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Republica de Honduras, Republic of Honduras
Flag adopted: 9 January 1866
Coat of Arms adopted: 3 October 1825
The Flag
In Carlo A. Ferro's book: The Argentine flag, inspirer of the central american banners, Honduras choses the same international naming for white, but curiously not for blue, which is defined as "turquí" (turquoise?), i.e., dark blue.
Gus Tracchia, 27 November 2000
While visiting Honduras I did not saw a Honduran flag anywhere that looks like and illustration floating around on a flag chart or in an encyclopedia. All Honduran flags are proportioned 1 to 2. The constellation of 5 stars on Honduran flags is spread out much further than what illustrations show. Starting from the hoist, the first 2 stars are placed at a point 1/3 the length of the flag. The middle star is placed in the center, and the last 2 stars are placed at a point 2/3 the length of the flag from the hoist. Also, the stars, though 5 pointed are not the American variety. Each point is wider at the center. Here is an illustration.
Clay Moss, 5 July 2001
According to Album 2000 [pay00] - National Flag (CSW/CS- 1:2) - Horizontal trband of blue-white-blue with five blue stars in the middle stripe. Clay Moss is stating that all (most?) the flag is Honduras itself use "fat" stars, and he further gives the construction details, that I interpret. The Album gives similar image, but with more traditional stars.
Zeljko Heimer, 1 November 2001
The image shown in the Album 2000 is correct according to Figures 4 and 5 of a Decree dated 18 January 1949 (reproduced in the Folleto Civico of 15 September 1965). This shows that the stars are set within an imaginary rectangle one-third of flag length, and that they are conventionally shaped (as in the US flag). There is no size given for the stars, but from Figures 4 & 5 I have calculated them to be contained within an imaginary circle of diameter = 1/18 of flag width.
Incidentally, the flag with stars set closer together (as in the Flaggenbuch) is based on accuardo no. 194 of 27 September 1933, and it was originally established by Law No. 7 of the National Congress dated 19 January 1866.
The colour 'azul turquesa' or 'azul turqui' was defined by an amendment published in the Folleto Civico of the same date.
Based upon a copy of the Folleto Civico supplied by Armand du Payrat, and upon information by Ralf Stelter copied from the Flag Institute files.
Christopher Southworth, 2 March 2003
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Symbolism
From Flags of the World (Talocci 1982):
Honduras achieved independence in 1821 as part of the Central American federation along with El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Guatemala. The present flag, which was officially adopted in 1949, is similar to that of the federation, which came to an end in the years 1838 to 1839.
The blue bands stand for the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The five stars, introduced in 1866, reflect the hope that the five states may once again form an association...
From Collins Gem Flags (Shaw 1994):
Honduras was one of the five member states of the United Provinces of Central America and, like other constituent states, has retained a blue and white tribanded flag based on the federation's flag, itself modelled on that of Argentina. Honduras' flag was adopted in 1866, with the five central stars representing a desire for the rebirth of the federation...
David Cohen, 3 March 1998
From : "Three equal horizontal bands, one blue (top), white (center), and blue (bottom) with five blue, five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern, centered in the white band. The stars represent the members of the former Federal Republic of Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua."
Dov Gutterman, 6 April 2000
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