List of British flags

Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

flag	date	function	description
	1801–	Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	An overlay of the Scottish white St. Andrew's cross on a blue background, the Irish red St. Patrick's cross on a white background, and the English red St. George's cross . This flag is known as the Union Jack .

Flags of the regions of the United Kingdom

flag	date	Part of the country	description
	13th century -	Flag of the Kingdom of England	Red St. George's Cross on a white background
	1973–	Flag of the Province of Northern Ireland	The Union Jack has been used officially since 1973 . Republicans use the flag of Ireland , royalists use the Red Hand Flag of Ulster .
	9th century -	Flag of the Kingdom of Scotland	White St. Andrew's Cross on a blue background
	1959–	Flag of the Principality of Wales	Red dragon on a white-green field

Flags of the areas directly under the British Crown ( Crown dependencies )

Channel Islands

flag	date	Part of the country	description
	1993–	Flag of Alderney	Red George Cross on a white background with Alderney's coat of arms in the center
	1967–	Flag of Brecqhou	Red George Cross with the coat of arms of Normandy in the Gösch and the coat of arms of Brecqhou in the lower part of the flight
	1985–	Flag of Guernsey	Red George Cross on a white background overlaid with a central golden cross
		Guernsey Trade Flag	Red Ensign with a golden cross in the flight section
		Guernsey Maritime Service Flag	Blue Ensign with a golden cross in the flight section
		Flag of the Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey	Union Flag with Guernsey’s coat of arms in the center
		Flag of Herm	Red Georgskreuz with a banner of the coat of arms of Herm im Gösch
	1981–	Flag of Jersey	Red St. Andrew's Cross on a white background with the crowned coat of arms of Jersey in the upper center
	2010–	Jersey trade flag	Red Ensign with crowned coat of arms jerseys in the flight section
	1907–	Nautical Service Flag of Jersey	Blue Ensign with coat of arms jerseys in the flight section
		Flag of the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey	Union flag with jersey crest in the center
	1938–	Flag of Sark	Red George Cross with the coat of arms of Normandy in the Gösch

Isle of Man

flag	date	Part of the country	description
		Flag of the Isle of Man	In the center of the red flag a Celtic triskele (3 legs arranged in the form of an equilateral triangle)
		Isle of Man commercial flag	Red Ensign with Celtic Triskele in the flight part
		Flag of the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man	Union Jack with a circled coat of arms of the Isle of Man with a Celtic triskel in the center

