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The following is a list of flag of Venezuela. For more information about the national flag, see Flag of Venezuela.
National flags
edit| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006โpresent | State and war flag, state and naval ensign | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red with the coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band and an arc of eight white five-pointed stars centered in the blue band. Ratio 2:3. | |
| National flag and civil ensign | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red with an arc of eight white five-pointed stars, symbolizing the eight provinces that supported independence, centered in the blue band. Ratio 2:3.[1] |
Historical flags
edit| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1506โ1717 (211 years) |
Cross of Burgundy, military flag of Spain used as banner of its overseas territories. | Cross of Burgundy on a white field. | |
| 1717โ1785 (68 years) |
Military banner of Spain used by the Viceroyalty of New Granada. | Coat of arms of Spain on a white field. | |
| 1785โ1819 (34 years) |
War flag of Spain, used by the Captaincy General of Venezuela | Spanish fess of red, gold, and red with the lesser arms of Spain towards the hoist-side of the flag. | |
| 1806 | Flag hoisted by General Francisco de Miranda on the coast of Vela de Coro aboard the ship Leander in 1806 | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red | |
| 1811โ1811 (11 months, 11 days) |
Flag of the First Venezuelan Republic | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red in which the yellow band takes half of the flag; with a canton on the hoist side showing an indigenous woman, an Orinoco crocodile and the Caribbean Sea. | |
| 1813โ1814 (1 year, 1 month) |
Flag of the Second Venezuelan Republic. Commonly known as the "Bandera de Guerra a Muerte" ("flag of the War to the Death") | Red field with a white rhombus encasing a black rectangle. | |
| 1817 (6 months, 8 days) |
Flag of the Third Venezuelan Republic | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red with seven blue stars on the yellow band. | |
| 1817โ1819 (1 year, 11 months, 27 days) |
Flag of the Third Venezuelan Republic | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red with eight blue stars on the yellow band. | |
| 1819โ1820 (24 days) |
First flag of Gran Colombia | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red in which the yellow band takes half of the flag, with the coat of arms of the Republic of Colombia on the hoist side of the yellow band. | |
| 1820โ1821 (1 year, 8 months, 27 days) |
Second flag of Gran Colombia | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red in which the yellow band takes half of the flag, with the coat of arms of the Republic of Colombia on the hoist side of the yellow band. | |
| 1821โ1830 (9 years, 8 days) |
Third flag of Gran Colombia | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red, with the coat of arms of the Republic of Colombia in the center. | |
| 1830โ1836 (5 years, 6 months, 6 days) |
Provisional flag of the State of Venezuela | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red, with the coat of arms of the State of Venezuela in the center. | |
| 1836โ1859 (27 years, 3 months 9 days) |
Flag of the State of Venezuela | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red, with the coat of arms of the State of Venezuela on the hoist side of the yellow band. | |
| 1859 (3 months, 20 days) |
First flag of the Federation | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red, with seven blue stars on the yellow band. | |
| 1859โ1863 (4 years, 1 month, 14 days) |
Second flag of the Federation | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red, with twenty blue stars on the yellow band. | |
| 1863โ1905 (41 years, 7 months, 30 days) |
Flag of the United States of Venezuela | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red, with seven white stars arranged in a hexagon in the center of the blue band. The state flag included the country's coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band. | |
| State flag of the United States of Venezuela | |||
| 1905โ1930 (25 years, 3 months, 18 days) |
Flag of the United States of Venezuela under Juan Vicente Gรณmez | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red, with a circle of seven white stars in the center of the blue band. The state flag included the country's coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band. | |
| State flag of the United States of Venezuela under Juan Vicente Gรณmez | |||
| 1930โ2006[a] (23 years, 7 months, 2 days) |
Flag of the Republic of Venezuela | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red, with an arc of seven white stars in the center of the blue band. The state flag included the country's coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band. The iteration of the state flag that was officially used from 1954 to 2006 is still in use by some Venezuelan diaspora in opposition to the current government. | |
| 1930โ1954 (23 years, 7 months, 2 days) |
