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Flags used between 1838-1848

by Jaume Ollé 26-AUG-1997

Explanation of the flag

This flag was adopted on April 21 1840. The flag with shield is the state version. There is also a civil version which is identical, but without the shield.

Jaume Ollé 26-AUG-1996

by Jaume Ollé 26-AUG-1997

Explanation of the flag

After the presidency of Braulio Carrillo (1838-42) the political strugle was intense. In this years the liberal proposed a addition of the red color (the color of the liberal) because the french flag (asociated with the liberty) has blue, white and red. Several proposal were makes, and I read some descriptions. The flag is surely only a proposal of this time, with clearly american influence.

Jaume Ollé 26-AUG-1996

by Jaume Ollé 26-AUG-1997

Explanation of the flag

In june 1848 the president Castro Madriz take the accord of adopt new flag (under influence of his wife, that was a enthusiast partisan of the french revolution) and the new flag was proclaimed 29 September 1848. The flag was used with two variant forms: the one, suposed the correct one, with unequal stripes (blue, white, red, white, blue 1:1:2:1:1:); the other with the same colors but with five equal stripes. The shield is in the center of the flag. The merchant ensign is without shield.

by Jaume Ollé 26-AUG-1997