Flag of Costa Rica

Some of the values below come from an official source and some are conventional approximations. Each value shows where it comes from, so you can choose the right level of certainty for your project.

Construction sheet

Five horizontal bands: blue, white, red, white and blue. Each narrow band is one sixth of the width and the red band two sixths. The coat of arms sits in a white ellipse on the red band, nearer the hoist.

Proportion (height:length)

3:5 (2 m long by 1.2 m wide)

Band widths

Blue, white, red, white, blue: 1/6, 1/6, 2/6, 1/6, 1/6 of the width

White ellipse

30 cm on its major axis by 20 cm on its minor axis, on a flag 2 m long

Ellipse position

Centre 60 cm from the hoist end, on the red band

Source: Ley que regula el uso del pabellón, la bandera y el escudo nacionales, Ley n.° 10178