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The Chile Flag was made official on October 18, 1817, just before Chile won it's independence from Spain. The design of this flag was conceived by Bernardo O’Higgins’s Minister of War, Jose Ignacio Zenteno. The proportion of each flag color was set in 1854 and the star diameter was finalized in 1912.
Description of Chile Flag
The flag of Chile is a red, white and blue banner with a white star. The height of the flag is two third the width. Each color of the flag bears a unique significance. The blue square in the canton region represents the sky, the white stripes represent the snow of the Andes Mountains and the red is symbolic of the bloodshed during the fight for freedom. The single star represents the powers of the government. The Chilean flag is displayed either on a pole or it may hang freely. The flag pole must be white and the flag must hang from the top of the pole. The flag can also be displayed by hanging horizontally or vertically from a building or a wall. The blue square should always be to the viewer's upper left.
History of Chile Flag
The history behind the Chilean flag is indeed interesting. During its struggle for independence the government of Jose Miguel Carrera created the first national flag of the country. On July 4th 1812 the flag was raised for the first time during a banquet, celebrating the independence of United States. On September 30th 1812 the seal and the flag the the Old County were adapted. On 18th October 1817 the flag of transition was adapted. This flag had blue, white and red stripes. The color red had replaced the yellow color of the previous flag. Finally on October 18, 1817 the current flag was adopted as the official flag by the Bernardo O'Higgins' government.
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