Civil ensign

{{Short description|Maritime flag used by civilian vessels to denote their nationality}}

A civil ensign is an ensign (maritime flag) used by civilian vessels to denote their nationality. It can be the same or different from the state ensign and the naval ensign (or war ensign). It is also known as the merchant ensign or merchant flag. Some countries have special civil ensigns for yachts, and even for specific yacht clubs, known as yacht ensigns.

Most countries have only one national flag and ensign for all purposes. In other countries, a distinction is made between the land flag and the civil, state and naval ensigns. The British ensigns, for example, differ from the flag used on land (the Union Flag) and have different versions of plain and defaced Red and Blue ensigns for civilian and state use, as well as the naval ensign (White Ensign) that can also be used by yachts of the Royal Yacht Squadron.

Countries having specific civil ensigns

The civil ensigns that are different from the general national flag can be grouped into a number of categories.

=Civil ensigns with the national flag in the canton=

Several countries use red flags with, in most cases, either the respective national flag or the Union Flag in the canton, patterned after the Red Ensign. British overseas territories fly the plain Red Ensign or a Red Ensign with the respective colonial arms in the fly. Saudi Arabia puts its national flag in the canton of an otherwise-green flag (the Saudi Arabian flag is hoisted with the flagpole to its right so the canton is in the upper right corner of the flag). Ghana stopped using its Red Ensign in 2003 with the adoption of a new merchant shipping act, which made the Ghanaian flag the proper national colors for Ghanaian ships. Similarly, Sri Lanka stopped using its Red Ensign in 1969 and uses the Sri Lankan flag as the civil ensign. Under the relevant shipping law for the Solomon Islands, the Shipping Act 1998, (No. 5 of 1998), the national flag of the Solomon Islands and not a Red Ensign is the appropriate flag: "The National Flag of Solomon Islands shall be the national colours for a vessel registered under this Act." Nevertheless, the Solomon Islands Red Ensign is still used in some cases.

==Sovereign states==

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|File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg File:Civil Ensign of Australia.svg

|AustraliaThe Australian national flag is also used for smaller ships.

|File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg File:Civil Ensign of Bangladesh.svg

|Bangladesh

|File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg File:Civil Ensign of the Bahamas.svg

|The Bahamas

|File:Flag of Fiji.svg File:Civil Ensign of Fiji.svg

|Fiji

|File:Flag of India.svg File:Civil Ensign of India.svg

|India

|File:Flag of Jamaica.svg File:Civil Ensign of Jamaica.svg

|Jamaica

|File:Flag of Malaysia.svg File:Civil Ensign of Malaysia.svg

|Malaysia

|File:Flag of Mauritius.svg File:Civil Ensign of Mauritius.svg

|Mauritius

|File:Flag of New Zealand.svg File:Civil Ensign of New Zealand.svg

|New Zealand

|File:Flag of Nigeria.svg File:Civil Ensign of Nigeria.svg

|Nigeria

|File:Flag of Pakistan.svg File:Civil Ensign of Pakistan.svg

|Pakistan

|File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg File:Civil Ensign of Saudi Arabia.svg

|{{IFIS|Sinister}} Saudi Arabia

|File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg File:Civil Ensign of the Solomon Islands.svg

|{{IFIS|Historical}} Solomon Islands

|File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg File:Civil Ensign of the United Arab Emirates.svg

|United Arab EmiratesThe UAE national flag is also reported as civil ensign.

|File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg

|United KingdomThe plain red ensign is also used in the British overseas territories of Anguilla, the British Indian Ocean Territory, Montserrat, the Pitcairn Islands and Saint Helena.

|}}

==British overseas territories and crown dependencies ==

Source:Bermuda's flag and civil ensign are the same and is used on ships registered in Bermuda in lieu of the British Red Ensign.

