Back Bandera de Salta Spanish דגל סלטה HE Vlag van Salta Dutch Bandeira da província de Salta Portuguese

Flag of Salta

Salta Province
UseCivil and state flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Reverse side is mirror image of obverse side
Proportion2:3
AdoptedJune 14, 1997 (1997-06-14)
Designed byNélida Baigorria
Salta Provincial Police Honor Guard parading wearing the traditional burgundy Salta poncho.

The flag of Salta is the official flag represents the Argentine province of Salta. The flag consists of the provincial coat of arms on a burgundy background. The coat of arms placed in the center is an oval, light blue shield with a white six-pointed star. In the center of the star is a cut-out circle with a Sun of May in it. Around the shield are 23 six-pointed gold golden gaucho spur called the Nazarene, that represent the 23 provincial departments. Burgundy and black is colors of the traditional Salta poncho (Ponchos of this type were worn by the Infernales led by Martín Miguel de Güemes, during the War of Independence).

October 8 marks the Day of the Flag of Salta in recognition of the province's establishment in 1814, when Gervasio Posadas, Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, issued a decree creating the Governorship of Salta. This act separated Salta from the government of Tucumán, forming a new province that included the territories of present-day Jujuy Province, Oran, Tarija, and Santa Maria.

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