List of Uruguayan flags
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This is a list of flags used in or otherwise associated with Uruguay.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1830–present | National flag | Four horizontal stripes of blue with the upper hoist-side corner bearing the Sun of May in the center over a white canvas.[1][2] |
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1952–present | Second national flag | A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white, and blue; with a red diagonal stripe from the upper hoist to the lower fly.[3] |
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1952–present | Third national flag | Three horizontal stripes: the top one blue, the center one white, and the bottom one red. Upon the white stripe are printed the words "Libertad o Muerte" ("Freedom or Death"). |
Military
Army
| Flag | Date | Rank | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | |||
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?–present | Flag of the National Army of Uruguay | A light brown field with the army emblem in the center. |
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?–present | Inspector general | |
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?–present | Chief of General Staff | |
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?–present | Commander of a region or general | |
Uruguay Navy
Jack
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | |||
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1990s–present | Jack of the National Navy of Uruguay | A white field with a blue saltire that extends to the corners of the flag and the Sun of May in the center.[4] |
| Former | |||
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1930s–1990s | Jack of the National Navy of Uruguay | |
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1817–1930s | Jack of the National Navy of Uruguay | |
Rank flags
| Flag | Date | Rank | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | |||
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?–present | President of Uruguay | |
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?–present | Ministry of National Defense | |
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?–present | Commander in Chief | |
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?–present | Vice admiral | |
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?–present | Rear admiral | |
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?–present | Captain commanding a naval force | |
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?–present | Commander of a naval squadron | |
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?–present | Seniority pennant | |
| Former | |||
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?–? | President of Uruguay | |
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?–? | Ministry of National Defense | |
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?–? | Inspector general | |
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?–? | Officer commanding the division of ships | |
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?–? | Officer commanding of two or more ships | |
Navy Academy
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | |||
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Uruguay Naval Academy | ||
Other
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | |||
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War pennant | ||
| Former | |||
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1815–1820 | Flag of the privateers in the service of the League of the Free Peoples | |
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Air force
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | |||
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1953–present | Flag of the Uruguayan Air Force | A blue field with the Air Force emblem in the center.[5] |
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?–present | Inspector general | |
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?–present | Group commander | |
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?–present | Squadron leader | |
Civil ensign
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | |||
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?–present | Pilot flag | |
Police
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | |||
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?–present | National Police of Uruguay | |
Department flags
| Flag | Date | Administrative division | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1995–present |  |
Artigas Department | |
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2010–present |  |
Canelones Department | [6] |
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2018–present |  |
Cerro Largo Department | |
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?–present |  |
Colonia Department | |
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2000–present |  |
Durazno Department | |
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1987–present |  |
Flores Department | |
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1990–present |  |
Florida Department | |
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?–present |  |
Lavalleja Department | |
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?–present |  |
Maldonado Department | |
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1992–present |  |
Paysandú Department | |
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1995–present |  |
Rio Negro Department | |
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1998–present |  |
Rivera Department | |
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?–present |  |
Rocha Department | |
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1997–present |  |
Salto Department | |
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1999–present |  |
San José Department | |
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1994–present |  |
Soriano Department | |
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2003–present |  |
Treinta y Tres Department | |
Historical flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| National flags | |||
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1840s | Flag of the Gobierno de la Defensa | |
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Flag of the Gobierno del Cerrito | Similar to the current flag.[7] | |
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1828–1830 | Flag of Uruguay | Nine horizontal stripes of light blue with the upper hoist-side corner bearing the Sun of May in the center over a white canvas.[8] |
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1825–1828 | Flag of the Oriental Province | A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white, and red. |
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1820–1828 | Flag of the Cisplatina Province | A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured green, white, and green; with the province's emblem in the center.[9] |
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1814–1815 | First flag of the League of the Free Peoples, also known as the flag of Artigas | A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white, and blue; with red stripes inside the blue bands. |
Ethnic groups flags
| Flag | Date | Ethnic group | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1990s–present | Charrúa |
Political flags
| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | |||
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2013–present | Popular Unity | |
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2008–present | Anti-imperialist Unitary Commissions[10] | |
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2002–present | Independent Party | |
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1984–present | Workers' Party | |
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1975–present | Party for the Victory of the People | |
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1971–present | Broad Front Party | |
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2020s–present | Christian Democratic Party of Uruguay | |
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?–present | ||
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1960s | ||
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1956–present | Uruguayan Anarchist Federation | |
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1904–present | National Party | |
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1897–1904 | ||
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1836–present | Colorado Party[11] | |
| Former | |||
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2013–2019 | Concertation Partyes | |
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1932–1938 | Independent Democratic Feminist Party | |
Rebel groups flags
| Flag | Date | Organization | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Former | |||
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1967–1972 | Tupamaros | |
Sporting flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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?–present | Uruguayan Football Association |
Burgees of Uruguay
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1924–present | Flag of The Punta del Este Yacht Club | [12] |
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1906–present | Flag of The Yacht Club Uruguayo |
