Original Vintage World War One era Uruguay Cotton Linen Stick Flag Circa 1910-1920.
The flag measures 16” X 11”
The pole measures 32”
When it finally obtained recognition from both Argentina and Brazil as an independent country, the new republic of Uruguay adopted a definitive national flag on December 16, 1828. Designed by Joaquín Suárez, it effectively combined a symbol of Argentina with the flag pattern of the United States: on a white background were nine blue horizontal stripes for the nine original departments of the republic. On the white canton appeared the golden “Sun of May,” whose appearance during a major public gathering on May 25, 1810, in Buenos Aires was taken as a favourable omen for the independence struggle of the Spanish colonies of South America. The number of blue stripes was reduced to four in the flag law of July 11, 1830, which is still in effect. The symbolism of the nine original departments is now expressed by both blue and white stripes, rather than the blue stripes alone.
