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(2:3) 
image by Željko Heimer, 20 May 2001
In war time (doubtful)
image by Željko Heimer, 20 May 2001
Ratio 2:3. Adopted: 12 November 1932. In use except small
changes of the shield.
Jaume Ollé, 25 July 1996
Like the National Flag, with a white circle in the center,
with the Coat of Arms inside.
Jan Zrzavy, 16 January 1998
'Pavillons nationaux et marques distinctives' [pay00], Fig. 2 (naval ensign) - Note
1 says in wartime it have red border around the disk containing
the Coat of Arms.
Željko Heimer, 9 January 2001
On <www.presidencia.gov.co>,
there is the law on the national flag in spanish, but as far as I
have understood in quick glance, it deals quite detailed
(centimeters-wise) on the national flag and civil and war
ensigns, as well as the "war flag for wartime" (as it
is explained in Album) with red circle around the white disk with
Coat of Arms.
Is this indeed the "war flag for wartime", or just the
"usual" war ensign? It seems that the inscription in
the red annulet is prescribed after all, and not "unofficial
addition" as it is hinted here.
Željko Heimer, 14 May 2001
If Željko is referring to Article 3 of the decree which
describes the "bandera de guerra en uso en el
eje'rcito," a "bandera de guerra" in this context
normally means simply a military color, not a flag flown only in
wartime.
Joe McMillan, 14 May 2001
According to [pay00] - Naval
Ensign. ---/--W 2:3: National flag with a white disk (1/2 the
hoist in diameter) with the Coat of Arms on it. Note to the
figure explains that "during war time, the coat of arms is
surrounded by a red ring 5 cm wide". The translation of the
abovementioned laws would clear this up a bit, but 5 cm should be
considered relative to 1.30 m. hoist of naval flags and it also
include the name of the unit hoisting the flag in yellow letters.
Also, the "war time" is highly doubtful - probably
mistranslation.
Željko Heimer, 16 May 2001
Red ring around white disc with Coat of Arms is according to
Smith and others the President's flag.
My informations: naval ensign: 300 x 200 cm., white disc with
Coat of Arms is 30 cm. diameter. Red ring is around in the
warflag on land, but this flag is 135 x 100 cm., white disc 30
cm., red ring 5 cm.
Ralf Stelter, 17 May 2001
On presidential flag the red ring is smaller in diameter then
the naval ensign and not reaching (or just touching, depending on
source) the red stripe.
Željko Heimer, 17 May 2001
Naval ensign as legislated and as it is used. Naval ensign,
military flag and cavalry standart was kept without change by
resolutions 64 (9-1-1961) and 4235 (1965) and still in use.
Jaume Ollé, 27 October 2001
The flag with a Coat of Arms over a red-bordered white circle
is very common. According to the presidency web-site the law says
that flags with Coat of Arms are only suposed to be used by the
presidency and the military, but they can be seen anywhere, from
private corporations, to private citizens to school classrooms,
etc.
Carlos Thompson, 24 March 2003
The Album 2000 says that the red disk only appears on the flag
in time of war and shows the flag without, but Carlos tells us
that it is generally shown. What is the position, does it,
perhaps, appear on the naval ensign in time of war only, and on
the state flag all the time?
Christopher Southworth, 24 March 2003
I think the notion that the red ring appears only in time of
war stems from the Spanish term used in much of South America for
a military unit color: "bandera de guerra," or
war flag.
Joe McMillan, 24 March 2003
Joe is perfectly right, I looked again at my sources and I
must amend Album here : Colombian warships show naval ensign in
all time, war and peace My fault was in translating spanish
language
Armand Noel du Payrat, 24 March 2003
I took my New Year holidays at Cartagena. Navy ships used a
tricolor with the shield in a white circle with no red border,
but the white circle did not touched the red band. the School
Ship ARC Gloria was in Cartagena too and open to tourists.
It exibited a big flag as can be seen in this picture. Here, the Coat
of Arms in the white circle is unusually small, but in the other
ships I saw, the diameter of the white circle was between 1/4 and
1/3 of the hoist.
Carlos Thompson, 9 January 2004
Variants (?)
image by Jaume Ollé, 27 October 2001
image by Jaume Ollé, 27 October 2001
official flag
image by Eugene Ipavec, 3 December 2009
standard
image by Eugene Ipavec and Jaume Ollé, 6
September 2005
Armada de la Republica de Colombia - This flag can be seen (in
an arty, animated way), at the frame "organizacion" at
<www.mindefensa.gov.co>.
Guillermo Tell, 3 June 2000
Image based on scan of page 217 of the book "Himnos y
Símbolos de Nuestra Colombia", by Julio César García,
Camer Editores. 2000 ISBN 958-33-1489-7. The offcial explanation
for the Coat of Arms (in Spanish) is at <www.armada.mil.co>>
E.R., 6 September and 12 December 2005
The flag shows the "Escudo Heráldico" (or Heraldic
Arms"). The Heraldic Arms can be found at <www.armada.mil.co/simbarc2.jpg>.
The explanation (in Spanish) for the Heraldic Arms can be located
at <www.armada.mil.co/heraldica_armada.htm>.
E.R., 22 June 2006
The official flag is the Colombian tricolor with the Coat of
Arms and below it reads ARMADA NACIONAL (National Navy) in bold
golden capital letters.
The flag was spotted on the official website of the newspaper El
Espectador, on October 30, 2009.
