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Proportions
2:3
Shape
Rectangular
Colors
#FFFFFFWhite, with the stripes, recalls the original provinces; it also depicts peace.
#0038A8 · Pantone 286 CBlue depicts liberty and independence (the colour of the region's patriots).
#F8CE16 · Pantone 116 CThe golden sun, the 'Sun of May', depicts independence and the emerging nation.
Symbols & elements
A golden sun with a human face and sixteen alternating rays, shared with Argentina. It commemorates the May Revolution of 1810 and evokes Inti, the Inca sun god.
The nine white and blue stripes are the nine original departments of the country at independence.
Construction details
Proportions 2:3. Nine alternating horizontal stripes, five white and four blue, with a white canton at the upper hoist bearing the 'Sun of May', a golden human-faced sun with sixteen rays.
Construction sheet
How the flag should be used and displayed with respect.
Specific rules — Uruguay
Common conventions
Its golden sun, with a human face, is the 'Sun of May', an emblem shared with a neighbour's flag (Argentina).
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