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List of Belizean flags

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The following is a list of flags used in Belize. For more information about the national flag, see the Flag of Belize.

National flag

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Flag Date Use Description
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

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Flag Date Use Description
1981-Present Flag of the governor-general of Belize [5]
Link to file 1978-Present Flag of Governor-General of Belize


Armed forces flag

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Flag Date Use Description
Flag of the Belize Defence Force [6]
Link to file Flag of Belize Defence Force

Ethnic group flags

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Flag Date Use Description
?-Present Flag of the Maya People
?-Present Flag of the Garifuna People [7]

City flags

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Flag Date Use Description
?-Present Flag of the Belize City [8]
?-Present Flag of Belmopan [9]
?-Present Flag of San Ignacio [10]
?-Present Flag of Sarteneja [11]

Historical flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1524-1785 Flag of Spain A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field.
1665-1700 Flag of England A white field with centred red cross.
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.
1821-1823 Flag of the First Mexican Empire Three vertical strips green, white and red, with the Imperial Coat of Arms in the center.
1823-1824 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.
1824-1836 Flag of the Federal Republic of Central America Similar to the previous flag.
1825–1836 Flag of Guatemala within Central America Three horizontal strips blue (upper and lower) and white.
1841-1848 Flag of the Republic of Yucatán a tricolor of red (upper), white and red with a green vertical stripe on the hoist side containing 5 stars.
1836-1870 Flag of the United Kingdom A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
1870-1919 Flag of the British Honduras (Blue Ensign) A blue ensign with the arms of British Honduras.[12]
1870-1919 Flag of the British Honduras (Red Ensign) A red ensign with the arms of British Honduras.
1884-1981 Former flag of the governor-general of British Honduras/Belize A Union Jack defaced with the arms of British Honduras.
1919-1981 Flag of the British Honduras (Blue Ensign) A blue ensign with the arms of British Honduras.[13][14]
1919-1981 Flag of the British Honduras (Red Ensign) A red ensign with the arms of British Honduras.
1950-1981 First flag of Belize blue field with the large white disk in the centre bearing the National Coat of Arms.[15]
1981-2019 Second flag of Belize similar to the present flag.

Political flags

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Flag Date Party Description
1950–present People's United Party
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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flags of Belize.

References

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  1. ^ "Belize Flag, Coat of Arms". Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Waight, Sanchez Win National Flag Competition". The Voice. 1 (6). August 7, 1981.
  3. ^ "A Standardized Belizean Flag". Guardian. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Belizean Flag Standardization Presentation". Ambegris Today. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Belize - Governor-General Flag". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  6. ^ "Belize - Military Flags". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  7. ^ "The Garifuna (Belize and Honduras)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  8. ^ "Belize City (Belize)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  9. ^ "Belmopan (Belize)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  10. ^ "San Ignacio (Belize)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  11. ^ "Sarteneja (Belize)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  12. ^ "Belize - Colonial Flags of British Honduras". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  13. ^ "Belize - Colonial Flags of British Honduras". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  14. ^ "Belize - Colonial Flags of British Honduras". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  15. ^ "Belize - Pre-independence Flags". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
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