List of flags of Peru explained

This is a list of flags used in or otherwise associated with Peru. For more information on the national flag, see Flag of Peru.

National flags

Current

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1950 -	State Flag (National Ensign) of Peru (Pabellón Nacional)	Red-white-red triband defaced with the Coat of Arms (Escudo de armas) of Peru.^[1]
	1950-	National flag of Peru	Red-white-red triband^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]
	1950 -	Vertical Flag of Peru
	1950 -	Vertical Swallowtail Flag of Peru

Historical

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1785 – 1824		Last Spanish flag to fly in continental America.
	1542 – 1824	Former flag of Peru	Flag of the Viceroyalty of Peru featuring the Cross of Burgundy.
	1780 – 1783	Flag of the Túpac Amaru II rebellion	Flag of the Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II.
	1821 - 1822	Former flag of Peru	First flag of Peru, created by José de San Martín.^[6] ^[7] ^[8]
	1822	Former flag of Peru	Second flag, created by José Bernardo de Tagle, a horizontal triband defaced with a golden sun.^[9]
	1822 - 1825	Former flag of Peru	Third flag, by José Bernardo de Tagle, a vertical triband defaced with a golden sun.^[10]
	1825 - 1884		Fourth flag, by José Gregorio Paredes and Francisco Javier Cortés, a vertical triband defaced with the second version of the Coat of Arms.^[11]
	1884 - 1950	Former flag of Peru	Same as the former flag, with two leaves in the Coat of Arms broken to symbolize the loss of Arica and Tarapacá.
	1836 - 1839		Flag of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation.^[12]
	1836 - 1839		Flag of South Peru, a constituent republic within the Peru-Bolivian Confederation.^[13]
	1821 - 1839		Iquicha, a rebel against Peru and in favor of Spain. It later joined the Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation

Government

Flag	Date	Use	Description
			White flag with the coat of arms of Peru at the center, with five suns in splendour at the corners.^[14]
			^[15]

Military

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1950 -	War flag of Peru (Bandera de Guerra)	Red-white-red triband defaced with the National Shield (Escudo Nacional) of Peru.^[16]
			A square flag, consisting of a white square with the Coat of Arms (Escudo de Armas) on a red field.
			Red flag with the emblem of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru in the center.
			Green flag with the emblem of the Peruvian army in the center.^[17]
			Dark blue flag with the emblem of the Peruvian navy in the center.^[18]
			Blue flag with the emblem of the Peruvian air force in the center.^[19]
			^[20]
		Rank flag of Vicealmirante
		Rank flag of Contraalmirante
		Rank flag of Capitán de Navío

Political flags

Flag	Date	party	Description
			The orange flag, the main emblem of the majority of Fujimori political movements and organizations.
			^[21]
			Red flag with the Hammer and sickle in Canton.
			Red flag with the Hammer and sickle in Canton.
			^[22]
			^[23]
		Frente de Izquierda Revolucionaria
		Sociedad de Patriotas del Perú	Mashup of the Cross of Burgundy with the Incan imperial standard

Proposed flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1820	Proposed flag of Peru	Proposed flag of 1820 by General William Miller.^[24]
	2022	Proposed flag of Peru	Proposed flag of 2022 by Nieves Limachi Quispe.^[25] ^[26] ^[27]

Subnational flags

Districts

Cities

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of Lima, Peru's capital city.
		Flag of Chimbote, the largest city in the Ancash Region

Burgees of Peru

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Burgee of The Yacht Club Ancón
		Burgee of The Yacht Club Peruano

See also

• Coat of arms of Peru
• National Anthem of Peru
• Vexillology

External links

• • Peruvian flag history
• Peru Flag at Flagscorner.com

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20190218143251/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/per/ Member Association - Peru - FIFA.com
2. Web site: Political Constitution of Peru.
3. Web site: Peru .
4. Web site: Gobierno del Perú . es.
5. Web site: Decreto Ley Nº 11323. 31 March 1950.
6. Book: Mariano Felipe Paz Soldán. Historia del Perú independiente. 19 March 2013. 1868. 75–.
7. Jorge Fernández Stoll. "Los orígenes de la bandera", Lima, Sociedad Bolivariana de Lima, 1953
8. Web site: History of the Peruvian Flag (October 1820) . 2022-04-08 . crwflags.com.
9. Web site: History of the Peruvian Flag (1822) . 2022-04-08 . crwflags.com.
10. Web site: History of the Peruvian Flag (1823) . 2022-04-08 . crwflags.com.
11. Web site: Peru - Historical Flags . 2022-04-08 . crwflags.com.
12. Web site: Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation (1838-1839) . 2022-04-08 . crwflags.com.
13. Web site: South Peru within the Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation (1838-1839) . 2022-04-08 . crwflags.com.
14. Web site: Peru - Presidential flag . 2022-04-08 . crwflags.com.
15. Web site: Peru - Rank Flags . 2022-04-08 . crwflags.com.
16. Web site: Peru - Governmental and Military Flags . 2022-04-08 . crwflags.com.
17. Web site: Peruvian Army . 2022-04-08 . crwflags.com.
18. Web site: Peruvian Navy . 2022-04-08 . crwflags.com.
19. Web site: Peruvian Air Force . 2022-04-08 . crwflags.com.
20. Web site: Peru - Rank Flags . 2022-04-08 . crwflags.com.
21. Web site: APRA-PAP — Peruvian "Aprist" Party . 2022-04-08 . crwflags.com.
22. Web site: MRTA: "Tupac Amaru" Revolutionary Movement (Peru) . 2022-04-08 . crwflags.com.
23. Web site: Peru Phalanx (Peru) . 2022-04-08 . crwflags.com.
24. Web site: History of the Peruvian Flag (May 1820) . 2022-04-08 . www.fotw.info.
25. Web site: Congresista Limachi impulsa propuesta para cambiar bandera del Perú . 22 May 2022 . 2022-05-23 . es.
26. Web site: Bandera Nacional del Perú: ¿Qué significado tienen los colores de la nueva propuesta de Nieves Limachi? . 2022-05-23 . es.
27. Web site: Congresista Nieves Limachi traslada a la PCM propuesta para cambiar el diseño, colores y forma de la bandera nacional . 23 May 2022 . 2022-05-23 . es.