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|File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg File:Civil Ensign of the British Virgin Islands.svg

|British Virgin Islands

|File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg File:Civil Ensign of the Cayman Islands.svg

|Cayman Islands

|File:Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg File:Civil Ensign of the Falkland Islands.svg

|Falkland Islands

|File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg File:Civil Ensign of Gibraltar.svg

|Gibraltar

|File:Flag of Guernsey.svg File:Civil Ensign of Guernsey.svg

|Guernsey

|File:Flag of the Isle of Man.svg File:Civil Ensign of the Isle of Man.svg

|Isle of Man

|File:Flag of Jersey.svg File:Civil Ensign of Jersey.svg

|Jersey

|File:Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg File:Civil Ensign of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg

|Turks and Caicos Islands

|}}

==Blue Ensign exceptions==

In some cases, the Blue Ensign may be flown in lieu of the Red Ensign if a number of merchant vessels crew are former Royal Navy personnel or current Royal Navy Reservists, or commanded by an officer of the Royal Navy Reserve. India and Sri Lanka enact similar laws.

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|File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg File:Government Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg

|United Kingdom

|File:Flag of India.svg File:Blue Ensign of India.svg

|India

|File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg File:Government Ensign of Sri Lanka.svg

|Sri Lanka

|}}

=Civil ensigns that vary greatly from the national flag=

Several countries have civil ensigns that are very different from the national flag.

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|File:Flag of Albania.svg File:Civil_Ensign_of_Albania.svg

|Albania

|File:Flag of Israel.svg File:Civil_Ensign_of_Israel.svg

|Israel

|File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg File:Civil_Ensign_of_Luxembourg.svg

|Luxembourg

|File:Flag of the State of Maine.svg File:Merchant and marine flag of Maine.svg

|Maine

|File:Flag of Malta.svg File:Civil_Ensign_of_Malta.svg

|Malta

|File:Flag of Monaco.svg File:Lozenge flag of Monaco.svg

|Monaco

|File:Flag of the Philippines.svg File:Philippine Coastwise emblem.svg

|The Philippines (inland only)

|File:Flag of Singapore.svg File:Civil_Ensign_of_Singapore.svg

|Singapore

}}

=Civil ensigns consisting of the national flag with an additional emblem=

Well-known examples are the Italian civil ensign showing the shield with the arms of the sea republics, and the Polish civil ensign with the arms of Poland. Most of these emblems were added to distinguish the ensign from similar flags of other countries (e.g. Colombia/Ecuador) or from other signal flags (e.g. Malta/ H signal flag).

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|File:Flag of Colombia.svg File:Civil Ensign of Colombia.svg

|Colombia

|File:Flag of El Salvador.svg File:Civil Ensign of El Salvador.svg

|El Salvador

|File:Flag of Italy.svg File:Civil Ensign of Italy.svg

|Italy

|File:Flag of Morocco.svg File:Civil Ensign of Morocco.svg

|MoroccoThe Moroccan national flag is also reported as civil ensign.

|File:Flag of Poland.svg File:State Flag of Poland.svg

|Poland

|File:Flag of the United States.svg File:United States yacht flag.svg

|United States (Yacht ensign; unofficial)

|File:Flag of Finland.svg File:Flag of Finnish yacht clubs.svg

|Finland (Yacht ensign)The circled X is replaced with the club emblem.

|File:Flag of Spain.svg File:Bandera de yate.svg

|Spain (Yacht ensign)}}

=Civil ensigns that are simplified national flags with coat of arms removed=

In several countries (such as Spain and much of Hispanic America, and some European countries), there are two main versions of the flag, a simpler one (usually a striped flag) and a more elaborate one with the national arms. The simpler one is used as a civil ensign (and in most cases also as a civil flag), whereas the version with the arms is mainly used by the government and the military. In El Salvador, the civil ensign also differs from the national flag in the proportions.

