List of Costa Rican flags

This is a list of flags used in Costa Rica. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Costa Rica.

National flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1998–	State flag and state ensign	The national flag with the national coat of arms inside a white circle in the red strip to the left.
	1848–	National flag and civil ensign	Five strips blue, white, red, white and blue. The red central stripe with double width than other blue and white strips.

Provinces

Flag	Administrative division		Adopted	Description
		Alajuela		White flag with the coat of arms of Alajuela Province in the center
		Cartago		Two horizontal strips blue and red
		Guanacaste		Three horizontal strips blue, white and green, with an inverted red triangle to the left
		Heredia		Three vertical strips yellow, white and red, with the regional coat of arms in the central strip
		Limón		Three horizontal strips green, blue and white
		Puntarenas		Two triangles, red (upper left) and green (lower right), crossed by two diagonal joined strips white (lefter) and blue (righter). In the center, a ten-pointed golden star with the cypher "1848" in black characters.
		San José		Blue flag with a five-pointed white star in the center, and bordered with red strips

Cantons

Historical flags

Date	Use	Description
1541–1821	Burgundy Cross, flag of the Spanish Overseas Territories	A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field
1638–1707	Flag of England	A white field with a red cross, also known as the St George's Cross
1707–1787	Flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain	The first version of the Union Jack used in England from 1606 and Scotland from 1707—the flags of England and Scotland superimposed
1785–1821	War ensign of Spain	Three horizontal stripes—red, yellow and red—with the coat of arms. The yellow strip being twice as wide as each red stripe
1808–1813	Flag of Spain under Joseph Bonaparte (1808–1813).	A white banner with the royal coat of arms under Joseph Bonaparte
1819–1820	First flag of Great Colombia	A tricolour of yellow, blue, and red with the coat of arms
1820–1821	Second flag of Great Colombia	A tricolour of yellow, blue, and red with the coat of arms
1821	First flag of the First Mexican Empire	Three diagonal strips of white, green and red with three golden stars
1821–1823	Second flag of the First Mexican Empire	Three vertical strips of green, white and red, with the imperial coat of arms in the center
1821–1831	Third flag of Great Colombia	A tricolour of yellow, blue, and red with the coat of arms in the center
1823	First Costa Rican national flag	Three horizontal strips of blue, yellow and blue
1823–1824	Second Costa Rican national flag	White field with a six-pointed red star
1823–1824	Flag of the United Provinces of Central America	Three horizontal strips of light blue (upper and lower) and white (central), with the coat of arms in the center
1824	First flag of the State of Costa Rica (within the United Provinces of Central America)	Same as UPCA flag, with the State Seal in the lower strip.
1824–1838	Second flag of the State of Costa Rica (within the United Provinces of Central America)	Same as UPCA flag, with the state seal in the lower strip
1824–1849	Flag of the United Provinces of Central America	Three horizontal strips of light blue (upper and lower) and white (central), with the coat of arms in the center
1831–1834	Flag of The Republic of New Granada	A tricolour of yellow, blue, and red with the coat of arms in the center
1834–1856	Flag of The Granadine Confederation	A vertical tricolour of red, blue, and yellow
1838–1840	Second flag of the State of Costa Rica (within the United Provinces of Central America)	Three horizontal strips of white, blue and white, with the state seal in blue strip
1840–1842
1842–1848	Third flag of the State of Costa Rica (within the United Provinces of Central America)	Three horizontal strips of blue, white and blue, with the state seal in white strip
1848–1906	First flag after break of UPCA	Same as actual flag, with the national coat of arms in the center
1906–1964	State flag from 1906 to 1964	The number of stars appeared on coat of arms was five since 1848. In 1906 the style of coat of arms was slightly modified, and the one appeared on state flag was also modified, narrowed and was put into a white oval lied near to the hoist of the flag.
1964–1998	State flag from 1964 to 1998	In 1964 a law was passed by the government to increase the numbers of the stars from five to seven, to reflect the increase of number of its provinces. In 1998 a decree was passed by the government about the design of the national coat of arms, and according to the decree there should be some smoke ejecting from three volcanoes as the current look.

Flag Proposal

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1845
	2022	Map of the Pavas district, with a rainbow and the text: 'Liberty, peace, and equity'	A proposal sent to the San José municipal government

Political flags

Flag	Date	Party
current
	2021–present	A Just Costa Rica
	2020–present	Social Democratic Progress Party
	2019–present	New Republic Party
	2018–present	United We Can
	2016–present	Liberal Progressive Party
	2014–present	Social Christian Republican Party
	2014–present	Authentic Limonense Party
	2012–present	New Homeland Party^es
	2012–present	New Generation Party
	2012–present	Workers' Party
	2012–present	Christian Democratic Alliance
	2009–present	Patriotic Alliance
	2005–present	National Restoration Party
	2004–present	Broad Front
	2004–present	Accessibility without Exclusion
	2004–present	Cartago Green Party
	2002–present	National Rescue Party
	2002–present	Escazu's Progressive Yoke
	2000–present	Citizens' Action Party
	1997–present	21st Century Curridabat
	1997–present	Party of the Sun
	1996–present	National Integration Party
	1995–present	Costa Rican Renewal Party
	1994–present	Libertarian Movement
	1990–present	Agrarian Labour Action Party
	1977–present	Social Christian Unity Party
	1969–present	Cartago Agrarian Union Party
	1951–present	National Liberation Party
	2005–present	National Union Party
	1948–1958	National Union Party
	1943–present	People's Vanguard Party
former
	2006–2010	Union for Change Party
	2005–2010	New Feminist League
	2005–2006	United Left^es
	2004–2010	Homeland First Party
	1997– 2003	New Democratic Party^es
	1996–2010	Democratic Force
	1989–2007	National Agrarian Party^es
	1986	Alianza Popular Coalition^es
	1998–?	Independent Party^es
	1982–1998	Independent Party^es
	1982–2006	Christian National Alliance^es
	1981–?	National Movement^es
	1978-2000s	United People
	1978–?	Socialist Workers Organization^es
	1976–1983	Unity Coalition
	1973–2007	Independent Workers Party^es
	1973–2007	Democratic Nationalist Alliance^es
	1972–2007	National Patriotic Party^es
	1972–1984	Democratic Renewal Party^es
	1970s	National Front Party^es
	1970–2007	Partido Unión Generaleña^es
	1969–1978	Socialist Action Party^es
	1967–1984	Christian Democratic Party^es
	1966–1978	National Unification Party
	1962–1966	National Unification Party
	1960s	Popular Democratic Action
	1957–1968	Revolutionary Civic Union
	1952–2003	Democratic Party
	1929–2002	Costa Rican Socialist Party^es
	1901–1952	National Republican Party

Sources

The Flags of Costa Rica. Flags of the World
National symbols of Chile. Museums of Costa Rica (in Spanish)