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Riosucio (Caldas, Colombia)

image by Falko Schmidt, 18 July 2002

Overview
Coat of Arms
Riosucio Cultural Institute

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Overview

The image is based on Gaceta de Banderas 15, "Simbolos Patrios" Gobernación de Caldas, Secretaríade Educación Departamental.
Dirk Schonberger, 18 July 2002

I must stress that this source is a poor indicator of the actual proportions of the municipal flags. Some flags are just annexed to the Coat of Arms in a square proportion. Two of these flags were presented previously in a 2:1 proportion. Many of these flags could be such. I think it will be wise to place a note that indicates that the true proportions of these flags could be 2:1 also.
Blas Delgado Ortiz, 27 July 2002

From www.gobernaciondecaldas.gov.co:
"La Bandera - Es en rectángulo de 1,35 metros de ancho por 1,80 de largo, dividido longitudinalmente en tres fajas de igual dimensión (0,45 de ancho cada una): la superior de color amarillo; la intermedia de color blanco; y la inferior de color verde. Fue escogida en concurso abierto por la "Sociedad de Mejoras Públicas" y adoptada por la Alcaldía Municipal mediante el decreto No. 128 del 4 de octubre de 1955."
Jairo Alonso Méndez Méndez, 9 November 2005

The Municipality is considered to have been established formally on August 7, 1819 (the same date as the country's independence day, so perhaps this is a de facto denomination) and was granted formal status on June 17, 1846.

The Municipality traces its roots back as far as 1518, and it was established in 1815. In 1821, through Law 8, it was made part of Citarárá (now known as Quindó) and on February 11, 1880 it was founded as a proper township. On 1884 it changed its type to become Villa de Riosucio and is the date commonly accepted as the foundation of the Municipality.
Sources: http://www.riosucio-choco.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml
and https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riosucio_(Choc%C3%B3)

For additional information go to Riosucio Caldas (official website): https://www.riosucio-caldas.gov.co
Esteban Rivera, 27 March 2026

Flags with arms

images located by Esteban Rivera, 27 March 2026

Sources: https://www.facebook.com/riosuciocaldas
https://www.facebook.com/riosuciocaldas

Coat of Arms

images located by Esteban Rivera, 27 March 2026
Sources:
https://www.riosucio-caldas.gov.co/MiMunicipio/Paginas/Nuestros-Simbolos.aspx
https://www.riosucio-caldas.gov.co

(Original in Spanish):
"The coat of arms of Riosucio was the winning design, among twenty proposals, from an open competition held by the Municipal Mayor's Office and the Cultural Extension Office in September 1989. The jury's decision was recorded on March 31, 1990. It was adopted by the Municipal Council through "Acuerdo N° 003 del 21 de Mayo de 1990" (Agreement No. 003 of May 21, 1990) and regulated by the Municipal Mayor's Office through "Decreto N° 030 del 22 de Mayo de 1990" (Decree No. 030 of May 22, 1990).

Its meaning is as follows:
Green triangle: "Ingrumá Hill.
Red border: Victory achieved with the merger of Quiebra Lomo and La Montaña to found Riosucio.
Golden quarter: Town of Quiebra Lomo, for its wealth, nobility, and royalty.
Silver quarter: Town of La Montaña, for the purity of its people, humility, firmness, and frankness.
Colorless Curved Line: Ditch that separated the two towns. It also represents the Imurrá River, or "Dirty River," which gives the town its name.
Green Shield: It covers the ditch that unites the two towns, with the green of hope and friendship.
Devil's horns: The carnaval (local festivity), the result of the union of the two tribes, guardian of peace, fraternity, and art.
Triple flame: Fire, symbol of all the arts and the desire to achieve glory through them.
Silver borders of the Figures: The eloquence of our culture.

Shape of the Shield (coat of arms): French style, as a tribute to Boussingault, who laid out the town. The coat of arms was designed by Rodrigo Díaz, a draftsman and painter from Riosucio. He completed his Graphic Design studies at the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Medellín".
Sources: https://www.riosucio-caldas.gov.co/MiMunicipio/Paginas/Nuestros-Simbolos.aspx and
https://caldas.gov.co/media/pdf/2014/infomunicipios/INFORMACION%20DE%20RIOSUCIO.pdf

Notice the second variant features a "Golden quarter" as per official description instead of the brown color shade featured in the official website. Perhaps this is the intended design and all others are simply repetitions of the same mistaken color.
Esteban Rivera, 27 March 2026

Riosucio Cultural Institute

image by Ivan Sache, 19 August 2002

INSTITUTO CULTURAL RIOSUCIO - The Institute was founded in November 1966 by Decree #148. It is located in the Municipality of Riosucio, in the western part of the departemnt of Caldas.
The flag is made of three horizontal stripes yellow-gold, black and red with an equal basis [i.e. with an esual width along the hoist], the black stripe ending in a point. Yellow means wealth, black science and wisdom, and red love.
Source: inscul.tripod.com.co/bandera.htm.
Ivan Sache and Dov Gutterman, 19 August 2002

Considering that "Riosucio" (or rather "río sucio") means "dirty river" I may wonder that the black triangle may stand also for something else...
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 August 2002