List of Chilean flags

This is a list of flags used in Chile. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Chile.

National flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1818–	National flag, state flag, state ensign, civil ensign and war ensign	Three cantons. In superior level, a blue square to the left with a white five-ponted star within, and a white rectangle to the right. In the inferior level, a red rectangle.
	1818–	Flag of Chile (vertical)

Governmental flags

Date	Use	Description
1920– (creation) 1967– (Legal regulation)	Presidential flag	A flag of Chile with the Chilean coat of arms in the center.
	Ambassador flag	A blue flag with white and red nordic cross and a white star in the canton. Used as a pennant on a car.
	Flag of the Ministry of National Defense	A dark blue flag with the Chilean coat of arms in the center.

Military flags

Chilean Army

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of the Chilean Army	A red flag with the army emblem in the center.

Chilean Navy

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1945-	Naval jack	A squared blue flag with a star in the center

Chilean Air Force

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of the Chilean Air Force	A sky blue flag with the coat of arms of Chilean Air Force in the center.

Police flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of the Carabineros de Chile

Vexillology Association flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of the Corporación Nacional de Vexilología de Chile

Regions

	Adopted	Description
Arica and Parinacota	2008	White flag with the Regional Government logo in the center.
Atacama	1859 (in revolution), 1996-	Flag of Atacama
Antofagasta		Blue flag with the Regional Intendance logo
Aysén	2013	White flag with the regional coat of arms in the center
Biobío		White flag with the regional coat of arms in the center.
Coquimbo	2013	Blue flag with a white star in the left down corner. To the top, in the middle, a yellow sun and a light blue sky. In the right superior side, a green land with dark green bands.
La Araucanía		Three horizontal stripes (blue, white and red) with the regional coat of arms in the center.
Los Lagos	2013	Flag of Los Lagos
Los Ríos	2008	Flag of Los Ríos Region
Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region	1997	Flag of Magallanes
Maule	2002 (last modification)	White flag with the regional coat of arms in the center.
Ñuble	2018	White flag with the regional coat of arms in the center.
O'Higgins		White flag with the regional coat of arms in the center.
Santiago Metropolitan Region	2013	Dark grey flag with the Regional Government logo in the center.
Tarapacá	2008	White flag with the coat of arms of Tarapacá Region in the center.
Valparaíso		Blue flag with the regional coat of arms in the center.

Unofficial regional flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2014	Unofficial flag of Arica y Parinacota Region ^es
	1990s	Unofficial flag of Araucanía Region
		Unofficial flag of Bío-Bío Region
	2014	Unofficial flag of Chilean glaciers
		Unofficial flag of Chiloé Archipelago
	2020	Unofficial flag of Chiloé Archipelago
	2015	Flag of Juan Fernández Islands

Communes

Political flags

Flag	Date	Party
current
	2019–present	Estallido Social protests
	1988–present	National Renewal
	1983–present	Independent Democratic Union
	1979–present	Chilean Communist Party
	1965–present	Revolutionary Left Movement
	1957–present	Christian Democratic Party
	1933–present	Socialist Party of Chile
	1912–present	Communist Party of Chile
former
	2014-2018	Amplitude
	2013-2018	Nueva Mayoría
	2008-2012	Front of the National Order^es
	2004-2008	National Socialist Movement of Chilean Workers^es
	1999-2010	New Fatherland Society^es
	1990-2002	Union of the Centrist Center
	1988-2013	Concertación
	1983-1987	National Union Movement
	1973-1989	MAPU Obrero Campesino
	1971-2013	Citizen Left
	1969-1994	Popular Unitary Action Movement
	1973	Popular Unity
	1972–1973
	1969–1972
	1966-1994	National Party
	1952-1983	Revolutionary National Syndicalist Movement^es
	1945-1958	Agrarian Labor Party
	1932-1938	National Socialist Movement of Chile
	1849-1966	Liberal Party
other
	2007-2009	Revolutionary Anarchist Front
	1983–1999	Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front
	1982-1994	Lautaro Youth Movement
	1968-1971	Organized Vanguard of the People^es

Ethnic groups flags

Date	Use	Description
1991–present	Wenufoye, the Flag of Mapuche people	Five horizontal strips. In the top and down, two black stripes with twelve white gemil ("diamonds") each one. In the center, three light blue, green and red stripes. In the center, a yellow kultrun ("ceremonial drum") with red lines and pictures.
2006–present	Reimiro, the Flag of Rapa Nui people	White field with a red Reimiro (a traditional religious figure sculpted in wood).
2006–present	Flag of Aymara people	Wiphala
2012–present	Flag of Alacaluf people	Two blue and green triangles divided by a white sash. In the blue triangle, a brown 8-point star. In the green triangle, a human figure made with brown circles.
2016–present	Flag of Selk'nam people	2 Horizontal stripes of dark red and white with a black lance in the center and 4 golden 6-pointed stars in the canton.
2020–present	Flag of Chango people	Three stripes with marine and reddish colors. A central element that groups together the activities of the town and representative silhouettes of the coastal mountain range and the waves of the sea. Nine white dots accompany the central circle.
2017–present	Flag of Colla people in Chile	Four horizontal stripes yellow, white, black and red.
2018–present	Flag of Diaguita people
-	Flag of Yaghan people
2020–present	Flag of Afro-Chileans people