Flags of the British overseas territories

flag	date	Overseas territory	description
	1960–	Akrotiri and Dhekelia (British military bases in Cyprus )	The Union Jack is currently in use
	1990–	Flag of Anguilla	Blue Ensign with the Anguilla coat of arms (3 dolphins )
	1990–	Flag of the Governor of Anguilla	Union Jack with the encircled coat of arms of Anguilla in the center
	2013–	Flag of Ascension	Blue Ensign with the Ascensions coat of arms
	1910–	Flag of Bermuda	Red Ensign with the coat of arms of Bermuda (lion, shield and stranded ship)
		Flag of the Governor of Bermuda	Union Jack with the Bermuda coat of arms in the center
	1963–	Flag of the British Antarctic Territory (not internationally recognized, see Antarctic Treaty )	White Ensign without the George Cross with the coat of arms of the British Antarctic Territory
		British Antarctic Territory government flag	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of the British Antarctic Territory
	1962–	Flag of the Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory	Union Jack with the circled coat of arms of the British Antarctic Territory in the center
	1960–	Flag of the British Virgin Islands	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands (Virgin with an oil lamp on a green background, surrounded by ten oil lamps and the coat of arms saying VIGILATE )
	1948–	British Virgin Islands commercial flag	Red Ensign with the coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands
	1971–	Flag of the Governor of the British Virgin Islands	Union Jack with the circled coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands in the center
		Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory	6 blue wavy lines on a white background, Union Jack in jack and palm with crown as coat of arms in the flight section
	1958–	Flag of the Cayman Islands	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of the Cayman Islands ( turtle , pineapple , English lion, 3 stars, blue wavy lines and coat of arms: HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS )
		Cayman Islands commercial flag	Red Ensign with the coat of arms of the Cayman Islands
	1971–	Flag of the Governor of the Cayman Islands	Union Jack with the circled coat of arms of the Cayman Islands in the center
	1948–	Flag of the Falkland Islands	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of the Falkland Islands ( aries , blue and white wavy lines, sailing ship and coat of arms: Desire the right )
	1948–	Falkland Islands trade flag	Red Ensign with the coat of arms of the Falkland Islands
	1948–	Flag of the Governor of the Falkland Islands	Union Jack with the circled coat of arms of the Falkland Islands in the center
	1982–	Flag of Gibraltar	White flag with a red stripe below, in the center a red three-tower castle with a golden key
	1921–	Government flag of Gibraltar	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Gibraltar
	1996–	Gibraltar trade flag	Red Ensign with the coat of arms of Gibraltar
		Flag of the Governor of Gibraltar	Union Jack with the circled coat of arms of Gibraltar in the center
		Flag of Montserrat	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Montserrat (black Latin cross , with a virgin clad in green, holding a harp on a light blue-brown background)
	1948–	Flag of the Governor of Montserrat	Union Jack with the circled coat of arms of Montserrat in the center
	1984–	Flag of the Pitcairn Islands	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands
		Flag of the Governor of the Pitcairn Islands	Union Jack with the crest of the Pitcairn Islands in the center
	1984–	Flag of St. Helena	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of St. Helena (three-masted sailing ship with the English Cross of St. George as the stern flag on green water in front of steep brown cliffs and a bird above)
		Flag of the Governor of St. Helena	Union Jack with the circled coat of arms of St. Helenas in the center
	2002–	Flag of Tristan da Cunha (belonging to St. Helena)	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha (fishing boat over a sea crown, 4 albatrosses in the shield framed by 2 lobsters , coat of arms saying: Our faith is our strength )
	1999–	Flag of the administrator of Tristan da Cunha	Union Jack with the Tristan da Cunhas coat of arms in the center
	1985–	Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
	1948–	Flag of the Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Union Jack with the circled coat of arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in the center
	1968–	Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands (the shell of a winged snail , a lobster and a cactus on an ocher yellow shield )
	1948–	Flag of the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands	Union Jack with the coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the center

Service and trade flags

flag	date	function	description
	1801–	Blue Ensign - Service Flag at Sea (since 1864)	Union Jack as Gösch on blue cloth. The blue of the cloth corresponds to that of the Union Jack .
	1801–	Red Ensign - trade flag (since 1864)	Union Jack as a jack on a red cloth. The red of the cloth corresponds to that of the Union Jack .
		White Ensign - Maritime War Flag	Union Jack as a jack on the flag of England .
		British Army flag	Crown with a lion on two crossed swords and a red cloth
	1921–	Royal Air Force flag	Union Jack as a jack on a blue cloth. The blue of the cloth is lighter than that of the Union Jack. In the flight section the emblem (the cockade - three concentric circles, the outer one in blue, the next in white and the headquarters in red) of the British Air Force as a coat of arms .
		Flag used in civil aviation	Union Jack as a jack on a blue cloth. The blue of the cloth is lighter than that of the Union Jack. In the center there is a blue St. George's cross with a white border, similar to the flag of England. The blue of the cross corresponds to that of the Union Jack.
		Civil Defense flag	Union Jack as a jack on a yellow cloth. The lower part of the flight is in the blue of the Union Jack.
		Pilots flag	Union Jack framed in white
		Flag of the Lord Lieutenants	Union Jack with crown and sword
		Flag of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (Navy auxiliary ships)	Blue Ensign with a gold anchor in the flight section

Church flags

flag	date	function	description
		Flag of the Anglican Community	On the blue flag is the symbol of the Anglican Community (a compass rose and a miter ; in the center is a George cross ). The motto Ἡ ἀλήθεια ἐλευθερώσει ὑμᾶς ( Greek : “The truth will make you free”) is a quote from John 8:32.
		Church of Ireland flag	Red St. Andrew's Cross on a white background
		Church of Scotland flag	White St. Andrew's Cross on a blue background with the Burning Bush in the center
		Church flag in Wales	Blue Georgskreuz on a white background with a golden Celtic cross in the center

Diplomatic flags

flag	date	function	description
		Flag of the British Embassies	Union Jack with the coat of arms of the United Kingdom in the center
		Flag of the British High Commissioners (embassies in states which are Commonwealth members )	Union Jack
		Flag of the British Consulates	Union Jack with the British crown in the center