{{Gallery items|width=120

|File:Flag of Andorra.svg File:Flag of Andorra (civil).svg

|Andorra

|File:Flag of Argentina.svg File:Flag of Argentina (civil).svg

|Argentina

|File:Flag of Austria (state).svg File:Flag of Austria.svg

|Austria

|File:Flag of Baden-Württemberg (state, lesser arms).svg File:Flag of Baden-Württemberg.svg

|Baden-Württemberg

|File:Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg File:Flag of Bolivia.svg

|Bolivia

|File:Flag of Bremen (middle arms).svg File:Flag of Bremen.svg

|Bremen

|File:Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg

|Costa Rica

|File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg File:Civil Ensign of the Dominican Republic.svg

|Dominican Republic

|File:Flag of Ecuador.svg File:Civil_Ensign_of_Ecuador.svg

|Ecuador

|File:Flag of El Salvador.svg File:Civil Flag of El Salvador.svg

|El Salvador

|File:Flag of Finland (state).svg File:Flag of Finland.svg

|Finland

|File:Flag of Germany (state).svg File:Flag of Germany.svg

|GermanyPreviously used by West Germany prior to German Reunification in 1990.

|File:Flag of Guatemala.svg File:Civil Ensign of Guatemala.svg

|Guatemala

|File:Flag of Haiti.svg File:Flag of Haiti (civil).svg

|Haiti

|File:Flag of Hesse (state).svg File:Flag of Hesse.svg

|Hesse

|File:Flag of Hungary with arms (state).svg File:Civil Ensign of Hungary.svg

|Hungary

|File:Flag_of_Mecklenburg-Western_Pomerania_(state).svg File:Flag of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.svg

|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

|File:Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia (state).svg File:Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia.svg

|North Rhine-Westphalia

|File:Flag of Peru (state).svg File:Flag of Peru.svg

|Peru

|File:Flag of Romania (with coat of arms).svg File:Flag of Romania.svg

|Romania

|File:Flag of San Marino.svg File:Flag of San Marino (civil).svg

|San Marino

|File:Flag_of_Saxony_(state).svg File:Flag_of_Saxony.svg

|Saxony

|File:Flag of Schleswig-Holstein (state).svg File:Flag of Schleswig-Holstein.svg

|Schleswig-Holstein

|File:Flag of Serbia.svg File:Civil_Flag_of_Serbia.svg

|Serbia

|File:Flag of Spain.svg File:Flag_of_Spain_(civil_variant).svg

|Spain

|File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg File:Flag of Tajikistan without a crown and stars.svg

|Tajikistan

|File:Flag_of_Thuringia_(state).svg File:Flag_of_Thuringia.svg

|Thuringia

|File:Flag of Transnistria (state).svg File:Flag of Transnistria.svg

|Transnistria

|File:Flag of Venezuela (state).svg File:Flag of Venezuela.svg

|Venezuela

}}

=Civil ensigns with a modified coat of arms=

Some civil ensigns have had their coat of arms modified with an additional feature or features to distinguish them.

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|File:Flag of Berlin (state).svg File:Flag of Berlin.svg

|Berlin

|File:Flagge Hamburg.svg File:Flag of Hamburg.svg

|Hamburg

|}}

=Civil ensigns differing from the national flag in the proportions =

Several former British colonies use 1:2 as a proportion for their ensigns and 3:5 for flags ashore, whereas Slovenia, Croatia and Hungary have it the other way around, with ensigns at 2:3 and flags ashore at 1:2. France is a special case: the overall proportion is the same, but the bands on the ensign differ in width slightly.

