List of flags with Latin-language text
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This is a list of flags inscribed with Latin-language text.
Flag | Dates used | Latin text | English translation |
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Aguascalientes | –present | 1. BONA TERRA, BONA GENS 2. AQUA CLARA, CLARUS CÆLUM |
1. GOOD EARTH, GOOD PEOPLE 2. CLEAR WATER, CLEAR SKY |
Alabama (reverse)[1] | 1861–65 | NOLI ME TANGERE | TOUCH ME NOT |
Alabama (Governor) | 1939–present | AUDEMUS JURA NOSTRA DEFENDERE | WE DARE DEFEND OUR RIGHTS |
Alajuela Province[1] | –present | POR [sic] PATRIA NOSTRA SANGUIS NOSTEA | FOR OUR COUNTRY OUR BLOOD |
Alamance County, North Carolina[1] | –present | PRO BONO PUBLICO | FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD |
Albania | 1939–43 | FERT FERT FERT | disputed; see FERT |
Gmina Andrzejewo | 2009–present | AC [abbreviation of "Andreas Circius"] |
AK [abbreviation of "Andrzej Krzycki"] |
Annapolis, Maryland | –present | VIXI LIBER ET MORIAR | I HAVE LIVED AND I SHALL DIE FREE |
Andalusia[1] | 1918–present | DOMINATOR HERCULES FUNDATOR | HERCULES RULER AND FOUNDER |
Andorra | 1971–present | VIRTUS UNITA FORTIOR | VIRTUE UNITED IS STRONGER |
Arad, Romania | 1990–present | VIA VERITAS VITA | THE WAY THE TRUTH THE LIFE |
Atlanta[1] | –present | RESURGENS | RISING |
Augusta County, Virginia[1] | –present | REDEANT IN AURUM SECULA PRISCUM | LET US RETURN TO THAT FIRST GOLDEN AGE |
Badajoz[1] | –present | PLVS VLTRA | FURTHER BEYOND |
Badajoz Province | –present | ||
Bahamas | 1869–1964[2] | 1. EXPULSIS PIRATIS 2. RESTITUTA COMMERCIA |
1. PIRATES EXPELLED 2. COMMERCE RESTORED |
Beirut[1] | –present | BERYTUS NUTRIX LEGUM | BEIRUT MOTHER OF LAWS |
Belize | 1981–present | SUB UMBRA FLOREO | I FLOURISH IN THE SHADE |
Bergen | –present | SIGILLVM COMMVNITATIS DE CIVITATE BERGENSI | SEAL OF THE TOWN COMMUNITY OF BERGEN |
Borgo Maggiore[1] | –present | LIBERTAS | LIBERTY |
Boston | 1917–present | 1. SICUT PATRIBUS SIT DEUS NOBIS 2. BOSTONIA 3. CONDITA AD 1630 4. CIVITATIS REGIMINE DONATA AD 1822 |
1. AS GOD WAS WITH OUR FATHERS SO MAY HE BE WITH US 2. BOSTON 3. FOUNDED AD 1630 4. CITY GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED AD 1822 |
Bridgeport, Connecticut[1] | –present | INDUSTRIA CRESCIMUS | BY INDUSTRY WE THRIVE |
British Empire (unofficial) | 1910–45 | EX UNITATE VIRES | UNION IS STRENGTH |
British Guiana | 1906–66[2] | DAMUS PETIMUSQUE VICISSIM | WE GIVE AND EXPECT IN RETURN |
British Virgin Islands | 1960–present | VIGILATE | BE WATCHFUL |
British Virgin Islands (Civil Ensign) | 1960–present | ||
British Virgin Islands (Governor) | 1960–present | ||
British Windward Islands[1] | 1886–1953[2] | I PEDE FAUSTO | GO WITH A LUCKY FOOT |
British Windward Islands (Governor-in-chief)[1] | 1886–1960[2] | ||
The Bronx | 1912–present | NE CEDE MALIS | YIELD NOT TO EVIL |
Cádiz Province[1] | –present | 1. HERCVLES FVNDATOR GADIUM DOMINATORQVE 2. PLVS VLTRA |
1. HERCULES FOUNDER AND RULER OF CÁDIZ 2. FURTHER BEYOND |
California (Governor) | –present | EUREKA | I HAVE FOUND IT |
Cape Colony | 1876–1910 | SPES BONA | GOOD HOPE |
Caroline County, Maryland[1] | –present | TERRA DULCIS VIVENDUM | LAND OF PLEASANT LIVING |
Chile (Patria Vieja) | 1812–14 | 1. POST TENEBRAS LUX 2. AUT CONSILIO [sic] AUT ENSE |