Royal Standards (flags of the Royal Family )

see also: British monarchy

flag	date	kingdom	description
	1826–	Royal Standard of England, Northern Ireland and Wales	In the upper leech and lower flight part the coat of arms of England, in the lower leech the coat of arms of Northern Ireland, in the upper flight part the coat of arms of Scotland
	1826–	Royal Standard of Scotland	In the upper leech and lower flight part the coat of arms of Scotland, in the lower leech the coat of arms of Northern Ireland, in the upper flight part the coat of arms of England

Flags of Queen Elizabeth II

flag	date	Commonwealth Realm	description
		Royal Standard of Australia	The 6 fields of the flag show, clockwise, the symbols of the states of New South Wales , Victoria , Queensland , South Australia , Western Australia and Tasmania . In the center a seven-pointed star with a crowned E in the middle.
		Royal Standard of Barbados	Yellow flag with a fig tree with blue leaves, surrounded by two flowers in the upper leech and the fly, in the center of a winning e .
		Royal Standard of Jamaica	Flag of England, with a golden pineapple in the 4 arms of the cross and a golden, rose-edged, crowned E in the center.
		Royal Standard of Canada	The upper two thirds are of the Royal Standard of England, except for the lower right part which shows the French lily . The lower third shows three red maple leaves on a white background. In the center a gold crowned E surrounded by roses .
		Royal Standard of New Zealand	In the 4 corners 4 fields, separated by a vertical white band, in the center a crowned golden E with a ship above and below, in the fields clockwise: Southern Cross , Golden Fleece , 2 crossed golden hammers and golden sheaf .
	1952–	Royal Standard of other realms of the Commonwealth of Nations	Rose-rimmed crowned golden E on a blue background

Historic Royal Standards

flag	date	function	description
	1406-1603	Flag of the House of Tudor	The coat of arms of England, divided into four by the standard of the King of France - the fleur-de-lis represents the claim to the French throne.

Traditional counties

flag	date	region	description
	2014 -	Flag of the island of Anglesey	Three lions and a rafter in gold on a red background
	2011 -	Flag of the county Buckinghamshire	Left red, right black, with a white swan, crowned by the neck, in the center
	2013 -	Cheshire County flag	A sword and three sheaves of gold on a blue background
		Cornwall county flag	White Cross of St. George on a black background
	2006 -	Derbyshire flag	A green cross with a white border on a light blue background, a yellow rose in the center
	2003 -	Devon County Flag	White cross with a black border on a green background
	2008 -	Dorset County Flag	White cross with a red border on a yellow background
	2013 -	County Durham Flag	Yellow-blue stripe flag, above is a cross, the upper half of which is blue and the lower half yellow.
		Essex County Flag	Three white Saxon swords with yellow hilts on a red background
	2013 -	Flag of the County of Glamorgan	Three white rafters on a red background
	2008 -	Gloucestershire county flag	Cream-edged blue cross on a green background
		Hampshire flag	Red and yellow stripe flag. On the red half is an Anglo-Saxon crown; on the yellow half is a red rose.
	2019 -	Herefordshire flag	White bull head on a red background over water.
	2008 -	Hertfordshire county flag	Four blue and four white wavy lines, with a deer on a yellow background in the heart shield.
		Kent County Flag	White horse on a red background
	2008 -	Lancashire flag	Red rose on a yellow background
	2005 -	Lincolnshire flag	Red cross bordered in yellow, with a yellow lily in the center. The upper leech and lower flight part are green; the lower leech and upper flight part are blue.
	1910 -	Middlesex County flag	A gold crown and three white Saxon swords with yellow hilts on a red background
	2011 -	Monmouthshire flag	Left blue, right black, with three yellow lilies
	2014 -	Northamptonshire flag	A yellow cross with a black border on a dark red background; in the center a red and yellow rose
	1951 -	Northumberland County Flag	Eight vertical rectangles in yellow on a red background
	2010 -	Nottinghamshire flag	White bordered red cross on a green background, with Robin Hood on a white background in the heart shield.
	2007 -	Flag of Orkney Islands	Blue Scandinavian cross with a yellow outline on a red background.
	1988 -	Pembrokeshire County flag	Yellow cross on a blue background; in the center a red and white rose
	1969 - official since 2005	Flag of the Shetland Islands	White Scandinavian cross on a blue background
	2013 -	Somerset County Flag	Red dragon on a yellow background
	2010 -	Sussex County Flag	Six yellow merlettes on a blue background
	2010 -	Wiltshire flag	Four green and four white rafters, a golden bustard in the center
	2013 -	Worcestershire County Flag	Two blue wavy lines with a white contour on a green background, with three black pears on a white background in the heart sign.
		Yorkshire County Flag	White rose on a blue background