E.R., 3 December 2009
image by Carlos Thompson, 2 June 2003
image by Željko Heimer, 20 May 2001
According to Album 2000 [pay00]
- Jack (2:3) - Light blue flag (Album 2000 shows it in dark blue)
with the Coat of Arms on a red bordered white disk. At least [zna99] claims on page 95 that
Colombia uses a jack that is equal to the national flag , but I
think that this is just not so (and maybe never was). However, I
have not researched this quite enough to claim anything for sure.
Željko Heimer, 16 May 2001
image by Željko Heimer, 23 May 2001
According to Album 2000 [pay00]
- Masthead Pennant - Long blue pennant with the national flag at
hoist. Ratio approximately 2:35, the national flag at hoist being
about 1:3. Both Album 2000 and Jaume Ollé report this
pennant being light blue (both giving considerably different
ratio, but that may not be indicative). The question of light vs.
dark blue was touched several times already. Album 2000 should be
corrected (for current practice at least).
Željko Heimer, 23 May 2001
image by Eugene Ipavec, 3 September 2005
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detail
image by Eugene Ipavec, 3 September 2005
additional flag
image by Eugene Ipavec, 7 February 2006
aircraft marking
image from wikipedia
Aviación Naval (Naval Aviation) which is a Branch within the
Armada República de Colombia - ARC (Republic of Colombia Navy).
E.R., 3 September 2005
Blue flag, dark blue ring with golden borders &
inscriptions "Armada Nacional" and "Aviación
Naval" in all caps, also gold. Inside the ring is a
golden-winged and bordered shield over an anchor, divided into
three horizontal compartments. The sheld is the same as tho one
in the national Coat of Arms: Top - a
pomegranate with a slice missing, bracketed by two
cornucopias. Middle - A red Jacobin hat. Bottom - two seas
separared by green hills and a three-masted sailing ship afloat
on each.
Eugene Ipavec, 3 September 2005
The additional flag (as all military formations and units) is
the tricolor Colombian flag with the Coat of Arms of Colombia
reading on top REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA and on the bottom AVIACION
NAVAL.
Source: Picture taken at an air show on June, 2005.
E.R., 7 February 2006
Aircraft Marking
According to a photo of a Colombian (Navy) helicopter, the
Aviación Naval is using the same roundel
of the Colombian Air Force but superimposed on an anchor (white
one in the photo).
Julio Novoa, 6 May 2006
obverse
image by Eugene Ipavec, 10 December 2005
reverse
image by Eugene Ipavec, 8 March 2006
detail
image by Eugene Ipavec, 10 December 2005
The flag of the Colombian Marine Infantry (Infantería de
Marina) based on photo at a monthñy bulletin published by the
Colombian Navy called "BoletIM" (from the Spanish words
'Boletín', meaning Bulletin, and 'IM' from Infantería de
Marina, meaning Marine Infantry, <www.armada.mil.co>)
and image taken from the book "Himnos y Símbolos de Nuestra
Colombia", written by Julio C´sar García. Camer Editing
(2000).
E.R., 10 December 2005
The Coat of Arms includes the Latin Motto VOLUNTAS OMNIA
SUPERAT in black, on the Golden fringe, below the Coat of Arms.
E.R., 22 December 2006
obverse
image by Eugene Ipavec, 7 February 2006
reverse
image by Eugene Ipavec, 7 February 2006
Here is the flag of the Escuela Naval Almirante Padilla
(Admiral Padilla Naval School). The official abbreviation is
ENAP. It's full name is Escuela Naval de Cadetes "Almirante
Padilla" ("Admiral Padilla" School of Naval
Cadets).
Sources:
- TV cap from regional TV channel called TeleAntioquia <www.teleantioquia.com.co>
during the Independene Day parade held in Bogota on July 20,
2004. The flags on the picture are a set of naval flags (all
reverse side), so that you get a good idea of the shade of blue
and also to see that all military flags in Colombia have a plain
color reverse (blue).
- Picture taken directly from ENAP's official website at <www.escuelanaval.edu.co>.
Note that the colors on the Coat of Arms are inverted in order to
fir the blue background of the flag.
- Scan of the Coat of Arms from the book "Himnos y Símbolos
de Nuestra Colombia", by Julio César García, Camer Editing
(2000) page 222.
E.R., 7 February 2006
image by Eugene Ipavec, 25 June 2006
image by Eugene Ipavec, 8 July 2006
The flag of the Escuela Naval de Suboficiales "ARC
Barranquilla" (Naval NCO School ARC Barranquilla). This
school is located in the port city of Barranquilla,
in the Department of Atlántico, on the northwestern coast of
Colombia, facing the Caribbean. The flag is a plain yellow
background (much like the flag of Colombia). It has the School's
Coat of Arms in the middle.
E.R., 25 June 2006
It looks more like a sail to me.
Eugene Ipavec, 25 June 2006
The flag is actually a sail because the school is on board a
ship, the ARC Barranquilla. ARC is the prefix used on all surface
units used by the Colombian Navy and it stands for Armada
República de Colombia. The official abbreviation of the NCO
Naval School is ENSB (Escuela Naval de Suboficiales
Barranquilla). The official website is <www.armada.mil.co>.
E.R., 30 June 2006
I recently found the alternate version for the NCO School ARC
Barranquilla. This is the "traditional" Colombian
tricolor flag with the coat of arms but on the bottom it read ARC
BARRANQUILLA in yellow capital letters.
E.R., 8 July 2006
