The national code governs by the Law of 5 of November of 1851, dictated in the presidency of Manuel Isidoro Belzu. Three symmetrical horizontal stripes. The upper fringe is red, the middle fringe yellow and the lower fringe green. The law of Belzu does not incorporate the National Shield in the tricolor pavilion, but the custom is imposing to place the patriotic shield in the central fringe. Three horizontal stripes of equal size comprise the national flag of Bolivia has the ratio of 2: 3.
The upper band of color is red, the medium is yellow and the lower band of color is green. The flag of Bolivia was acquired on October 31, 1851. Before Bolivia's independence in 1825, a number of flag diversities were found there. This is said that the meaning of the color combinations of this Bolivian flag or connotation comes from the "previous flags" of Colombia. The red color in this indicator suggests the courage and courage of the Bolivian soldiers, the green represents the fecundity of the terrain and the yellow color symbolizes the mineral resources of Bolivia.
