Flag of the Department of Amazonas
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The flag of Amazonas
was officially adopted by means of the Commissarial
Decree Nº 090 of August 21, 1974.
by 1.30 meters in width. The green top stripe is 90 cm in width, the yellow mustard
stripe is 8 cm with two fimbriated stripes in black 0.5 cm each, and the white stripe is 32 cm. The flag is defaced by three charges
all in sable
, the Indian represents the people of Amazonas, the jaguar its fauna
and natural resources, and the star represents the capital city of Leticia.
The Gubernatorial Flag is not defaced but charged with the Coat of arms of Amazonas in the centre of the upper band and it serves as the Governor's Standard.
Amazonas Department
Amazonas is a department of Colombia in the south of the country. Its capital is Leticia. Its name comes from the Amazon River that drains much in the department and the rainforest that covers a large part of the department....
was officially adopted by means of the Commissarial
Commissary
A commissary is someone delegated by a superior to execute a duty or an office; in a formal, legal context, one who has received power from a legitimate superior authority to pass judgment in a certain cause or to take information concerning it.-Word history:...
Decree Nº 090 of August 21, 1974.
Design
The dimensions of the flag are 2.10 meters in lengthLength
In geometric measurements, length most commonly refers to the longest dimension of an object.In certain contexts, the term "length" is reserved for a certain dimension of an object along which the length is measured. For example it is possible to cut a length of a wire which is shorter than wire...
by 1.30 meters in width. The green top stripe is 90 cm in width, the yellow mustard
Mustard (color)
Mustard is a color that resembles culinary mustard. It is similar to the color Flax.-Mustard in human culture:Food* Mustard is the color of the belt awarded to the winner of the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest at Nathan's Famous in Coney Island, New York.Games*In the board game Cluedo, one of the...
stripe is 8 cm with two fimbriated stripes in black 0.5 cm each, and the white stripe is 32 cm. The flag is defaced by three charges
Charge (heraldry)
In heraldry, a charge is any emblem or device occupying the field of an escutcheon . This may be a geometric design or a symbolic representation of a person, animal, plant, object or other device...
all in sable
Sable (heraldry)
In heraldry, sable is the tincture black, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures, called "colours". In engravings and line drawings, it is sometimes depicted as a region of crossed horizontal and vertical lines or else marked with sa. as an abbreviation.The name derives from the black fur of...
, the Indian represents the people of Amazonas, the jaguar its fauna
Fauna
Fauna or faunæ is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is flora.Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g. the "Sonoran Desert fauna" or the "Burgess shale fauna"...
and natural resources, and the star represents the capital city of Leticia.
The Gubernatorial Flag is not defaced but charged with the Coat of arms of Amazonas in the centre of the upper band and it serves as the Governor's Standard.