State flag of the Republic of Venezuela | ||
| 1954โ2006[b] (51 years, 18 days) 2006โpresent[c] |
Flag of the Republic of Venezuela (1954โ1999) Flag of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (1999โ2006) |
Governmental flags
edit| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970โ1997 | Presidential standard | Square red field with the coat of arms in the center. | |
| 1997โ2006 | Square yellow field with the coat of arms in the center. | ||
| 2006โpresent | |||
| 2006โpresent | Presidential standard (at sea) | Blue field with the coat of arms in the center and four white stars in each corner. Ratio 2:3. |
Military flags
edit| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014โpresent | Supreme Commander's Honorary Colour | Used in all military ceremonies | |
| 2007โpresent | Defense ministry flag | ||
| 1951โ2007 | Defense ministry flag | ||
| 1999โpresent | Army flag | A blue field with a red diagonal band with the coat of arms of the Army from the upper hoist side to the lower fly side. | |
| Navy flag | |||
| 1930โpresent | Naval jack | Blue field with a white anchor under an arc of seven white stars. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 1995โpresent | Air force flag | ||
| 2007โpresent | National guard flag | ||
| 2011โpresent | Militia branch flag | ||
| 2005โpresent | Strategic command flag |
Administrative divisions flags
edit| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002โpresent | Amazonas | Horizontal tricolor of blue, green, and red with a brown outline of the state (bordered in yellow) in the center. The map is charged with seven stars spread unevenly inside the map, showing the location of the state's seven municipalities, alongside an outline of Cerro Autana and a Yanomami's face. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 1999โpresent | Anzoรกtegui | Horizontal tricolor of light blue, yellow, and green with a black border outlining the state in the center and the state's coat of arms on the hoist side of the blue band. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 1996โpresent | Apure | Horizontal triband of yellow, blue, and green; with a white triangle based at the hoist side charged with the state's coat of arms and seven white stars on the blue band. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 1930โpresent | Aragua | Bicolor diagonal quartered of red and yellow with the state's coat of arms in the center. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 1958โpresent | Barinas | Horizontal tricolor of light blue, white, and green, with a red square in the center of the white band, charged with a yellow rising sun, a road of the same color and a green palm tree. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 1930โpresent | Bolรญvar | Yellow field with a green circle in the center, superposed by three horizontal blue stripes. The state's coat of arms is on the upper hoist side of the yellow field and the central blue stripe is charged with eight white stars. Ratio 110:168. | |
| 2022โpresent | Capital District (Caracas) | Three triangles of red, blue, and red, with a white star in the center. The base of the blue triangle contains in green the shape of Waraira Repano (Cerro El รvila). Ratio 2:3. | |
| 1995โpresent | Carabobo | Horizontal triband of red, blue, and red again, in which the upper red band takes three fifths of the flag. The red band is charged with a yellow sun based on the fly side of the blue band. The sun is charged with the Arc of Carabobo. The upper side of the blue band is bordered by a green line. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 1997โpresent | Cojedes | Horizontal triband of orange, black, and blue in which the orange band takes two thirds of the flag; with a blue circle charged with a yellow sun on the hoist side of the orange band. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 2002โpresent | Delta Amacuro | Horizontal triband of light blue, green, and blue; with a white, yellow, brown, and black-edged blue triangle based on the hoist, charged with a green outline of the state. The proportion of the bands is 3:2:3; and the sky blue band is charged with an arc of four white stars. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 2006โpresent | Falcรณn | Blue field with a yellow rising sun on the upper hoist side and a white moon on the lower fly side; charged with a red chief bearing the words "Muera la Tiranรญa Viva la Libertad" ("Death to Tyranny and long live Freedom"). Based on Francisco de Miranda's naval flag. Ratio 2:3. | |
| Unknown. First spotted in 1938 | Federal Dependencies (Probably unofficial) | Horizontal tricolor of green, white, and blue, with a red fish in the center of the white band. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 1995โpresent | Guรกrico | Four horizontal bands of blue, white, yellow, and green, with the state's coat of arms on the hoist side of the blue band; charged with a half-blue, half-green outline of the map bearing a cow's head sided by an ear of rice and an ear of sorghum, and an image of the Morros de San Juan. The map is surrounded by fourteen golden stars (seven on each side). Ratio 2:3. | |
