Flag of Chile facts for kids
The national flag of Chile was adopted in 1817.
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Appearance
The flag shows two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; there is a blue square the same height as the white band at the hoist-side end of the white band; the square bears a white five-pointed star in the center.
Protocol dictates that it can hang horizontally or vertically, but the star must always be located in the top-left corner.
The colors have meanings:
- Red: represents blood of patriots who fought for independence.
- White: represents snow of the Andes.
- Blue: represents the blue of the skies.
- Single star: stresses the fact that Chile is an unitarian republic.
Note: the Chilean flag is similar to the flag of the state of Texas.
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Images for kids
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During the Declaration of Independence, today's flag was raised for the first time.
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Time of Flags by the artist Ricardo Meza, located on the wall of the stairway access to the second floor of La Moneda Palace.
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Chilean flag painted on a wall in Valparaíso.
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Chilean flags waving in Puerto Montt.
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Regional flags in the Access Hall of the National Congress of Chile. Not featured are the flags of the regions Arica and Parinacota, Los Ríos and Ñuble.
See also
In Spanish: Bandera de Chile para niños
