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The following is a list of flag ofVenezuela. For more information about the national flag, seeFlag of Venezuela.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 2006–present | State andwar flag,state andnaval ensign | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red with thecoat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band and an arc of eight white five-pointed stars centered in the blue band. Ratio 2:3. |
 | National flag andcivil ensign | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red with an arc of eight white five-pointed stars, symbolizing the eight provinces that supported independence, centered in the blue band. Ratio 2:3.[1] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1506–1717 (211 years) | Cross of Burgundy, military flag of Spain used as banner of its overseas territories. | Cross of Burgundy on a white field. |
 | 1717–1785 (68 years) | Military banner of Spain used by theViceroyalty of New Granada. | Coat of arms of Spain on a white field. |
.svg) | 1785–1819 (34 years) | War flag of Spain, used by theCaptaincy General of Venezuela | Spanish fess of red, gold, and red with the lesser arms of Spain towards the hoist-side of the flag. |
 | 1806 | Flag hoisted by GeneralFrancisco de Miranda on the coast of Vela de Coro aboard the ship Leander in 1806 | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red |
.svg) | 1811–1811 (11 months, 11 days) | Flag of theFirst Venezuelan Republic | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red in which the yellow band takes half of the flag; with a canton on the hoist side showing anindigenous woman, anOrinoco crocodile and theCaribbean Sea. |
 | 1813–1814 (1 year, 1 month) | Flag of theSecond Venezuelan Republic. Commonly known as the "Bandera de Guerra a Muerte" ("flag of theWar to the Death") | Red field with a white rhombus encasing a black rectangle. |
.svg) | 1817 (6 months, 8 days) | Flag of theThird Venezuelan Republic | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red with seven blue stars on the yellow band. |
.svg) | 1817–1819 (1 year, 11 months, 27 days) | Flag of theThird Venezuelan Republic | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red with eight blue stars on the yellow band. |
.svg) | 1819–1820 (24 days) | First flag ofGran Colombia | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red in which the yellow band takes half of the flag, with the coat of arms of the Republic of Colombia on the hoist side of the yellow band. |
.svg) | 1820–1821 (1 year, 8 months, 27 days) | Second flag ofGran Colombia | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red in which the yellow band takes half of the flag, with the coat of arms of the Republic of Colombia on the hoist side of the yellow band. |
 | 1821–1830 (9 years, 8 days) | Third flag ofGran Colombia | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red, with the coat of arms of the Republic of Colombia in the center. |
.svg) | 1830–1836 (5 years, 6 months, 6 days) | Provisional flag of theState of Venezuela | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red, with the coat of arms of the State of Venezuela in the center. |
 | 1836–1859 (27 years, 3 months 9 days) | Flag of theState of Venezuela | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red, with the coat of arms of the State of Venezuela on the hoist side of the yellow band. |
| 1859 (3 months, 20 days) | First flag of the Federation | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red, with seven blue stars on the yellow band. |
.svg) | 1859–1863 (4 years, 1 month, 14 days) | Second flag of the Federation | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red, with the coat of arms of the State of Venezuela in the center. |
.svg) | 1863–1905 (41 years, 7 months, 30 days) | Flag of theUnited States of Venezuela | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red, with seven white stars arranged in a hexagon in the center of the blue band. |
.svg) | 1863–1905 (41 years, 7 months, 30 days) | State flag of theUnited States of Venezuela | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red, with seven white stars arranged in a hexagon in the center of the blue band and the country's coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band. |
.svg) | 1905–1930 (25 years, 3 months, 18 days) | Flag of theUnited States of Venezuela underJuan Vicente Gómez | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red, with a circle of seven white stars in the center of the blue band. |
.svg) | 1905–1930 (25 years, 3 months, 18 days) | State flag of theUnited States of Venezuela underJuan Vicente Gómez | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red, with a circle of seven white stars in the center of the blue band and the country's coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band. |
.svg) | 1930–2006[a] (23 years, 7 months, 2 days) | Flag of the Republic of Venezuela | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red, with an arc of seven white stars in the center of the blue band. |
.svg) | 1930–1954 (23 years, 7 months, 2 days) | State flag of the Republic of Venezuela | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red, with an arc of seven white stars in the center of the blue band and the country's coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band. |
.svg) | 1954–2006[b] (51 years, 18 days) 2006–present[c] | Flag of the Republic of Venezuela (1954–1999) Flag of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (1999–2006) | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red, with an arc of seven white stars in the center of the blue band and the country's coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band. This flag is still in use by someVenezuelan diaspora in opposition to the current government. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1970–1997 | Presidential standard | Square red field with the coat of arms in the center. |
