Flag of the Treinta y Tres Flag of the Treinta y Tres The Flag of the Treinta y Tres is one of the three official flags of Uruguay, alongside with the Flag of Uruguay and the Flag of Artigas. It pays homage to the disembarkation of the "Thirty-Three Orientals" at Agraciada Beach, on April 19, 1825. It has three horizontal stripes, the top one blue representing greatness, the central one white as symbol of the Republic and the bottom one red in honor of the blood of those who died for freedom and independence. It carries Uruguay's national motto "Libertad o Muerte" (Freedom or Death) on
Flag of Hawaii to various historical flags of the United Kingdom. The flag used at the first official flying of the flag of Hawaii mistakenly placed the stripes in the order white-red-blue, although it seems explorers to the island disagree about the exact order of colors and the number of stripes up to the late 1840s. There may have been possibly different versions of the flag with different numbers of stripes and colors. The number of stripes also changed: originally, the flag was designed with either seven or nine horizontal stripes, and in 1845 it was officially changed to eight stripes. The latter