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|File:Flag of Belgium.svg File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg

|Belgium

|File:Flag of Croatia.svg File:Civil Ensign of Croatia.svg

|Croatia

|File:Flag of Grenada.svg File:Civil Ensign of Grenada.svg

|Grenada

|File:Flag of Hungary.svg File:Civil Ensign of Hungary.svg

|Hungary

|File:Flag of Lower Saxony (state ensign).svg File:Flag of Lower Saxony.svg

|Lower Saxony

|File:Flag of Slovenia.svg File:Civil ensign of Slovenia.svg

|Slovenia

|File:Flag of Switzerland.svg File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg

|SwitzerlandThe square flag is used on most rivers and lakes.

|File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg File:Civil Ensign of Trinidad and Tobago.svg

|Trinidad and Tobago

|}}

=Former civil ensigns no longer in current use or obsolete=

{{Gallery items|width=120

|File:Flag of Albania (1946–1992).svg File:Civil Ensign of Albania (1945-1992).svg

|Albania
(1945–1992)

|File:Flag of the Repubblica Anconitana.svg File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg

|Anconine Republic
(1797–1798)

|File:Flag of Anguilla (1967–1969).svg File:Sea Flag of Anguilla (1967-1969).svg

|Anguilla
(1967–1969)

|File:Flag of Australia (1901–1903).svg File:Civil Ensign of Australia (1901–1903).svg

|Australia
(1901–1903)

|File:Flag of Australia (1903–1908).svg File:Civil Ensign of Australia (1903–1908).svg

|Australia
(1903–1908)

|File:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg File:Ensign_of_Austro-Hungarian_civil_fleet_(1869-1918).svg

|Austria-Hungary
(1869–1918)

|File:Flag of the Bahamas (1869–1904).svg File:Civil Ensign of the Bahamas (1869–1904).svg

|The Bahamas
(1869–1904)

|File:Flag of the Bahamas (1904–1923).svg File:Civil Ensign of the Bahamas (1904–1923).svg

|The Bahamas
(1904–1923)

|File:Flag of the Bahamas (1923–1953).svg File:Civil Ensign of the Bahamas (1923–1953).svg

|The Bahamas
(1923–1953)

|File:Flag of the Bahamas (1953-1964).svg File:Civil Ensign of the Bahamas (1953–1964).svg

|The Bahamas
(1953–1964)

|File:Flag of the Bahamas (1964–1973).svg File:Civil Ensign of the Bahamas (1964–1973).svg

|The Bahamas
(1964–1973)

|File:Flag of Barbados (1870–1966).svg File:Civil Ensign of Barbados (1870–1966).svg

|Barbados
(1870–1966)

|File:Flag of British Guiana (1906–1919).svg File:Civil ensign of British Guiana (1906–1919).svg

|British Guiana
(1906–1919)

|File:Flag of British Guiana (1919–1955).svg File:Civil ensign of British Guiana (1919–1955).svg

|British Guiana
(1919–1955)

|File:Flag of British Guiana (1955–1966).svg File:Civil ensign of British Guiana (1955–1966).svg

|British Guiana
(1955–1966)

|File:Flag of British Honduras (1870–1919).svg File:Civil Ensign of British Honduras (1870–1919).svg

|British Honduras
(1870–1919)

|File:Flag of British Honduras (1919–1981).svg File:Civil Ensign of British Honduras (1919–1981).svg

|British Honduras
(1919–1981)

|File:Flag of Leeward Islands (1871–1952).svg File:Civil Ensign of Leeward Islands (1871–1952).svg

|British Leeward Islands
(1871–1952)

|File:Flag of Leeward Islands (1952–1958).svg File:Civil Ensign of Leeward Islands (1952–1958).svg

|British Leeward Islands
(1952–1958)

|File:Flag of British Somaliland (1903–1950).svg File:Civil Ensign of British Somaliland (1903–1950).svg

|British Somaliland
(1903–1950)

|File:Flag of British Somaliland (1950–1952).svg File:Civil Ensign of British Somaliland (1950–1952).svg

|British Somaliland
(1950–1952)

|File:Flag of British Somaliland (1952–1960).svg File:Civil Ensign of British Somaliland (1952–1960).svg

|British Somaliland
(1952–1960)

|File:Flag of the British Windward Islands (1903–1953).svg File:Civil Ensign of the British Windward Islands (1903–1953).svg

