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image by Jose Antonio Jiménez Ruiz, 19 May 2020
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Municipalities:
According to
www.gobmagdalena.gov.co,
Department Magdalena now has 30 stars on the flag. (a star = a municipio).
Jens Pattke, 17 January 2004
The coat of arms of the Department of Magdalena was adopted
in late XIX century, by a design submitted by local painter
Alvaro Corvacho.
Source: official
website of the Government of the Department of Magdalena.
E.R., 4 January 2008
The following text is also collected on the official page: "The bands in
azure and gules symbolize the integrity and firmness of the Magdalene soul,
grounded in justice and loyalty (azure), virtues and characters that allow
historical continuity to the liberating feat. The 30 stars represent the
municipalities and the District that comprise it."
http://www.magdalena.gov.co/departamento/nuestro-departamento
Jose
Antonio Jimenez Ruiz, 19 May 2020
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image from Wikipedia
image by Carlos Thompson, 8 May 2003
The 21 stars represent the 21 municipalities of the
department.
Jaume Ollé, 8 September 1996
There are no stars in the top or bottom stripes.
Source - Whitney Smith: "All världens
flaggor", 1980 (Flags and Arms across the World).
Marcus Wendel, 9 September 1999
