Sol de Mayo
The Sol de Mayo ( German : Maisonne , also called Inca sun) is one of the national symbols of Argentina and Uruguay . It is used in the design of the respective national flags and coats of arms.
The origins of this sun symbol , which shows a disk of the sun with a face surrounded by rays of the sun, are complex. On the one hand, the name can be traced back to the May Revolution of Argentina in 1810 (May 18-25), which marked the beginning of the independence process of the two present-day countries, which at that time were combined as the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata , from Spain depicted. The real origin lies in the mythology of the Inca , where they symbolized the son Inti of the divine creator Viracocha .
The sun used in the flag design of Argentina has 16 straight and also 16 flaming rays of the sun, which are arranged around them. In the Uruguayan flag, on the other hand, there are eight alternating rays.
First coin of Argentina , reverse side, with the Sol de Mayo, 1813 (redesigned in 1991)
Sol de Mayo in the flag of Argentina, 1818
Sol de Mayo in the flag of Uruguay, 1828
Sol de Mayo in the flag of Uruguay, 1830
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