|British Windward Islands
(1903–1953)

|File:Flag of the British Windward Islands (1953–1958).svg File:Civil Ensign of the British Windward Islands (1953–1958).svg

|British Windward Islands
(1953–1958)

|File:Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg File:Civil Ensign of Burma (1952-1974).svg

|Burma
(1952–1974)

|File:Flag of Myanmar (1974–2010).svg File:Civil Ensign of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg

|Burma
(1974–2010)

|File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg File:Canadian Red Ensign 1868-1921.svg

|Canada
(1868–1922)

|File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg File:Canadian Red Ensign (1907–1922).svg

|Canada
(1907–1922)
(Unofficial)

|File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg File:Flag of Canada (1921–1957).svg

|Canada
(1922–1957)

|File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg File:Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg

|Canada
(1957–1965)

|File:Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg File:Civil Ensign of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg

|Cayman Islands
(1988–1999)

|File:Flag of Ceylon (1875–1948).svg File:Civil Ensign of Ceylon (1875–1948).svg

|Ceylon
(1875–1948)

|File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg File:Civil Ensign of Sri Lanka.svg

|Ceylon
(1955–1969)

|File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg File:Civil Ensign of the Republic of China.svg

|China / Taiwan (1929–1966)

|File:Flag of Croatia-Slavonia with CoA.svg File:Flag of Croatia-Slavonia.svg

|Croatia-Slavonia
(1868–1918)

|File:Flag of Banate of Croatia (1939-1941).svg File:Civil Flag of Banovina of Croatia.svg

|Croatia
(1939–1941)

|File:Flag of Croatia (1941–1945).svg File:Civil Flag of Banovina of Croatia.svg

|Croatia
(1941–1945)

|File:Flag of Cyprus (1922–1960).svg File:Civil Ensign of Cyprus (1922–1960).svg

|Cyprus
(1922–1960)

|File:Flag of Egypt (1882-1922).svg File:Sultanate of Egypt Protectorate Ensign.svg

|Egypt
(1914–1922)

|File:Flag of England.svg File:English Red Ensign 1620.svg

|England
(1674–1707)

|File:Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987) (02).svg File:Flag of Ethiopia (Blank).svg

|Ethiopia
(1975–1987)

|File:Flag of Ethiopia (1992-1996).svg File:Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg

|Ethiopia
(1991–1996)

|File:Etrurian Kingdom and War Flag with Great Royal Coat of Arms.svg File:Flag of the Kingdom of Etruria (merchant).svg

|Etruria
(1803–1807)

|File:Etrurian Kingdom and War Flag with Great Royal Coat of Arms.svg File:Flag of the Kingdom of Etruria (merchant simplified).svg

|Etruria
(1803–1807)
(Smaller ships)

|File:Flag of the Falkland Islands (1948–1999).svg File:Civil Ensign of the Falkland Islands (1999).svg

|Falkland Islands
(1999)

|File:Flag of Fiji (1924–1970).svg File:Civil Ensign of Fiji (1908–1970).svg

|Fiji
(1908–1970)

|File:Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (State).svg File:Flag of Finland (1918–1920).svg

|Finland
(1918–1920)

|File:State Flag of the Republic of Florence.svg File:Flag of Florence.svg

|Florence
(1251–1569)

|File:Royal flag of France.svg File:Merchant Ensign of the Kingdom of France.png

|France
(1600's–1789)

|File:Royal flag of France.svg File:Naval Flag of the Kingdom of France (Civil Ensign).svg

|France
(1689–1789, 1814–1830)

|File:Flag of France.svg File:French Algeria Naval Ensign 1848-1910.svg

|French Algeria
(1848–1910)

|File:Flag of Colonial Annam.svg File:ensign of French Indochina.svg

|French Indochina
(1923–1949)

|File:Flag of France.svg File:Merchant flag of French Morocco.svg

|French Morocco
(1912–1956)

