Flag of CuraƧao
 | |
| Use | Civil and state flag, state ensign |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 2Ā July 1984 |
| Design | A blue field with a horizontal yellow stripe slightly below the midline and two white five-pointed stars in the canton. |
 | |
| Use | Governor's standard |
| Design | A white field with along the top and bottom three horizontal stripes red, white, and blue. Blue disk in the center with two white five-pointed stars and a yellow stripe. |
The national flag of CuraƧao represents the country of CuraƧao. It also represented the island area within the Netherlands Antilles from 1984 until its dissolution in 2010.[1]
The flag is a blue field with a horizontal yellow stripe slightly below the midline and two white, five-pointed stars in the canton. The blue symbolises the sea and sky (the bottom and top blue sections, respectively), divided by a yellow stroke representing the bright sun which bathes the island. The two stars represent CuraƧao and Klein CuraƧao, with the five points on each star symbolising the five continents from which CuraƧao's people descend.[2]
After Aruba's adoption of its own flag (while still part of the Netherlands Antilles), CuraƧao received approval for a flag in 1979. Two thousand designs were submitted to a special council; ten were shortlisted, and the council decided on 29 November 1982. With some modifications, the flag was adopted on 2 July 1984.[3]
Design
[edit]The horizontal stripes have a ratio of 5:1:2 (blue:yellow:blue).[4] The stars have diameters 1ā6 and 2ā9 of the flag height. The centre of the smaller one is 1ā6 the flag height from the left and top edges, and the centre of the larger is 1ā3 from the left and top edges. The blue is Pantone 280, and the yellow, Pantone 102.[1]
Construction Sheet
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Colors
[edit]ColorsĀ scheme[citation needed] |
Blue | Yellow | White |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pantone | 280 | 102 | |
| CMYK | 100-66-0-50 | 0-7-92-2 | 0-0-0-0 |
| HEX | #002B7F | #F9E814 | #FFFFFF |
| RGB | 0-43-127 | 249-232-20 | 255-255-255 |
Gallery
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Stamp commemorating the national flag
Flag of CuraƧao before modification (1982ā1984)
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Buki di Bandera Himno Eskudo i Himno di KĆ²rsou (PDF) (in Papiamento). GobiĆØrnu di KĆ²rsou. 2017.
- ā "CIA World Factbook- CuraƧao". Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ā boletin8-history-antillas Archived 2013-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ā "CuraƧao". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
