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Chilean flag apparently used by the Expedición Libertadora
al Perú in 1820. This expedition was led by San Martin to
obtain the independence of Peru. Navy
commander of the expedition was the famous Lord Cochrane. This flag is a
variant of the Chilean National Flag, but it has 3
stars in the canton, instead of the normal one. I do not know too many
details about this flag, but the 3 stars are supposed to represent Chile,
Argentina and Peru,
because the Ejército Libertador (San Martin’s Army) was
formed by people from the three countries. But I am not sure about this
flag.
Francisco Gregoric, 24 Dec 2002
The white 5-pointed star in lower red band flag
used in 1820.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 14 Mar 2001
Its is know others variants (source David Prando
[pdo99]): with star in center of
the red stripe…
Jaume Ollé, 14 Mar 2001
The white 5-pointed star in blue square canton flag: source in
1848/1869.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 14 Mar 2001
Its is know others variants (source David Prando
[pdo99]): …and
with the order of stripes altered (red over white instead
of white over red). Were in use c. 1820.
Jaume Ollé, 14 Mar 2001
«Chili» (=Chile) at position (3;9) of [hbl58]: The current and contemporaty national flag, in the usual wrong
depiction showing a rectangle instead of a square for the blue canton.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Oct 2008
It is, perhaps, worth remembering that the layout of the panel and stripes
were not regulated until 1854 so a rectangular canton may well be have been
quite usual (and was certainly legal) before that date?
Christopher Southworth, 10 Oct 2008
As Chris said, before the 1854 regulations, some Chilean flags did have a rectangular canton.
Francisco Gregoric, 08 Mar 2012
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