The following is a list of flags used in the Vatican City and its predecessor, the Papal States.
National flag and State flag
Main article: Flag of Vatican City
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
 | June 8, 1929–present | National flag and civil ensign | Two fields divided vertically, yellow field on the staff side and a white field on the other side, which bears the tiara and the keys. Ratio: 1:1. |
Papal flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
 | 2005–2013 | Papal pennant | With a yellow band at the hoist and Pope Benedict's personal arms in color in the white fly. |
Military flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
 | 2013–present | Swiss Guard | Papal guard flag of 1914, but with the arms of Pope Francis and Commandant Christoph Graf |
Historical flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
.svg.png) | ?–1808 [1] | | Red and yellow; two colors traditional of the Roman Senate and People.[1] Similar colors as the modern flag of the City of Rome. |
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 | 1520s | | |
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 | 1523 | | |
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.gif) | 1669–1771 | | Flag with Christ in the cross, St Peter and St Paul. |
 | 1771–? | Flag of the Papacy (possible reconstruction) | Red flag bearing a cross over a stone (near the hoist) and a bear (looking to hoist) at fly. |
.svg.jpg) | 1803–1825 | | White |
.svg.jpg) | 1825–1849
1849–1870 | | Yellow and white. |
 | | Papal naval ensign | White flag with a version of the coat of arms of the Holy See between the figures of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. |
See also
- Flag of Vatican City
- Coat of arms of Vatican City
- History of Christian flags
References
- ^ a b "Bandiera pontificia" (in Italian). Stato della cità del Vaticano. Archived from the original on 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
Anticamente la bandiera dello Stato pontificio era giallorossa (o per meglio dire amaranto e rossa, colori derivati dai colori dello stemma della Santa Sede), i due colori tradizionali del Senato e del Popolo romano, che vennero tuttavia sostituiti con il bianco e il giallo nel 1808, allorché Pio VII
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