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The following is a list of flags used in theVatican City and its predecessor, thePapal States.
| Flag | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
.svg) | 7 June 1929 – 26 November 2000 | 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] |
.svg) | 26 November 2000 – 7 June 2023 | |
.svg) | 7 June 2023–present |
| Flag | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | 1523–1534 | Orange and red stripes charged with the coat of arms ofPope Clement VII. |
 | 2005–2013 | Two fields divided vertically, yellow field on the staff side and a white field on the fly side, which bearsPope Benedict's personal arms. |
.svg) | 2013–2023 | Two fields divided vertically, yellow field on the staff side and a white field on the fly side, which bearsPope Francis's personal arms. |
 | 2023–2025 | |
 | 2025- | Two fields divided vertically, yellow field on the staff side and a white field on the fly side, which bearsPope Leo's personal arms. |
| Flag | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | 2005–2013 | With a yellow band at the hoist andPope Benedict's personal arms in color in the white fly. |
.svg) | 2013–2023 | With a yellow band at the hoist andPope Francis's personal arms in color in the white fly. |
 | 2023–2025 | |
 | 2025- | With a yellow band at the hoist andPope Leo's personal arms in color in the white fly. |
| Flag | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | 1922–1939 | Papal banner ofPope Pius XI |
 | 1939–1958 | Papal banner ofPope Pius XII |
 | 1958–1963 | Papal banner ofPope John XXIII |
 | 1963–1978 | Papal banner ofPope Paul VI |
 | 1978–2005 | Papal banner ofPope John Paul II |
 | 2005–2013 | Papal banner ofPope Benedict XVI |
.svg) | 2013–2025 | Papal banner ofPope Francis |
 | 2025- | Papal banner ofPope Leo XIV |
| Flag | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | 1978–1982 | Papal guard flag of 1914, but with the arms of Pope John Paul II and Commandant Franz Pfyffer von Altishofen |
 | 2002–2005 | Papal guard flag of 1914, but with the arms of Pope John Paul II and CommandantElmar Mäder |
 | 2005–2008 | Papal guard flag of 1914, but with the arms of Pope Benedict XVI and CommandantElmar Mäder |
 | 2008–2013 | Papal guard flag of 1914, but with the arms of Benedict XVI and CommandantDaniel Anrig |
 | 2013–2015 | Papal guard flag of 1914, but with the arms of Pope Francis and CommandantDaniel Anrig |
 | 2015–2025 | Papal guard flag of 1914, but with the arms of Pope Francis and CommandantChristoph Graf |
 | 2025– | Papal guard flag of 1914, but with the arms of Pope Leo XIV and CommandantChristoph Graf |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 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. | |
 | 1300s | Banner ofPope Boniface VIII | A redswallowtail with two golden keys crossed over anumbraculum of the same colour. |
 | 1510s | Banner ofPope Leo X | An orange swallowtail with seven red roundels. |
 | 1520s | An orange swallowtail featuring two crossed keys on a white shield. | |
 | 1520s | Flag used by papal military strategistJacopo Pesaro | |
 | 1540s | Banner ofPope Paul III | Dark redswallowtail with the keys and tiara design. |
.gif) | 1669–1771 | Flag for Papal Ships | A red flag with Christ on the cross, surrounded by St. Peter and St. Paul. |
.svg) | -1808[5][6] | Papal cockade until 1808,de facto state flag[7] | Vertical red and yellow bicolour. |
.svg) | 1808-1870[8] | Pilot flag, Infantry colours andde-facto civil flag[9] | Vertical yellow and white bicolour. |
 | -1870 | War and proto-national flag[10] flown over Porta Pia during thefall of Rome (1870)[11][12][13] | Yellow and white, with simplified coat of arms of the Holy see in the middle |
.svg) | 1803–1825 | Flag for Papal Merchant Ships | A white banner with the keys and tiara in the centre. |
.svg) | 1849 | Flag of theRoman Republic | The Italian tricolour with the phraseDIO E POPOLO (God and People) in the centre. |
.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. |
vertically divided yellow-white national flag with an emblem on the white stripe featuring two crossed keys and a papal tiara. The flag is square in its proportions.
The Vatican City State flag is square in shape, with yellow and white vertically divided on each side of the flag.
Anticamente la bandiera dello Stato pontificio era giallorossa (o per meglio dire amaranto e rossa, colori derivati dai colori dello stemma della Santa Sede), i due colori tradizionali del Senato e del Popolo romano, che vennero tuttavia sostituiti con il bianco e il giallo nel 1808.
En el pasado, la bandera del Estado pontificio era de color amarillo y granate (o mejor dicho, carmesì y rojo, colores relacionados con el escudo de la Santa Sede), dos colores tradicionales del Senado y del Pueblo romano.
Anticamente la bandiera dello Stato pontificio era giallorossa (o per meglio dire amaranto e rossa, colori derivati dai colori dello stemma della Santa Sede), i due colori tradizionali del Senato e del Popolo romano, che vennero tuttavia sostituiti con il bianco e il giallo nel 1808, allorché Pio VII
