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Thehistorical flags of the British Empire and the overseas territories refers to the various flags that were used across the variousDominions,Crown colonies,protectorates, and territories which made up theBritish Empire andoverseas territories. Early flags that were used across the Empire (including the thenThirteen Colonies which later became theUnited States of America) tended to be variations of theRed and Blue Ensigns of Great Britain with no colonial badges or coat of arms attached to them.[1] In the first half of the 19th century, the first colonies started to acquire their own colony badges, but it was not until theUK Parliament passed theColonial Naval Defence Act 1865 that the colonies were required to apply their own emblems.
The following list contains all former and current flags that have been used across the Empire and as well asBritish overseas territories.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1937–1963 | Aden | A Blue Ensign defaced with an Arab ship inside a disc |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960– | Akrotiri and Dhekelia | The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia have never had their own official flag, and instead use the Union Jack for all official purposes. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1967 | Anguilla | A red flag featuring the name of the island in yellow and two mermaids inside a blue oval. |
.svg) | 1967–1969 | The1967–1969 independence flag and is still widely seen and used on the island as an unofficial flag to this day. | |
.svg) | 1990–1999 | A defaced Blue Ensign with thecoat of arms of Anguilla in the fly. | |
 | 1999– | A defaced Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Anguilla in the fly. Still currently used as the flag for the island. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1956–1962 | Antigua and Barbuda | A Blue Ensign defaced with the colonial coat of arms of Antigua on a white disc. |
.svg) | 1962–1967 | A Blue Ensign defaced with the colonial coat of arms of Antigua. | |
 | 1967–1981 | This flag was adopted in 1967, to mark Antigua and Barbuda gaining Associated State status with the United Kingdom, and remained in use after full independence in 1981. | |
| 1981–Present |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1901–1903 | Australia | The original1901 Federal Flag Design Competition winner. ABlue Ensign defaced with the Commonwealth Star (with 6 points) in the lower hoist quarter and the five stars of the Southern Cross in the fly half (each star had a varying number of points: 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5). |
.svg) | Australia (Civil Ensign) | ARed Ensign defaced with the Commonwealth Star (with 6 points) in the lower hoist quarter and the five stars of the Southern Cross in the fly half (each star had a varying number of points: 9, 8, 7, and 6). | |
.svg) | 1903–1908 | Australia | A Blue Ensign defaced with the Commonwealth Star (with 6 points) in the lower hoist quarter and the five stars of the Southern Cross in the fly half (all stars had seven points, except the smallest star only had 5 points) as approved byKing Edward VII. |
.svg) | Australia (Civil Ensign) | A Red Ensign defaced with the Commonwealth Star (with 6 points) in the lower hoist quarter and the five stars of the Southern Cross in the fly half (all stars had seven points). | |
.svg) | 1908– | Australia | A Blue Ensign defaced with the seven-pointCommonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter and the five stars of theSouthern Cross in the fly half. Still currently used as the national flag of Australia. |
 | Australia (Civil Ensign) | Based on theBritish Civil Air Ensign, with the addition of the Southern Cross and Commonwealth Star in white. Still currently used as the civil ensign of Australia. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1876– | State of New South Wales | ASt George's Cross with four gold stars and a lion in the fly of aBlue Ensign. |
.svg) | 1901–1963 | State of Queensland | A light blueMaltese cross with a Tudor crown on a white background in the fly of a Blue Ensign. In 1963 the Tudor Crown was replaced with theSt Edward's Crown. |
.svg) | 1876–1904 | State of South Australia | A Blue Ensign with a round disc in the fly displayingBrittania and anAboriginal Australian man on a beach beside a cliff face with a kangaroo carving. |
 | 1904– | State of South Australia | Apiping shrike on a gold background in the fly of a Blue Ensign. |
 | 1901– | State of Tasmania | A red lion on a white background in the fly of a Blue Ensign. |
.svg) | 1901–1953 | State of Victoria | TheSouthern Cross surmounted by a Tudor crown in the fly of a Blue Ensign. In 1953 the Tudor Crown was replaced with theSt Edward's Crown. |
.svg) | 1870–1953 | State of Western Australia | A black swan on a gold background in the fly of a Blue Ensign. In 1953 the swan was changed to face the opposite direction. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1869–1904 | Bahama Islands | ABlue Ensign defaced with the badge of the Bahama Islands in a white disc. |
.svg) | Bahama Islands (Civil Ensign) | ARed Ensign defaced with the badge of the Bahama Islands in a white disc. | |
.svg) | 1904–1923 | Bahama Islands | A Blue Ensign defaced with the badge of the Bahama Islands in a white disc. |
.svg) | Bahama Islands (Civil Ensign) | ARed Ensign defaced with the badge of the Bahama Islands in a white disc. | |
.svg) | 1923–1953 | Bahama Islands | A Blue Ensign defaced with the badge of the Bahama Islands. |
.svg) | Bahama Islands (Civil Ensign) | ARed Ensign defaced with the badge of the Bahama Islands. | |
.svg) | 1953–1964 | Bahama Islands | A Blue Ensign defaced with the badge of the Bahama Islands. |
.svg) | Bahama Islands (Civil Ensign) | ARed Ensign defaced with the badge of the Bahama Islands. | |
.svg) | 1964–1973 | Bahama Islands | A Blue Ensign defaced with the badge of the Bahama Islands. |
.svg) | Bahama Islands (Civil Ensign) | A Red Ensign defaced with the badge of the Bahama Islands. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1820–1932 | Bahrain Protectorate | A plain red with a white bar at the hoist. |
.svg) | 1932–1972 | A white band on the left, separated from a red area on the right by twenty-eight triangles that serve as a serrated line. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1870–1966 | Barbados | ABlue Ensign with the emblem of Barbados. |
.svg) | Barbados (Civil Ensign) | ARed Ensign with the emblem of Barbadoss. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1822–1966 | Basutoland | Flag of the United Kingdom. |
 | 1951–1966 | Basutoland (Unofficial) | ABlue Ensign with the arms of Basutoland in a white disc. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885–1966 | Bechuanaland Protectorate | Flag of the United Kingdom. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1875–1910 | Bermuda | ABlue Ensign defaced with the badge of Bermuda. |
.svg) | 1910–1999 | ARed Ensign defaced with the coat of arms of Bermuda. | |
.svg) | Bermuda (Government Ensign) | A Blue Ensign defaced with the coat of arms of Bermuda. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | Until 1801 (Canada) | British America, part of what is nowCanada and theUnited States | A red ensign with the first version of the Union Jack in the canton (formed as a square). Also known as the Queen Anne Flag and amended to form theContinental Colours of the United States in 1775. |
| Until 1776 (US, de facto) | |||
