The Flag of the Department of Quindío, Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

, is a tricolour

Tricolour

A tricolour is a flag or banner more-or-less equally divided into three bands of differing colours...

 featuring three vertical bands of green, yellow, and purple. It was designed by Solita Lozano de Goméz, who also designed the Coat of arms of the Department of Quindío

Coat of arms of the Department of Quindío

The coat of arms of Quindío was designed by Solita Lozano de Goméz, who also designed the Flag of the Department of Quindío.-Design and meaning:...

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Symbolism

The green band on the far left of the flag symbolizes the department's natural vegetation and agricultural activities. The yellow band in the middle symbolize the department’s contribution to the economy of Colombia. And the purple band on the right of the flag is an expression of maturity. Purple is the color of the coffee bean

Coffee bean

A coffee bean is a seed of a coffee plant. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit often referred to as a cherry. Even though they are seeds, they are referred to as 'beans' because of their resemblance to true beans. The fruits - coffee cherries or coffee berries - most commonly contain two...

when it is ready to be picked, coffee being the department's most important product.