List of British flags
Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
flag | date | function | description |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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-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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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