| Until 1783 (US, de jure) |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1963– | British Antarctic Territory | A defacedWhite Ensign with thecoat of arms of the British Antarctic Territory. |
 | 1969– | British Antarctic Territory (Government Ensign) | A defacedBlue Ensign with thecoat of arms of the British Antarctic Territory. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1922–1961 | British Cameroons | A Blue Ensign defaced with the words 'British Cameroon' surrounding bananas, all inside a white disc. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1893–1907 | British Central Africa Protectorate | ABlue Ensign with an emblem of theBritish Central Africa Protectorate. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1875–1948 | Ceylon | ABlue Ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of Ceylon. |
.svg) | Ceylon (Civil Ensign) | ARed Ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of Ceylon. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1866–1871 | British Columbia Colony | A Blue Ensign defaced with the seal of the Colony, all inside a white disc. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1888–1895 | British East Africa Company | A Union Jack with the logo of the British East Africa Company in the centre. |
.svg) | 1895–1921 | East Africa Protectorate | ABlue Ensign defaced with an emblem ofBritish East Africa. |
.svg) | East Africa Protectorate (Civil Ensign) | ABlue Ensign defaced with an emblem ofBritish East Africa. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1875–1906 | British Guiana | ABlue Ensign defaced with the badge of British Guiana. |
.svg) | 1906–1919 | A Blue Ensign defaced with the badge of British Guiana inside a white disc. | |
.svg) | British Guiana (Civil Ensign) | A Red Ensign defaced with the badge of British Guiana inside a white disc. | |
.svg) | 1919–1954 | British Guiana | A Blue Ensign defaced with the badge of British Guiana. |
.svg) | British Guiana (Civil Ensign) | A Red Ensign defaced with the badge of British Guiana. | |
.svg) | 1955–1966 | British Guiana | A Blue Ensign defaced with the coat of arms of British Guiana inside a white disc. |
.svg) | British Guiana (Civil Ensign) | A Red Ensign defaced with the coat of arms of British Guiana inside a white disc. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1870–1876 | British Hong Kong | ABlue Ensign defaced with the letters HK and a royal crown in a white disc. |
.svg) | 1876–1941 | A Blue Ensign defaced with thecolonial badge of Hong Kong. | |
| 1945–1955 | |||
.svg) | 1955–1959 | ||
.svg) | 1959–1997 | A Blue Ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of Hong Kong in a white disc. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1870–1919 | British Honduras | ABlue Ensign defaced with the badge of British Honduras inside a white disc. |
.svg) | British Honduras (Civil Ensign) | ARed Ensign defaced with the badge of British Honduras inside a white disc. | |
.svg) | 1919–1981 | British Honduras | A Blue Ensign defaced with the badge of British Honduras. |
.svg) | British Honduras (Civil Ensign) | A Red Ensign defaced with the badge of British Honduras. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1733–1801 | East India Company | A flag with red and white stripes and the flag ofGreat Britain in the canton. |
.svg) | 1801–1858 | A flag with red and white stripes and the flag of theUnited Kingdom in the canton. | |
| 1858–1947 | British India | Flag of the United Kingdom. |
 | 1880–1947 | British India (Red Ensign) | A Red Ensign defaced with theOrder of the Star of India. |
.svg) | 1885–1947 | British India (Standard of the viceroy) | A Union Jack with theStar of India in the center, surmounted by theTudor Crown. Used at various International events to represent Imperial India. |
 | 1879–1947 | British India (Blue Ensign) | A Blue Ensign defaced with theStar of India, used as the naval flag. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1990 | British Indian Ocean Territory | A defaced Union Jack with blue wavy stripes with a palm tree with a gold crown on the stump. |
 | A defaced Union Jack with blue wavy stripes with a palm tree with a gold and red crown on the stump. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1871–1952 | British Leeward Islands | ABlue Ensign defaced with the emblem of the British Leeward Islands in the fly. |
.svg) | British Leeward Islands (Civil Ensign) | ARed Ensign defaced with the emblem of the British Leeward Islands in the fly. | |
.svg) | 1952–1958 | British Leeward Islands | ABlue Ensign defaced with the emblem of the British Leeward Islands in the fly. |
.svg) | British Leeward Islands (Civil Ensign) | ARed Ensign defaced with the emblem of the British Leeward Islands in the fly. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1906–1952 | British New Hebrides | ABlue Ensign defaced with the badge of British New Hebrides. |
.svg) | 1952–1980 | ||
 | 1966–1980 | New Hebrides Condominium | The New Hebrides Condominium used several flags that features the flags of both the United Kingdom and France, this version has sky blue field. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1895–1946 | Federated Malay States | The flag was striped horizontally with an overall 1:2 to ratio with white stripe at the top, red, yellow and black at the bottom. In the centre was a white oblong, with a horizontal major axis, and aMalayan tiger (Malay:Harimau Malaya) leaping, face to the left. |
.svg) | Federated Malay States (Civil Ensign) | The flag was striped horizontally with an overall 1:2 to ratio with white stripe at the top, red, yellow and black at the bottom with the Union Jack in the canton. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1868–1874 | British Straits Settlements | ABlue Ensign defaced with a golden crown at the bottom right hand corner. |
.svg) | 1874–1904 | British Straits Settlements | A Blue Ensign defaced with a white disc containing three gold crowns separated by a red invertedpall. |
.svg) | British Straits Settlements (Civil Ensign) | A Red Ensign defaced with a white disc containing three gold crowns separated by a red invertedpall. | |
.svg) | 1904–1925 | British Straits Settlements | A Blue Ensign defaced with a white disc containing three gold crowns separated by a red invertedpall. |
.svg) | 1925–1946 | A Blue Ensign defaced containing three gold crowns separated by a red invertedpall. | |
.svg) | 1904–1946 | British Straits Settlements (Civil Ensign) | A Red Ensign defaced with a white disc containing three gold crowns separated by a red invertedpall. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1869–1906 | British Mauritius | ABlue Ensign defaced with the formerbadge of Mauritius in a white disc. |
.svg) | 1906–1923 | ABlue Ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of Mauritius in a white disc. | |
.svg) | 1906–1968 | British Mauritius (Civil Ensign) | ARed Ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of Mauritius in a white disc. |
.svg) | 1923–1968 | British Mauritius | ABlue Ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of Mauritius. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1900–1914 | Northern Nigeria Protectorate | ABlue Ensign defaced with thebadge of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate in a red disc. |
.svg) | Southern Nigeria Protectorate | A Blue Ensign defaced with thebadge of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate in a green disc. | |
