Flag of Panama

Country

Flag of Panama uses quartered field with two stars. Ratio 2:3, current adoption December 20, 1925 and design credited to Manuel Encarnación Amador.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Panama
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of Panama
Identifier	PA / PAN
Region	Central America

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	December 20, 1925
First Documented Use	1903
Proportion	2:3
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	White, Red, Blue
Designer	Manuel Encarnación Amador
Construction	Quartered field with two stars

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0
Red	#DA121A	218, 18, 26	0, 92, 88, 15
Blue	#072357	7, 35, 87	92, 60, 0, 66

Design and Symbolism

White	peace between the political parties.
Red	the Liberal Party.
Blue	the Conservative Party.
Blue star	Purity and honesty in national life.
Red star	Authority and law.
Quarters	The alternation of the two historic parties in power, with white for the peace between them.

Proportions

Ratio	2:3
Hoist	2 units
Fly	3 units

About the Flag of Panama

Quartered field with two stars The recorded proportion is 2:3. Within this library it is grouped with quartered field designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Panama is White (#FFFFFF), Red (#DA121A) and Blue (#072357). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

Blue star: Purity and honesty in national life; Red star: Authority and law; Quarters: The alternation of the two historic parties in power, with white for the peace between them.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1903. The adoption field for the present record is December 20, 1925. The designer is recorded as Manuel Encarnación Amador.

Additional flag context

The quartered design was drawn up in 1903 to represent a political truce: red for the Liberal Party, blue for the Conservative Party, and white for the peace between them.

It is one of very few national flags whose colours stand for domestic political parties rather than for land, blood or faith.

Panama observes a flag day on 4 November, the day after independence day, which is unusual — most countries fold the two together.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Quartered field with two stars, a 2:3 proportion and the visible blue star. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — Panama — Specialist vexillological reference

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Facts about the Flag of Panama

Panama is recorded as quartered field with two stars.
The reference proportion for the flag of Panama is 2:3.
The stored palette for Panama contains White, Red and Blue.
The adoption field for this country flag record is December 20, 1925.
The design record traces first use to 1903.
Manuel Encarnación Amador is credited in the dataset as the designer of the flag.
Its construction is grouped with the quartered field design family in this library.
Blue star: Purity and honesty in national life.
Red star: Authority and law.
The quartered design was drawn up in 1903 to represent a political truce: red for the Liberal Party, blue for the Conservative Party, and white for the peace between them.
It is one of very few national flags whose colours stand for domestic political parties rather than for land, blood or faith.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Panama

What does the flag of Panama look like?

Quartered field with two stars, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Panama?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 2:3.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Panama?

The reference palette lists White #FFFFFF, Red #DA121A and Blue #072357.

What do the symbols on the flag of Panama represent?

Blue star — Purity and honesty in national life. Red star — Authority and law. Quarters — The alternation of the two historic parties in power, with white for the peace between them.

When was the present flag record for Panama adopted?

The adoption field in this record is December 20, 1925.

Who designed the flag of Panama?

The designer is recorded as Manuel Encarnación Amador.

Which design family does the flag of Panama belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with quartered field designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.