Guatemala's flag

The National Constituent Assembly of the United Provinces of the Centre of America has well decreed and decreed:

Article 1 The Arms Shield of the United Provinces of the Centre of America will be an equilateral triangle; on its base there will be a five-volcano mountain range, on a land that is covered by both seas; on the top, a rainbow that covers them and under the arch, the cap of freedom spreading lights. Around the triangle and in circular figure will be written with gold letters: “PROVINCIES OF THE AMERICA CENTRE”.

Article 2 This shield will be placed in all posts and public offices replaced by provisions of previous Governments.

Article 3 The great seal of the nation, that of the Secretariat of this Assembly, that of government agents, and courts of justice, shall bear all the same shield.

Article 4 The national pavilion for the ports and for all kinds of vessels belonging to this new state will consist of three horizontal, blue top and bottom, and white the one of the center in which the shield that designates Article 1 will be drawn. In the gallardetes the fajas will be placed perpendicularly by the order expressed. From the same pavilion will use this government's envoys to foreign nations. In the merchant ships the flags and gallardetes will not bear shield, and in the center's face will be written with silver letters: GOD, UNION, FREEDOM.

Article 5 The flags and banners of such living military bodies, as well as of provincial militia while remaining, shall be fixed to the provisions of the preceding article: Their fajas shall always be horizontal, at the top the words: GOD, UNION, FREEDOMand in the lower class and number of each body. In infantry both inscriptions shall be with letters of gold, and in cavalry with letters of silver.

Article 6 The bodies of civic force shall have their flags and banners in accordance with the provisions of article 70 of the law of ten and eight of the current.

Article 7 By communicating this decree to the government you will be accompanied by designs of the national blazon and pavilion for the easiest intelligence of what is prevented:

Contact the Supreme Executive Branch for compliance, and make it print, publish and circulate. Given in Guatemala to 21 August 1823 – José Barrundia: President Member – Mariano Gálvez: Representative Secretary – Mariano de Córdoba: Representative Secretary – to the Supreme Executive Branch.

Therefore we command to keep, fulfill and execute all your parts. It will be understood by the secretary of the office, and will be printed, published and circulated. Guatemala National Palace October 3, 1823 – Antonio Rivera: President – Pedro Molina – Juan Vicente Villacorta. To the citizen Manuel Julián Ibarra.

The Head of State of Guatemala

As the Constituent Assembly of the same State has decreed what follows.

The Constituent Assembly of the State of Guatemala, considering that in order to distinguish itself from the same State among the others of the Federal Republic to which it belongs, it is necessary to designate the shield proper of its weapons, placing in it those of the federation in testimony of the sincerity that binds it, has had to decree and decree:

1. The coat of arms of the state is the same as for the entire Republic of Central America adopted by the National Constituent Assembly in its decree of 21 August 1823.
2. The particular of the state is distinguished only in that the shield is fixed on a large carcaj, whose upper extremity appears on the circle crowning the blue and white arrows placed on it; the lower part of the aljaba is supported in a portion of land where there are several trophies; and among them the flag that designates the colors of the national pavilion. From the rings of the upper part of the aljaba and resting on the circular shield are two horns that pour the abundance; from the lower two palms go up that close the circle; and an arrow and a bow cross the base and the triangle that is in the center of the shield Around the circle is read in letters of gold “State of Guatemala in the Federation of the Center”. Everything with the shape and colors of the design that is accompanied.
3. The seal of the Assembly of Government, that of the representative council, superior court and tribunals of justice, and corporations that should use it, shall be fixed to the same design; and the shield itself shall be placed in all offices and public posts of the State.
4. It will also be used on the flags and banners of the bodies of the public force of the State whatever its class is.

Given in the Old City of Guatemala on January 20, eight hundred and twenty-five. Guatemala March 2, 1825.

State weapons vary

The Constituent Assembly of the State of Guatemala, having taken into consideration the Government ' s initiative of 31 December of the past year of 1842 and the statement he led, in 17 August of this year, to represent the need for a change in the State ' s arms shield, through the political change that has occurred, under the dissolution of the federal covenant and independence of the State of Guatemala. He heard the ruling of the government commission.

He's got it.

Art. Unique. The weapons of the State will be the ones that Central America has used in the reverse of its currency, but arranged so that the sun and volcanoes are placed in the center of a shield whose legend will be: Guatemala in Central America. September 15, 1821; carrying an olive crown in the carcaj.