.svg) | 1914–1952 | British Nigeria | A Blue Ensign defaced with a greenStar of David surrounding aTudor Crown with the white word "Nigeria" under it on a red disc. |
.svg) | British Nigeria (Civil Ensign) | A Red Ensign defaced with a greenStar of David surrounding aTudor Crown with the white word "Nigeria". | |
.svg) | 1952–1960 | British Nigeria | A Blue Ensign defaced with a greenStar of David surrounding aSt. Edward's Crown with the white word "Nigeria" under it on a red disc. |
.svg) | British Nigeria (Civil Ensign) | A Red Ensign defaced with a greenStar of David surrounding aSt. Edward's Crown with the white word "Nigeria". |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1906–1947 | British Solomon Islands | ABlue Ensigndefaced with thebadge of the Solomon Islands. |
.svg) | British Solomon Islands (Civil Ensign) | ARed Ensigndefaced with thebadge of the Solomon Islands. | |
.svg) | 1947–1956 | British Solomon Islands | A Blue Ensign charged with thebadge of the Solomon Islands. |
.svg) | British Solomon Islands (Civil Ensign) | A Red Ensign charged with thebadge of the Solomon Islands. | |
.svg) | 1956–1966 | British Solomon Islands | A Blue Ensign charged with thebadge of the Solomon Islands. |
.svg) | 1956–1977 | British Solomon Islands (Civil Ensign) | A Red Ensign charged with thebadge of the Solomon Islands. |
.svg) | 1966–1977 | British Solomon Islands | A Blue Ensign charged with thebadge of the Solomon Islands without a white disc. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1903–1950 | British Somaliland | ABlue Ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of British Somaliland. |
.svg) | British Somaliland (Civil Ensign) | ARed Ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of British Somaliland. | |
.svg) | 1950–1952 | British Somaliland | A Blue Ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of British Somaliland. |
.svg) | British Somaliland (Civil Ensign) | A Red Ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of British Somaliland. | |
.svg) | 1952–1960 | British Somaliland | A Blue Ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of British Somaliland. |
.svg) | British Somaliland (Civil Ensign) | A Red Ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of British Somaliland. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1925–1968 | British United Provinces | ABlue Ensign defaced with Badge of British United Provinces. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1960– | British Virgin Islands | A Blue Ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of the British Virgin Islands. |
 | British Virgin Islands (Civil Ensign) | A Red Ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of the British Virgin Islands. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1866–1888 | British West Africa | A Blue Ensign defaced with the badge of British West Africa Settlements. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1886–1903 | British Windward Islands | A Blue Ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of the British Windward Islands inside a disc. |
.svg) | 1903–1953 | British Windward Islands | A Blue Ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of the British Windward Islands inside a disc. |
.svg) | British Windward Islands (Civil Ensign) | A Red Ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of the British Windward Islands inside a disc. | |
.svg) | 1953–1958 | British Windward Islands | A Blue Ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of the British Windward Islands inside a disc. |
.svg) | British Windward Islands (Civil Ensign) | A Red Ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of the British Windward Islands inside a disc. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1939–1941 | Colony of Burma | A Blue Ensign defaced with the badge of the Colony of Burma |
| 1945–1948 |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1906–1959 | Brunei | A yellow field cut by black and white diagonal stripes. |
 | 1959–1983 | Flag of Brunei |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1707 | United Empire Loyalists (British North America) | On April 17, 1707, Queen Anne issued a proclamation regarding the Union Flag's use, which was similar to the earlier version but had slight changes in the fimbriation width. TheUnited Empire Loyalists brought this flag to British North America when they left the United States. In present-day Canada, the flag continues to be used as symbol of pride and heritage for loyalist townships and organizations.[2] |
| 1867–1965 | Canada (national flag) | TheUnion Jack served as the formal national flag of Canada fromConfederation to 1965. However, from the late 19th century to 1965, the civil ensign for Canada, theCanadian Red Ensign, was also used as an unofficial national flag and symbol for Canada.[3] |
.svg) | 1868–1921 | Canada (civil ensign andde facto national flag) | Ared ensign defaced with the coat of arms of the Dominion of Canada. |
.svg) | 1870 | Canada (civil ensign variant) | A red ensign defaced with the coat of arms of the Dominion of Canada surrounded by an arc of golden maple leaves. |
.svg) | 1873 | A red ensign defaced with the coat of arms of the Dominion of Canada surrounded by an arc of golden maple leaves within a white disc. | |
.svg) | 1896 | A red ensign defaced with the coat of arms of the Dominion of Canada surrounded by an arc of golden maple leaves within a white disc. | |
.svg) | A red ensign defaced with the coat of arms of the Dominion of Canada with the Crown of Saint Edward (Heraldry). | ||
.svg) | 1868–1921 | Canada (naval ensign) | A blue ensign defaced with the coat of arms of the Dominion of Canada. |
 | 1873–1921 | Canada (civil ensign variant) | A red ensign defaced with the coat of arms of the Dominion of Canada. |
.svg) | 1905–1922 | A version of the Canadian red ensign defaced with the coat of arms of the Dominion of Canada that was used from 1905 until 1922. | |
 | Canada (naval ensign variant) | A version of the Canadian blue ensign defaced with the coat of arms of the Dominion of Canada that was used from 1905 until 1922. | |
.svg) | 1921–1931 | Canada (civil ensign variant andde facto national flag) | A red ensign defaced with the coat of arms of the Dominion of Canada. |
.svg) | Canada (civil ensign variant) | A red ensign defaced with the coat of arms of the Dominion of Canada within a white disc. Used at the opening ceremony of the1936 Summer Olympic Games. | |
.svg) | Canada (naval ensign) | A blue ensign defaced with the coat of arms of the Dominion of Canada. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1958–1999 | Cayman Islands | A blue ensign defaced with the coat of arms of the Cayman Islands within a white disc. |
.svg) | Cayman Islands (Civil Ensign) | A red ensign defaced with the coat of arms of the Cayman Islands within a white disc. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1876–1910 | Cape Colony | A blue ensign defaced with theshield-of-arms of Cape Colony. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1888–1893 | Kingdom of Rarotonga | Three horizontal stripes of red, white and red, with three blue five-pointed stars on the right side of the white band, and a Union Jack in the canton. |
 | 1893–1901 | Cook Islands Federation | Three horizontal stripes of red, white and red, with a Union Jack (defaced with a palm tree on a mound of sand in the centre) in the canton. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1881–1922 | Cyprus | ABlue Ensign defaced with the badge ofBritish Cyprus |
.svg) | 1922–1960 | A Blue Ensign defaced with two red lions. | |
