List of Belizean flags
The following is a list of flags used in Belize. For more information about the national flag, see the Flag of Belize.
National flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2019-Present | Flag of Belize | A royal blue field with two red narrow horizontal stripes along the top and the bottom edges and the large white disk in the centre bearing the National Coat of Arms.[1][2][3][4] |
Government flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1981-Present | Flag of the governor-general of Belize | [5] |
| Link to file | 1978-Present | Flag of Governor-Genaeral of Belize |
Armed forces flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag of the Belize Defence Force | [6] | ||
| Link to file | Flag of Belize Defence Force |
Ethnic group flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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?-Present | Flag of the Maya People | |
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?-Present | Flag of the Garifuna People | [7] |
City flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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?-Present | Flag of the Belize City | [8] |
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?-Present | Flag of Belmopan | [9] |
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?-Present | Flag of San Ignacio | [10] |
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?-Present | Flag of Sarteneja | [11] |
Historical flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1524-1785 | Flag of Spain | A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field. |
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1665-1700 | Flag of England | A white field with centred red cross. |
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1785-1821 | Flag of Spain | three horizontal stripes: red, yellow and red, with the coat of arms. the yellow strip being twice as wide as each red stripe. |
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1821-1823 | Flag of the First Mexican Empire | Three vertical strips green, white and red, with the Imperial Coat of Arms in the center. |
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1823-1825 | Flag of the Federal Republic of Central America | Three horizontal strips light blue (upper and lower) and white (central), with the coat of arms in the center. |
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1825-1836 | Flag of the Federal Republic of Central America | Similar to the previous flag. |
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1836-1870 | Flag of the United Kingdom | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). |
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1870-1919 | Flag of the British Honduras (Blue Ensign) | A blue ensign with the arms of British Honduras.[12] |
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1870-1919 | Flag of the British Honduras (Red Ensign) | A red ensign with the arms of British Honduras. |
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1884-1981 | Former flag of the governor-general of British Honduras/Belize | A Union Jack defaced with the arms of British Honduras. |
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1919-1981 | Flag of the British Honduras (Blue Ensign) | A blue ensign with the arms of British Honduras.[13][14] |
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1919-1981 | Flag of the British Honduras (Red Ensign) | A red ensign with the arms of British Honduras. |
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1950-1981 | First flag of Belize | blue field with the large white disk in the centre bearing the National Coat of Arms.[15] |
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1981-2019 | Second flag of Belize | similar to the present flag. |
Political flags
| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1950–present | People's United Party | |
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1973–present | United Democratic Party | |
| Link to file | 2013–present | Belize People's Front | |
| Link to file | 2015–present | Belize Progressive Party |
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flags of Belize.
References
- ^ "Belize Flag, Coat of Arms". Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Waight, Sanchez Win National Flag Competition". The Voice. 1 (6). August 7, 1981.
- ^ "A Standardized Belizean Flag". Guardian. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Belizean Flag Standardization Presentation". Ambegris Today. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Belize - Governor-General Flag". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Belize - Military Flags". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ "The Garifuna (Belize and Honduras)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Belize City (Belize)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Belmopan (Belize)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "San Ignacio (Belize)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Sarteneja (Belize)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Belize - Colonial Flags of British Honduras". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Belize - Colonial Flags of British Honduras". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Belize - Colonial Flags of British Honduras". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Belize - Pre-independence Flags". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-09-20.