Flag of Buenos Aires Province

Buenos Aires Province

Use	Civil and state flag
Proportion	9:14
Adopted	August 12, 1997; 26 years ago (1997-08-12)
Designed by	Various students from the Matheu Gelicich and Faustino Sarmiento elementary schools, Capitán Sarmiento Partido

The flag of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, was created by students and officially adopted by Provincial Law 11.997 on August 12, 1997, after being chosen among other designs by vote of the educative community in which 270,000 students aged 12–18 took part in over 2 years, supported by specialists and parents. There were 81,525 proposals, 32 of which were selected from all 16 regions along 1995–96. 4 of the final 32 were selected by a jury to be voted on by 2 million students on 12 August 1997. The flag was designed by the boys of Schools Matheu Gelicich and Faustino Sarmiento (both located in Capitán Sarmiento), chosen by 1,500,000 voters, garnering over half the vote.