.svg) | Cyprus (Civil Ensign) | ARed Ensign defaced with two red lions inside a white disc. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1955–1965 | Dominica | ABlue Ensign with the arms of Dominica |
.svg) | 1965–1978 | ABlue Ensign with the coat of arms of Dominica |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1876–1925 | Falkland Islands Falkland Islands Dependencies | Ablue ensign defaced with the seal of the Falkland Islands. |
.svg) | 1925–1948 | Falkland Islands Falkland Islands Dependencies | Ablue ensign defaced with the Colonial Badge of the Falkland Islands. |
.svg) | 1948–1982 | Falkland Islands Falkland Islands Dependencies (1948–1982) (1982–1985) | Ablue ensign defaced with theCoat of arms of the Falkland Islands on a white disc. |
| 1982–1999 | |||
.svg) | 1948–1982 | Falkland Islands (Civil Ensign) | The 1948–1999 Civil Ensign was aRed ensign defaced with theCoat of arms of the Falkland Islands on a white disc. |
| 1982–1999 |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1877–1883 | Fiji | A Blue Ensign with a white disc in the fly containing a badge of foliage and crossed war-clubs with a superimposed shield bearing a mermaid looking at herself in a hand mirror. The badge is based on what was then the seal of theSupreme Court of Fiji. |
.svg) | 1883–1903 | A Blue Ensign with a white disc in the fly displaying a Saint Edward's Crown surmounted by a crowned lion with the word "FIJI" beneath it. | |
.svg) | 1903–1908 | A Blue Ensign with a white disc in the fly displaying a Tudor Crown surmounted by a crowned lion with the word "FIJI" beneath it. | |
.svg) | 1908–1924 | ABlue Ensign with thecoat of arms of Fiji on a white disc. | |
.svg) | 1908–1970 | Fiji (Civil Ensign) | ARed Ensign with thecoat of arms of Fiji on a white disc. |
.svg) | 1924–1970 | Fiji | ABlue Ensign with thecoat of arms of Fiji centred on the fly half. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1889–1965 | Gambia Colony and Protectorate | A blue ensign defaced with an elephant and the letters G. under the feet of the elephant all inside a disc. |
.svg) | Gambia Colony and Protectorate (Civil Ensign) | A red ensign defaced with an elephant and the letters G. under the feet of the elephant all inside a disc. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1875–1921 | Gibraltar (Government Ensign) | Ablue ensign defaced with the badge of Gibraltar on a white disc. |
.svg) | 1921–1939 | A blue ensign defaced with the badge of Gibraltar. | |
.svg) | 1939–1999 | ||
 | 1982– | Gibraltar | A white and red flag with the banner of thecoat of arms of Gibraltar. Still currently used as the flag of Gibraltar. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1875–1903 | Grenada | Ablue ensign defaced with the badge of Grenada on a disc. |
.svg) | 1903–1967 | ||
.svg) | 1967–1974 | Three equal horizontal stripes blue, yellow and green from top to bottom and a branch of a pomegranate inside a white oval in the middle. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1932–1976 | Gilbert and Ellice Islands | Ablue ensign defaced with theCoat of Arms of Gilbert and Ellice Islands. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1976–1979 | Gilbert Islands | Ablue ensign defaced with theCoat of Arms of Gilbert Islands. Identical with the previous flag ofGilbert and Ellice Islands. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1877–1957 | Gold Coast | A blue ensign defaced with an elephant and the letters GC under the feet of the elephant all inside a disc |
.svg) | Gold Coast (Civil Ensign) | A red ensign defaced with an elephant and the letters GC under the feet of the elephant all inside a disc |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1807–1890 | Heligoland | The flag of Heligoland with the Union Jack in the canton. |
 | Heligoland (Government Ensign) | A blue ensign defaced with the coat of arms of British Heligoland on a white disc in the fly. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1815–1864 | Ionian Islands | A blue ensign defaced with the shield of the symbol of Mark the Evangelist (symbol of the Republic of Venice) and surrounded with the red border. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1924–1932 | Mesopotamia | Flag ofMandatory Iraq; continued to be used after independence until 1959. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1922–1949 | Irish Free State | A vertical tricolour of green, white and orange. Still used as the national flag for theRepublic of Ireland. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1875–1906 | Jamaica | A BritishBlue Ensign defaced with theCoat of arms of Colonial Jamaica within a white disc. |
.svg) | 1906–1957 | Jamaica | A British Blue Ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Colonial Jamaica within a white disc. |
.svg) | Jamaica (Civil Ensign) | A British Red Ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Colonial Jamaica within a white disc. | |
.svg) | 1957–1962 | Jamaica | A British Blue Ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Colonial Jamaica within a white disc. |
.svg) | Jamaica (Civil Ensign) | A British Red Ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Colonial Jamaica within a white disc. | |
.svg) | 1962 | Jamaica | A British Blue Ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Colonial Jamaica within a white disc. |
.svg) | Jamaica (Civil Ensign) | A British Red Ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Colonial Jamaica within a white disc. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1912–1950 | Kedah Protectorate | A red flag with Kedah's coat of arms on the upper left. Still in use to this day. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1920–1963 | Kenya | ABlue Ensign defaced with a red lion rampant guardant. |
| Kenya (Civil Ensign) | ARed Ensign defaced with a red lion rampant guardant. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1899–1914 | Kuwait Protectorate | Theflags of the Ottoman Empire were used. |
.svg) | 1914–1921 | A red flag with the word "Kuwait" in the center. | |
.svg) | 1921–1940 | A red flag with the word "Kuwait" in the center and aShahada in the fly half. | |
.svg) | 1940–1961 | A red flag with the word "Kuwait" in the center and aShahada andwasm sign in the fly half. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1912–1946 | Labuan | A blue ensign defaced with the badge ofLabuan. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1888–1906 | Lagos Colony | A blue ensign defaced with an elephant and the letter L. under the feet of the elephant all inside a disc |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1791–1801 | Lower Canada | The Red Ensign of Great Britain. |
 | 1801–1841 | The Red Ensign of the United Kingdom. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1946–1957 | Malacca | A blue ensign defaced withA Famosa motif. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1903–1953 | Maldives Protectorate |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 19th century | Malta | A red ensign defaced with a white St George's cross. |
.svg) | 1875–1898 | A blue ensign defaced with thebadge of Malta in a white disc. | |
.svg) | 1898–1923 | ||
.svg) | 1898–1943 | Malta (Civil Ensign) | A red ensign defaced with thebadge of Malta in a white disc. |
.svg) | 1923–1943 | Malta | A blue ensign defaced with thebadge of Malta. |
.svg) | 1943–1964 | A blue ensign defaced with thebadge of Malta in a white disc. | |
