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Official Flag
image by Jaume Ollé'
See also:
Communication from Esteban Rivera, based on the
information of the Tourist Guide "Antioquia: World of
Delights" -Turantioquia - 2th ed. 199, page 28:
"The flag has its origin in the University of Antioquia (Universidad de Antioquia - founded
in 1822), that nearly since its foundation had between its
emblems a green and white flag that was hoisted in all its
official acts. In 1962, by order of the departmental Assembly it
was decreed the use by the department of the same flag as that of
the University of Antioquia.
With respect to the department’s coat-of-arms the government
of the State of Antioquia determined by decree of 23 August 1812
to represent the coat-of-arms in the following form: a matron
dressed and adorned like an Indian, sat at the bottom of a golden
hill between the plane tree and the palm tree, with a copious
river at her feet, wearing in her head the cap of the French
revolution. The golden hill represents wealth and virtue; the
palm tree, triumph and victory; the plane tree, abundance; the
cap, freedom; the matron, the Antioquian race."
Jaume Ollé'
Antioquia adopted the flag by Ordenanza 6 of 10 December 1962
; CoA adopted on 23 August 1812 by Decerto number 21.
Felipe Carrillo, 15 July 2002
The official information can be found at <www.antioquia.gov.co/escudo.htm
(official description of the Coat of Arms in Spanish) and <www.antioquia.gov.cos/bandera.htm>
(official description of the flag in Spanish).
E.R., 12 September 2005
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Flag of Regular Use
image by Jaume Ollé'
image by Eugene Ipavec and Jaume Ollé, 12
September 2005
Flag of Antioquia with Coat of Arms as seen at photo at <www.metroseguridad.gov.co>.
E.R., 12 September 2005
image by Eugene Ipavec, 19 June 2006
I went to this gas station here in Medellin and saw several
vertical flags. Among them is the vertical flag of the Department
of Antioquia.
E.R., 19 June 2006
Medellín and its Metropolitan Area - Medellín, the captial
of the Department of Antioquia, together with other
municipalities, form the "Área Metropolitana del Valle de
Aburrá, or Metropolotian Area of the Aburra Valley. This
is for economic purposes, in order to get more funds from the
central government. They have an English page available at
<www.metropol.gov.co>
This "Area" is made up of 10 municipalities, which are
as follows:
Caldas
La Estrella
Sabaneta
Itaguí
Envigado
Medellin
Bello
Copacabana
Giradota
Barbosa
Each one has its own flag, anthem and Coat of Arms.
Esteban Rivera Velez, 5 September 2001
ant.jpg)
image contributed by Felipe Carrillo, 7 July 2002
ant1.jpg)
image contributed by
Esteban Rivera, 09 August 2013
The fist Seal (which eventually developed into the first Coat of Arms) of the
Department of Antioquia.
Source:
http://www.banrepcultural.org/sites/default/files/lablaa/revistas/credencial/marzo2010/imagenes/escudo2.jpg
taken from
this website. The respective GIF image is
here.
The inscription reads: "FE PVBLICA DEL ESTADO LIBRE E YNDEPENDIENTE DE
ANTYOQVA" (in old Spanish), in current Spanish would be "Fé Pública
Del Estado Lybre E Independiente De Antioquia", which translates as
"Public Faith of the Free and Independent Antioquia"), surrounded by a
palm (right) and and olive branch (left). Inside the Coat of Arms, in the first
quarter, there's a tree with a crow (being the Coat of Arms of
Santa Fé de
Antioquia, the second
quarter is a tower (being the Coat of Arms of Medellín, the third quarter is a lion
(being the Coat of Arms of Rionegro, and the fourth quarter being two holding hands (being the
Coat of Arms of Marinilla). Below, are the
initials R.Z.C.B.Y.C., that stand for Remedios,
Zaragoza, Cáceres, San Bartolomé,
Yolombó y Cancán (hoy Amalfi).
Independence was declared on August 11, 1813 and this Seal was approved
by the President of Antioquia, José María Montoya Duque, by Decree,
naming it the "Gran Sello de Antioquia" (Great Seal of Antioquia) on
September 2, 1813.
Sources:
http://www.lablaa.org/blaavirtual/historia/primera/antioquia.htm
and
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escudo_de_Antioquia#Sello_de_la_Rep.C3.BAblica_de_Antioquia
Esteban Rivera, 09 August 2013
