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(2:3)
by Guillermo T. Aveledo, 3 January 2001
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Municipalities (Capitals):
Bolivar State is often referred as Guayana.
Guillermo Aveledo and Robert Lloyd
Wheelock , 24 September 1999
I'm not sure wether this flag is official (I don't think so),
but in any case is very simliar to the logo of the regional
Government. This flag appears on the Chart of the state flags of
the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, printed and made by
"La Casa de las Banderas" of M.D. Bendayan & Cia.
(flag manufacturers). This chart confirms many of the flags we've
reported (although it equalizes their ratios; all are depicted as
2:3, I assume this is due to technical limitations)
The flag consists of a 2:3 yellow field, with a green globe
centered over it. Over the globe, three blue horizontal stripes
float, and, on the central stripe, we see eight white,
five-pointed, stars. On its hoist side, upper corner , we can see
the Bolivarensian CoA. I have not calculated a ratio ofr the
distribution of the stripes or the globe; I did, however, follow
the exact proportions of the chart.
Guillermo T. Aveledo, 3 January 2001
The Flag - Attributes and Semiology: The Bolivarensian Flag
consists of a yellow field with a green circle in the center and
three blue fringes superimposed, with eight five pointed and
white stars placed in the central fringe and the Coat of Arms of
the State on the right superior corner near the staff. The yellow
symbolizes the auriferous wealth of the region; the green, the
forest that surrounds it and the blue, the rivers that are
plentiful there, whilst the stars remember the incorporation of
the Province of Guayana to the cause of the Independence of
Venezuela.
Historical Synthesis: The author of the design and meaning of the
Bolivar State flag is the famous Venezuelan plastic artist Jesus
Soto and entered in force with the Law of Shield, Seal, Anthem,
Flag and other Symbols of Bolivar State on October 10th, 20