Information about the Argentine Flag: Colors and Meaning of the Flag of Argentina
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The Argentine flag consists of three equally proportional horizontal stripes – the top and bottom part are light blue in color, and the middle background is white where a golden sun. emblem popularly known as “Sun of May” is set.
:: Meaning of the Argentine Flag ::
The rationale behind the colors of the flag of Argentine varies. Historians deduced the colors have spiritual symbolism, attributed to the strong religious conviction of Manuel Belgrano, the creator of the national flag of Argentina. It is supposed to epitomize the color of the Virgin Mary – white and light blue dress.
Another popular belief is more wordly, where light blue is a representation of the sky and the emblem, of the sun. Although disputed, loyalty to the royal “House of Bourbon” is another interpretation.
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