.svg) | Malta (Civil Ensign) | A red ensign defaced with thebadge of Malta in a white disc. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1909–1960 | Montserrat | ABlue Ensign with thecoat of arms of Montserrat in the fly. |
.svg) | 1960–1999 |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1824–1844 | Kingdom of Mosquitia | Six horizontal stripes alternating blue and white, and in the canton, aUnion Jack. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1820–1970 | Muscat and Oman Protectorate |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1843–1910 | Natal | ABlue Ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of Natal. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1884–1888 | British New Guinea | A blue British ensign with a white disc in the fly featuring theTudor Crown over the initials "N.G.". |
.svg) | 1888–1906 | A blue British ensign with a white disc in the fly featuring theTudor Crown over the initials "B.N.G.". | |
 | 1919–1949 | Territory of New Guinea | A blue ensign defaced with a crown and the syllables T.N.G underneath inside a white disc. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1867–1870 | New South Wales Colony | ABlue Ensign defaced with the letters "NSW". |
.svg) | 1870–1876 | New South Wales Colony | ABlue Ensign with gold stars; 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 points with the "Governor's Badge" located in the fly. The badge was the Southern Cross and an imperial crown situated above the Southern Cross. |
| 1876–1901 | New South Wales Colony | ABlue Ensign with a badge located in thefly. The badge, based on thecoat of arms, is a white disc with thecross of St George, a golden lion passant guardant in the centre of the cross and an eight-pointed gold star on each arm of the cross. This flag is still currently used as the state flag. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1862–1870 | Newfoundland | A white flag bearing the red cross of St George with a yellow crown at the centre. |
.svg) | 1870–1904 | Newfoundland | A blue ensign defaced with a seal of the crown and underwritten is "Terra Nova". |
 | 1904–1931 (used asCivil Ensign until 1965) | Newfoundland | A red ensign defaced with the Great Seal of Newfoundland and between 1907 and 1931 was thede facto national flag of Newfoundland. Used as a civil ensign until 1965. |
 | 1904–1931 | Newfoundland (Government Ensign) | A Blue Ensign defaced with the Great Seal of Newfoundland, primarily civil and naval use. |
| 1931–1949 (Province flag until 1980) | Newfoundland | The Union Jack was used in Newfoundland as the national flag from 1931 until confederation withCanada in 1949 and was then used as the province flag until 1980. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1840–1902[4] | New Zealand | Adopted following the signing of theTreaty of Waitangi in 1840. |
 | 1867–1869 | New Zealand (naval ensign) | ABlue Ensign defaced with the red letters “NZ” with white edge written into the lower fly half. This flag was used on New Zealand Government ships. |
 | 1902 | New Zealand (national flag) | ABlue Ensign with theSouthern Cross of four white-edged red five-pointed stars centred on the fly half. This flag is still currently used as the National flag ofNew Zealand. |
 | 1869 | New Zealand (civil ensign) | ARed Ensign with theSouthern Cross of four white five-pointed stars centred on the fly half. This flag is still currently used as the Civil Ensign ofNew Zealand. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1884–1893 | Oil Rivers Protectorate | A blue ensign defaced with the badge of the Oil Rivers Protectorate in a disc. |
.svg) | 1893–1899 | Niger Coast Protectorate | A blue ensign defaced with the badge of the Niger Coast Protectorate in a white disc. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1882–1902 | North Borneo | A blue ensign defaced with the badge of theNorth Borneo Chartered Company. |
.svg) | North Borneo (Civil Ensign) | A red ensign defaced with the badge of the North Borneo Chartered Company. | |
.svg) | 1902–1948 | North Borneo | A blue ensign defaced with the badge of the North Borneo Chartered Company. |
.svg) | North Borneo (Civil Ensign) | A red ensign defaced with the badge of the North Borneo Chartered Company. | |
.svg) | 1948–1963 | North Borneo | A blue ensign defaced with the new badge of Crown Colony of North Borneo. |
.svg) | North Borneo (Civil Ensign) | A red ensign defaced with the new badge of Crown Colony of North Borneo. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1858– | Nova Scotia | A blue saltire on a white field with theRoyal Arms of Scotland in the centre. An unofficialbanner of arms first used by the public in 1858, based on the then-disused 1625arms of Nova Scotia. The Union Flag was Nova Scotia's official flag both before and after joining Canada in 1867. The 1625 arms were officially restored in 1929, and widely used as flag thereafter, but not officially adopted as the provincial flag until 2013. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1914–1919 | Nyasaland | A blue ensign defaced with thecoat-of-arms of Nyasaland within a white circle. |
.svg) | 1919–1925 | A blue ensign defaced with a larger version of thecoat-of-arms of Nyasaland. | |
.svg) | 1925–1964 | A blue ensign defaced with thecoat-of-arms of Nyasaland. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1900–1910 | Orange River Colony | A blue ensign defaced with a springbok antelope in a disc |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920–1948 | British Mandate of Palestine | TheUnion Flag was used as the general land flag of the mandate. land flag of the mandate. |
.svg) | 1927–1948 | British Mandate of Palestine (civil ensign) | A red ensign defaced with the word Palestine inside a white disc, for use by ships registered in the territory. |
.svg) | British Mandate of Palestine | A blue ensign defaced with the word Palestine inside a white disc, for use by customs and postal service vessels. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1906–1949 | Territory of Papua | A blue ensign defaced with a crown and the word Papua underneath inside a white disc. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1949–1952 | Penang | A blue ensign defaced with the pre-1985 lesser arms of Penang. |
.svg) | 1952–1957 | Penang | Flag badge depicting the areca nut palm tree leaved and fructed proper on a mound with a wreath of the colours of the settlement arms adopted on 16 June 1952 by the Settlement Council.[5] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1984– | Pitcairn Islands | A blue ensign defaced with the coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1841–1867 | Province of Canada | The Flag of the United Kingdom. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1916–1932 | Qatar Protectorate | A white band on the hoist side, separated from a red area on the fly side by ten white triangles which act as a serrated line. |
.svg) | 1932–1936 | A white band on the hoist side, separated from a maroon area on the fly side by eight white triangles which act as a serrated line. | |
.svg) | 1936–1949 | A nine-pointed serrated edge, diamonds and the word "Qatar". | |
.svg) | 1949–1971 | A white band on the hoist side, separated from a maroon area on the fly side by nine white triangles which act as a serrated line. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1859 | Queensland Colony | On 10 December 1859, "a light blue flag with a red St George's Cross and union in the corner" (now known as the Queensland Separation Flag) was flown in Brisbane to markQueensland's separation fromNew South Wales. |
