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Flag Argentina, in 36 editions.

The entry for Argentina published Flag in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 10 editions. Each is shown as published. Flag in every entry.

editions changed the text
10
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Flag” (1990 to 2025) and “Flag description” (1997 to 2024).

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2016 edition

Same as 2015

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The same text in 8 editions, 2009 to 2016.

Published as “Flag description”

  • three equal horizontal bands of light blue (top), white, and light blue;
  • centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun with a human face known as the Sun of May;
  • the colors represent the clear skies and snow of the Andes;
  • the sun symbol commemorates the appearance of the sun through cloudy skies on 25 May 1810 during the first mass demonstration in favor of independence;
  • the sun features are those of Inti, the Inca god of the sun

three equal horizontal bands of light blue (top), white, and light blue; centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun with a human face known as the Sun of May; the colors represent the clear skies and snow of the Andes; the sun symbol commemorates the appearance of the sun through cloudy skies on 25 May 1810 during the first mass demonstration in favor of independence; the sun features are those of Inti, the Inca god of the sun

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Argentina: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/argentina/flag.

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