The Visual Images

The national symbols of Costa Rica are the flag, the coat of arms, the anthem, the national flower, the card, the deer, the national tree and the national bird.

Our Flags
The first independent provincial flag was used to represent Costa Rica on the 10th of May, 1823. The second flag of the United Provinces of Central America was created on the 6th of March 1824 and was present until 1840. The third flag of the Free State of Costa Rica was created on the 21st of April, 1840 and was discredited after the separation of Costa Rica from the Central American Federation and the fourth flag was discredited during the administration of Doctor Jose Maria Castro Madriz, on the 29th of September, 1848. There have been some amendments, but it is basically the same flag that we use today.