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Communication from Esteban Rivera: The flag of
Medellin is white and green in equal stripes with the town's
coat-of-arms in the center. White symbolizes purity, integrity,
obedience, firmness and eloquence; green represents hope,
abundance, freedom and faith.
Jaume Olle'
Official government regulation on the flag and Coat of Arms
are at:
- Official
website of the Mayor of Medellin
- Official
website of the Council of Medellin, the Legislative body of
the City
- Official
city bid for the 2010 South American Games, awarded to
Medellin
See also at wikipedia.
E.R., 4 February 2009
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image by Eugene Ipavec, 17 July 2006
The coat-of-arms in blue field shows a gold tower and above
the door a shield checky, 7 parts blue and 8 gold. In the upper
part two towers and between them the image of Nuestra Sen~ora
de la Candelaria (Our Lady of the Candelmas), the town's
patron saint; the coat of arms of Medellin was granted by Royal
Grant given in Madrid by King Charles II.
Jaume Olle'
The Revista
Credencial is dedicating several editions to the history of
the Colombian cities which are capitals of Departments in
Colombia. On the Edition 230 of February 2009 it features the history
of Medellin.
It mentions that the Escudo de Armas (Coat of Arms) of
the city was granted by Spanish King Carlos II (Charles II) in
1678 after the Villa de Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria de
Medellín was established. The image of the Coat of Arms can be
seen here.
There's also an official description on the official
website of the city.
E.R., 16 June 2009
image by Eugene Ipavec, 10 September 2005
Flag of Metroseguridad (=Metrosecurity). It is a company owned
and run by the Government of the City of Medellin, Colombia. This
public company is in charge of much of the security of Medellin,
operating with authorized Police and other security personnel for
the safety of the City. Official website: <www.metroseguridad.gov.co>.
Note that it has the same color structure as the flag of
Medellin.
E.R., 10 September 2005
image by Eugene Ipavec, 19 August 2009
There is currently a disarmament program run by the Government
of the City of Medellín and it is called "Plan
Desarme" (Disarmament Plan). The Plan has three components:
1. Teaching courses
2. Social participation and public management
3. Police action
Source: <www.plandesarme.org>.
The flag of this program is seen at <caminootonal.blogspot.com>
(article with picture), <www.soitu.es>
(previous article, picture only), <www.elmundo.es>
(article with picture by Spanish newspaper El Mundo), <www.lavoz.com.ar>
(article with picture by Argentinian newspaper La Voz) and <www.lavoz.com.ar>
(previous article, picture only)
The flag is on white background and in circular shape it reads on
top in small black letters "sin armas" (without
weapons), and on th bottom "la vida es otro cuenta"
(life is another story). On the middle there is a M1911 pistol
with the prohibition sign (red circle with diagonal line from
left to right).
I have also seen this flag displayed on a local Police station in
the neighborhood of El Poblado in the city of Medellín, thus it
is an official flag.
E.R., 19 August 2009
image by Eugene Ipavec, 31 July 2006
Medellín and its Metropolitan Area - Medellín, the captial
of the Department of Antioquia, together with other
municipalities, form the "Área Metropolitana del Valle de
Aburrá, or Metropolotian Area of the Aburra Valley. This
is for economic purposes, in order to get more funds from the
central government. They have an English page available
too: <www.metropol.gov.co>.
This "Area" is made up of 7 municipalities, which are
as follows:
Caldas
La Estrella
Sabaneta
Itaguí
Envigado
Medellín
Bello
Copacabana
Girardota
Barbosa.
(Each one has its own flag, anthem and Coat of Arms). For
now, only Bello, Envigado anfd Itagüí have their symbols ready
E. R., 5 September 2001
The flag of Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá is the
logo on white background. The Área Metropolitana was established
in 1980 and regulated by Law No. 128 of 1994, and Law No. 99 of
1993.
E. R., 31 July 2006 and 11 January 2008
