This page is part of an mirror of © FOTW Flags Of The World website
This website is devoted to the science of vexillology (the study of flags).
All illustrations presented on this website serve exclusively to provide information in the context of vexillology.
The authors and hosts of this site explicitly distance themselfes from any symbols of unconstitutional organizations that may be depicted here.
Last modified: 2021-08-26 by 
klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: colombia | coast guard |
Links: FOTW homepage |
search |
disclaimer and copyright |
write us |
mirrors
image by Jens Pattke, 28 August 2009
See Also:
In the reportage of European-TV "Euronews"
(28-VII-2009, 16 h) at <www.euronews.net>
is shown the flag of the
Colombian Coast Guard.
Jens Pattke, 28 August 2009
That is the flag of the Cuerpo de Guardacostas (Coast Guard
Corps). The official abbreviation is COGAC which stands for
Comando Cuerpo de Guardacostas.
The flag can also be seen in the ribbon bar of the Medalla
Militar Servicios Distinguidos al "Cuerpo de
Guardacostas" (Distinguished Service to the Coast Guard
Military Medal), seen here in ribbon
chart (sixth row, fourth ribbon from the left).
The term Corps here refers only to an Arm of Service (or Service
Branch) within the Colombian Navy, mainly as the administrative
grouping, not a Corps as a military formation (i.e. two or more
Divisions).
The Cuerpo de Guardacostas was established in 1979. It is
composed of mainly Offshore Patrol Vessels, Patrol Crafts, Patrol
Boats and Patrol Stations.
Sources: <www.armada.mil.co>
and wikipedia.
E.R., 29 August 2009
I just came across
this page where it shows two pictures of the actual flag of the Colombian
Coast Guard :
-
http://www.state.gov/img/10/41010/HandOff_600_1.jpg (picture on the
right)
-
http://www.state.gov/img/10/41009/Flags_600_1.jpg (fourth flag from
left to right)
With those two images provided above, I believe the proportions of the flag have
to change, and be properly adjusted.
Esteban Rivera, 06 March 2016
Advertisement:
Bei Fahnenversand.de erhalten Sie eine Vielzahl an hochwertigen Flaggen, Pins und Aufnähern, zum Beispiel:
