Flag of Artigas Flag of Artigas The Flag of Artigas is one of the three official flags of Uruguay, it pays homage to José Gervasio Artigas, the national hero of Uruguay. It has three horizontal stripes, the top and bottom being blue, and the central one white. On top of them, it has a diagonal red stripe. The Flag of Artigas must be flown alongside the National Flag and the Flag of the Treinta y Tres on government buildings. The Flag of Artigas, and emblems derived from it, have traditionally been used as the symbols of the Military of Uruguay. For much of
Flag of Zambia Flag of Zambia The flag of Zambia is the national flag of Zambia. It was adopted upon independence on 24 October 1964. Before that, Zambia was the British protectorate of Northern Rhodesia and used a defaced Blue Ensign as its flag. The current flag is used as both national flag and ensign. It is green with an orange-coloured African fish eagle in flight over a rectangular block of three vertical stripes, coloured, from left to right: red, black and orange. The placement of the eagle and block of stripes at the flag's fly is notable as most emblems and devices