1. LIGHT AFTER DARKNESS 2. EITHER BY MEETING OR BY THE SWORD |
Cincinnati | 1896–present | JUNCTA JUVANT | UNITY ASSISTS |
Colorado[1] | 1907–11 | NIL SINE NUMINE | NOTHING WITHOUT PROVIDENCE |
Connecticut | 1897–present | QUI TRANSTULIT SUSTINET | HE WHO TRANSPLANTED STILL SUSTAINS |
Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (President) | 1990–92 | VERITAS VINCIT | TRUTH PREVAILS |
Detroit | 1948–present[2] | 1. SPERAMUS MELIORA 2. RESURGET CINERIBUS |
1. WE HOPE FOR BETTER THINGS 2. IT WILL RISE FROM THE ASHES |
Dollard-des-Ormeaux[1] | –present | VIRIBUS UNITAS | UNITED FORCE |
Drogheda | –present | Deus praesidium mercatura decus | God our strength, merchandise our glory |
Extremadura | 1983–present | PLVS VLTRA | FURTHER BEYOND |
Fairfax County, Virginia[1] | –present | FARE FAC | FAIRFAX |
Flores Department[1] | –present | LABOR IMPROBA OMNIA VINCIT | STEADY WORK OVERCAME ALL THINGS |
Gabon (President)[1] | 1963–present | UNITI PROGREDIEMUR | WE SHALL GO FORWARD UNITED |
Gibraltar (civil ensign) | 1996–present | MONTIS INSIGNIA CALPE | BADGE OF THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR |
Gibraltar (government ensign) | 1875–present[2] | ||
Gibraltar (governor) | 1837–1982[2] | ||
Gipuzkoa | –present | FIDELISSIMA BARDULIA NUMQUAM SUPERATA | NOBLE BARDULIA NEVER CONQUERED |
Gran Colombia | 1820–21 | VIXIT ET VINCET AMORE PATRIAE | |
Grenada | 1875–1903 | HAE TIBI ERUNT ARTES | THESE SHALL BE YOUR ARTS |
Grenada | 1903–67 | CLARIOR E TENEBIS | LIGHT OUT OF DARKNESS |
Guatemala (state flag) | 1858–71 | 1. GUATIMALÆ RESPUBLICA 2. PROTECTIONE SUB D.O.M. [abbreviation of "Deus Optimus Maximus"] |
REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA 2. UNDER THE PROTECTION OF ALMIGHTY GOD |
Kingdom of Haiti | 1811–20 | EX CINERVBVS NASCITVR | THE EMPIRE SHALL RISE FROM ITS ASHES |
Huelva Province | –present | PROTUS MARIS ET TERRE CUSTODIA | PROTECTOR OF SEAPORTS AND LAND |
Huelva | –present | ||
Huesca Province | –present | V.V. OSCA [abbreviation of "VRBS VICTRIX OSCA] |
HUESCA |
Huesca | –present | ||
Idaho[1] | 1897–present | ESTO PERPETUA | LET IT BE ETERNAL |
Iquitos[1] | –present | CARPENT TUA POMA NEPOTES | YOUR CHILDREN WILL HARVEST YOUR FRUITS |
Jamaica | 1906–62[2] | INDVS VTERQVE SERVIET VNI | BOTH INDIES SHALL SERVE AS ONE |
Jamaica | 1906–62[2] | ||
Kansas[1] | 1961–present | AD ASTRA PER ASPERA | TO THE STARS THROUGH DIFFICULTIES |
Kansas (Governor)[1] | 1961–present | ||
Kosovo (President) | 1992–2007 | DARDANIA | DARDANIA |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania[1] | –present | Lan-castra, Britannia | Lancaster, Britain |
Lazio[1] | –present | S P Q S [abbreviation of "Senatus Populusqus Sabinus"] |
[abbreviation of "The Senate and the Sabine People"] |
Lima | –present | 1. I K [abbreviation of "Ioanna" and "Karolus"] 2. HOC SIGNUM VERE REGUM EST |
1. J C [abbreviation of "Joanna" and "Charles"] 2. THIS IS THE REAL SIGN OF THE KINGS |
Maine[1] | 1909–present | DIRIGO | I LEAD |
Malabo | Until 1968[3] | 1. FIDES 2. BIAFRA |
1. FAITH 2. BIAFRA |
Marondera | –present | FLOREAT MARONDERA | LET MARONDERA FLOURISH |
Massachusetts | 1971–present | ENSE PETIT PLACIDAM SVB LIBERATE QVIETEM | BY THE SWORD WE SEEK PEACE BUT PEACE ONLY UNDER LIBERTY |
