Flag of Cuba

Cuba
Bandera de la Estrella Solitaria (Flag of the Solitary Star)
UseNational flag and ensign
Proportion1:2
AdoptedMay 20, 1902 (1902-05-20) (modified color on April 21, 1906)
DesignFive horizontal stripes of turquoise blue alternate with white with the red equilateral triangle based on the hoist-side bearing the white five-pointed star in the center.
Designed byMiguel Teurbe Tolón and Narciso López
UseFlag of the president of Cuba
AdoptedJanuary 15, 1904
Secondary Flag
UseNaval jack
AdoptedApril 10, 1869

The national flag of Cuba (Bandera nacional de Cuba) consists of five alternating stripes (three navy blue and two white) and a cherry red chevron at the hoist, within which is a white five-pointed star. It was designed in 1849 and officially adopted May 20, 1902. The flag is referred to as the Estrella Solitaria, or the Lone Star flag. It is in the stars and stripes flag family.