|File:Flag of The Gambia (1889–1965).svg File:Civil Ensign of The Gambia (1889–1965).svg

|The Gambia
(1889–1965)

|File:Flag of the German Empire.svg File:Flag of German Empire (merchant+cross).svg

|Germany
(1896–1918)

|File:Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg File:Merchant flag of Germany (1919–1933).svg

|Germany
(1919–1933)

|File:Flag of Germany (1933–1935).svg File:Handelsflagge mit dem EK 1933-1935.svg

|Germany
(1933–1935)

|File:Flag of Nazi Germany.svg File:Handelsflagge mit dem Eisernen Kreuz 1935.svg

|Germany
(1935–1945)

|File:Flag of East Germany.svg File:Civil Ensign of East Germany (1959–1973).svg

|East Germany
(1959–1973)

|File:Flag of the German Democratic Republic.svg File:Civil Ensign of East Germany (1959–1973) alternative version.svg

|East Germany
(1959–1973)
(Alternative)

|File:Flag of Germany (state).svg File:Flag of Germany.svg

|West Germany
(1949–1990)Since German Reunification, flag continues to be used as Germany's national flag & civil ensign.

|File:Flag of Ghana.svg File:Civil Ensign of Ghana.svg

|Ghana
(1963–1964, 1966–2003)

|File:Flag of Ghana (1964–1966).svg File:Civil Ensign of Ghana (1964–1966).svg

|Ghana
(1964–1966)

|File:Flag of the Gold Coast (1877–1957).svg File:Civil Ensign of the Gold Coast (1877–1957).svg

|Gold Coast
(1877–1957)

|File:Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg File:British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg

|Great Britain
(1707–1801)

|File:Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg File:Graeco-Ottoman ensign.svg

|Greece
(1774–1821)

|File:Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg File:Greek merchant navy flag.svg

|Greece
(1822–1828)

|File:Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg File:Flag of Greece.svg

|Greece
(1828–1970)

|File:Flag of Haiti (1964–1986).svg File:Flag of Haiti (1964–1986, civil).svg

|Haiti
(1964–1986)

|File:Flag of Hanover (1692).svg File:Civil Ensign of Hannover (1801-1866).svg

|Hanover
(1816–1837)

|File:Flag of Hong Kong (1876–1955).svg File:Flag of Hong Kong (1876–1955, unofficial Red Ensign).svg

|Hong Kong
(1876–1955)
(Unofficial)

|File:Flag of Hong Kong (1955–1959).svg File:Flag of Hong Kong (1955–1959, unofficial Red Ensign).svg

|Hong Kong
(1955–1959)
(Unofficial)

|File:Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg File:Flag of Hong Kong (1959–1997, unofficial Red Ensign).svg

|Hong Kong
(1959–1997)
(Unofficial)

|File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg File:Civil and Naval Ensign of Hungary (1921).svg

|Hungary
(1921–1946)

|File:Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg File:Civil Ensign of Hungary (1950-1957).svg

|Hungary
(1950–1957)

|File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg File:British Raj Red Ensign.svg

|India
(1880–1947)

|File:State flag of Persia (1907–1933).svg File:Civil flag of Persia (1907–1933).svg

|Persia and later Iran
(1910–1933)

|File:State flag of Iran (1933–1964).svg File:Civil flag of Iran (1933–1964).svg

|Iran
(1933–1964)

|File:State flag of Iran (1964–1980).svg File:Civil flag of Iran (1964–1980).svg

|Iran
(1964–1980)

|File:St Patrick's saltire.svg File:Green Ensign (1701).svg

|Ireland
(1701–1801)

|File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg File:Green Ensign.svg

|Ireland
(1801–1922)

|File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg

|Piedmont-Sardinia and later Italy
(1851–1946)

|File:Flag of Jamaica (1906–1957).svg File:Civil Ensign of Jamaica (1906–1957).svg

|Jamaica
(1906–1957)

