National

FlagDurationUseDescription
1912-presentFlag of El SalvadorA horizontal triband of cobalt blue (top and bottom) and white with the National Coat of Arms in the center and occupying the entire height of the white stripe with its top touching the upper blue strip and its base touching the lower blue stripe.[1][2]
1912-presentFlag of El SalvadorA horizontal triband of white within cobalt blue
1912-presentFlag of El SalvadorA horizontal triband of white within cobalt blue, the words "DIOS UNION LIBERTAD" in bolden golden amber centered and occupying almost the entire length of the white stripe

Subnational

FlagSubdivisionAdoptedDescription
Ahuachapán
Cabañas
Chalatenango
Cuscatlán
La Libertad
La Paz
La Unión
Morazán
San Miguel
San Salvador
San Vicente
Santa Ana
Sonsonate
Usulután

Cultural

FlagDurationUseDescription
LencaUsed by the Lenca peoples.
PipilUsed by the Pipil peoples.

Historic

Flag Adopted Relinquished
1525–1701 1525 1701
1701–1760 1701 1760
1760–1785 1760 1785
1785–1821 1785 15 September 1821
 ??? 15 September 1821 20 February 1822
1822–1823 20 February 1822 9 February 1823
1823 9 February 1823 1 July 1823
1823–1824 1 July 1823 22 November 1824
1824–1841 22 November 1824 February 1841
1841–1842 February 1841 1842
1842–1844 1842 1844
1844–1865 1844 9 May 1865
1865 9 May 1865 June 1865
1865–1869 June 1865 1869
1869–1873 1869 1873
1873–1877 1873 1877
1877–1898 1877 2 November 1898
1877–1898 (reverse) 1877 (reverse) 2 November 1898 (reverse)
1898 2 November 1898 30 November 1898
1898–1912 30 November 1898 17 May 1912
1898–1912 (reverse) 30 November 1898 (reverse) 17 May 1912 (reverse)
1912–1921 17 May 1912 1921
1921–1922 1921 1922
1912–1921 1922 present

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Flag of El Salvador". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
  2. ↑ Minahan, James. (2010). The complete guide to national symbols and emblems. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-34496-1. OCLC 436221284.
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