| 2000โpresent | Lara | Two horizontal bands of red and green, the red twice the size of the green. The red band is charged with a setting sun with thirteen yellow-edged white rays based on the green band. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 1996โpresent | Mรฉrida | Three triangles of green, white, and light blue, with a red star in the center. The white central triangle is based on the bottom of the flag, dividing the green and light blue triangles. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 2006โpresent | Miranda | Horizontal tricolor of black, red, and yellow, with an arc of six white stars in the center of the red band and a yellow sun on the hoist side of the black band, charged with two cocoa branches and the words "Libertad o Muerte" ("Liberty or Death"). Based on Francisco de Miranda's military flag. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 2002โpresent | Monagas | Light blue field superposed by three horizontal bands of blue, green, and black, with a yellow sun based on the middle of the green band. The light blue field is charged with a stylized black outline of Juana Ramรญrez under an arc of thirteen white stars. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 1998โpresent | Nueva Esparta | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, green, and blue, in which the yellow band takes half of the flag; the green band is charged with three white stars and the yellow band is charged with a white semi-circle based on the fly side of the green band. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 1952โpresent | Portuguesa | Two horizontal bands of blue and green separated by a narrow white stripe; the blue band is larger than the green and has a white-edged sun on its upper hoist side. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 2002โpresent | Sucre | Diagonal bisection of white and sky blue, with the state's coat of arms on the upper hoist side and fifteen white stars on the lower fly side. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 1997โpresent | Tรกchira | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, black, and red, with two coffee branches under an arc of four white stars. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 1994โpresent | Trujillo | Two horizontal bands of red and white with a green triangle based on the hoist, charged with a white star bearing a pigeon. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 1999โpresent | La Guaira (formerly known as Vargas) | Two horizontal bands of white and blue with proportions of 3:1 on the hoist side; the white field charged with a red-edged yellow sun and the blue with four white stars. To the fly side, four vertical bands of yellow, red, white, and blue. Based on the flag of Josรฉ Marรญa Espaรฑa and Manuel Gual. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 1995โpresent | Yaracuy | A white diagonal band radiating from the lower hoist-side corner. The upper triangle is red, and the lower triangle is blue. On the center of the flag, a yellow sun with a circle showing a green field with brown mountains in the horizon, and a light blue sky with three white clouds. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 1991โpresent | Zulia | Two horizontal bands of blue and black, with a yellow sun in the center charged with a white thunder bolt. Ratio 2:3. |
Historical state flags
edit| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989โ2022 | Capital District (Caracas) | Red field with the former coat of arms of Caracas in the center. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 2006โ2008 | Carabobo | Horizontal triband of wine, light blue, and wine again. The upper wine band is charged with an orange sun with yellow rays based on the fly side of the light blue band. The sun is charged with the Arc of Carabobo. The upper side of the light blue band is bordered by a light green line. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 1970โ2006 | Falcรณn | Horizontal tricolor of green, yellow, and blue with the state's former coat of arms in the center. Ratio 2:3. | |
| Miranda | Two horizontal bands of blue and green, with a yellow rising sun charged with two cocoa branches in the center. Ratio 2:3. | ||
| 1965โ2002 | Sucre | Diagonal bisection of white and sky blue, with the state's coat of arms on the upper hoist side and eleven white stars arranged into two downward-facing triangles on the lower fly side. Ratio 2:3. |
City and town flags
editPolitical flags
edit| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ?โ2002 | Flag of Falange Venezolana | A black field charged with a red arrow cross.[2] | |
| 2002โ? | A black field charged with a red yoke and arrows.[2] | ||
| 2007โpresent | Flag of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela | A red field charged with the party logo. |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ Complete Flags of the World (5thย ed.). DK. 2009. p.ย 42. ISBNย 978-0-7566-4115-3.
- ^ a b "Venezuela - Political Flags - Part 2". Flags Of The World. CRW Flags. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2026.