Mapuche territories

Huenteche territory
Huilliche territory
Lafquenche territory
Nagche territory
Pehuenche territory
Pehuenche communities of Chiloé Island

Historical flags

Date	Use	Description
1477–1541	Inca Imperial Banner	Two long yellow snakes on the sides, in the center a green, yellow and red rainbow, with the crown of the Inca sapa.
1506–1701 16th and 17th centuries	Mapuche military flag during the Arauco War	Blue field with a guñelve (eight-pointed star).
?–1557	Mapuche flag, used by Lautaro forces, in Arauco War	Light blue gemil with a guñelve star bordered by black triangles
?–1557	Standard of the Toqui.	a red swallowtailed field with a guñelve star
1541–1785	Burgundy Cross, flag of the Spanish forces in Arauco War and flag of the Spanish Overseas Territories	A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field.
1785–1812, 1814–1817	Spanish national flag and war ensign
19th Century	Selk'nam people Flag	This version of the Selk'nam flag was created in a sewing workshop in the late 19th century by Selk'nam girls and women at the Salesian Mission of San Rafael on Dawson Island, Chile. The design of this flag responds to the fact that according to their mythology when they died they became stars.
1812–1814	First National Flag, also called Bandera de la Patria Vieja ("Old Fatherland Flag")	Three horizontal strips blue, white and yellow.
1812–1814	Alternative version of the First Chilean flag	Different order of the strips, with the first Chilean coat of arms and a red Cruz de Santiago (Cross of St. James) in the top left corner.
1814–1817	The Flag of Macha	A horizontal triband of light blue (top), white and light blue.
1814–1817	Flag of the Andes, ensign of the Army of the Andes, now the provincial flag of Mendoza (Argentina)	Two rectangles, white and light blue, with the coat of arms in the center.
1817–1818	Second National Flag, now also called Bandera de Transición ("Transitory flag")	Tricolour similar to flag of Yugoslavia, Three horizontal strips blue, white and red.
1818, only a few days	Alternative flag	Tricolour similar to flag of Russia, Three horizontal strips white, blue and red, with a white star in blue strip.
1818–1834	First design of the actual flag, also called Bandera de la Independencia ("Independence Flag")	Similar to flags of Texas, Poland, and Czechoslovakia, and to actual ensign for Chilean Independence flag, with the coat of arms in the center, and a black eight-pointed star within the white five-pointed star.
1818–1819 1820–1825	Flag of the United Provinces	A horizontal tricolor of light blue (top), white and light blue with the Sun of May in the center.
1819–1820	Flag of the United Provinces	A horizontal tricolor of blue (top), white and blue with the Sun of May in the center.
1820–1822	Flag used in Liberating Expedition of Peru	Similar to the national flag, with 3 stars
1821–1822	Flag of The Protectorate of San Martín (in Tarapacá, Arica & Parinacota)	2 triangles of white and red with the coat of arms in the center.
1822	Flag used in Peru (in Tarapacá, Arica & Parinacota)	A horizontal triband of red (top), white and red with the inca sun in the center
1822–1825	Flag used in Peru (in Tarapacá, Arica & Parinacota)	A Vertical triband of red, white and red with the inca sun in the center
1825–1826	Flag of Bolivia (in Antofagasta)	A vertical tricolor of green, red and green with 5 golden 5-pointed stars decorated with a laurels in the center of the red band
1825–1836 1839–1884	Flag used in Peru (in Tarapacá, Arica & Parinacota)	A Vertical triband of red, white and red with the coat of arms in the center
1825–1904	Flag of The Litoral Department	a horizontal tricolor of blue, red and yellow with the coat of arms off-centred toward the hoist.
1826–1831	Flag of Bolivia (in Antofagasta)	A vertical tricolor of green, red and green with a horizontal yellow band upwards and the coat of arms in the center
1826–1854	Civil flag
1831–1851	Flag of Bolivia (in Antofagasta)	A horizontal tricolor of yellow, red and green with the coat of arms in the center of the red band
1836–1839	Flag of The Peru–Bolivian Confederation (in Antofagasta, Tarapacá, Arica & Parinacota)	A red field with the arms of north and south peru and bolivia in the center.
1836–1839	Flag of South Peru (in Tarapacá, Arica & Parinacota)	A vertical field of red color on the left (with a sun and four stars) and two horizontal fields on the right of green (above) and white (below).
1851–1904	Flag of Bolivia (in Antofagasta)	A horizontal tricolor of red, yellow and green with the coat of arms centered in the yellow band.
1860–1862	Flag of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia	Three horizontal strips blue, white and green.
1860s	A recreation of Dutrou-Bornier's flag.
1880–1888	Flag of the Kingdom of Easter Island	Similar to actual Reimiro flag, with four black manutaras (mythological bird) in each corner.
1884–1929	Flag used in Peru (in Tarapacá, Arica & Parinacota)	A Vertical triband of red, white and red with the coat of arms in the center
1888–1902	Flag of the Kingdom of Easter Island	Similar to the flag of Chile, with white and red fields reversed, and the star in the blue canton replaced by Christian and traditional Rapa Nui symbols. Used during the first years after the annexation until the arrival of the ship Baquedano in 1902.