A banner of arms is a type of heraldic flag, characterised by sharing its imagery with that of the coat of arms (i.e. the shield of a full heraldic achievement, rendered in a square or rectangular shape of the flag).
The term is derived from the terminology of heraldry but mostly used in vexillology. Examples of modern national flags which are banners of arms are the flags of Austria, Iraq, and Switzerland.
The banner of arms is sometimes simply called a banner, but a banner is in a more strict sense a one of a kind personal flag of a nobleman held in battle.
Examples
National / state flags
Country | Flag | Coat of arms from which the flag is derived or vice versa |
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Austria | ||
Flag of Austria | Coat of arms of Austria | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Burkina Faso | ||
Flag of Burkina Faso | Coat of arms of Burkina Faso | |
Canada | ||
Royal Standard of Canada | Royal Coat of arms of Canada | |
Finland | ||
(Temporary state flag (December 1917 – May 1918)) | Coat of arms of Finland | |
Gabon | ||
(Presidential Standard (1960–1990)) | Coat of arms of Gabon | |
Greece | ||
Flag of Greece (historical) | Coat of arms of Greece | |
Iraq | ||
Flag of Iraq | Coat of arms of Iraq | |
Iceland | ||
Flag of Iceland | Coat of arms of Iceland | |
Ireland | ||
Presidential Standard of Ireland | Coat of arms of Ireland | |
Israel | ||
Presidential standard of Israel | Coat of arms of Israel | |
Kiribati | ||
Flag of Kiribati | Coat of arms of Kiribati | |
Kosovo | ||
Flag of Kosovo | Coat of arms of Kosovo | |
Lithuania | ||
Flag of Lithuania (state) | Coat of arms of Lithuania | |
Luxembourg | ||
Flag of Luxembourg for use at sea and in air | Lesser coat of arms of Luxembourg | |
Malta | ||
Flag of Malta | Coat of arms of Malta | |
Monaco | ||
Flag of Monaco (alternative) | Coat of arms of Monaco | |
Namibia | ||
Flag of Namibia | Coat of arms of Namibia | |
New Zealand | ||
(Coronation Standard of New Zealand) | Coat of arms of New Zealand | |
Norway | ||
Royal Standard of Norway | Coat of arms of Norway | |
Poland | ||
Presidential jack of Poland | Coat of arms of Poland | |
Portugal | ||
Flag of Portugal (heraldic and historical) | ||
Personal standard of King Pedro IV (historical) | Coat of arms of Portugal | |
Serbia | ||
Flag of Serbia | Coat of arms of Serbia | |
Slovakia | ||
Presidential Standard of Slovakia | Coat of arms of Slovakia | |
Somalia | ||
Flag of Somalia | Coat of arms of Somalia | |
Sweden | ||
(The King's personal) | Coat of arms of Sweden | |
Switzerland | ||
Flag of Switzerland | Coat of arms of Switzerland | |
Tonga | ||
(Royal Standard of Tonga) | Coat of arms of Tonga | |
United Arab Emirates | ||
Flag of the United Arab Emirates | Emblem of the United Arab Emirates | |
United Kingdom | ||
Royal Standard of the United Kingdom | Coat of arms of the United Kingdom | |
(Royal Standard of the United Kingdom for use in Scotland) | (Coat of arms of the United Kingdom for use in Scotland)[broken anchor] |
Subdivision flags
Subdivision | Flag | Coat of arms from which the flag is derived or vice versa |
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Aquitaine | ||
Flag of Aquitaine | Coat of arms of Aquitaine | |
Alsace | ||
Flag of Alsace | Coat of arms of Alsace | |
Astrakhan Oblast | ||
Flag of Astrakhan Oblast | ||
Bavaria | ||
Flag of Bavaria (alternative) | Coat of arms of Bavaria | |
British Columbia | ||
Flag of British Columbia | Coat of arms of British Columbia | |
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | ||
