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flag according to Clay Moss report
by Zeljko Heimer, 1 November 2001
flag according to Album 2000 [pay00]
by Zeljko Heimer, 1 November 2001
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In Carlo A. Ferro's book: The Argentine flag, inspirer of
the central american banners, Honduras choses the same
international naming for white, but curiously not for blue, which
is defined as "turquí" (turquoise?), i.e., dark blue.
Gus Tracchia, 27 November 2000
While visiting Honduras I did not saw a Honduran flag anywhere
that looks like and illustration floating around on a flag chart
or in an encyclopedia. All Honduran flags are proportioned
1 to 2. The constellation of 5 stars on Honduran flags is
spread out much further than what illustrations show.
Starting from the hoist, the first 2 stars are placed at a point
1/3 the length of the flag. The middle star is placed in
the center, and the last 2 stars are placed at a point 2/3 the
length of the flag from the hoist. Also, the stars, though
5 pointed are not the American variety. Each point is wider
at the center. Here is an illustration.
Clay Moss, 5 July 2001
According to Album 2000 [pay00]
- National Flag (CSW/CS- 1:2) - Horizontal trband of
blue-white-blue with five blue stars in the middle stripe. Clay
Moss is stating that all (most?) the flag is Honduras itself use
"fat" stars, and he further gives the construction
details, that I interpret. The Album gives similar image, but
with more traditional stars.
Zeljko Heimer, 1 November 2001
From Flags of the World (Talocci 1982):
Honduras achieved independence in 1821 as part of the Central
American federation along with El Salvador, Costa Rica,
Nicaragua, and Guatemala. The present flag, which was officially
adopted in 1949, is similar to that of the federation, which came
to an end in the years 1838 to 1839.
The blue bands stand for the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
The five stars, introduced in 1866, reflect the hope that the
five states may once again form an association...
From Collins Gem Flags (Shaw 1994):
Honduras was one of the five member states of the United
Provinces of Central America and, like other constituent states,
has retained a blue and white tribanded flag based on the
federation's flag, itself modelled on that of Argentina.
Honduras' flag was adopted in 1866, with the five central stars
representing a desire for the rebirth of the federation...
David Cohen, 3 March 1998
From http://www.honduras.com/official/:
"Three equal horizontal bands, one blue (top), white
(center), and blue (bottom) with five blue, five-pointed stars
arranged in an X pattern, centered in the white band. The stars
represent the members of the former Federal Republic of Central
America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and
Nicaragua."
Dov Gutterman, 6 April 2000
by Zeljko Heimer, 1 November 2001
Regarding the construction sheet, one may say it this way -
the flagfield is divided in 36x72 squares. If we designate the
origin (point 0,0) the midpoint of the flag (i.e. the crossing
point of the diagonals). the center of the circles in which stars
are inscribed is in points: 0,0; 12,3; 12,-3; -12,3; -12,-3, with
diameter 4.
In other words, we may image division of the flag field in 3x6
squares, with circles of diameter 1/3 of such square side, set in
the flag midpoint and in quartering-points of opposite sides of
those squares edgeing the midpoint.
If you've been following this, you might understand what I mean
when I say that the stars are determined with two squares. In
some other sources the stars are set much closer to each other,
and are determined with one square. I don't incude an image of
that variant.
Zeljko Heimer, 1 November 2001
by Zeljko Heimer, 1 November 2001
According to Wheeler's book Fuerza Ae'rea Hondurena uses
national flag (but in ~11:14) as fin flash and vertical square
variant as its roundel
Dov Gutterman, 11 October 1999
According to a photo of Jane's Weekly 07.01.98, confirming
with Cochrane book, the only aircraft marking is a rectangular
horizontal triband b-w-b , with only one star in the middle of
the white, this marking being on the fin as specified.
Armand du Payrat, 11 October 1999
According to Album 2000 [pay00]
- Aircraft Fin Marking (named Aircraft Fin Flash in [pay01], but the
French name for both is "Cocarde sur dérive) - Similar to
the national flag, but with one large star instead of five stars,
i.e. a horizontal triband of blue white blue with one blue
five-pointed star in the middle.
Zeljko Heimer, 1 November 2001
I located this photo at the
Hunduras
Police site . Are those unit flags ?
Dov Gutterman, 9 June 2000
The flag of the Autonomous national university that is blkue
(turqoise), white and yellow, bearing in the center the arms of
the university. The faculty of pharmacy is blue turqoise, white
and light bluish purple
Jaume Olle', 20 June 2002
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