816. The current flag replaces the previous flag of Tucumán, which was abolished in 2008 due to its Christian symbolism. The province's coat of arms is practically identical to the Argentine coat of arms. However, it is not crowned by a rising sun.