Flag of Cuba

Republic of Cuba
Bandera de la Estrella Solitaria (Flag of the Lone Star)
UseNational flag and ensign
Proportion1:2
Adopted20 May 1902 (1902-05-20) (modified color on 21 April 1906)
DesignThree horizontal stripes of indigo blue alternate with two of white with a red equilateral triangle with base fixed to the hoist-side bearing a white five-pointed star in the center.
Designed byMiguel Teurbe Tolón and Narciso López
UseFlag of the president of Cuba
Adopted15 January 1904 (1904-01-15)
(the flag of) La Demajagua
UseNaval jack
Adopted10 April 1869 (1869-04-10)

The national flag of Cuba, also known as the Flag of the Lone Star (Spanish: Bandera de la Estrella Solitaria), 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. Vexillologist Alfred Znamierowski assigns the flag to his Stars and Stripes flag family.