The current flag of Venezuela was adopted on 12th March 2006. The flag consists of a horizontal tricolour of yellow, blue and red. Across the blue band is an arch of eight white stars. The inclusion of the National Coat of Arms in the top left corner is optional.
The use of a tri-colour of yellow, blue and red dates back to 1811. The flag was designed by Francisco de Miranda (a military leader and Venezuelan revolutionary) – the background of the flag was exactly the same as the Colombian flag with the addition of an Indian female holding a lance with Phrygian cap sitting on mound whilst admiring a resplendent sunset. This original design was hoisted for the first time on March 12th, 1806 at Jacmel, Haiti as Miranda's expedition set sail on the final leg of its voyage to Venezuela in an attempt to liberate the country (unsuccessfully). The flag was first flown over Venezuelan soil at La Vela de Coro, on August 3rd. Until August 3rd, 2006, Flag Day was celebrated in Venezuela on March 12th – since 2006 the date has changed to August 3rd. The flag was later adopted by the National Congress of 1811.
In 1813, after a civil war where the Royalists were defeated, a second republic was formed and a new flag adopted. The flag composed of a black square over a white diamond shape on a red flag. The flag only lasted until 1814 when the republic ended.
Since 1817, Venezuela has always used the yellow, blue and red horizontal tri-colour with various additions including numerous coats of arms, shields and stars.
In 1930 a design was adopted which incorporated the familiar tri-colour with seven stars in an arch representing the provinces of Venezuela (Caracas, Cumana, Barcelona, Barinas, Margarita, Merida and Trujillo). An eighth star was added in 2003 to represent the province of Guayana.
The colours of the Venezuela flag are said to be representative as follows - traditionally yellow symbolises the wealth of the land, blue stands for the seas around Venezuela and the rivers that run through it and red represents the courage and blood spilt by the Venezuelan people for their independence from Spain.
For more info on historical flags of Venezuela click here.
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