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The Panamanian flag was designed by Amador Guerrero and was made by Maria Ossa de Amador.

The Panamanian flag is a quadrilateral divided in four quarters: the first superior one near the spear, of white color with a blue star of five ends; the second superior one after already described, of red color; the first inferior one near the spear of blue color; and the second after this one, of white color with a red star of 5 ends.

The combination of its three colors means: the target symbolizes the peace that as much yearned for this ground by the pacific union of the historical parties, the Liberal one represented by the red color and the Conservative represented by the blue color.

The National Shield was created by Nicanor Villalaz and received the collaboration of its brother Sebastian Villalaz; the same one appears on the green field that it symbolizes the vegetation, it is of pointed form and it is divided in three parts. The center, site of honor, show the Isthmus, both seas and the sky in which the moon is seen leaving on waters and the sun putting itself after mountains: being indicated therefore the hour of the declaration of national independence solemn.

The superior part is divided in two sections, of which the right sample in silver field a left sword and a gun, that the aim of the social wars symbolizes; and to the left, in red field, a shovel and a grub hoe, symbols of the work; the straight of the inferior part of the shield has in field of blue, a horn of the abundance and in the left it appears in silver field a wheel of the progress. Upon the eagle they appear 9 stars that represent the provinces of the nation.

Two national flags whose inferior ends are gathered in the spear, adorn each side of the shield.

Nacional Hymn

CHOIR
We reached finally the victory
In the happy field of the union;
With ardent fulgores of glory
The new nation illuminates itself.

Estrofas
It is necessary to cover with a veil
Of the past the calvario and the cross;
And that adorns the blue one of your sky
Of concord the splendid light.

The progress caresses your lares.
To the compass of sublime song,
You see ruge on your feet both seas
Your noble mission has left course.

(Choir)

In your ground covered with flowers
To the kisses of lukewarm the land one,
Dins finished to soldiers;
The brotherly love only reigns.

It advanced to the goad and the shovel,
To the work without more delay,
And we will be thus Gallic prez and
Of this feracious world of Columbus.

(Choir)

Letter: Geronimo De La Ossa
Music: Santos Jorge

By many years the Panamanian sang with patriotic spirit a scholastic song titled " Istmenio Hymn ", was from Juan Agustin Torres of the Public music and Secretary, the letter Instruction then era of Don Santos Jorge.

In the occasion of the presentation of credentials like Ambassador and Minister of the United States of America of Mr. William J. Buchanm, the teacher Santos Jorge, Director of the Republican Band suggests chooses the music composed by him and he asks to him the Geronimo De La Ossa, poet of that time and brother-in-law of the Loving Dr Guerrero to that he put letter to him.