Regional and unofficial flags

flag	date	region	description
		Flag of the Outer Hebrides	Three black sailing ships and five blue and white wavy lines on a yellow background
		City of London flag	Flag of England with a red vertical sword in the upper leech
		Flag of the Mercia area	Yellow St. Andrew's Cross on a blue background
		Flag of the East Anglia area	Flag of England with three gold crowns on a blue background in the heart shield
		Flag of the Wessex area	Yellow wyvern on a red background

Commonwealth of Nations flag

flag	date	organization	description
	2013–	Commonwealth of Nations flag	Blue flag with a globe in the center, by a stylized C is comprises

Historical flags

Historic flags of the United Kingdom and its members

flag	date	function	description
	1606-1649 1660-1801	Flag of Britain after the personal union between England and Scotland	Scottish and English flags overlay
	1649-1651	Commonwealth of England flag	In the leech the red English cross of St. George, in the flight part the Celtic harp of Ireland.
	1651-1658	Commonwealth of England flag	In the upper leech and the lower flight part the red English cross of St. George, in the lower leech and the upper flight part the white Scottish St. Andrew's cross on a blue background.
	1658-1660	Flag of the Protectorate	Overlay of Scottish and English flags, with a golden Celtic harp (Ireland) on a blue background in the heart shield.
	17th century	English Blue Ensign	Blue flag with the flag of England in the jack
	1707-1801	British Blue Ensign	Blue flag with the first Union Jack in the jack
	17th century	English Red Ensign	Red flag with the flag of England in the jack
	1634-1707	Scottish Red Ensign	Red flag with the flag of Scotland in the jack
	1707-1801	British Red Ensign	Red flag with the first Union Jack in the jack
		Traditional flag of Scotland	White St. Andrew's Cross on a sky-blue background (lighter blue than in the current form)
	1807-1953	historical flag of Wales	1st variant of the Y Ddraig Goch flag
	1953-1959	historical flag of Wales	White and green stripe flag with a crowned, crowned heraldic shield with a red dragon on a white and green background
		St. Patrick's Cross Flag of Ireland before independence	Red St. Andrew's Cross on a white background (part of the Union Jack since 1801 )
	1924-1973	Red Hand Flag of Ulster Flag of Northern Ireland (now the unofficial flag of the Northern Irish Royalists)	Flag of England with a six-pointed, crowned white star in the center that embraces a red right hand
	1801-1922	Flag of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland	Union Jack with the Irish harp in the center

More historical flags

flag	date	function	description
	1600-1707	British East India Company flag	5 red horizontal stripes on a white background with the flag of England in the jack
	1707-1801	Flag of the British East India Company after the unification of England and Scotland	7 dark red horizontal stripes on a white background with the first Union Jack in the jack
	1801-1858	Flag of the British East India Company after the state integration of Ireland	7 dark red horizontal stripes on a white background with the Union Jack in the jack
	1888-1899	Flag of the Royal Niger Company	White Ensign with a red circle and three black arms with the golden words Ars , Jus and Pax
	-1981	jerseys old flag	St. Patrick's Cross on white cloth
	-1985	old flag of Guernsey	St. George's Cross on a white cloth
	17th to 19th century	Green Ensign	Unofficial flag of Irish merchant ships
	19th century - approx. 1922

