List of Spanish flags


This is a list of Spanish flags, with illustrations.

National flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1981–presentNational Flag with coat of arms, State flag, State ensign, and War ensignNational flag with coat of arms
1843–1931
1939–present
Civil ensign for use in merchant ships
1 January 1928 to present
Civil flag and ensignThe flag of Spain consists of three horizontal stripes: red, yellow and red, the yellow strip being twice as wide as each red stripe.
1939–presentNaval jackA squared flag divided into four squares representing the four Kingdoms of Spain with navies in the Middle Ages: Castile, Leon, Aragon, and Navarre
1982–presentHigh Civil Authorities' flagA square flag of Spain with the Spanish coat of arms on the center
1977–presentYacht ensignThe flag of Spain with a blue plain Royal Crown in the center
1977–presentCustoms Service ensignThe flag of Spain with two crowned "H"

Royal standards

FlagDateUseDescription
2014–presentStandard of the King of SpainA crimson square with the Coat of arms of the King in the center.
A version of the flag with gold fringing is known as the guidon and serves as the command sign or positional flag for military use.
2015–presentStandard of the Princess of AsturiasA light blue square with the Coat of arms of the Princess in the center.
A version of the flag with gold fringing is known as the guidon and serves as the command sign or positional flag for military use.
1975/
1977–present
Standard of King Juan CarlosA dark blue square with the Coat of arms of King Juan Carlos in the center.
A version of the flag with gold fringing is known as the guidon and serves as the command sign or positional flag for military use.

Military flags

Armed Forces

Army

Navy

Air Force

Regional flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Andalusia Three equal horizontal bands of green, white and green, there is an Andalucian coat of arms in center of the white band.
Flag of AragonNine equal horizontal stripes of yellow and red, there is an Aragon coat of arms in left the red and yellow bands, the coat of arms featured a gold crown have four green small diamonds and three red small disk, the shield means four corner, first corner means, second corner means and fourth corner means.
Flag of AsturiasBlue field with the Victory Cross in center, hanging from the horizontal axis on either side of the cross are an upper-case Greek letter Alpha on the left and a lower-case Omega on the right.
Flag of the Balearic IslandsNine equal horizontal stripes of yellow, and red, and a Balearic castle in purple hoist-side upper left corner.
Flag of the Basque Country The red ground symbolizes Biscayan people ; the green saltire represents the Oak of Guernica, a symbol of the old Basque laws, or Fueros; and the white cross over them as a symbol of Basque Catholic devotion.
Flag of the Canary IslandsThree equal vertical bands of white, blue, and yellow, there is a Canary Island coat of arms in center the blue band, the coat of arms featured the word motto "OCEANO" in silver ribbon in upper, royal crown in middle and two dogs are holding the shield in lower, the shield have seven hillocks.
Flag of CantabriaTwo horizontal stripes of equal width, white on the top and red on the bottom, and the region's coat of arms in its centre. The first field of the coat of arms represents the conquest of Seville by Cantabrian marines in 1248, while the second field honors the pre-Roman Cantabri people showing geometric ornaments typically found on Cantabrian stelae.
Flag of Castilla-La Mancha
Flag of Castile and LeónTwo Lions from the Kingdom of León and two castles from Kingdom of Castille.
Flag of Catalonia
Flag of Ceuta
Flag of Extremadura
Flag of Galicia
Flag of La Rioja
Flag of MadridA crimson red field representing Castille, with seven five-pointed stars in silver representing the administrative areas of the region.
Flag of Melilla
Flag of Murcia
Flag of NavarreAgainst a red background, the coat of arms of Navarre, which consists of a pattern of golden chains, with eight of them linked with an emerald in the center
Flag of the Valencian Community A derivation of the traditional Senyera of the Crown of Aragon, it is composed of four red bars on a yellow background, crowned with a blue strip party per pale next to the hoist.

Provincial flags

The provinces of A Coruña, Alicante, Castellón, Valencia and Zamora do not have a flag.

Islands

[Balearic Islands]

[Canary Islands]

Historical flags

[Kingdom of Asturias]

FlagDateUseDescription
842-850Royal Standard of Ramiro I of Asturias

[Kingdom of Castile]

FlagDateUseDescription
1175-1214Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Castile
1214-1230Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Castile

[Kingdom of León]

FlagDateUseDescription
1105-1157Royal Flag of Alfonso VII of León and Castile
1157-1284Royal Flag of the Kingdom of León
1284-1833Royal Flag of the Kingdom of León

[Kingdom of Galicia]

FlagDateUseDescription
circa. 1282Flag of the Kingdom of Galicia-
16th centuryFlag of the Kingdom of Galicia

[Granada]

FlagDateUseDescription
1230-1492Flag of The Emirate of Granada
1492-1833Flag of The Kingdom of Granada

Kingdom of Toledo">Kingdom of Toledo (Crown of Castile)">Kingdom of Toledo

FlagDateUseDescription
1085-1833Banner of The Kingdom of Toledo

[Kingdom of Mallorca]

FlagDateUseDescription
1269-1312Flag of the Kingdom of Mallorca
1312-1715Flag of the Kingdom of Mallorca

[Kingdom of Murcia]

FlagDateUseDescription
12661st Standard of the Kingdom of Murcia
1266-13612nd Standard of the Kingdom of Murcia
13613rd Standard of the Kingdom of Murcia
1361-1575Final Standard of the Kingdom of Murcia

[Kingdom of Navarre]

FlagDateUseDescription
1194-1234Royal Flag of Sancho VII of Navarre
1212-1589Royal Standard of the Kings of Navarre
1589-1841Royal Standard of the Kings of Navarre

[Crown of Castile]

FlagDateUseDescription
1230-1406Royal Standard of the Crown of Castile
1406-1500Royal Standard of the Crown of Castile
1406-1500Royal Standard of the Crown of Castile
1500-1715Royal Standard of the Crown of Castile

[Crown of Aragon]

FlagDateUseDescription
1162–1716Royal Standard of the Crown of Aragon
1238-1276The Pennon of the Conquest of Valencia.

Flags

See also: Flag of Spain
FlagDateUseDescription
1475–1504
Eventually until 1506
Flag of the infantry forces and flag of Spain until 1516
1506–1701Cross of Burgundy flag, military flag, also used as flag of the Spanish Empire and its overseas territoriesA red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned branches, on a white field
1506–1762Merchant marine's flag-
1701–1771Flag used in naval bases and coast defenses
1701–1785Naval ensign
1701–1760Etiquette's Naval ensign and flags of the Spanish Empire
1760–1785Etiquette's Naval ensign and flags of the Spanish Empire
1808–1813Flag of Spain under Joseph Bonaparte
1785–1927Merchant marine's flag
1785–1843War ensign
1785–1873State flag
1875–1931State flag
1873–1874Flag of the First Spanish Republic
1931–1939Flag of the Second Spanish Republic
1931–1939Civil flag and ensign of the Second Spanish Republic
1936–1938Flag of Spain
1938–1945Flag of Spain
1945–1977Flag of Spain
1977–1981Flag of Spain