List of flags of the Papacy

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Template:Short description Template:Refimprove The following is a list of flags used in the Vatican City and its predecessor, the Papal States. Template:Vatican City sidebar

National flag and State flag

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Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of Vatican City (1929–2001).svg 7 June 1929 – 26 November 2000 National flag and civil ensign Two fields divided vertically, yellow field on the staff side and a white field on the fly side, which bears the tiara and the keys.[1][2][3][4]
File:Flag of the Vatican City - 2001 version.svg 26 November 2000 – 7 June 2023
File:Flag of the Vatican City (2023–present).svg 7 June 2023–present

Papal flags

Papal standard

Flag Date Use Description
<templatestyles src="ListFlag/styles.css" />File:Striped flag of Pope Clemens VII.svg 1523–1534 Papal flag Orange and red stripes charged with the coat of arms of Pope Clement VII.
<templatestyles src="ListFlag/styles.css" />File:Papal Flag of Pope Benedict XVI.svg 2005–2013 Two fields divided vertically, yellow field on the staff side and a white field on the fly side, which bears Pope Benedict's personal arms.
<templatestyles src="ListFlag/styles.css" />File:Papal Flag of Pope Francis (2013–2023).svg 2013–2023 Two fields divided vertically, yellow field on the staff side and a white field on the fly side, which bears Pope Francis's personal arms.
<templatestyles src="ListFlag/styles.css" />File:Papal Flag of Pope Francis.svg 2023–2025
<templatestyles src="ListFlag/styles.css" />File:Papal Flag of Pope Leo XIV.svg 2025- Two fields divided vertically, yellow field on the staff side and a white field on the fly side, which bears Pope Leo's personal arms.

Papal pennant

Flag Date Use Description
<templatestyles src="ListFlag/styles.css" />File:Papal Pennant of Pope Benedict XVI.svg 2005–2013 Papal pennant With a yellow band at the hoist and Pope Benedict's personal arms in color in the white fly.
<templatestyles src="ListFlag/styles.css" />File:Papal Pennant of Pope Francis (2013–2023).svg 2013–2023 With a yellow band at the hoist and Pope Francis's personal arms in color in the white fly.
<templatestyles src="ListFlag/styles.css" />File:Papal Pennant of Pope Francis.svg 2023–2025
<templatestyles src="ListFlag/styles.css" />File:Papal Pennant of Pope Leo XIV.svg 2025- With a yellow band at the hoist and Pope Leo's personal arms in color in the white fly.

Papal banners

Flag Date Use Description
<templatestyles src="ListFlag/styles.css" />File:Papal banner of Pope Pius XI.svg 1922–1939 Papal banner Papal banner of Pope Pius XI
<templatestyles src="ListFlag/styles.css" />File:Papal banner of Pope Pius XII.svg 1939–1958 Papal banner of Pope Pius XII
<templatestyles src="ListFlag/styles.css" />File:Papal banner of Pope John XXIII.svg 1958–1963 Papal banner of Pope John XXIII
<templatestyles src="ListFlag/styles.css" />File:Papal banner of Pope Paul VI.svg 1963–1978 Papal banner of Pope Paul VI
<templatestyles src="ListFlag/styles.css" />File:Papal banner of Pope John Paul II.svg 1978–2005 Papal banner of Pope John Paul II
<templatestyles src="ListFlag/styles.css" />File:Papal banner of Pope Benedict XVI.svg 2005–2013 Papal banner of Pope Benedict XVI
<templatestyles src="ListFlag/styles.css" />File:Papal banner of Pope Francis (detailed).svg 2013–2025 Papal banner of Pope Francis
<templatestyles src="ListFlag/styles.css" />File:Papal banner of Pope Leo XIV.svg 2025- Papal banner of Pope Leo XIV

Military flag

Flag Date Use Description
File:BANDERA GUARDIA VATICA PANCHO.svg 2013–2025 Swiss Guard Papal guard flag of 1914, but with the arms of Pope Francis and Commandant Christoph Graf
File:BANDERA GUARDIA VATICA LEOXIV.svg 2025 Papal guard flag of 1914, but with the arms of Pope Leo and Commandant Christoph Graf

Historical flags

Flag Date Use Description
File:Pontifical navy Petrus Paulus.svg Papal naval ensign White flag with a version of the coat of arms of the Holy See between the figures of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
File:Vexillum Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae.svg 1300s Banner of Pope Boniface VIII A red swallowtail with two golden keys crossed over an umbraculum of the same colour.
File:Flag of Leo X.svg 1510s Banner of Pope Leo X An orange swallowtail with seven red roundels.
File:Flag of the Papal States, ca. 1523.svg 1520s An orange swallowtail featuring two crossed keys on a white shield.
File:Pala Pesaro flag.svg 1520s Flag used by papal military strategist Jacopo Pesaro
File:Palazzo Farnese flag of the Papacy.svg 1540s Banner of Pope Paul III Dark red swallowtail with the keys and tiara design.
File:Flag of the Papal State (1669).gif 1669–1771 Flag for Papal Ships A red flag with Christ on the cross, surrounded by St. Peter and St. Paul.
File:Flag of the Papal States (pre 1808).svg -1808[5][6] Papal cockade until 1808, de facto state flag[7] Vertical red and yellow bicolour.
File:Flag of the Papal States (1808-1870).svg 1808-1870[8] Pilot flag, Infantry colours and de-facto civil flag[9] Vertical yellow and white bicolour.
File:Papal proto-national flag.svg -1870 War and proto-national flag[10] flown over Porta Pia during the fall of Rome (1870)[11][12][13] Yellow and white, with simplified coat of arms of the Holy see in the middle
File:Flag of the Papal States (1803-1825).svg 1803–1825 Flag for Papal Merchant Ships A white banner with the keys and tiara in the centre.
File:Flag of the Roman Republic (19th century).svg 1849 Flag of the Roman Republic The Italian tricolour with the phrase DIO E POPOLO
(God and People) in the centre.
File:Flag of the Papal States (1825-1870).svg 1825–1870 Flag for Papal Merchant Ships Vertical yellow and white bicolour with the tiara and keys in the center of the white half.

See also

References

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  9. ↑ William Becker "Vatican Flags", 2018
  10. ↑ William Becker "Vatican Flags", 2018
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