Sun of May

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The Sun of May is a historic national emblem of Argentina and Uruguay, symbolizing independence and freedom with a radiant human-faced sun.

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Sun of May canonical 9

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf heraldic charge ⓘ
national emblem ⓘ
appearsOn Argentine national cockade ⓘ
Uruguayan presidential standard ⓘ
linked to: Flag of Uruguay
associatedWith Latin American wars of independence ⓘ
May Revolution ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
Uruguay ⓘ
culturalMeaning national identity of Argentina ⓘ
national identity of Uruguay ⓘ
designFeature alternating straight and wavy rays ⓘ
human facial features ⓘ
etymology named after the May Revolution of 1810 ⓘ
firstOfficialUse 1813 ⓘ
hasAppearance radiant sun with a human face ⓘ
hasColor golden yellow ⓘ
hasRayType straight rays ⓘ
wavy rays ⓘ
iconographicType sun in splendour ⓘ
inspiredBy Inca sun god Inti ⓘ
linked to: Inti
legalStatus constitutionally recognized national symbol of Argentina ⓘ
constitutionally recognized national symbol of Uruguay ⓘ
numberOfRays 32 ⓘ
originPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
religiousCulturalRoots Andean indigenous cosmology ⓘ
Spanish colonial heraldry ⓘ
represents emergence of a new nation ⓘ
triumph over colonial rule ⓘ
symbolizes freedom ⓘ
independence ⓘ
usedBy Argentine government ⓘ
Uruguayan government ⓘ
usedInContext military insignia ⓘ
official documents ⓘ
state ceremonies ⓘ
usedOn Argentine banknotes ⓘ
Argentine coins ⓘ
Coat of arms of Argentina ⓘ
Coat of arms of Uruguay ⓘ
Flag of Argentina ⓘ
linked to: Argentine flag

Flag of Uruguay ⓘ
Uruguayan banknotes ⓘ
Uruguayan coins ⓘ

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