The President of the Republic of Guatemala: Since Guatemala had proclaimed itself an independent and sovereign republic, a particular pavilion had to be adopted that distinguished it from the other powers, as well as the other signs used and used everywhere for that purpose; According to the public feeling, the preservation of those colors established before the declaration of independence, as well as those adopted with posterity to that event; Considering everything carefully, and with the presence of the Decree issued by the Constituent Assembly establishing the coat of arms, which must be preserved as it exists today; In accordance with the views of the Advisory Council,

RIGHT:

1. The national colors will be blue, white, yellow and incarnate, arranged in the form that manifests the design that accompanies this decree.
2. The National Pavilion will carry the coat of arms of the Republic in the place indicated by the same design
3. The merchant pavilion will be the same; but if the shield.
4. The gallardete will be red in case of war, black in occasion of white duel in sign of peace, or any other reason for rejoicing.
5. The cucarda will bear the same national colors, according to the design.
6. The cities and corporations that have their own coat of arms will use it, placing the shield of the Republic in the intended place.
7. This decree will be issued for timely observance; appropriate orders will be issued by the offices of the office to ensure that the departments and offices of their unit are fully complied with, and for approval, the representative body at its next meeting.

Decree changing the arms of the Republic and placing the colors in the pavilion. His Excellency Mr. President of the Republic has issued the following decree: Don Rafael Carrera, general captain of the Army; Knight Grand Cross of the Pontifical Order of Saint Gregory the Great, in the Military Class; Commander of that of Leopoldo of Belgium; President of the Republic of Guatemala, etc., with the presence of article 2 of the Decree of 6 April 1857, has to decree and decree
RIGHT:

Article 1. The arms of the republic will henceforth be a shield divided transversally into two barracks; the superior in the field blue raso with vertical bars of silver, and the lower one with three volcanoes on clear celestial field. On the shield will go a sun and on each side two pavilions with the national colors deployed and collected the ends down, nested in the boots. To the right of the shield will go one branch of encino, and to the left one of laurel. In a waving white tape linked to the pavilions, the following legend will be made in gold letters: RESPUBLIC GUATIMALAE SUB DEI OPTIM MÁXIMO PROTECTIONE.

Article 2. The red, yellow, blue and white colors will be preserved in the pavilion, distributed in seven horizontal strips, the two of the ends of blue; white the immediate; red the following and yellow the center, on which the weapons will go.

Miguel García Granados, president of the Republic of Guatemala.

Considering that the Revolution that has been verified imposes a duty to adopt a new pavilion that is in better harmony with the fundamental laws that establish the absolute independence of the Republic.
That this requirement is met by re-establishing the colors set out in the National Constituent Assembly Decree of 21 August 1823;

RIGHT:

Article 1. The national colors will be blue and white, arranged in three vertical strips, leaving the white in the center.

Article 2. The National Pavilion will carry the Republic's Arms Shield on the white side.

Article 3. The merchant pavilion will be the same, but without Shield.

Article 4. The cucarda will bear the same national colors arranged in the same way.

The Escudo de Armas de la República must be in harmony with the political principles proclaimed by the Nation; in the use of the powers vested in me,

DECRETO:

Unique article.- The arms of the Republic will be: a shield with two rifles and two swords linked with two branches of laurel, in each light celestial field. The center will be covered with a scroll, which will contain the following legend in gold letters: Freedom September 15, 1821; a quetzal appears at the top as a symbol of the independence and autonomy of the nation.

Guatemala 12 September 1968

THE CONSTITUTIONAL CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLIC,

That by Decrees number 12 and 33 of August 10 and November 18, 1871, dictated by the then president of Guatemala General Miguel García Granados, were established respectively, the flag and the shield of arms of the Republic,

That the lack of adequate regulation in such important matters has led to the fact that such patriotic symbols have been represented in a capricious and arbitrary manner, both in terms of the nuance of their colours and the design of the Republic ' s coat of arms,

That a commission was appointed by Governmental Agreement dated 30 November 1967 to undertake studies relevant to the correct application of the above-mentioned laws, which after merciful work gave opinions by submitting the respective draft:

In use of the powers conferred on it under article 189, paragraph 4, of the Constitution of the Republic.

In Council of Ministers

Article 1. The flag of Guatemala is the supreme flag of the nation. It carries at its centre the coat of arms of the Republic, as stipulated in Decrees No. 12 and 33 of 10 August and 18 November 1871.

Article 2. The flag does not contain any additional legend or registration except in specific cases provided for by military regulations.

Article 3. The colors of the flag will be blue and white, arranged in three vertical stripes of the same width: two blues the ends and one white in the middle. The white strip carries in its center the shield of arms of the Republic, in proportional dimensions to those of the Patria Insignia; the merchant flag will be the same, but without shield.

The blue color that expresses justice and loyalty corresponds to the blue of the sky of Guatemala and in the nomenclature of international use is designated as ISCC-NBS 177, or VM 1.6 PB 5.9/9.4. The white colour, which symbolizes purity and integrity, is equivalent to ISCC-NBS 263, or VM 2.5 PB 9.5/0.2.