Castile and León | ||
Flag of Castile and León | Coat of arms of Castile and León | |
Castile-La Mancha | ||
Flag of Castile-La Mancha | Coat of arms of Castile–La Mancha | |
Colorado | ||
(Flag of Colorado (1907-1911)) | Seal of Colorado | |
Corsica | ||
Flag of Corsica | Coat of arms of Corsica | |
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | ||
Flag of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | ||
England | ||
(Royal Banner of England) | Royal Arms of England | |
Flanders | ||
Flag of Flanders | Coat of arms of Flanders | |
Friuli-Venezia Giulia | ||
Flag of Friuli-Venezia Giulia | ||
Gibraltar | ||
Flag of Gibraltar | Coat of arms of Gibraltar | |
Hong Kong | ||
Flag of Hong Kong | Emblem of Hong Kong | |
Kedah | ||
Flag of Kedah | Coat of arms of Kedah | |
Lipetsk Oblast | ||
Macau | ||
Flag of Macau | Emblem of Macau | |
Madeira | ||
Flag of Madeira | Coat of arms of Madeira | |
Maryland | ||
Flag of Maryland | Coat of arms of Maryland | |
Meru | ||
Midi-Pyrénées (Occitania, Languedoc) | ||
Moravian-Silesian Region (Moravia, Silesia) | ||
Murcia (Region) | ||
Flag of Region of Murcia | Coat of arms of Region of Murcia | |
Navarre | ||
Flag of Navarre (historical) | Coat of arms of Navarre | |
New Brunswick | ||
Flag of New Brunswick | Coat of arms of New Brunswick | |
Nova Scotia | ||
Flag of Nova Scotia | Coat of arms of Nova Scotia | |
Picardy | ||
Flag of Picardy | Coat of arms of Picardy | |
Pomeranian Voivodeship | ||
Flag of Pomeranian Voivodeship | Coat of arms of Pomeranian Voivodeship | |
Prince Edward Island | ||
Flag of Prince Edward Island | Coat of arms of Prince Edward Island | |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | ||
Sarawak | ||
Flag of Sarawak | Coat of arms of Sarawak | |
Sardinia | ||
Flag of Sardinia | ||
Savoy | ||
Flag of Savoy | ||
Scania | ||
Flag of Scania | ||
Scotland | ||
Royal Standard of Scotland | Royal coat of arms of Scotland | |
Sicily | ||
Flag of Sicily | Coat of arms of Sicily | |
Ternopil Oblast | ||
Flag of Ternopil Oblast | ||
Tula Oblast | ||
Ulyanovsk Oblast | ||
Voronezh Oblast | ||
Flag of Voronezh Oblast | ||
Wales | ||
Flag of Wales | The 1953 Royal Badge of Wales | |
Wallonia | ||
Flag of Wallonia | ||
Washington D.C. | ||
Flag of Washington, D.C. | Coat of arms of the Washington family | |
Yaroslavl Oblast | ||
Flag of Yaroslavl Oblast | ||
Zürich (canton) | ||
Coat of arms of Zürich |
County flags
Cheshire | ||
Flag of Cheshire | Coat of arms of Cheshire | |
Essex | ||
Flag of Essex | Coat of arms of Essex | |
Jönköping County | ||
Flag of Jönköping County | Coat of arms of Jönköping County | |
Kalmar County | ||
Flag of Kalmar County | Coat of arms of Kalmar County | |
Kent | ||
Flag of Kent | Coat of arms of Kent | |
Kronoberg County | ||
Flag of Kronoberg County | Coat of arms of Kronoberg County | |
Northumberland | ||
Flag of Northumberland | Coat of arms of Northumberland | |
Przemyśl County | ||
Flag of Przemyśl County | Coat of arms of Przemyśl County | |
Sussex | ||
Flag of Sussex | Coat of arms of Sussex | |
Vestfold og Telemark | ||
Flag of Vestfold and Telemark | Coat of arms of Vestfold and Telemark | |
Warwickshire | ||
Flag of Warwickshire | Coat of arms of Warwickshire |
City flags
City | Flag | Coat of arms from which the flag is derived or vice versa |
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Aberdeen | ||
Flag of Aberdeen | Coat of arms of Aberdeen | |
Barcelona | ||
Flag of Barcelona | Coat of arms of Barcelona | |
Bari | ||
Flag of Bari | Coat of arms of Bari | |
