In
1848, Costa Rica became a republic and adopted the basic five horizontal striped
flag still in use today. Costa
Rica briefly joined a federation of states called the United Provinces
of Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and
Nicaragua), the blue and white of the flag are an historical link to
this union and also remain in the flags of the other former members. Red was added
to the blue and white of the flag in 1848, in honour of the French
Revolution. Minor
changes have been made to the flag over time, the current design dates
from the 21st of October 1964. Cost Rica also has a state flag, which features the national coat of arms placed in the middle of the red stripe, slightly off centred towards the hoist. The current state flag was adopted on the 21st of October 1964. |
