2. Blue stripes refer to the three old divisions of the island
Red stands for the bloodshed of its soldiers and struggle for independence
White star stands for Freedom

3. Blue triangle stands for the 3 sides of the government
Judicial, Legislative, Executive

4. The only flag that has a bible on it

5. Story of the Caracara - the Aztecs received a vision that when they saw an image of a caracara bird (Mexican eagle) on a prickly pear cactus with a snake in its mouth, that that is where they should settle and call home, so they did so and named it Tenochtitlan

6. All 5 central american countries have a common independence date – September 15, 1821

7. Has 5 mountains to represent the 5 central american countries

8. Story of the Quetzal – symbolizes liberty; during battle, this bird fell on a wounded soldier and tinted its chest red since then

9. Has 5 stars to represent the 5 Central American Countries –El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica

10. There are coffee beans on the sides of the seal to represent an important crop in Costa Rica

11. Blue star stands for purity and honesty
Red star stands for authority and law

12. Yellow is the largest part of the 3 stripes, it represents the richness of the country in diversity, material, and jewel

13. The Eight stars represent the eight provinces in Venezuela that united in the war of independence

14. The mountain in the seal represents the Andes Mountains
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