Article 4. The shape of the flag is a rectangle with proportional, vertical and horizontal dimensions, from 5 to 8 respectively. The ratio of 5 to 8 corresponds to the golden rule of the aesthetic proportion.

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Article 5. The coat of arms of the Republic, when designed independently of the flag, will go in a clear celestial field under the decree of its creation. This colour, which represents ideality, is equivalent to ISCC-NBS 184, or VM 1.5 PB 8.3/3.3.

Article 6. The Remington rifles of the time (1871), are depicted with triangular calada bayonet, with profile, with the guards down, and crossed in a straight angle in the center of the shield.

Article 7. The swords, symbol of justice and sovereignty, unravelled and in gold, are interspersed in a right angle to that of the rifles.

Article 8. The branches of laurel, a symbol of victory, which link the weapons, represent the natural with fruits, interspersed at the bottom and without any binding. The lower leaves of the branches link with the grips of the swords, the subsequent with the blades of the rifles and the last, at the top, with the bayonets.

Article 9. The scroll, whose legend immortalizes the date of the birth of the Patria, is unrolled in the center of the shield, on the cross of the rifles; it has a turn and a half towards the front of the upper and round and a half towards the reverse at the bottom, resting it on the blades of the swords. In the parchment, the following legend appears in letters of gold, capital letters, in four lines: in the first LIBERTAD, in the second 15 DE, in the third SETIEMBRE, and in the fourth of 1821.

Article 10. At the top of the scroll the Quetzal poses, the supreme symbol of freedom. It is depicted in its own colours. The longer flowing feathers pass over the branches of the corresponding side and slightly exceed the lower leaves of the laurel.

Article 11. The flag of Guatemala, the most emblem of the country, does not greet or honor.

Article 12. With regard to the use of national badges, the “Regulation for the Service of the Army in Time of Peace” (Governmental Agreement of 29 April 1935, as amended by 8 April 1960) and the “Regulation for the Instruction of the Infantry of Order Closed” (Governmental Agreement of 23 January 1957), as well as the other governmental provisions dealing with the provisions of this regulation, should be in force.

Article 13. Any individual or legal person, who is engaged in the development of national flags and shields, shall, in each case, apply to the Directorate-General for Culture and Fine Arts, the approval of the respective model, so that such badges are in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The unit shall make the appropriate check before the badges are made available to the public.

Article 14. The nomenclature used in this regulation corresponds to that of the International Society of the Color Council (ISCC), in conjunction with the National Standards Office of the United States of America (NBS), as well as that of the International Color Designation System of the House “Munsel Color Company” (VM).

Article 15. Individuals, public or private entities, companies and establishments of all nature that at the present time hold the symbols of the patrios in a manner different from the colors, dimension and design described in these regulations, shall replace them with those that correspond according to the provisions of the above articles.

Article 16. This substitution does not include symbols and documents of historical value or those that form an integral part of monuments or buildings in general.

With regard to the use of the shield in currencies and other State values, the provisions of the laws and regulations of the matter are to be found.

MÉNDEZ MONTENEGRO
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LEGISLATIVE ORGANIZATION

CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA

DECRETO NUMBER 104-97

The Congress of the Republic of Guatemala, ,

That the Republic of Guatemala, like any country in the world, must definitively establish the characteristics of its patriotic symbols, as elements of identity and patriotic strengthening among its inhabitants;

That it is a priority to establish the official colour of the National Flag and the Arms Shield, its dimensions and design characteristics, so that any individual or legal person who is responsible for the design and design of the patrio symbol, performs it exclusively in the established form;

That for the purpose it is essential to issue the legal provision that establishes the official characteristics of the design of the same, the protocol acts that must be kept in their presence, as well as the respective penalties in case of non-compliance,

In exercise of the powers conferred upon it by Article 171 (a) of the Political Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala,

The following:

Article 1.- The Flag of Guatemala is the supreme flag of the country. Do not greet, do not give honors or hold any additional legend or registration. Its shape is of a rectangle with the dimensions, vertical and horizontal from 5 to 8 to the golden rule of the aesthetic proportion, respectively. The only name that corresponds to or without a shield is Flag, so it must be omitted any other noun, to name it.

Article 2.- Its colors are the blue and the bench arranged in three vertical stripes of the same width: a blue at each end and a white in the middle. The blue tone to be used in its preparation corresponds to the ISCC-NBS177, and to the target the ISCC-NBS263 code according to the International Color Society. At the centre of the white strip, it carries the Republic's Arms Shield, occupying its two thirds to achieve proportional dimensions.

Article 3.- The white color represents purity, peace, integrity, firmness and light; the blue expresses strength, justice, truth and loyalty. As for the Shield of Arms, the meaning of the symbols represented in it is the following: the sword symbolizes justice and sovereignty; the branches of laurel, victory; the scroll, immortality of the date of birth of the Patria and the Quetzal is the supreme symbol of freedom.

