History of the Panama Flag

There is an interesting history that goes along with the Panama flag. It was originally made by a woman named Maria Ossa de Amador. She secretly began making the flag on November 1st in the year of 1903. All of her work had to be done in secret so the Colombian army would not find out the flag was being made. She worked carefully and skillfully as she made three separate Panama flags. The flag design that was made by Maria Ossa de Amador has since been adopted officially by the “ley 4 de 1925”.

The sketch of this flag was given to Amador by the son of a very skilled drawer named Manuel Amador Guerrero. When Panama declared its independence on the 3rd of November, all three flags were raised in Panama City to represent the independence of this country. Flag Day in Panama is celebrated on November 4th of every year. This is the day after Panama declared its independence from Colombia.

The Panama flag is a rectangle that is divided into four quarters. When you are facing the flag as it is laid out, this is what it would look like:

The top left hand quarter of the flag has a five pointed blue star in the middle of a solid white background.

The bottom left hand quarter is solid blue.

The top right hand quarter of the flag is solid red.

The bottom right hand quarter has a five pointed red star in the middle of a solid white background.

The design of the flag reflected the political situation that was happening in Panama at this time. Each section of the flag has a special meaning. For instance, blue represented the Conservative Party while the red represented the Liberal Party. The white sections of the flag stand for both purity and peace.

The two stars combined stood for the new republic while individually they both have a special meaning of their own. The five pointed blue star stands for the purity and honesty - expected for the life of the country, while the five pointed red star stands for the Panama's authority and law. For pictures and to learn more about the Panama Flag visit LearnAboutPanama.com