Flag of El Salvador

Country

Flag of El Salvador uses horizontal triband with the coat of arms. Ratio 189:335 and current adoption September 17, 1912.

Hoist Ratio 189:335 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of El Salvador
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of El Salvador
Identifier	SV / SLV
Region	Central America

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	September 17, 1912
First Documented Use	1912
Proportion	189:335
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Blue, White
Construction	Horizontal triband with the coat of arms

Documented Colour Values

Colour	Appearance	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Blue		#0F47AF	15, 71, 175	91, 59, 0, 31
White		#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0

Design and Symbolism

Blue	the sky and the two oceans.
White	peace and solidarity.
Triangle with five volcanoes	The five states of the Central American federation, between two oceans.
Rainbow and cap of liberty	Peace and freedom.
Motto	“Dios, Unión, Libertad” — God, Union, Liberty.

Proportions

Ratio	189:335
Hoist	189 units
Fly	335 units

About the Flag of El Salvador

Horizontal triband with the coat of arms The recorded proportion is 189:335. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal tricolour designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for El Salvador is Blue (#0F47AF) and White (#FFFFFF). 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

Triangle with five volcanoes: The five states of the Central American federation, between two oceans; Rainbow and cap of liberty: Peace and freedom; Motto: “Dios, Unión, Libertad” — God, Union, Liberty.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1912. The adoption field for the present record is September 17, 1912.

Additional flag context

The unusual 189:335 proportion is a conversion of dimensions originally specified in feet and inches, carried into law rather than rounded to a neat ratio.

El Salvador uses three flags: a civil flag with no emblem, a state flag with the coat of arms, and a third bearing the words Dios Unión Libertad in gold across the white band.

The five volcanoes in the arms stand for the five states of the Central American federation, and the same device appears on the flag of Nicaragua for the same reason.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Horizontal triband with the coat of arms, a 189:335 proportion and the visible triangle with five volcanoes. 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 — El Salvador — Specialist vexillological reference

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Facts about the Flag of El Salvador

El Salvador is recorded as horizontal triband with the coat of arms.
The reference proportion for the flag of El Salvador is 189:335.
The stored palette for El Salvador contains Blue and White.
The adoption field for this country flag record is September 17, 1912.
The design record traces first use to 1912.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal tricolour design family in this library.
Triangle with five volcanoes: The five states of the Central American federation, between two oceans.
Rainbow and cap of liberty: Peace and freedom.
The unusual 189:335 proportion is a conversion of dimensions originally specified in feet and inches, carried into law rather than rounded to a neat ratio.
El Salvador uses three flags: a civil flag with no emblem, a state flag with the coat of arms, and a third bearing the words Dios Unión Libertad in gold across the white band.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of El Salvador

What does the flag of El Salvador look like?

Horizontal triband with the coat of arms, with a recorded proportion of 189:335.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of El Salvador?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 189:335.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of El Salvador?

The reference palette lists Blue #0F47AF and White #FFFFFF.

What do the symbols on the flag of El Salvador represent?

Triangle with five volcanoes — The five states of the Central American federation, between two oceans. Rainbow and cap of liberty — Peace and freedom. Motto — “Dios, Unión, Libertad” — God, Union, Liberty.

When was the present flag record for El Salvador adopted?

The adoption field in this record is September 17, 1912.

Which design family does the flag of El Salvador belong to?

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

Where can I verify information about the flag of El Salvador?

The verification-source section on this page links to an official, governmental or specialist reference used to check the underlying record. Source wording is not copied into the article.