San Juan province (Argentina)

Last modified: 2002-03-15 by antonio martins
Keywords: san juan | different reverse | sun: 19 rays | sun: 32 rays | wreath | en uni�n y libertad | in unity and freedom | handshake | phrygian cap |
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by Jaume Oll�, 03 Sep 2000 |

• Description of the flag
• Reverse of the flag
• Flag law

• Argentina
• Argentine provinces
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• Official provincial web page about the flag; on the same site, also the complete law text (no images).
• Jaume Oll�s page about San Juan flags

In short, the law prescribes the new provincial flag as being inspired by the historical Andes Army flag (1817-1818), specificaly of it�s Cabot Column (why?, any specific relation between this army column and the province?). (What is the date of this law, by the way?) It contains the usual argentine oval emblem divided horizontaly celeste and white, with a pair of hands shaking and holding a pole topped by a red phrygian cap.

Construction details are 9:14  =  5+8+5 : 28 (litterally, 25+40+25 : 140 cm); the position, style and size of the emblem and lettering "En Uni�n y Libertad" (meaning �In Unity and Freedom�), placed on the obverse only, are discribed on the law in a quite confuse wording. The sun on top of the emblem has 19 rays, as many as the departments (geographical subdivisions) of the province.

Ant�nio Martins, 03 Mar 2002

by Jaume Oll�, 03 Sep 2000 |

Instead of the emblem, the reverse shows a sun with 32 rays, it�s color legally prescribed as �light yellow� � a fatal mistake for something mainly set on white background. The difference between reverse and obverse is also taken from the original Cabot Column flag.
Ant�nio Martins, 03 Mar 2002

C�mara de Diputados de San Juan, Ley 6.840

• Art�culo 1� Cr�ase como Bandera Provincial de San Juan, al simil de la Columna Cabot del Ej�rcito de los Andes.

• Art�culo 2� El Emblema Provincial creado por el Art�culo 1� de la presente Ley, tendr� las siguientes caracter�sticas:

  • Anverso a) Su tama�o deber� ser el de la bandera de ceremonia, de 1,40 m por 0,9m, tendr� 0,25m las azul-celeste y 0,40m la blanca. Confeccionada en seda con tres franjas horizontales con los colores blanco en el medio y azul-celeste en ambos costados. En su centro, adopta el escudo her�ldico de la provincia seg�n las caracter�sticas aprobadas por el Decreto Ley N� 1 - G de 1962. Rodeando la partes (superior, tachado y escrito a mano encima: inferior) del Escudo la expresi�n "En Uni�n y Libertad". El sol incaico que se apoya en su borde superior llevar� diecinueve rayos, n�mero actual de departamentos con que cuenta la provincia.
  • Reverso b) Siguiendo el dise�o de la bandera de Cabot, en el reverso se pintar� o bordar� un sol radiante de color amarillo p�lido, con treinta y dos rayos. Sus dimensiones no exceder� a las del escudo del anverso.

This is law N� 6.840 of december 11th, 1997, corrected by law N� 6.869 of may 21st, 1998. The emblem was approved by law N� 1 G. de 1962.
Ant�nio Martins, 07 Dec 2001