Massachusetts (Governor) | 1971–present | ||
Mauritius | 1869–1968[2] | STELLA CLAVISQUE MARIS INDICI | STAR AND KEY OF THE INDIAN OCEAN |
Mauritius (civil ensign) | 1968–present | ||
Mauritius (state ensign) | 1968–present | ||
Mauritius (President)[1] | 1968–present | ||
Melilla | –present | 1. PRÆFERRE PATRIAM LIBERIS PARENTEM DECET 2. NON PLVS VLTRA |
1. IT IS SEEMLY FOR A PARENT TO PUT HIS FATHERLAND BEFORE HIS CHILDREN 2. NOTHING FARTHER BEYOND |
Michigan | 1911–present | 1. E PLURIBUS UNUM 2. TUEBOR 3. SI QUÆRIS PENINSULAM AMŒNAM CIRCUMSPICE |
1. OUT OF MANY, ONE 2. I WILL DEFEND 3. IF YOU SEEK A PLEASANT PENINSULA LOOK AROUND YOU |
Michigan (Governor) | 1911–present | ||
Missouri[1] | 1913 | 1. SALUS POPULI SUPREME LEX ESTO 2. MDCCCXX |
1. LET THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE BE THE SUPREME LAW 2. 1820 |
Newfoundland | 1870–1904 | 1. TERRA NOVA | 1. NEW LAND |
Newfoundland (civil ensign) | 1870–1931 | 1. TERRA NOVA 2. HÆC TIBI DONA FERO |
1. NEW LAND 2. THESE GIFTS I BRING THEE |
Newfoundland | 1907–31 | ||
New York | 1788–present[2] | EXCELSIOR | HIGHER [or EVER UPWARD] |
New York (Governor) | –present | ||
New York City[1] | 1977–present | SIGILLUM CIVITATIS NOVI EBORACI | SEAL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK |
Nuevo León[1] | –present | SEMPER ASCENDENS | ALWAYS ASCENDING |
North Dakota[1] | 1943–present | E PLURIBUS UNUM | OUT OF MANY, ONE |
Olomouc Region | –present | S P Q O [abbreviation of "Senatus Populusqus Olomucium"] |
[abbreviation of "The Senate and the Olomouc People"] |
Oslo[1] | –present | UNANIMETER ET CONSTANTER | UNITED AND CONSTANT |
Osorno, Chile | –present | 1. PRO PATRIA NEC ASPERA TERRENT 2. FIDE ET AMORE |
1. FOR COUNTRY FRIGHTENED BY NO DIFFICULTIES 2. FAITH AND LOVE |
Palencia Province[1] | –present | AVE MARIA | HAIL MARY |
Philadelphia | 1874–present | PHILADELPHIA MANETO | LET BROTHERLY LOVE ENDURE |
Prince George's County, Maryland[1] | 1963–present[2] | SEMPER EADEM | ALWAYS THE SAME |
Puerto Rico (Governor) | –present | JOANNES EST NOMEN EJVS | JOHN IS HIS NAME |
Rhodesia | 1968–79 | SIT NOMINE DIGNA | MAY SHE BE WORTHY OF THE NAME |
Rhodesia (President) | 1968–79 | ||
Rio de Janeiro[1] | –present | RECTE REM PUBLICAM GERERE | CONDUCT THE AFFAIRS OF THE PUBLIC WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS |
Recife | –present | VIRTUS ET FIDES | STRENGTH AND COURAGE |
Roman Republic (military flag) | 1849 | GUARDIA CIVICA ROMANA | GUARD OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC |
Saint-Lambert, Quebec[1] | –present | Maximus in minimis | The greatest in the smallest detail |
Saint Vincent | 1979–85[2] | PAX ET JUSITITIA | PEACE AND JUSTICE |
Saint Vincent | 1907–79 | ||
Samogitia | –present | PATRIA UNA | ONE NATION |
San Diego[1] | 1934–present | SEMPER VIGILANS | EVER VIGILANT |
San Marino | 1465–present[2] | LIBERTAS | LIBERTY |
City of San Marino[1] | –present | ||
São Paulo | –present | NON DVCOR DVCO | I AM NOT LED I LEAD |
Gmina Secemin | –present | IN PRINCIPIO | IN THE BEGINNING |
Seychelles[1] | 1903–76[2] | FINIT CORONAT OPVS | THE END CROWNS THE WORK |
Seychelles (Governor)[1] | 1903–76[2] | ||
Seychelles (President) | 1977–present[2] | ||
Shanghai International Settlement[1] | c. 1917 – 1943 | OMNIA JUNCTA IN UNO | ALL JOINED IN ONE |