.svg) | 1870–1876 | Queensland Colony | A blue ensign defaced but no Badge present. In its place was a profile of Queen Victoria on a blue disc surrounded by a white annulus on which the word "Queensland" was inscribed in gold.[6] |
 | 1876–1901 | Queensland Colony | BritishBlue Ensigndefaced with the state badge on a white disc in thefly. The badge is a light blueMaltese Cross with an imperial crown in the centre of the cross. This flag is still currently used as the state flag ofQueensland. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1958–1967 | Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla | A blue ensign with the emblem of the territory in the fly. |
.svg) | 1967 | A vertical tricolour of green, yellow and blue. | |
 | 1967–1983 | A vertical tricolour of green, yellow and blue with a black palm tree in the centre. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1874–1984 | Saint Helena and Dependencies | A blue ensign defaced with the triangular coat of arms of Saint Helena. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1875–1939 | Saint Lucia | A blue ensign defaced with the emblem of Saint Lucia. |
.svg) | 1939–1967 | ||
.svg) | 1967–1979 | A cerulean blue field with a gold triangle in front of a black isosceles triangle outlined in white in the centre. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1877–1907 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | A blue ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
.svg) | 1907–1979 |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1903–1961 | Seychelles | ABlue Ensign defaced with a palm tree and a tortoise aside encircled. |
.svg) | Seychelles (Civil Ensign) | ARed Ensign defaced with a palm tree and a tortoise aside encircled. | |
.svg) | 1961–1976 | Seychelles | ABlue Ensign defaced with the legend "Seychelles" on top a palm tree and a tortoise below encircled. |
.svg) | Seychelles (Civil Ensign) | ARed Ensign defaced with the legend "Seychelles" on top a palm tree and a tortoise below encircled. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1889–1916 | Sierra Leone | ABlue Ensign defaced with anelephant and the initials S.L. encircled. |
.svg) | 1916–1961 | A Blue Ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of Sierra Leone inside a white disc. | |
.svg) | Sierra Leone (Civil Ensign) | A Red Ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of Sierra Leone inside a white disc. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1870–1876 | South Australia Colony | A blue ensign defaced with a black disc in the fly containing theSouthern Cross and the two pointers (Alpha andBeta Centauri). |
| 1876–1901 | A blue ensign defaced with a badge design of an artistic rendition of the arrival ofBritannia (a woman in flowing garb and holding a shield, representing the new settlers) meeting anAboriginal person sitting with a spear on a rocky shoreline. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1992–1999 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | A Blue Ensign defaced with theCoat of arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands inside a white disc. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1910–1912 | Union of South Africa | A red ensign defaced with theshield-of-arms of the Union of South Africa inside a white disc. ThisSouth Africa Red Ensign was South Africa'sde facto national flag between 1910 and 1928 and was flown at times from Government buildings despite it only being officially used between 1910 and 1912. |
.svg) | 1910–1928 | A blue ensign defaced with theshield-of-arms of the Union of South Africa TheBlue Ensign was flown over the Union's offices abroad between 1910 and 1928. | |
.svg) | 1912–1928 | The design of the Red Ensign was modified slightly in 1912 when the shield was placed on a white disc so as to make it more distinguishable. The Red Ensign continued to be used as the flag of the South African merchant marine until 1951.[7] | |
.svg) | 1928–1961 | A flag based on thePrince's Flag, with three smaller flags centred in the white stripe. The smaller flags were theUnion Jack towards the hoist, the flag ofOrange Free State hanging vertically and theTransvaalVierkleur towards the fly. This flag continued to be used by the Republic of South Africa until 1994. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1890–1924 (Northern) | Rhodesia | A Union Jack with a lion holding ivory and initials of the British South Africa Company in the centre. |
| 1890–1923 (Southern) | |||
.svg) | 1924–1964 | Northern Rhodesia | A blue ensign defaced with theshield-of-arms of Northern Rhodesia. |
.svg) | 1923–1953 | Southern Rhodesia | A blue ensign defaced with theshield-of-arms of Southern Rhodesia. |
| 1968–1980 | |||
.svg) | 1953–1963 | Rhodesia and Nyasaland | A blue ensign defaced with theshield-of-arms of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. |
.svg) | 1964–1968 | Southern Rhodesia | A light blue ensign defaced with theshield-of-arms of Southern Rhodesia. |
| 1979–1980 | Flag of the United Kingdom. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1870–1946 | Flag of theSarawak Protectorate | A cross, half black and half red, on yellow based on shield-of-arms of Sarawak. |
.svg) | 1947–1963 | Sarawak | A blue ensign defaced with the shield-of-arms of Sarawak inside a white disc. |
.svg) | Sarawak (Civil Ensign) | A red ensign defaced with the shield-of-arms of Sarawak inside a white disc. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Early 20th Century until 1942 | Singapore | A blue ensign defaced with a white disc containing a lion under a tree with the word Singapore. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1946–1952 | Singapore | A blue ensign defaced with a white disc containing a Tudor crown within a red invertedpall. |
.svg) | Singapore (Civil Ensign) | A red ensign defaced with a white disc containing a Tudor crown within a red invertedpall. | |
.svg) | 1952–1959 | Singapore | A blue ensign defaced with a white disc containing Saint Edward's crown within a red invertedpall. |
.svg) | Singapore (Civil Ensign) | A red ensign defaced with a white disc containing Saint Edward's crown within a red invertedpall. | |
 | 1959–1963 | Singapore | A horizontal bicolour of red and white, defaced in the canton with a white Malay crescent moon and a pentagon of five white Chinese stars. Still used as the national flag of theRepublic of Singapore. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1922–1955 | Anglo-Egyptian Sudan | The Flag of theKingdom of Egypt and theUnion Jack used simultaneously. |
.svg) | 1955 | Flag used during the1955 Afro-Asian Conference | White flag with the word "SUDAN" in red. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1923–1961 | Tanganyika | A red ensign defaced with the head of a giraffe in a white disc. |
.svg) | Tanganyika (Government Ensign) | A blue ensign defaced with the head of a giraffe. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1875 | Tasmania Colony | A white cross on a blue field, in thecanton was theUnion Flag, and in the fly was five five-pointed stars of theSouthern Cross. |
| 1876–1901 | A defaced blue ensign with the state badge located in the fly. The badge is a white disc with a red lion passant in the centre of the disc. Still currently used as the state flag ofTasmania. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1921–1946 | Transjordan (British Mandate of Jordan) | Flag of the Emirate of Transjordan. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1900–1910 | Transvaal | A blue ensign defaced with a disc showing a lion lying on an African plain with palm trees.[8] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1889–1958 | Trinidad & Tobago | ABlue Ensign defaced with a circular badge depicting a ship arriving in front of a mountain. |