Belfast | ||
Flag of Belfast | Coat of arms of Belfast | |
Belgrade | ||
Flag of Belgrade | Coat of arms of Belgrade | |
Bodø | ||
Flag of Bodø | ||
Brno | ||
Flag of Brno | Coat of arms of Brno | |
Durham |
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Flag of Durham | Coat of arms of Durham | |
Dundee |
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Flag of Dundee | Coat of arms of Dundee | |
Edinburgh | ||
Flag of Edinburgh | Coat of arms of Edinburgh | |
Florence | ||
Flag of Florence | Coat of arms of Florence | |
Freiburg im Breisgau | ||
Flag of Freiburg im Breisgau | Coat of arms of Freiburg im Breisgau | |
Gdańsk | ||
Flag of Gdańsk | Coat of arms of Gdańsk | |
Hamburg | ||
Flag of Hamburg | Coat of arms of Hamburg | |
Helsinki |
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Flag of Helsinki | Coat of arms of Helsinki | |
Kremenchuk |
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Flag of Kremenchuk | Coat of arms of Kremenchuk | |
Leicester | ||
Flag of Leicester | Coat of arms of Leicester | |
Lincoln | ||
Flag of Lincoln | Coat of arms of Lincoln | |
City of London | ||
Flag of the City of London | Coat of arms of the City of London | |
Lyon | ||
Flag of Lyon | Coat of arms of Lyon | |
Marseille | ||
Flag of Marseille | Coat of arms of Marseille | |
Milan | ||
Flag of Milan | Coat of arms of Milan | |
Montreal | ||
Flag of Montreal | Coat of arms of Montreal | |
Moscow | ||
Flag of Moscow | Coat of arms of Moscow | |
Naples | ||
Flag of Naples | Coat of arms of Naples | |
Pisa | ||
Flag of Pisa | Coat of arms of Pisa | |
Portsmouth | ||
Flag of Portsmouth | Coat of arms of Portsmouth | |
Przemyśl | ||
Flag of Przemyśl | Coat of arms of Przemyśl | |
Saint Petersburg | ||
Flag of Saint Petersburg | Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg | |
St Albans | ||
Flag of St Albans | Coat of arms of St Albans | |
Strasbourg |
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Flag of Strasbourg | Coat of arms of Strasbourg | |
Stockholm |
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Flag of Stockholm | Coat of arms of Stockholm | |
Verona | ||
Flag of Verona | Coat of arms of Verona | |
York | ||
Flag of York | Coat of arms of York | |
Zaragoza | ||
Flag of Zaragoza | Coat of arms of Zaragoza |
Organization flags
Organization | Flag | Coat of arms from which the flag is derived or vice versa |
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European Union | ||
European flag | Coat of arms of the chairman of the European Union Military Committee | |
Estonian Defense Forces | ||
Flag of the Estonian Defense Forces | Coat of arms of Estonia | |
Italian Navy | ||
Jack of the Italian Navy | Coat of arms of the Italian Navy | |
Spanish Navy | ||
Jack of the Spanish Navy | Coat of arms of Spain | |
Republic of China (Taiwan) Navy | ||
Jack of the Republic of China Navy | National Emblem of the Republic of China | |
Ukrainian Navy | ||
Naval Jack of Ukraine (1992) | Coat of arms of Ukraine |
Notes
- Also flag of Kuomintang.
References
- "Flags of the World: Dictionary of Vexillology: B (Backing - Banner of Victory): Banner of arms". Flags of the World. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- Puttock, A.G. (1985). A Dictionary of Heraldry. Exeter: Blaketon Hall Ltd. p. 196. ISBN 0-907854-93-1.
- Friar, Stephen, ed. (1987). A New Dictionary of Heraldry. London: Alphabooks/A&C Black. pp. 45–46. ISBN 0-906670-44-6.
External links
- Media related to Banners of arms at Wikimedia Commons
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