|File:Flag of Jamaica (1957–1962).svg File:Civil Ensign of Jamaica (1957–1962).svg

|Jamaica
(1957–1962)

|File:Flag of Jamaica (1962).svg File:Civil Ensign of Jamaica (1962).svg

|Jamaica
(1962)

|File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg|Japan
(1870-1999)

|File:Flag of Kenya (1921–1963).svg File:Civil Ensign of Kenya (1895–1963).svg

|British East Africa and later Kenya
(1895–1963)

|File:Flag of Lucca.svg File:Merchant Flag of the Republic of Lucca (13th century-1799).svg

|Lucca
(1200's-1799)

|File:Flag of Lucca.svg File:Flag of Lucca (1801-1805).svg

|Lucca
(1801–1805)

|File:Second Flag of the Duchy of Lucca (1818-1824).svg File:Flag of the Duchy of Lucca (1818-1824).svg

|Lucca
(1818–1824)

|File:Second Flag of the Duchy of Lucca (1818-1824).svg File:Merchant Flag of Lucca (1819).svg

|Lucca
(1819–1820)

|File:Second Flag of the Duchy of Lucca (1818-1824).svg File:Merchant Flag of Lucca (1820).svg

|Lucca
(1820–1847)

|File:Flag of Malaya.svg File:Civil Ensign of Malaya (1957–1963).svg

|Malaya
(1957–1963)

|File:Flag of Malta (1923–1943).svg File:Civil Ensign of Malta (1898–1943).svg

|Malta
(1898–1943)

|File:Flag of Malta (1943–1964).svg File:Civil Ensign of Malta (1943–1964).svg

|Malta
(1943–1964)

|File:Flag of Mauritius (1923–1968).svg File:Civil Ensign of Mauritius (1906–1968).svg

|Mauritius
(1906–1968)

|File:Flagge Großherzogtümer Mecklenburg.svg File:Civil ensign of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.svg

|Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1863–1918)

|File:State Flag of the Duchy of Modena and Reggio (1830-1859).svg File:Flag of the Duchy of Modena.svg

|Modena and Reggio
(1830–1859)

|File:Flag of Montenegro (1905–1918).svg File:Flag of Montenegro (1905–1918, 1941–1944).svg

|Montenegro
(1905–1918)

|File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg File:Flag of the Dominion of Newfoundland.svg

|Newfoundland
(1904–1949)

|File:Flag of Nigeria (1914–1952).svg File:Civil Ensign of Nigeria (1914–1952).svg

|Nigeria
(1914–1952)

|File:Flag of Nigeria (1952–1960).svg File:Civil Ensign of Nigeria (1952–1960).svg

|Nigeria
(1952–1960)

|File:Flag of North Borneo (1882–1902).svg File:Civil Ensign of North Borneo (1882–1902).svg

|North Borneo
(1882–1902)

|File:Flag of North Borneo (1902–1946).svg File:Civil Ensign of North Borneo (1902–1946).svg

|North Borneo
(1902–1942, 1945–1946)

|File:Flag of North Borneo (1948–1963).svg File:Civil Ensign of North Borneo (1948–1963).svg

|North Borneo
(1948–1963)

|File:Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg File:Socialist red flag.svg

|Ottoman Empire
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|File:Flag of Pakistan.svg File:Civil Ensign of Pakistan (1956-1958).svg

|Pakistan
(1956–1958)

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|Palestine
(1927–1948)

|File:Flag of the Duchy of Parma (1851-1859).svg File:Civil Ensign of the Duchy of Parma (1851-1859).svg

|Parma and Piacenza
(1851–1859)

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|Piedmont-Sardinia
(1720–1799)

|File:State Flag of the Savoyard States (late 16th - late 18th century).svg File:Merchant Flag of the Kingdom of Sardinia (c.1799-1802).svg

|Piedmont-Sardinia
(1799–1802)

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|Piedmont-Sardinia
(1802–1814)