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South America

Paraguay

Ratio: 1:2 Adopted: November 25, 1842 Usage: National and Civil

The colors On the reverse,
were influenced the flag is
by the French charged with
Tricolore, which the Treasury
had become Seal
a symbol of
liberation

The Star of May is used as a symbol of
freedom on many South American flags

South America
"OLIVIA Paraguay declared its independence from
"RAZIL
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0!2!'5!9 Spain in 1811 and has remained an independent
!RGENTINA republic ever since.
The colors of the flag and the power from 1814–40. During his
Star of May emblem date from regime one side of the flag carried
the Declaration of Independence. the arms of Spain and the other the
A number of variant designs existed arms of Asunción.
prior to the current design, which The current emblems, adopted in
was regularized in 1842. The 1821, but not officially sanctioned
current flag has a separate emblem until 1842, are the national arms on
on each side, a practice dating from the front (obverse) and the Treasury
the time of José de Francia, in Seal on the back (reverse).

STATE ARMS ON THE OBVERSE TREASURY SEAL ON THE REVERSE
The Star of May The motto,“Paz y The Cap of
recalls the date of Justicia” (“Peace Liberty guarded
independence and Justice”) by a lion

Name of
the state

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