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Nicaragua

by zeljko heimer - 1996-04-24

See also :

Mosquito Coast

The blue-white-blue pattern is common to all the central american states, reminding on the union from the begining of 19th century. Each of the five original countries found a way to diferenciate the flag. Costa Rica put a red stripe in the middle, Nicaragua and El Salvador their coats of arms, Honduras five stars, and Guatemala turned the stripes vertically. All of the states (but Guatemala, that is most apart) have common elements on their coat of arms - mountains (vulcanos) with a sea on each side, secesionistic cap, spectrum, stars, and the inscription 'America Central'. The triangle symbolizes equality. Civilians on the land may use, also, the flag without the arms.
zeljko heimer - 1996-02-24

Mosquito Coast

Flag of 1834

Flag of 1860

Zeljko posted recently the colonial flag of Belize.

In the zone existed another two British colonies. The Protected Kingdon of the Moquitos (today Miskitos), and the colony of Bay Islands (today Hondurian province). Did there exist a flags for the two territories?.

answer:

Both were given up before the 1864 Order-in-Council that permitted colonies to have ensigns with flag badges - Mosquito Coast in 1860 to Nicaragua and the Bay Islands in 1859 to Honduras.

I wasn't aware that the Mosquito Coast was constituted as a kingdom within the British protectorate though, so it may well have had a flag.

Roy Stilling - 1996-07-26

Here are the flags.

The first version was adopted 1834. The second was adopted in 1860 when the Nicaraguan flag replaced the Union Jack in the canton.

The 1986 Constitution provides for the autonomy of the two Moskito Coast provinces.

(Source: William Crampton's "The World of Flags").

Mark Sensen - 1996-07-28