Historic colonial flags of the Empire

flag	date	colony	description
	-1967	Colonial flag of Antigua and Barbuda	Blue ensign with the coat of arms of Antigua and Barbudas (heraldic shield with a view of the coast with mountain, cloud and palm tree) in a white circle
	1885-1958	Colonial Flag of Barbados	Blue Ensign with Barbados emblem
	1958-1966	Barbados colonial flag	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Barbados in a white circle
	1937-1948	Colonial flag of Burma	Blue Ensign with Burma emblem (peacock)
	1815-1948	Colonial flag of Ceylon	Blue Ensign with Ceylon emblem (ringed elephant with temple)
	1958-1967	Colonial flag of St. Christopher Nevis Anguilla	Blue ensign with the region's coat of arms in a white circle
	1967-1983	Colonial flag of St. Christopher Nevis Anguilla	Stripe flag Tripel Palm
	1955-1965	Colonial flag of Dominica	Blue Ensign with heraldic shield of Dominica (ship in a bay with red sun)
	1965-1978	Colonial flag of Dominica	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Dominica
	1976-1988	Colonial flag of the Ellice Islands (today: Tuvalu )	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of the Ellice Islands , which is now the coat of arms of Tuvalus . (Golden sign with 8 shells and banana leaves rimmed with a hut under a blue sky on green ground, including 4 blue wavy lines)
	1865-1933	Colonial Flag of the Falkland Islands	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of the Falkland Islands (circular, in the foreground green land with cattle, in the middle distance the Falklandsund with the ship Desire , further land behind.)
	1933-1945	Falkland Islands colonial flag	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of the Falkland Islands (divided across , bottom left brown sea ​​lion on an ocher yellow background, top right half Desire , framed by the motto: Desire The Right )
	1945-1999	Falkland Islands colonial flag	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of the Falkland Islands in a white circle
	1930-1970	Fiji colonial flag	Blue Ensign with the crest Fiji (outrigger over English lions, a coconut holds in paws, including quartered by Georg Cross white plate in the 4 corners from top left beginning in. Clockwise : sugar cane , palm , banana tree and Friedenstaube . Plate holder 2 are native with loincloth held Krieger, the right with lobe , the left with spear .)
	1821-1888	Flag of British West Africa (now Gambia , Ghana , Nigeria and Sierra Leone )	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of British West Africa ( elephant on yellow sand in front of green mountains and a green palm tree, underneath in red letters: "West Africa")
	1821-1888	Flag of the Governor of British West Africa	Union Jack with the coat of arms of British West Africa in the center
	1888-1965	British Gambia colonial flag	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of British Gambia (elephant on yellow sand in front of green mountains and a green palm tree, underneath in red letters: "G.")
	1888-1965	Flag of the Governor of British Gambia	Union Jack with the coat of arms of British Gambia in the center
	1875-1921	Gibraltar colonial flag	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Gibraltar in the flight section
	1937-1979	Colonial flag of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands (now Kiribati and Tuvalu )	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands , which has been the coat of arms of Kiribati since 1979 with a changed coat of arms . (light yellow frigate bird over the rising sun, including 6 white-blue wavy stripes)
	1888-1957	Colonial Flag of the Gold Coast (now Ghana )	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of the Gold Coast (like coat of arms of British West Africa, underneath in red lettering: "GC")
	1903-1974	Grenada colonial flag	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Grenada (wooden ship with white sails on a blue sea, in front of a brown coastline and blue sky)
	1875-1903	Grenada colonial flag	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Grenada (sugar cane mill with four slaves and a cow, including the saying HAE TIBI ERUNT ARTES )
	1919-1954	British Guiana (now Guyana ) colonial flag	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of British Guiana (white circle with light blue shield, on it a sailing ship)
	1919-1981	Colonial flag of British Honduras (now Belize )	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of British Honduras (divided into three parts: Union Jack, tool, ship)
	1870-1876	Hong Kong colonial flag	Blue Ensign with the Hong Kong coat of arms (crowned black HK on a white circle)
	1876-1910	Hong Kong colonial flag	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Hong Kong (circular, harbor scene with brown land, 3 people in traditional Chinese clothing and 3 yellow packages of goods, above blue sea with a junk and an English sailing ship, in the background green mountains and blue sky with white clouds)
	1910-1959	Hong Kong colonial flag	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Hong Kong (a similar motif as before 1910, brown shore with 3 people, 2 sailing ships on the sea and brown mountains in the background)
	1959-1997	Hong Kong colonial flag	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Hong Kong (white circle, coat of arms shield with a golden crown on a red background above and 2 golden junks below, below on a green background the name of the Hong Kong colony , a golden crowned lion on the left, a Chinese dragon on the right )
	1858-1947	British India colonial flag	Red Ensign with the shield of the Order of the Star of India
	1858-1947	British India sea flag	Blue Ensign with the Star of India
	1885-1947	Flag of the Viceroy of India	Union Jack with the coat of arms of British India in the center and a crown above
	1815-1864	Flag of the Republic of the Ionian Islands	Red-rimmed Blue Ensign with St. Mark's Lion
	1875-1906	Jamaica colonial flag	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Jamaica (on a white circle coat of arms shield with a red George cross, in the arms of the cross and in the center each a pineapple fruit, above the shield a silver helmet and a crocodile)
	1906-1957	Jamaica colonial flag	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Jamaica (on a white circle coat of arms shield with red George's cross, in the cross arms and in the center each a pineapple fruit, as a shield holder on the left an Indian woman with a basket of pineapple, on the right an Indian with a spear, a crocodile above the shield. Indus uterque serviet uni )
