Flag of Nicaragua

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Nicaragua

Use	National flag and ensign
Proportion	3:5
Adopted	September 4, 1908; 116 years ago (1908-09-04) August 27, 1971; 53 years ago (1971-08-27) (official)
Design	A horizontal triband of Azure (top and bottom) and white with the National Coat of Arms centered on the white band.

The flag of Nicaragua was first adopted on September 4, 1908, but not made official until August 27, 1971. It is based on, and inspired by, the flag of the Federal Republic of Central America and flag of Argentina.^{[citation needed]} The country's flag is one of the few that currently use the color purple, due to the rainbow in its coat of arms.