# Flag of Lima

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Flag of the capital city of Peru

Flag of Lima

The **[flag](/source/Flag) of [Lima](/source/Lima)** (and the [surrounding province](/source/Lima_Province)) consists of a gold background. The [city seal](/source/Coat_of_arms_of_Lima) is shown in the center of the flag. The motto on the coat of arms is "*Hoc signum vere regum est*", loosely translated from [Latin](/source/Latin) as "Truly this is the sign of the king", referring to [Christ](/source/Christ)'s dominion.

[Francisco Pizarro](/source/Francisco_Pizarro) "founded Lima on the [Day of the Kings](/source/Day_of_the_Kings)...it was for this reason that Lima took as its arms and device the three crowns of the holy Kings and the shining star that appeared to them."[1]: 115

## See also

- [Coat of arms of Lima](/source/Coat_of_arms_of_Lima)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Inca_1-0)** Garcilaso De La Vega El Inca, 2006, Royal Commentaries of the Incas and General History of Peru, Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780872208438](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780872208438)

## External links

- [The City Flag of Lima](http://www.munlima.gob.pe) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/19990420214305/http://www.munlima.gob.pe/) 1999-04-20 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

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