	1957-1962	Jamaica colonial flag	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Jamaica (on a white circle heraldic shield with red George's cross, in the cross arms and in the center each a pineapple fruit, as a shield holder on the left an Indian woman with a basket of pineapple, on the right an Indian with a spear, above the shield a golden armored helmet and a Crocodile. Emblem: Indus uterque serviet uni )
	1962	Jamaica colonial flag	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Jamaica (on a white circle heraldic shield with red George's cross, in the cross arms and in the center each a pineapple fruit, as a shield holder on the left an Indian woman with a basket of pineapple, on the right an Indian with a spear, above the shield a golden armored helmet and a Crocodile. Emblem: Out Of Many, One People )
	1922-1961	British colonial flag of Cameroon	Blue Ensign with the Cameroon seal and the words BRITISH CAMEROON surrounded by banana grapes
	-1965	Colonial and from 1931 national flag of Canada	Red Ensign with the coat of arms of Canada (4 quarters in the upper part clockwise: 3 English lions, 1 Scottish, 3 gold fleur-de-lis ( French lilies ) on a blue background, golden Irish harp on a blue background, including 3 red maple leaves on a white Reason)
	-1910	Flag of the Cape Colony (later Cape Province in South Africa )	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of the Cape Colony
	1886-1909	Lagos colonial flag	Blue Ensign with the modified coat of arms of the colonial flag of British West Africa (elephant on yellow sand in front of green mountains and a green palm tree, underneath in red letters: "L.")
	1875-1939	Colonial flag of St. Lucia	Blue Ensign with the St. Lucia emblem
	1939-1967	Colonial flag of St. Lucia	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of St. Lucia
	1946-1948	Malay Union flag	White-red-yellow-black striped flag with a Malaysian tiger in the center
	1914-1953	Malawi colonial flag (Nyassaland)	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Malawi (above a rising golden sun against a blue sky, in the middle a golden lion on a white background)
	-1943	Colonial flag of Malta	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Malta in a white circle (the shield is divided vertically: left white, right red) The trade flag was a Red Ensign from 1921 with the coat of arms in a white circle.
	1943-1947	Colonial flag of Malta	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Malta in a white circle (the shield is divided vertically: left white, right red, in the upper left corner of the shield a white George cross on a blue background) The trade flag was a corresponding Red Ensign .
	1947-1923	Colonial flag of Malta	white-red bicolor with the white George cross on a blue background in the left upper corner (1964–1974 the same flag with the Queen's Royal Standard symbol in the center)
	1906-1923	Colonial flag of Mauritius	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Mauritius in a white circle
	1923-1968	Colonial flag of Mauritius	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Mauritius
	1907-1949	Flag of Newfoundland	Red Ensign with the coat of arms of Newfoundland
	1914-1960	Colonial flag of Nigeria	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Nigeria (red circle with a green Star of David and a green crown in the center)
	1882-1963	North Borneo colonial flag	Blue Ensign with the emblem of North Borneo (red lion in a gold circle)
	1939-1953	Colonial flag of Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia )	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Northern Rhodesia (golden eagle on a blue background, including 7 vertical white wavy lines on a black background)
	1900-1910	Colonial flag of the Orange River Colony	Blue ensign with the emblem of the colony
	-1963	Colonial flag of East Africa (today: Kenya )	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Kenya (upright red lion on a white circle)
	1920-1948	Flag of the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine	Red Ensign with the word “Palestine” in a white circle
	1906-1949	Flag of the Papuan Territory	Blue Ensign with the word "Papua" under a crown in a white circle
	1841-1848	Flag of Sarawak before 1848
	1946-1963	Sarawak colonial flag	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Sarawak (yellow background, central George Cross, right red, left black, in the center a golden crown, identical to the flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak (around 1870).)
	1950-1960	Colonial Flag of British Somaliland	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of British Somaliland in a white circle
	1874-1942	Colonial flag of the Straits Settlements	Blue ensign with an emblem of the colony in a white circle
	1910-1928	Colonial flag of South Africa (until 1951 trade flag)	Red Ensign with the coat of arms of South Africa
	-1963	Colonial flag of South Yemen	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of South Yemen (blue circle, white waves in the foreground, 2 dhows in the middle distance, a green rock behind)
	1924-1953	Colonial flag of Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe )	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Southern Rhodesia (shield with a red lion on a white background in the upper part and a golden pickaxe on a green background below)
	1964-1968	Colonial flag of Southern Rhodesia	like flag from 1924–1953, only with a lighter blue than flag cloth
	1968-1979	Colonial flag of Southern Rhodesia	Vertically split green-white-green flag with the coat of arms in the center. The previous coat of arms forms the shield of the coat of arms. Shield bearers are two kudu , above the shield the bird of Zimbabwe.
	1919-1961	Tanganyika colonial flag	Red ensign with a giraffe head in a white circle
	1889-1958	Colonial flag of Trinidad and Tobago	Blue ensign with emblem of the colony
	1958–1962	Colonial flag of Trinidad and Tobago	Blue ensign with coat of arms of the colony
	-1962	Colonial flag of Uganda	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Uganda (circular, crowned crane on a green background with blue sky)
	-1979	Colonial flag of St. Vincent and the Grenadines	Blue Ensign with the emblem of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
	1953-1963	Colonial flag of the Central African Federation (today: Zimbabwe , Zambia and Malawi )	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of the Central African Federation (rising golden sun against a blue sky, including a red English lion, at the bottom 7 vertical white wavy lines on a black background)
	1807-1890	Colonial flag of Heligoland	Blazon: Divided twice by green, red and silver with the Union Jack in the upper mast corner
	1922-1960	Cyprus colonial flag	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Cyprus (2 red English lions)

