Banner of arms

The official flag of Scania, one of Sweden's traditional provinces, is a banner of arms.

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).[1]

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.[2][3]

Examples

National flags

Country Flag Coat of arms from which the flag is derived or vise versa
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 used from December 1917 to 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
Ireland
Presidential Standard of Ireland Coat of arms of Ireland
Israel
Presidential standard of Israel Coat of arms of Israel
Kiribati
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag 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
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Flag of Luxembourg for use at sea and in air Lesser coat of arms of Luxembourg
Malta
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Flag of Malta Coat of arms of Malta
Monaco
Flag of Monaco (alternative) Coat of arms of Monaco
Namibia
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag 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
Austria
Presidential Standard of Slovakia Coat of arms of Slovakia
Somalia
Flag of Somalia Coat of arms of Somalia
Sweden
Royal Standard of 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
Vietnam
Emblem of Vietnam
Flag of Vietnam Emblem of the Vietnam People's Army

Subdivision flags

Subdivision Flag Coat of arms from which the flag is derived or vise versa
Aquitaine
Flag of Aquitaine Coat of arms of Aquitaine
Alsace
Flag of Alsace Coat of arms of Alsace
Astrakhan Oblast
Flag of Astrakhan Oblast Coat of arms 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
Flag of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Coat of arms of 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 Coat of arms 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 Coat of arms 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
Flag of Lipetsk Oblast Coat of arms of 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
Flag of Meru County Coat of arms of Meru County
Midi-Pyrénées (Occitania, Languedoc)
Flag of Midi-Pyrénées Coat of arms of Midi-Pyrénées
Moravian-Silesian Region (Moravia, Silesia)
Flag of Moravian-Silesian Region Coat of arms of Moravian-Silesian Region
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
Flag of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Coat of arms of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Sarawak
Flag of Sarawak Coat of arms of Sarawak
Sardinia
Flag of Sardinia Coat of arms of Sardinia
Savoy
Flag of Savoy Coat of arms of Savoy
Scania
Flag of Scania Coat of arms 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 Coat of arms of Ternopil Oblast
Tula Oblast
Flag of Tula Oblast Coat of arms of Tula Oblast
Ulyanovsk Oblast
Flag of Ulyanovsk Oblast Coat of arms of Ulyanovsk Oblast
Voronezh Oblast
Flag of Voronezh Oblast Coat of arms of Voronezh Oblast
Wales
Flag of Wales The 1953 Royal Badge of Wales
Wallonia
Flag of Wallonia Coat of arms of Wallonia
Washington D.C.
Flag of Washington, D.C. Coat of arms of the Washington family
Yaroslavl Oblast
Flag of Yaroslavl Oblast Coat of arms of Yaroslavl Oblast
Zürich (canton)
Flag of Zürich 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 vise versa
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 Coat of arms of Bodø
Brno
Flag of Brno Coat of arms of Brno
Durham

Flag of Durham Coat of arms of Durham
Dundee

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

Flag of Helsinki Coat of arms of Helsinki
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

Flag of Strasbourg Coat of arms of Strasbourg
Stockholm

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 vise versa
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[a] National Emblem of the Republic of China
Ukrainian Navy
Naval Jack of Ukraine (1992) Coat of arms of Ukraine

Notes

  1. ^ Also flag of Kuomintang.

References

  1. ^ "Flags of the World: Dictionary of Vexillology: B (Backing - Banner of Victory): Banner of arms". Flags of the World. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. ^ Puttock, A.G. (1985). A Dictionary of Heraldry. Exeter: Blaketon Hall Ltd. p. 196. ISBN 0-907854-93-1.
  3. ^ Friar, Stephen, ed. (1987). A New Dictionary of Heraldry. London: Alphabooks/A&C Black. pp. 45–46. ISBN 0-906670-44-6.

External links

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