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Aruba - Proposals

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Overview

Aruba was part of Dutch Antilles and used the flag of the islands. On 21 January 1976, a committee was formed to select a flag for the insular area. from 693 designs 157 were considered , following with variations of color and emblems, the patterns that are shown in the Samples of Proposals.
Three proposals were selected at the end. (see: Selected Proposals)
As it was difficult for manufacturing, Smith made a proposal (before that he proposed another flag rejected by Premier Croes). (see: Smith's Proposals).
A committee worked in the winner proposal and at end created the adopted flag.
Jaume Ollé, 14 October 2001


Samples of Proposals

1) image by Jaume Ollé, 14 October 2001

2)   image by Jaume Ollé, 14 October 2001

3) image by Jaume Ollé, 14 October 2001

4) image by Jaume Ollé, 14 October 2001

5) image by Jaume Ollé, 14 October 2001

6) image by Jaume Ollé, 14 October 2001

7) image by Jaume Ollé, 14 October 2001

8) image by Jaume Ollé, 14 October 2001

9) image by Jaume Ollé, 14 October 2001


Selected Proposals

proposal by J.W. Klein

image by Jaume Ollé, 14 October 2001

proposal by Rosendo Feliciano

image by Jaume Ollé, 14 October 2001

proposal by W.J. Fransen (winner)

image by Jaume Ollé, 14 October 2001


Smith's Proposals

1) image by Jaume Ollé, 14 October 2001

2) image by Jaume Ollé, 14 October 2001