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What is the Flag of Nicaragua?

The flag of Nicaragua is a horizontal tricolor flag of three equal bands of blue, white, and blue, with the national coat of arms centered in the white band. The flag is often referred to as the tricolor because of its three colors. It was adopted in 1971 and is one of the national symbols of Nicaragua.

What Does the Nicaragua Flag Look Like?

The flag of Nicaragua has three equal horizontal bands, blue, white and blue, with the national coat of arms centred in the white band. The coat of arms is a triangle enclosing five volcanoes rising over a lake, a rainbow arching above them and a Phrygian (liberty) cap radiating rays of light. Gold lettering reading “República de Nicaragua” and “América Central” surrounds the emblem; there is no five-pointed star.

Source: Wikipedia: Coat of arms of Nicaragua.

What is the Nicaragua Flag Called?

The flag of Nicaragua is officially known as the Bandera Nacional de Nicaragua. It is often referred to as the Tricolor due to its three horizontal bands of blue, white, and blue.

What Does the Nicaragua Flag Represent?

The two blue bands derive from the flag of the United Provinces of Central America. The coat of arms inherits elements from that federation: five volcanoes for the original five member states, the Cap of Liberty for national freedom, and the rays of the sun and the rainbow for a bright future.

Source: Wikipedia, Flag of Nicaragua.