List of national flags depicting a cross

This is a list of countries whose national flags depict crosses (including saltires), either in the field, or as part of some emblem which forms part of the official flag. In most cases, use of the cross derives from an older heraldic cross, ultimately a symbol of Christianity.

• Australia – the Union Flag in the upper hoist quarter
• Burundi – a St Andrew's cross
• Denmark – a Scandinavian cross
  • Faroe Islands – a Scandinavian cross
• Dominica – a centered cross in three colours that extends to the edges
• Dominican Republic – a centered white cross that extends to the edges and divides the flag into four rectangles
• Fiji – the Union Flag in the upper hoist quarter; also a cross on the coat of arms in the fly
• Finland – a Scandinavian cross
• Georgia – the "five-cross flag"; the central element of the flag is St George's Cross (used also in the national flag of England ); there is one smaller cross within each of the four quadrants
• Greece – a Greek Cross in the upper hoist corner
• Iceland – a Scandinavian cross
• Jamaica – a St Andrew's Cross
• Marshall Islands – a Cross on a 24-pointed star in upper left corner
• Malta – a George Cross in the upper hoist corner (in the canton of the white stripe)
• Moldova – in the coat of arms appearing in the center stripe, a stylized eagle is holding a cross in its beak
• Montenegro – two crosses appear in the two crowns depicted in the coat of arms contained in the flag
• New Zealand – the Union Flag in the upper hoist quarter
• Norway – a Scandinavian cross
• Portugal – Compound cross of five quinas, each one charged with five saltire-arranged bezants, all appearing in embedded coat of arms
• San Marino – a cross appears in the crown depicted in the coat of arms contained in the flag
• Serbia – Serbian cross in crown and cross in inescutcheon, both in coat of arms appearing in flag
• Slovakia – double cross on top of mountain, appearing in coat of arms contained in flag
• Spain – one cross in each of three crowns, as well as a cross in the fourth quarter of the shield (for Navarre), all appearing in embedded coat of arms
• Sweden – a Scandinavian cross
• Switzerland – a bold, white Greek cross in the center of the flag
• Tonga – a red cross appearing as a canton of a red ensign
• Tuvalu – the Union Flag in the upper hoist quarter
• United Kingdom – the three crosses of the Union Flag: St George's Cross, St Andrews Cross and St Patrick's Cross
  • England – the St George's Cross
  • Scotland – the St Andrew's Cross
• Vatican City – a cross on the top of the papal tiara in the coat of arms of the right side of the flag

See also

• List of flags by design § Cross
• List of national flags by design § Cross

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