.svg) | Trinidad & Tobago (Civil Ensign) | ARed Ensign defaced with a circular badge depicting a ship arriving in front of a mountain. | |
.svg) | 1958–1962 | Trinidad & Tobago | A Blue Ensign defaced with an escutcheon depicting a ship arriving in front of a mountain. |
.svg) | Trinidad & Tobago (Civil Ensign) | A Red Ensign defaced with an escutcheon depicting a ship arriving in front of a mountain. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1976–1978 | Tuvalu | A blue ensign defaced with a circular badge with a hut and the motto of Tuvalu. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1889–1968 | Turks and Caicos Islands | A blue ensign defaced with the former coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands. |
.svg) | 1968–1999 | A blue ensign defaced with the coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands. | |
.svg) | Turks and Caicos Islands (Civil Ensign) | A red ensign defaced with the coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1820–various | Trucial States | Trucial Maritime flag |
 | 1936–various | ||
.svg) | 1964–1971 | Unofficial flag of the Trucial States Council |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1914–1962 | Uganda | A blue ensign defaced with agrey crowned crane inside a disc. |
 | 1962 | Unofficial provisional flag of Uganda from March 1962 to 9 October 1962. Divided into vertical stripes of green-blue-green, separated by narrower yellow stripes, and in the centre the silhouette of a yellow crane. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1791–1801 | Upper Canada | The Red Ensign of Great Britain. |
| 1801–1841 | The Red Ensign of the United Kingdom. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1870–1877 | Victoria Colony | A defaced British Blue Ensign with the Southern Cross located in the fly. The stars of the Southern Cross were white and had 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 points with only the leftmost and rightmost stars having one point pointing to the top of the flag. |
.svg) | 1877 | A defaced British Blue Ensign with the stars of the southern cross from then on having 5, 6, 7, 7 and 8 points in a white disc. | |
.svg) | 1877–1901 |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1903–1930 | Weihaiwei | ABlue Ensign defaced with two Mandarin ducks by a pond inside a disc. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870–1901 | Western Australia Colony | ABlue Ensign defaced with a swan in a yellow disc. The flag was still used as the state flag until 1953. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914–1920 | Western Samoa | The flag of New Zealand was used during the control ofNZ-forces. |
 | 1922–1962 | ABlue Ensign defaced with three palm trees encircled. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1958–1962 | West Indies Federation | It has four equally-spaced narrow white stripes with a large orange-gold disc over the middle two lines in the centre of the flag, undulating horizontally across a blue field. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1896–1963 | Zanzibar | A red flag used during the British protectorate. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1869–1901 | Flag of the governor-general of Canada | A Union Jack, defaced with a white circle, at the centre of which is the crowned shield of arms of Canada in 1869, surrounded by a wreath of green maple leaves. |
.svg) | 1901–1921 | ||
.svg) | 1921–1931 | A Union Jack, defaced with a white circle, at the centre of which is the crowned shield ofarms of Canada in 1921, surrounded by a wreath of stylize green maple leaves. | |
.svg) | 1869–1874 | Flag of the governor of New Zealand | A Union Jack defaced with four white stars in the form of a cross. This design was due to a misinterpretation of design instructions. |
.svg) | 1874–1908 | A Union Jack defaced with a white circle with four red stars and the initial 'NZ' in the center. The whole surrounded by a green wreath. | |
.svg) | 1908–1936 | A Union Jack defaced with a white circle with four red stars and the initial 'NZ' in the center. The whole surrounded by a wreath of fern. | |
.svg) | 1875–1948 | Flag of thegovernor of Ceylon | A Union Jack defaced with the badge of Ceylon. |
.svg) | 1875 – c. 1898 | Flag of thegovernor of Malta | A Union Jack defaced with the Badge of Malta. |
.svg) | c. 1898 – 1943 | ||
.svg) | 1943–1964 | ||
.svg) | 1875–1906 | Flag of thegovernor of Jamaica | A Union Jack defaced with the Badge of Colonial Jamaica. |
.svg) | 1906–1957 | ||
.svg) | 1957–1962 | ||
.svg) | 1962 | ||
.svg) | 1877–1883 | Flag of thegovernor of Fiji | A Union Jack defaced with a white disc in the centre surrounded by a laurel wreath and containing a badge of foliage and crossed war-clubs with a superimposed shield bearing a mermaid looking at herself in a hand mirror. |
.svg) | 1883–1903 | A Union Jack defaced with a white disc in the centre surrounded by a laurel wreath and containing a Saint Edward's Crown surmounted by a crowned lion with the word "FIJI" beneath it. | |
.svg) | 1903–1908 | A Union Jack defaced with a white disc in the centre surrounded by a laurel wreath and containing a Tudor Crown surmounted by a crowned lion with the word "FIJI" beneath it. | |
.svg) | 1908–1970 | A Union Jack defaced with the full coat of arms of Fiji on a white disc surrounded by a laurel wreath in the centre.[9] | |
.svg) | 1881–1905 | Flag of thehigh commissioner of Cyprus | A Union Jack defaced with the letters "C.H.C". |
.svg) | 1905–1960 | Flag of the high commissioner and the governor of Cyprus | A Union Jack defaced with two red lions. |
.svg) | 1882–1903 | Flag of thegovernor of North Borneo | A yellow flag with lion in the centre pointing towards the right direction. |
.svg) | 1903–1915 | A yellow flag with lion in the centre pointing towards the left direction. | |
.svg) | 1915–1946 | A Union Jack defaced with the Badge ofNorth Borneo. | |
.svg) | 1948–1963 | Flag of the governor of North Borneo Crown | A Union Jack defaced with the Badge ofNorth Borneo Crown Colony. |
.svg) | 1884–1981 | Flag of the governor of British Honduras | A Union Jack defaced with the Badge ofBritish Honduras. Also used on theColony of the Bay Islands. |
| 1885–1947 | Flag used by the Britishgovernors-general, governors, lieutenant governors, chief commissioners and other British officers in India | A Union Jack defaced with theStar of India surmounted by theTudor Crown. |
.svg) | 1899–1903 | Flag of thecommissioner of Weihaiwei | A Union Jack defaced withChinese dragon in a yellow disc. |
.svg) | 1903–1930 | A Union Jack defaced with a pair ofMandarin ducks. | |
.svg) | 1902–1909 | Flag of the governor-general of Australia | A Union Jack defaced with a six pointed star, surmounted with the Tudor Crown, surrounded by ears of corn and a gold circlet. |
.svg) | 1909–1936 | A Union Jack defaced with a seven pointed star, surmounted with the Tudor Crown, surrounded by ears of corn and a gold circlet. | |
.svg) | 1903–1961 | Flag of thegovernor of Seychelles | A Union Jack defaced with the Badge of Colonial Seychelles. |
.svg) | 1961–1976 | ||
.svg) | 1874–1904 | Flag of thegovernor of the Straits Settlements | A Union Jack defaced with the badge of Straits Settlements. |
