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
[edit]| 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 bottom edges and a large white disk in the centre bearing the national coat of arms.[1][2][3][4] |
Government flag
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1981–present | Flag of the governor-general of Belize | [5] |
Armed forces flag
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| Link to file | Flag of the Belize Defence Force |
Ethnic group flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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?–present | Flag of Mayan people | |
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?–present | Flag of the Garifuna people | [6] |
City flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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?–present | Flag of Belize City | [7] |
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?–present | Flag of Belmopan | [8] |
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?–present | Flag of San Ignacio | [9] |
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?–present | Flag of Sarteneja | [10] |
Historical flags
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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 (double width), and red, with the coat of arms offset from the centre towards the hoist. |
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1821–1823 | Flag of the First Mexican Empire | Three vertical stripes: green, white, and red, with the Imperial coat of arms in the centre. |
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1823–1824 | Flag of the United Provinces of Central America / Federal Republic of Central America | Three horizontal stripes: light blue (upper and lower) and white (central), with the coat of arms in the center. |
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1824–1836 | Similar to the previous flag. | |
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1825–1836 | Flag of Guatemala within Central America | Three horizontal stripes: blue (upper and lower) and white (central). |
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1841–1848 | Flag of the Republic of Yucatán | Tricolor of red (upper), white, and red with a green vertical band on the hoist side containing five white stars. |
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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.[11] |
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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.[12] |
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1919–1981 | Flag of the British Honduras (Blue Ensign) | A Blue Ensign with the arms of British Honduras.[13] |
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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 a large white disk in the centre bearing the national coat of arms.[14] |
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1981–2019 | Second flag of Belize | Similar to the present flag. |
Political flags
[edit]| 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
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References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
