Banner_of_arms

Banner of arms

Banner of arms

Flag which has the same image as a coat of arms


A banner of arms is a type of heraldic flag, characterised by sharing its imagery with that of the coat of arms (i.e. the shield of a full heraldic achievement, rendered in a square or rectangular shape of the flag).[1]

The official flag of Scania, one of Sweden's traditional provinces, is a banner of arms.

The term is derived from the terminology of heraldry but mostly used in vexillology. Examples of modern national flags which are banners of arms are the flags of Austria, Iraq, and Switzerland.

The banner of arms is sometimes simply called a banner, but a banner is in a more strict sense a one of a kind personal flag of a nobleman held in battle.[2][3]

Examples

National flags

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Subdivision flags

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County flags

Cheshire
Flag of CheshireCoat of arms of Cheshire
Essex
Flag of EssexCoat of arms of Essex
Jönköping County
Flag of Jönköping CountyCoat of arms of Jönköping County
Kalmar County
Flag of Kalmar CountyCoat of arms of Kalmar County
Kent
Flag of KentCoat of arms of Kent
Kronoberg County
Flag of Kronoberg CountyCoat of arms of Kronoberg County
Northumberland
Flag of NorthumberlandCoat of arms of Northumberland
Przemyśl County
Flag of Przemyśl CountyCoat of arms of Przemyśl County
Sussex
Flag of SussexCoat of arms of Sussex
Vestfold og Telemark
Flag of Vestfold and TelemarkCoat of arms of Vestfold and Telemark
Warwickshire
Flag of WarwickshireCoat of arms of Warwickshire

City flags

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Organization flags

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Notes

  1. Also flag of Kuomintang.

References

  1. "Flags of the World: Dictionary of Vexillology: B (Backing - Banner of Victory): Banner of arms". Flags of the World. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. Puttock, A.G. (1985). A Dictionary of Heraldry. Exeter: Blaketon Hall Ltd. p. 196. ISBN 0-907854-93-1.
  3. Friar, Stephen, ed. (1987). A New Dictionary of Heraldry. London: Alphabooks/A&C Black. pp. 45–46. ISBN 0-906670-44-6.

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