Argentina Flag Meaning & Details
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- three equal horizontal bands of sky blue (top), white, and sky blue
- centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun with a human face (delineated in brown) known as the Sun of May
- the colors represent the clear skies and snow of the Andes
- the sun symbol commemorates the appearance of the sun through cloudy skies on 25 May 1810 during the first mass demonstration in favor of independence
- the sun features are those of Inti, the Inca god of the sun
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Source: CIA - The World Factbook