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Guatemala's Flag  Did you know that Guatemala's Flag has changed six times since 1825? The Guatemala flag has two sky blue vertical stripes and one white vertical stripe in the middle bearing the Guatemalan coat of arms. On the Guatemalan flag the colors represent them.

Blue represents the sea, the sky,vigilance, truth, loyalty, perserverance, and justice. White represents peace and honesty.

The coat of arms contains a green and red quetzel ( the nationol bird of Guatemala) and a scroll containing the date of independence(1821) over two crossed swords and two crossed rifles that represent Guatemalas will to defend itself by war. It is all framed by wreath of olive leaves.



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