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Encyclopedia > Flag of Bolivia
 Civil flag and ensign, ratio: 15:22
Image:FIAV 36.png Civil flag and ensign, ratio: 15:22
Image:FIAV 26.png State and war flag, ratio: 15:22

The current flag of Bolivia was originally adopted by Bolivia in 1851. The state (and war) flag consists of red, yellow and green stripes with the Bolivian coat of arms in the center. The civil flag (and ensign) of Bolivia omits the coat of arms. Image File history File links Flag_of_Bolivia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bolivia. ... FIAV usage code 36 See Vexillological symbols for its meaning File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of Denmark Flag of Finland Flag of Belgium Flag of South Africa Flag of Austria Flag of Norway Flag of Bolivia Flag of the Dominican Republic Flag of Ecuador Flag... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bolivia_(state). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bolivia_(state). ... FIAV usage code 26 See Vexillological symbols for its meaning File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of Denmark Flag of Bolivia Flag of Costa Rica Flag of the Dominican Republic Flag of Ecuador Categories: GFDL images ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Red is any of a number of similar colors at the lowest frequencies of light discernible by the human eye. ... Yellow is any color of light that stimulates both the red and green cone cells of the retina, but not the blue cone cells. ... Green is any of a number of similar colors. ... The Coat of Arms of Bolivia has a central crest surrounded by Bolivian flags, muskets, olive branches, and has an Andean condor on top. ...


According to one source, the red stands for Bolivia's animals and its liberating army, while the green symbolizes fertility and yellow the nation's mineral deposits. [1] Binomial name Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Fertility is the ability of people or animals to produce healthy offspring in abundance. ... Minerals are natural compounds formed through geological processes. ...


The Wiphala is also an important flag often seen in Bolivia. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

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A national flag is a flag that symbolises a country and that can usually be flown by citizens of that country. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... This gallery of sovereign state flags shows the flags of sovereign states in the list of sovereign states. ... This gallery of sovereign state coats of arms shows the coat of arms of sovereign states in the list of sovereign states. ... This overview contains the flags of dependent territories. ... This overview contains the flags of self-proclaimed states that have declared their independence, exert control over (at least part of) the claimed territory and population, but have not been acknowledged as independent states by the international community at large. ... This overview shows the coat of arms of dependent territories. ... This overview contains the coats of arms of self-proclaimed states that have declared their independence, exert control over (at least part of) the claimed territory and population, but have not been acknowledged as independent states by the international community at large. ...

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Aruba · Falkland Islands · French Guiana · South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Screenshot of the Flags of the World website Official flag Flags of the World (or FOTW) is the Internets largest website devoted to vexillology, containing comprehensive information about all kinds of flags. ... Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Flag of the Civil Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands The Flag of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands was granted in 1985, when the Territory was created. ...


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Flag of Bolivia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (202 words)
The state (and war) flag consists of red, yellow and green stripes with the Bolivian coat of arms in the center.
The civil flag (and ensign) of Bolivia omits the coat of arms.
Flag of: Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Ecuador · Guyana · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Uruguay · Venezuela
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