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Banner o Guatemala
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The banner o Guatemala features twa colors: sky blue an white. The twa sky blue stripes represent the fact that Guatemala is a land locatit atween twa oceans, the Paceefic Ocean an the Caribbean sea; an the sky ower the kintra (see Guatemala's Naitional Anthem). The white colour signifies peace an purity.
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In the centre o the banner is the Guatemalan coat o airms. It includes the Resplendent Quetzal, the naitional bird o Guatemala that seembolizes liberty; a pairchment scroll bearin the date o Central Americae's unthirldom frae Spain, 15 September 1821; crossed rifles, indicatin Guatemala's willinness tae defend itsel bi force if need be; a bay laurel croun, the seembol for victory; an crossed swords, representin honor.
The Central American banner wis uised in Guatemala till 1851, when a pro-Spaingie faction teuk ower an addit the Spaingie colors o reid an yellae tae the banner. The oreeginal colors wur restored on August 17, 1871, but as vertical (rather than horizontal) stripes an wi a new coat o airms.
The Resplendent Quetzal previously appeared in the 1830s in the banner o Los Altos, the saxt state in the Federal Republic.