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Chile Flag

Introduced upon independence in 1817, the flag of chile depicts a white and red horizontal bicolor. In the canton sits a blue square with a five pointed star superimposed. The five points of the star represent the country's five provinces

Product Description

We manufacture and supply the Chile Flag flag ready to fly on the top a flagpole in either hand sewn or digitally printed options.

We highly recommend hand sewn national flags as the preferred choice for your flag. Manufactured using Ministry of Defence approved 155gsm woven flag material, this fabric offers the best possible durability and has been used by the Navy and other military branches for many years.

Hand sewn Chile Flag national flags are made to MoD & Flag Institute standard patterns by cutting panels of the required colours from a roll of fabric, before being sewn together by our skilled flagmakers to create the official Chile Flag pattern. National flag designs with complex details will have a printed panel or badge added to the main field of the flag.

Dye-sublimated Chile Flag national flags are created using our state-of-the-art textile print systems and woven polyester flag fabric in our UK manufacturing facility. Chosen for strength and durability, knitted polyester is an ideal choice for anybody looking for a good value national flag finished ready to fly from your flagpole.

The Chile Flag national flag is finished by hand with a headband rope and toggle as standard, ready to attach directly to a flagpole. The three exposed sides of the flag are finished with a strong double hem and a triple sewn hem on the fly edge for extra durability.

Other finishes are available, please be sure to select the correct option for you or contact a member of our team for support.

Frequently Asked Questions

What size flag do I need?

All our national flags are available in international standard sizes. If you're intending on flying your flag from a flagpole you can use this handy guide to help you choose the right size flag for your pole.

Flagpole height	Flag Size
4m	1.5 yd
5m	2yd
6m	2yd
7m	2.5yd
8m	2.5yd
9m	3yd
10m	3yd

Trivia

The original coat of arms that featured at the centre was removed in 1834.

Technical Specifications

Adopted: 18th October 1817

Proportion: 2:3

Design: A white and red horizontal bicolour with a blue square in the top left corner inside of which is a white five-pointed star.

Brief History

The first flag flown in Chile was the war flag of the Mapuche. The flag is a plain blue field with a white eight-pointed star, called guñelve in the centre. At this time the burgundy cross flag was flown by the invading Spanish army in Chile.

The War Flag of the Mapuche (1506 – 1701)

The Burgundy Cross (1541 – 1785)

When the Spanish took control of Chili in 1785 the country adopted the Spanish national flag. At the time it was a horizontal banded red-yellow-red flag with the Spanish coat of arms in the centre left.

When Chile gained independence in 1812 ‘Patria Vieja’ flag was adopted. This was a simple blue, white and yellow horizontal tricolour. The English translation of Patria Vieja is ‘our fatherland’.

The Spanish National Flag (1785 – 1812)

The Flag of Chile (1812 – 1814)

An alternative Patria Vieja flag was also chosen that reverses the white and blue bands and adds the Chilean shield and Cross of Santiago in the top left hand corner.

In 1814 the Army of the Andes were holding military campaigns in Chile. The flag flown was a white and blue bicolour with the coat of arms of Argentina in the centre.

The Alternative Flag of Chile (1812 – 1814)

The Flag of the Army of Andes (1814 -1817)

In 1817 the national flag of Chile was changed again to a blue-white-red horizontal tricolour and in 1918 a new tricolour was proposed with the blue and white bands swapped and a white five-pointed star in the centre.

The Flag of Chile (1817-1818)

The Proposed Flag of Chile (1818)

In 1818 the flag was changed again to feature a white and red horizontal bicolour with coat of arms in the centre and a blue square with white five-pointed cross in the left hand corner. The coat of arms was removed in 1934 and is still flown today. The flag can be displayed either horizontally or vertically.

The Flag of Chile (1818-1834)

The Flag of Chile (1934 to Present Day)

The Coat of Arms of Chile

The Coat of Arms of Chile was adopted in 1834. It features a gold-bordered blue and red bicolour shield with white star. On left hand side is a crowned huelmul and the on the right hand side is a crowned condor. Above are blue, white and red feathers and below is a banner stating “BY REASON OR FORCE”.