Article 4.- The obligatory design for the Arms Shield is this way: the Remington rifles of the time of their creation (1871), will be represented with triangular bayonets of profile, with the guard down and interspersed in a straight angle, in the center of the shield. The branches of laurel represent the natural with fruits, linking the weapons, interspersed at the bottom and without any binding. The lower leaves of the branches link with the grips of the swords and the subsequent with the blades of the rifles, and the latter at the top, with the bayonets.

Article 5.- The scroll that works also within the design, is unrolled in the center of the shield on the cross of the rifles; it has a round and a half towards the front of the top and a round and a half towards the back at the bottom, resting it on the blades of the swords. In the parchment you will find the following legend in gold letters, capital letters, in four lines like this: in the first LIBERTAD, in the second 15 DE; in the third SEPTEMBER and in the fourth of 1821.

Article 6.- At the top of the parchment the Quetzal poses, having to be represented on his own colours. The longer flowing feathers pass over the arms on the corresponding side and slightly exceed the lower leaves of the laurel.

Article 7.- The Arms Shield is also a National Symbol, although it is not part of our Flag. In such a case, you must keep the same design set in the previous articles, and the bottom of the canvas on which it appears will always be white.

Article 8.- Any establishment that shelters State offices, autonomous or decentralized institutions, as well as the establishments of the national educational system, shall keep the Flag of Guatemala on a daily basis, subject to an expectation of administrative sanction, as provided for in Article 10 of this Law. The precepts indicated in the respective articles shall be respected. Individuals or legal persons who do not fit within those listed above and who wish to do so may likewise expose the National Insignia.

Article 9.- Individuals or legal entities, public, private or commercial entities, as well as establishments of any nature that at the present time Bandera exhibits with characteristics other than those prescribed in previous articles, shall replace it with that which corresponds, subject to the expectation of being sanctioned in accordance with this Law. This substitution does not include flags of historical value or those that form part of monuments or buildings in general. Such circumstances are also valid for the National Shield.

Article 10.- They shall be the respective ministries or governing entities of the obligatory units, who shall ensure compliance with the provisions of articles 8 and 9 of this Act, and shall, where appropriate, have the corresponding penalty in case of non-compliance.

Article 11. It is the duty of the consuls to verify that at their headquarters, in the embassies representing Guatemala abroad, as well as in all official acts carried out in any country, the flags that represent us, comply with the requirements of this law. No flag shall be displayed in all previous cases, without the respective Arms Shield. Otherwise, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall, at its discretion, sanction the non-compliance with the provisions of the Act.

Article 12.- The National Flag will rise slowly and slowly, and all the people present will have to make the respective greetings as long as the act lasts. It is forbidden to izar canvases that have lost their original colors or are in notorious bad condition. Flags leaving circulation must be incinerated with all the corresponding honours, and each institution may have the respective ashes.

Article 13.- When carrying the flag in a parade, the following formations should be adopted: 1. When there are two flags, the national will head the parade, located on the right side; and 2. When the flags are several, the national will preside and the remaining ones behind it online.

Article 14.- The following order will be followed to raise the flag when there are additional ones: 1. When izen is in different masts, the National Flag will be raised first; and 2. When there are several flags in the same mast, the National Flag will go in the highest part of it. In all cases, the dimensions of the Insignia Patria will be greater than those of the other flags. As for placement, the National Flag will always go to the right if there are two, and in the center if they are more. Any action that contravenes the provisions of this article and the previous one, as well as placing flag, flag or gallant at a height greater than the National Flag, is prohibited.

Article 15. The Ministry of Education is obliged to promote the content of this law, and must ensure that public or private educational establishments are made aware of the meanings contained herein. It will also ensure that civic programmes are promoted at all levels, giving greater emphasis to the student population.

Article 16. The Ministry of Culture and Sports shall be responsible for authorizing any individual or legal person or commercial entity, who wishes to dedicate himself to the preparation, development, distribution and sale of National Flags. For this purpose, the Ministry shall develop the form of a single model, which it shall give to the entities authorized, together with the respective license. It is strictly prohibited to produce unauthorized flags or of characteristics other than that of the model regulated by this law. In the event of an infringement, the Ministry of Culture and Sports shall have the penalty.

Article 17. The day dedicated to the Flag will be August 17 of each year, as the date on which it was created, in 1871. The Ministry of Education will ensure that this day or, if any, the nearest day will be held in all educational establishments of any level, whether public or private, giving honor to the National Flag.

Article 18. Any legal and regulatory provision that is contrary to the provisions of this Act is repealed.

Article 19. This decree shall enter into force thirty (30) days after its publication in the official journal.

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Alvaro Arzú Irigoyen
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