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Puntarenas Province adopted a flag on 7 April 1994.
Jaume Ollé, 27 January 2001
Marco Fco. Soto Ramírez is the coauthor of the flag of Province
Puntarenas, who also maintains an
active blog.
Ivan Sache, 07 April 2013
Description of the flag according to
https://pdfslide.tips/documents/puntarenas-costa-rica-y-su-bandera-provincial.html:
On the flag of Puntarenas, red is recognized as a symbol of mixed blood,
which is a permanent and dynamic process in the province's society.
White
is for peace, truth, purity, and fraternity, which have prevailed through the
years in the society.
Blue is for the coast of the province, which
extends from the Peninsula and Gulf of Nicoya to Burica Point, comprising
important points in history and great relevance today on the socioeconomic
level; blue also represents the Pacific Ocean, noting its navy blue tone for its
special climatological conditions which allow the development of rich marine and
terrestrial biodiversity in the province.
Green is for its natural
resources, being very rich and varied in the province.
The central emblem
has eleven rays for the eleven cantons; this emblem carries the date "1848" in
black, the year the Comarca of Puntarenas was founded. Orange, apart from being
traditional in Puntarenses, is a symbol of the dynamism which characterizes the
Province of Puntarenas.
The other co-author of the flag of Puntarenas was
Claudia Quirós Vargas. Both creators of the flag are also credited with making
the cantonal flag and coat of arms of Esparza. Today, Puntarenas has 13 cantons;
the newest cantons are Monteverde and Puerto Jiménez. It is unknown if the
Puntarenas flag will change; likewise, it is not certain if it has changed
already.
Daniel Rentería, 7 June 2024
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image contributed by Fred Drews, 21 November 1999
Puntarenas: top left is three gold coins or scallops -
represent wealth of resources; top right a key - Roman Catholic;
bottom left an anchor - stability in a maritime context; ship -
maybe discovery or trade.
Rob Raeside, 21 November 2000
The key in the coat of arms, represent the entrance of the
Pacific coast of Costa Rica as well as in the coat of arms of
province of Limón, the key represent the
seaport entrance of the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica.
Alberto Alexander Thomas Brown, 20 June 1009