Banner of arms

A banner of arms is a type of heraldic flag which has the same image as a coat of arms, i.e. the shield of a full heraldic achievement, rendered in a square or rectangular shape of the flag.[1]

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

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

CountryFlagCoat of arms from which the flag is derived
Austria
Flag of AustriaCoat of arms of Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Bosnia and HerzegovinaCoat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Greece
Flag of Greece (heraldic and historical)Coat of arms of Greece
Iraq
Flag of IraqCoat of arms of Iraq
Kiribati
Flag of KiribatiCoat of arms of Kiribati
Luxembourg
Flag of Luxembourg for use at seaLesser coat of arms of Luxembourg
Malta
Flag of MaltaCoat of arms of Malta
Monaco
Flag of Monaco (alternative)Coat of arms of Monaco
Namibia
Flag of NamibiaCoat of arms of Namibia
Norway
Royal Standard of NorwayCoat of arms of Norway
Portugal
Flag of Portugal (heraldic and historical)Coat of arms of Portugal
Somalia
Flag of SomaliaCoat of arms of Somalia
Sweden
Royal Standard of Sweden (personal)Coat of arms of Sweden
Switzerland
Flag of SwitzerlandCoat of arms of Switzerland
Spain
Flag of Spain (naval jack) Coat of arms of Spain
Taiwan (Republic of China)
Flag of the Republic of China (naval jack)National Emblem of the Republic of China
United Kingdom
Royal Standard of the United KingdomRoyal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
Royal Standard of the United Kingdom for use in ScotlandRoyal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom for use in Scotland

Subdivision flags

SubdivisionFlagCoat of arms from which the flag is derived
Aquitaine
Flag of AquitaineCoat of arms of Aquitaine
Alsace
Flag of AlsaceCoat of arms of Alsace
Astrakhan Oblast
Flag of Astrakhan OblastCoat of arms of Astrakhan Oblast
Bavaria
Flag of Bavaria
(alternative)
Coat of arms of Bavaria
British Columbia
Flag of British ColumbiaCoat of arms of British Columbia
Burgundy
Flag of BurgundyCoat of arms of Burgundy
Castile and León
Flag of Castile and LeónCoat of arms of Castile and León
Castile-La Mancha
Flag of Castile-La ManchaCoat of arms of Castile–La Mancha
Corsica
Flag of CorsicaCoat of arms of Corsica
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Flag of Dnipropetrovsk OblastCoat of arms of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
England
Royal Banner of EnglandRoyal Arms of England
Flanders
Flag of FlandersCoat of arms of Flanders
Franche-Comté
Flag of Franche-ComtéCoat of arms of Franche-Comté
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Flag of Friuli-Venezia GiuliaCoat of arms of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Gibraltar
Flag of GibraltarCoat of arms of Gibraltar
Hong Kong
Flag of Hong KongEmblem of Hong Kong
Lipetsk Oblast
Flag of Lipetsk OblastCoat of arms of Lipetsk Oblast
Macau
Flag of MacauEmblem of Macau
Madeira
Flag of MadeiraCoat of arms of Madeira
Maryland
Flag of MarylandCoat of arms of Maryland
Midi-Pyrénées (Occitania, Languedoc)
Flag of Midi-PyrénéesCoat of arms of Midi-Pyrénées
Moravian-Silesian Region (Moravia, Silesia)
Flag of Moravian-Silesian RegionCoat of arms of Moravian-Silesian Region
Murcia (Region)
Flag of Region of MurciaCoat of arms of Region of Murcia
Navarre
Flag of Navarre (historical)Coat of arms of Navarre
New Brunswick
Flag of New BrunswickCoat of arms of New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Flag of Nova ScotiaCoat of arms of Nova Scotia
Picardy
Flag of PicardyCoat of arms of Picardy
Prince Edward Island
Flag of Prince Edward IslandCoat of arms of Prince Edward Island
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Flag of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurCoat of arms of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Savoy
Flag of SavoyCoat of arms of Savoy
Scania
Flag of ScaniaCoat of arms of Scania
Scotland
Royal Standard of ScotlandRoyal coat of arms of Scotland
Sicily
Flag of SicilyCoat of arms of Sicily
Ternopil Oblast
Flag of Ternopil OblastCoat of arms of Ternopil Oblast
Tula Oblast
Flag of Tula OblastCoat of arms of Tula Oblast
Ulyanovsk Oblast
Flag of Ulyanovsk OblastCoat of arms of Ulyanovsk Oblast
Voronezh Oblast
Flag of Voronezh OblastCoat of arms of Voronezh Oblast
Wales
Flag of WalesThe 1953 Royal Badge of Wales
Wallonia
Flag of WalloniaCoat of arms of Wallonia
Washington D.C.
Flag of Washington, D.C.Coat of arms of the Washington family
Yaroslavl Oblast
Flag of Yaroslavl OblastCoat of arms of Yaroslavl Oblast

County flags

CountyFlagCoat of arms from which the flag is derived
Cheshire
Flag of CheshireCoat of arms of Cheshire
Essex
Flag of EssexCoat of arms of Essex
Jönköping County
Flag of Jönköping CountyCoat of arms of Jönköping County
Kalmar County
Flag of Kalmar CountyCoat of arms of Kalmar County
Kent
Flag of KentCoat of arms of Kent
Kronoberg County
Flag of Kronoberg CountyCoat of arms of Kronoberg County
Northumberland
Flag of NorthumberlandCoat of arms of Northumberland
Przemyśl County
Flag of Przemyśl CountyCoat of arms of Przemyśl County
Sussex
Flag of SussexCoat of arms of Sussex
Warwickshire
Flag of WarwickshireCoat of arms of Warwickshire


City flags

CityFlagCoat of arms from which the flag is derived
Amsterdam
Flag of AmsterdamCoat of arms of Amsterdam
Barcelona
Flag of BarcelonaCoat of arms of Barcelona
Belfast
Flag of BelfastCoat of arms of Belfast
Brno
Flag of BrnoCoat of arms of Brno
City of London
Flag of the City of LondonCoat of arms of the City of London
Edinburgh
Flag of EdinburghCoat of arms of Edinburgh
Florence
Flag of FlorenceCoat of arms of Florence
Hamburg
Flag of HamburgCoat of arms of Hamburg
Lyon
Flag of LyonCoat of arms of Lyon
Marseille
Flag of MarseilleCoat of arms of Marseille
Montreal
Flag of MontrealCoat of arms of Montreal
Moscow
Flag of MoscowCoat of arms of Moscow
Saint Petersburg
Flag of Saint PetersburgCoat of arms of Saint Petersburg

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.
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