Sierra Leone | 1916–61 | AUSPICE BRITTANIA LIBER | FREE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF BRITAIN |
Sint Maarten | 1985–present | SEMPER PRO GREDIENS | ALWAYS PROGRESSING |
Soacha[1] | –present | SOL OMNIBUS LUCET | THE SUN SHINES ON ALL |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 1985–present[2] | LEO TERRUM PROPRIAM PROTEGAT | LET THE LION PROTECT HIS OWN LAND |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Commissioner) | 1999–present | ||
Spain | 1981–present | PLVS VLTRA | FURTHER BEYOND |
Spain[1] | 1939–81[2] | ||
Spain | 1931–39 | ||
Spain (President)[1] | 1931–36 | ||
Spain (President)[1] | 1936–39 | ||
Municipality of Štip[1] | –present | АСТІВО | ACTIBO [Latin place name for the Štip region] |
Subotica | –present | SIGILLUM LIBERÆ ET REGIÆ CIVITATIS MARIA THERESIOPOLIS | SEAL OF THE FREE AND ROYAL CITY OF MARIA THERESIOPOLIS |
Suriname (President) | 1975–present | JUSTICIA PIETAS FIDES | JUSTICE PIETY TRUST |
Suriname (Prime Minister) | 1975–88 | ||
Swaziland (royal standard) | 1986–present | MIIIR [abbreviation of "Mswati III Rex"] |
MIIIK [abbreviation of "Mswati III King"] |
Tangier International Zone[1] | 1923–56 | TINGIS | TANGIER |
Tlaxcala[1] | –present | K [abbreviation of "Karolus"] |
C [abbreviation of "Charles"] |
Toledo Province | –present | PLVS VLTRA | FURTHER BEYOND |
Tongatapu | 1858–62 | A M [abbreviation of "Ave Maria"] |
H M [abbreviation of "Hail Mary"] |
Trinidad | 1889–1962[2] | MISCERIQUE PROBAT POPULOS ET FŒDERA JUNGI | SHE IS CONTENT TO MAKE TREATIES AND UNITE PEOPLES |
Trujillo, Peru | –present | K [abbreviation of "Karolus"] |
C [abbreviation of "Charles"] |
Gmina Tuczępy | –present | ECCE AGNUS DEI | BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD |
Tumbes, Peru[1] | –present | KAROLI CESARIS AVSPITIO ET LABORE INGENIO AC IMPENSA DUCIS PIZARRO INVENTA ET PACATA | UNDER THE AUSPICES OF EMPEROR CHARLES CAPTAIN PIZARRO USED HIS LABOUR AND TALENT TO DISCOVER AND PACIFY |
United States (President) | 1882–present[2] | E PLURIBUS UNUM | OUT OF MANY, ONE |
United States (Vice President) | 1915–present[2] | ||
Kingdom of Uvea | 1842–60 | A M [abbreviation of "Ave Maria"] |
H M [abbreviation of "Hail Mary"] |
Republic of Venice | –1797 | PAX TIBI MARCE EVANGELISTA MEUS[4] | PEACE TO YOU MARK MY EVANGELIST |
Veneto | 1975–present | ||
Victoria, British Columbia | –present | SEMPER LIBER | ALWAYS FREE |
Virginia[1] | 1861–present[2] | SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS | THUS ALWAYS TO TYRANTS |
West Vancouver | –present | CONSILIO ET ANIMIS | BY WISDOM AND COURAGE |
West Virginia[1] | 1929–present | MONTANI SEMPER LIBERI | MOUNTAINEERS ARE ALWAYS FREE |
Winnipeg[1] | 1975–present | UNUM CUM VIRTUTE MULTORUM | ONE WITH THE STRENGTH OF MANY |
Zacatecas | –present | LABOR VINCIT OMNIA | WORK CONQUERS ALL |
See also
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Some of the other features of the flag changed over time, but the text in these multiple versions was consistent.
- ^ "Inicio". Malabo City Council Website. Archived from the original on 2004-05-01. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- ^ REGIONE DEL VENTO [Italian: REGION OF VENTO] were removed from the flag in 1999.