.svg) | 1904–1946 | ||
.svg) | 1906–1968 | Flag of thegovernor of Mauritius | A Union Jack defaced with the Badge of Colonial Mauritius. |
.svg) | 1906–1953 | Flag of theresident commissioner of the British New Hebrides | A Union Jack defaced with the badge of British New Hebrides. |
.svg) | 1952–1980 | ||
.svg) | 1910–1955 | Flag flown onGovernment House, Hong Kong and thegovernor's official car duringBritish rule | A Union Jack defaced with the thenColonial Badge of Hong Kong. |
.svg) | 1955–1959 | ||
.svg) | 1959–1997 | A Union Jack defaced with the thenCoat of arms of Hong Kong. | |
.svg) | 1910–1931 | Flag of thegovernor-general of the Union of South Africa | A Union Jack defaced with theCoat of Arms of South Africa. |
.svg) | 1914–1952 | Flag of thegovernor(-general) of Nigeria | A Union Jack defaced with the Badge of Nigeria. |
.svg) | 1952–1960 | ||
.svg) | 1914–1964 | Flag of thegovernor of Nyasaland | A Union Jack defaced with the badge of Nyasaland. |
 | 1921–1922 | Flag of theLord Lieutenant of Ireland | A Union Flag defaced with an Irish Harp. |
.svg) | Until 1973 | Personal flag of thegovernor of Northern Ireland | A Union Jack defaced with theCoat of arms of Northern Ireland. |
 | 1922–1956 | Flag of thegovernor-general of the Sudan | A Union Flag defaced with a white disc surrounded by a wreath of laurel. As no badge or coat of arms existed for Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, the disc instead contained the words "Governor General of the SUDAN". |
.svg) | 1924–1951 | Flag of thegovernor of Southern Rhodesia | A Union Jack defaced with the shield from Coat of Arms of Southern Rhodesia. |
.svg) | 1951–1952 | A blue flag with aTudor Crown in the centre (in official proportions of 7:9). | |
.svg) | 1952–1965 (de jure 1952–1970) | A blue flag with aSt. Edward's Crown in the centre (in official proportions of 7:9). | |
.svg) | 1940–1952 | Household flag of thegovernor of Southern Rhodesia | A red flag with a Tudor Crown in the centre, used as a car flag. |
.svg) | 1952–1965 | A red flag with the representation of theZimbabwe Bird in yellow, used as a car flag. | |
.svg) | 1929–2024 | Personal flag of thelieutenant governor of Nova Scotia | A Union Jack defaced with the shield of theArms of Her Majesty in Right of Nova Scotia surrounded by a circle of 18 green maple leaves. |
.svg) | 1939–1964 | Flag of thegovernor of Northern Rhodesia | A Union Jack defaced with the shield from Coat of Arms of Northern Rhodesia. |
.svg) | 1946–1963 | Flag of thegovernor of Sarawak | A Union Jack defaced with the Badge ofSarawak Crown Colony. |
.svg) | 1946–1952 | Flag of thegovernor of Singapore | A Union Jack defaced with the Badge of Singapore Crown Colony. |
.svg) | 1952–1959 | ||
 | 1951–1966 | Flag of the resident commissioner ofBasutoland | A Union Jack defaced with the badge of Basutoland. |
.svg) | 1953–1963 | Flag of thegovernor-general of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland | A dark blue flag with the crest from the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom at the top, and the words "Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland" on a golden scroll below. |
.svg) | 1955–1963 | Flag of theBritish resident of Zanzibar | A Union Jack defaced with a badge of sailboat that surmounted by a crown. |
.svg) | 1959–1965 | Flag of the lieutenant governor of Ontario | TheCanadian Red Ensign defaced by a disc bearing the shield of the Arms of Ontario surrounded by a chain of green maple leaves. |
.svg) | 1956–1967 | Flag used by the Britishgovernor of Antigua and Barbuda | A Union Jack defaced with the Coat of arms of Antigua and Barbuda. |
.svg) | 1967–1981 | ||
 | 1807–1890 | Flag of theLieutenant-Governor of British Heligoland | A Union Jack defaced with the Coat of arms of British Heligoland. |
.svg) | 1875–1910 | Flag of thegovernor ofBermuda | A Union Jack defaced with the thenCoat of arms of Bermuda. |
.svg) | 1910–1999 | A Union Jack defaced with theCoat of arms of Bermuda. | |
.svg) | 1958–1999 | Flag of thegovernor of theCayman Islands | A Union Jack defaced with theCoat of arms of the Cayman Islands. |
.svg) | 1876–1925 | Flag of thegovernor of theFalkland Islands | A Union Jack defaced with the thenColonial Badge of the Falkland Islands. |
.svg) | 1925–1948 | ||
.svg) | 1948–1999 | A Union Jack defaced with theCoat of arms of the Falkland Islands. | |
.svg) | 1875–1939 | Flag of thegovernor ofGibraltar | A Union Jack defaced with the thenColonial Badge of Gibraltar. |
.svg) | 1939–1982 | ||
.svg) | 1982–1999 | A Union Jack defaced with theCoat of arms of Gibraltar. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1600–1858 | Flag of theEnglish/British East India Company | Numerous white and red stripes (no set number) with the St George's Cross in the canton. |
| 1707–1800 | Flag of theBritish East India Company | Numerous white and red stripes with the Union Jack of Great Britain in the canton. Accepted to be one of the inspirations for theContinental Union Flag that eventually evolved into thenational flag of the United States. |
| 1801–1858 | Numerous white and red stripes with the Union Jack of the United Kingdom in the canton. | |
 | Until 1723 | Pirate flag ofThomas Anstis | A Union Jack of Great Britain with four grenades. |
.svg) | 1682–1707 | Flag of theHudson's Bay Company | The English Red Ensign defaced with the initials of the company. |
.svg) | 1707–1801 | The pre-1801 Red Ensign defaced with the initials of the company. | |
 | c. 1801–1965 | ARed Ensign defaced with the initials of the company. | |
 | pre–1801 | Flag of theNorth West Company | The pre-1801 Red Ensign defaced with the initials of the company. |
 | c. 1801–1821 | ARed Ensign defaced with the initials of the company. | |
| 1889–1961 | Flag of theBritish South Africa Company | A Union Jack with the logo of the British South Africa Company in the middle. |
 | 1889–1961 | Ensign of theBritish South Africa Company | ABlue Ensign defaced with the Symbol of theBritish South Africa Company. |
| 1801–1922 | Flag of theLord Lieutenant of Ireland | The Union Jack defaced with theCoat of Arms of Ireland. |
.svg) | c. 1701–post 1800 | Green Ensign | An unofficial merchant navy flag consisting of a green field with an earlier version of the golden harp and theFlag of England in the canton, no record of its actual use. |
 | Post 1800–c. 1922 | An unofficial merchant navy flag consisting of green field with golden harp and theUnion Jack in the canton, no record of its actual use. | |
.svg) | Post 1910–c. 1921 | British Empire flag | An unofficial flag of the British Empire featuring its constituent dominions and India. Its origins are unclear, but it could not have been in use until after 1910 when South Africa was granted a coat of arms. Flown by civilians throughout the empire for coronations, theBritish Empire Exhibition andEmpire Day. This variant was likely created for the 1911coronation of King George V.[10] |
.svg) | 1921– | British Empire flag of theDangarsleigh War Memorial | An unofficial flag of the British Empire featuring its constituent dominions and India. A unique design was featured at the 1921 opening of theDangarsleigh War Memorial, and it is still sometimes flown today on special occasions.[11] |
.svg) | Post 1930–c. 1945 | British Empire flag | An unofficial flag of the British Empire featuring its constituent dominions and India. This variant was likely created for the 1937coronation of King George VI. |
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