List of Nicaraguan flags
National flag
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1975-present | Flag of Nicaragua | A horizontal triband of Azure (top and bottom) and white with the National Coat of Arms centered on the white band.[1] |
Military flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag of the Nicaraguan Armed Forces | Red field with Nicaragua Armed Forces emblem at the centre—two inscriptions (EJERCITO DE NICARAGUA at the top and PATRIA Y LIBERTAD at the bottom)[2] |
Ethnic group flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Flag of the Garifuna people |
Subdivision flags
[edit]Departments
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Boaco | ||
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Carazo | ||
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Chinandega | ||
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Chontales | ||
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Estelí | ||
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Granada | ||
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Jinotega | ||
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León | ||
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Madriz | |||
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Managua | ||
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Masaya | ||
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Matagalpa | ||
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Nueva Segovia | ||
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Rivas | ||
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Rio San Juan | ||
Autonomous Regions
[edit]| Flag | Subdivision | Adopted | Description | |
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North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region | ||
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South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region | ||
Political flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Flag of the Alliance for the Republic | ||
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Flag of the Citizens' Action Party | ||
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Flag of the Conservative Party | ||
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Flag of the Constitutionalist Liberal Party | ||
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Flag of the Independent Liberal Party | ||
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Flag of the National Opposition Union | ||
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1912-1979 | Flag of the Nationalist Liberal Party | |
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Flag of the Nicaraguan Christian Democratic Union | ||
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Flag of the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance | ||
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Flag of the Sandinista National Liberation Front | [3] |
Historical flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1524–1785 | Burgundy Cross, flag of the Spanish Overseas Territories | |
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1638–1707 | Flag of England | |
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1707–1787 | Flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain | |
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1785–1821 | War ensign of Spain | |
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1808–1813 | Flag of Spain under Joseph Bonaparte (1808–1813) | |
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1819–1820 | First flag of Great Colombia | |
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1820–1821 | Second flag of Great Colombia | |
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1821 | Flag of the First Mexican Empire | |
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1821–1823 | Flag of the First Mexican Empire | |
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1821–1831 | Third flag of Great Colombia | |
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1823–1824 | Flag of the United Provinces of Central America | |
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1824–1838 | Flag of the Federal Republic of Central America | |
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1831–1834 | Flag of Republic of New Granada | |
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1834–1856 | Flag of Republic of New Granada and the Granadine Confederation | |
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1839–1856 1873–1889 |
National flag | |
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1839–1856 1873–1889 |
 State flag |
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1839–1856 1873–1889 |
 Merchant Navy flag |
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1844–1860 | Flag of The United Kingdom | |
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1844–1860 | Flag of The Miskito Kingdom | |
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1852–1854 | Attributed flag | |
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1856–1857 | Flag under William Walker | |
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1857–1873 1893–1896 |
National flag | |
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1881–1894 | Flag of The Mosquito Reserve | |
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1889–1893 | Attributed flag | |
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1896–1908 | National flag | |
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November 1898 | Flag of Greater Republic of Central America | |
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1908–1971 | National flag | |
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1912–1933 | Flag of the United States used in Nicaragua during U.S. occupation |
House flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1919–2003 | House flag of the Lloyd Nicaragüense | Based on William Walker's flag |
See also
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flags of Nicaragua.
References
[edit]- ^ "Country Flags With Purple". Retrieved 2018-12-18.
- ^ "Bandera del Ejército de Nicaragua" (in Spanish). Ejército de Nicaragua. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Nicaragua - National Political Party Flags". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-11-03.