List of Nicaraguan flags
National flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 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
| 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
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png) | Flag of the Garifuna people |
Subdivision flags
Departments
| Flag | Subdivision | Adopted | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Boaco | ||
 |  | Carazo | ||
 |  | Chinandega | ||
 |  | Chontales | ||
 |  | Estelí | ||
 |  | Granada | ||
 |  | Jinotega | ||
 |  | León | ||
 | Madriz | |||
 |  | Managua | ||
 |  | Masaya | ||
 |  | Matagalpa | ||
 |  | Nueva Segovia | ||
 |  | Rivas | ||
 |  | Rio San Juan | ||
Autonomous Regions
| Flag | Subdivision | Adopted | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region | ||
 |  | South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region | ||
Political flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of the Alliance for the Republic | ||
 | Flag of the Citizens' Action Party | ||
V.svg.png) | Flag of the Conservative Party | ||
 | Flag of the Constitutionalist Liberal Party | ||
 | Flag of the Independent Liberal Party | ||
 | Flag of the National Opposition Union | ||
R.svg.png) | 1912-1979 | Flag of the Nationalist Liberal Party | |
 | Flag of the Nicaraguan Christian Democratic Union | ||
 | Flag of the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance | ||
 | Flag of the Sandinista National Liberation Front | [3] |
Historical flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1524–1785 | Burgundy Cross, flag of the Spanish Overseas Territories | |
 | 1638–1707 | Flag of England | |
.svg.png) | 1707–1787 | Flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain | |
.svg.png) | 1785–1821 | War ensign of Spain | |
 | 1808–1813 | Flag of Spain under Joseph Bonaparte (1808–1813) | |
.svg.png) | 1819–1820 | First flag of Great Colombia | |
.svg.png) | 1820–1821 | Second flag of Great Colombia | |
 | 1821 | Flag of the First Mexican Empire | |
 | 1821–1823 | Flag of the First Mexican Empire | |
 | 1821–1831 | Third flag of Great Colombia | |
 | 1823–1824 | Flag of the United Provinces of Central America | |
 | 1824–1838 | Flag of the Federal Republic of Central America | |
.svg.png) | 1831–1834 | Flag of Republic of New Granada | |
 | 1834–1856 | Flag of Republic of New Granada and the Granadine Confederation | |
.svg.png) | 1839–1856 1873–1889 | National flag | |
.png) | 1839–1856 1873–1889 |  State flag | |
.svg.png) | 1839–1856 1873–1889 |  Merchant Navy flag | |
.svg.png) | 1844–1860 | Flag of The United Kingdom | |
 | 1844–1860 | Flag of The Miskito Kingdom | |
.svg.png) | 1852–1854 | Attributed flag | |
.svg.png) | 1856–1857 | Flag under William Walker | |
.svg.png) | 1857–1873 1893–1896 | National flag | |
.svg.png) | 1881–1894 | Flag of The Mosquito Reserve | |
.svg.png) | 1889–1893 | Attributed flag | |
.svg.png) | 1896–1908 | National flag | |
.svg.png) | November 1898 | Flag of Greater Republic of Central America | |
.svg.png) | 1908–1971 | National flag | |
.svg.png) | 1912–1933 | Flag of the United States used in Nicaragua during U.S. occupation |
House flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| | 1919–2003 | House flag of the Lloyd Nicaragüense | Based on William Walker's flag |
See also
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References
- ^ "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.