Flags of other states and their members based on British flags

Australia (Commonwealth of Australia)

National and service flags

flag	date	function	description
	1909–	National flag of Australia	Blue Ensign with the Southern Cross consisting of 4 white seven-pointed and one five-pointed star in the flight section and a large white seven-pointed star in the lower leech
	1909–	Australia trade flag	Red Ensign version of the flag of Australia
	1967–	Flag of the Australian Navy	White Ensign version of the flag of Australia (White cloth, Union Jack in Gösch , the stars blue)
	1982–	Flag of the Australian Air Force	Version of the flag of Australia (light blue cloth, Union Jack in Gösch , Southern Cross obliquely inwardly pushed to accommodate the Kokarde the RAAF to create)

State flags

see also: Flags of the Australian states and territories

flag	date	State	description
	1876–	Flag of New South Wales	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of New South Wales in the flight part (white circle with a St. George's cross in the center, a gold star in the arms of the cross, a gold English lion in the center)
	1876–	Queensland flag	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Queensland in the flight part (white circle with a blue Maltese cross , in the center a red and gold crown)
	1904–	Flag of South Australia	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of South Australia in the flight part (golden circle with a bird with outstretched wings, commonly recognized as a flute bird )
	1876–	Tasmania flag	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Tasmania in the flight part (white circle with a red lion)
	1877–	Victoria flag	Blue Ensign with a crowned Southern Cross in the flight section
	1875–	Flag of Western Australia	Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Western Australia in the flight section (golden circle with a black swan )

Historic British-style Australian flags

flag	date	function	description
	around 1823	National Colonial Flag of Australia	Red George Cross on a white background with 4 white stars in the arms (probable representation)
	from 1831	New South Wales Ensign later Australia Federation Flag (unofficial)	Variation of the White Ensign with blue George's cross and 5 white stars, 4 in the arms, one in the center
	from 1851	Flag of the Anti Transport League	Blue Ensign with 5 gold stars in the flight section

Australasia (Australia and New Zealand)

flag	date	function	description
	1905-1912	Flag of Australasia , used in the Olympic Games in 1908 and 1912 , and in the Davis Cup in 1905–1912	The Blue Ensign shows the Union Jack in the jack and the stars of the Southern Cross , which appears in both national flags, in the blue field .

