Canary Islands Flag - The Canary Islands State Flag

The state flag of the Spanish autonomous region community of the Canary Islands.

The Canary Islands State Flag has a ratio of 2:3, consisting of a vertical tricolour of three equal width bands of white, blue and yellow. The coat of arms of the Canary Islands is positioned in the middle of the central band; the civil flag of the Canary Islands omits this. The white band is positioned at the hoist.

The tricolour flag of Canary Islands has its origins in the Canary Islands Freedom Movement known locally as 'Canarias Libre' in the 1960s. It is said to have been designed by Carmen Sarmiento together with her two sons Arturo and Jesus, and first displayed on paper on 8 September 1961. The Canary Islands state flag combines the blue and white colours of the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife with the blue and yellow colours of the other Canarian province, the Province of Las Palmas.

Both Canary Islands flag designs were made official by the Statute of Autonomy of the Canarian Autonomous Community in the Organic Law #10/82 on 16 August 1982.

What do the colours on the Canary Islands flag mean?

The White colour is said to be derived from the water of the mountains, the bringer of life to the land, the yellow is a canary yellow like the song bird and the celestial blue is the sky where are located the rampant Canaries dogs, representations of the seven main islands and the Spanish crown. On the Canarias Libre flag of the Canary Islands this is replaced by seven green stars that represent the seven islands, with the colour green standing for hope of freedom. We hope this is a true meaning of what do the colours on the Canary Islands flag represent as they were given to us by an unofficial source.