flag: Guatemala 🇬🇹 - OzVoca Emoji Details
flag: Guatemala
This is the flag emoji of Guatemala, a country in Central America. It's a nation famous for being a center of the Mayan civilization.
The flag's sky blue symbolizes the Pacific and Caribbean seas, while the white represents peace and purity. In the center are the symbols of Guatemala.
In the central coat of arms, a 'quetzal,' a bird symbolizing liberty, is perched. The quetzal is the national bird of Guatemala and also the name of its currency, making it very significant to the country.
Below the quetzal bird is a scroll with the date Guatemala declared its independence from Spain. As such, the flag is a symbol that shows both the heritage of the Mayan civilization and the pride of an independent nation. Coffee lovers might also use this emoji when talking about Guatemalan coffee beans.