Fiji

see also above: Historic colonial flags of the Empire

National and service flags

flag	date	function	description
	1970–	National flag of the Fiji Islands	Blue Ensign with a much lighter cloth and Fiji's coat of arms in the flight section (above the British lion, lower part quartered by the St. George's Cross, sugar cane plant , palm tree , peace dove and banana tree in the corners)
		Fiji commercial flag	Red Ensign with the heraldic shield of Fiji
		Fiji official flag	Blue Ensign (dark blue in the tone of the Union Jack with Fiji's heraldic shield)
		Flag of the Fiji Navy	White Ensign - Version (without George's Cross) with Fiji's coat of arms
		Fiji Civil Aviation Flag	light blue flag, quartered by a weißumrandetes dark blue cross of St. George, Union Jack in Gösch and on the right arm of the cross the coat of arms of Fiji

India

see also above: Historic colonial flags of the Empire

Service flags

flag	date	function	description
		Service flag at sea of India	Blue Ensign , the flag of India instead of the Union Jack
		Trade flag of India	Red Ensign , the flag of India instead of the Union Jack
		Naval war flag of India	White Ensign , the flag of India instead of the Union Jack
		Flag of the Air Force of India	Indian flag as jack on light blue cloth. In the flight section the emblem of the Indian Air Force as a coat of arms (cockade made of three concentric circles, the outer saffron-colored , the middle white and the central green).

Canada

see also above: Historical colonial flags of the Empire and list of Canadian flags

British-based flags of the provinces and territories of Canada

flag	date	province	description
		Flag of British Columbia (British Columbia)	In the upper part a Union Jack with a crown in the center, including 4 blue wavy lines on a white background with a golden rising sun
		Manitoba flag	Red Ensign with the coat of arms of Manitoba in the flight section (coat of arms, with the flag of England above and a buffalo below)
		Flag of Ontario	Red Ensign with the coat of arms of Ontario in the flight section (coat of arms, with the flag of England above and three maple leaves below)

New Zealand

National and service flags

flag	date	function	description
	1869–	New Zealand national flag	Blue Ensign with 4 white-rimmed red stars in the flight section, which form the Southern Cross
		New Zealand trade flag	Red Ensign with 4 white stars in the flight part that form the Southern Cross
		Flag of the New Zealand Navy	White Ensign -Abart, Union Jack in a jack- on-white cloth, 4 red stars along the lines of the national flag arranged in the flight section

Flags of dependent areas

flag	date	dependent area	description
	1979–	Flag of the Cook Islands	Blue Ensign with 15 white stars arranged in a circle
	1975–	Flag of Niue	Yellow basic scarf, Union Jack in a jack with 4 gold stars in the arms of the George Cross and a gold star circled in blue in the center

South Africa

see also above: Historic colonial flags of the Empire

Former national flag

flag	date	function	description
	1928-1994	historical flag of South Africa	Variant of the flag of the Netherlands , three horizontal stripes, orange, white and blue, as a coat of arms in the center from left to right: the mirrored Union Jack , across the flag of the Orange Free State and the flag of the South African Republic

Tuvalu

see also above: Historic colonial flags of the Empire

National flag

flag	date	function	description
	1978-1995	Flag of Tuvalus	Blue Ensign version on light blue flag cloth with 9 yellow stars
	1997–	Flag of Tuvalus	Blue Ensign version on light blue flag cloth with 9 yellow stars
	1997–	Tuvalu state flag	Blue Ensign version on light blue flag cloth with 9 yellow stars and coat of arms

United States

flag	date	function	description
	around 1775	historical flag of the USA ( Grand Union Flag )	7 red and 6 white stripes with the old Union Jack in the jack
	1816–	Flag of the US state of Hawaii	8 horizontal stripes alternating white, red, blue and in the jack of the Union Jack

See also

• List of British coats of arms

Web links

Commons : Flags of the United Kingdom  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Commons : Flags of Ireland  - Collection of images, videos and audio files