.svg) | 1997–2006 | Presidential standard | Square yellow field with the coat of arms in the center. |
 | 2006–present | Presidential standard | Square yellow field with the coat of arms in the center. |
.svg) | 2006–present | Presidential standard (at sea) | Blue field with the coat of arms in the center and four white stars in each corner. Ratio 2:3. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–present | Supreme Commander's Honorary Colour | Used in all military ceremonies | |
.svg) | 2007–present | Defense ministry flag | |
 | 1951–2007 | Defense ministry flag | |
.svg) | 1999–present | Army flag | A blue field with a red diagonal band with the coat of arms of the Army from the upper hoist side to the lower fly side. |
 | Navy flag | ||
 | 1930–present | Naval jack | Blue field with a white anchor under an arc of seven white stars. Ratio 2:3. |
 | 1995–present | Air force flag | |
 | 2007–present | National guard flag | |
 | 2011–present | Militia branch flag | |
.svg) | 2005–present | Strategic command flag |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2002–present | Amazonas | Horizontal tricolor of blue, green, and red with a brown outline of the state (bordered in yellow) in the center. The map is charged with seven stars spread unevenly inside the map, showing the location of the state's seven municipalities, alongside an outline ofCerro Autana and aYanomami's face. Ratio 2:3. |
 | 1999–present | Anzoátegui | Main article:Flag of Anzoátegui Horizontal tricolor of light blue, yellow, and green with a black border outlining the state in the center and the state's coat of arms on the hoist side of the blue band. Ratio 2:3. |
 | 1996–present | Apure | Horizontal triband of yellow, blue, and green; with a white triangle based at the hoist side charged with the state's coat of arms and seven white stars on the blue band. Ratio 2:3. |
 | 1993–present | Aragua | Bicolor diagonal quartered of red and yellow with the state's coat of arms in the center. Ratio 2:3. |
 | 1997–present | Barinas | Horizontal tricolor of light blue, white, and green, with a red square in the center of the white band, charged with a yellow rising sun, a road of the same color and a green palm tree. Ratio 2:3. |
 | 2000–present | Bolívar | Main article:Flag of Bolívar State Yellow field with a green circle in the center, superposed by three horizontal blue stripes. The state's coat of arms is on the upper hoist side of the yellow field and the central blue stripe is charged with eight white stars. Ratio 110:168. |
.svg) | 2022–present | Capital District(Caracas) | Three triangles of red, blue, and red, with a white star in the center. The base of the blue triangle contains in green the shape ofWaraira Repano (Cerro El Ávila). Ratio 2:3. |
 | 1995–present | Carabobo | Horizontal triband of red, blue, and red again, in which the upper red band takes three fifths of the flag. The red band is charged with a yellow sun based on the fly side of the blue band. The sun is charged with the Arc of Carabobo. The upper side of the blue band is bordered by a green line. Ratio 2:3. |
 | 1997–present | Cojedes | Horizontal triband of orange, black, and blue in which the orange band takes two thirds of the flag; with a blue circle charged with a yellow sun on the hoist side of the orange band. Ratio 2:3. |
 | 2004–present | Delta Amacuro | Horizontal triband of light blue, green, and blue; with a white, yellow, brown, and black-edged blue triangle based on the hoist, charged with a green outline of the state. The proportion of the bands is 3:2:3; and the sky blue band is charged with an arc of four white stars. Ratio 2:3. |
 | 2006–present | Falcón | Blue field with a yellow rising sun on the upper hoist side and a white moon on the lower fly side; charged with a red chief bearing the words "Muera la Tiranía Viva la Libertad" ("Death to Tyranny and long live Freedom"). Based onFrancisco de Miranda's naval flag. Ratio 2:3. |
 | Unknown. First spotted in 2004 | Federal Dependencies (Probably unofficial) | Horizontal tricolor of green, white, and blue, with a red fish in the center of the white band. Ratio 2:3. |
 | 1995–present | Guárico | Four horizontal bands of blue, white, yellow, and green, with the state's coat of arms on the hoist side of the blue band; charged with a half-blue, half-green outline of the map bearing a cow's head sided by an ear of rice and an ear of sorghum, and an image of theMorros de San Juan. The map is surrounded by fourteen golden stars (seven on each side). Ratio 2:3. |
 | 2000–present | Lara | Two horizontal bands of red and green, the red twice the size of the green. The red band is charged with a setting sun with thirteen yellow-edged white rays based on the green band. Ratio 2:3. |
 | 1996–present | Mérida | Three triangles of green, white, and light blue, with a red star in the center. The white central triangle is based on the bottom of the flag, dividing the green and light blue triangles. Ratio 2:3. |
 | 2006–present | Miranda | Horizontal tricolor of black, red, and yellow, with an arc of six white stars in the center of the red band and a yellow sun on the hoist side of the black band, charged with two cocoa branches and the words "Libertad o Muerte" ("Liberty or Death"). Based onFrancisco de Miranda's military flag. Ratio 2:3. |
 | 2003–present | Monagas | Light blue field superposed by three horizontal bands of blue, green, and black, with a yellow sun based on the middle of the green band. The light blue field is charged with a stylized black outline ofJuana Ramírez under an arc of thirteen white stars. Ratio 2:3. |
 | 1998–present | Nueva Esparta | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, green, and blue, in which the yellow band takes half of the flag; the green band is charged with three white stars and the yellow band is charged with a white semi-circle based on the fly side of the green band. Ratio 2:3. |
 | 1996–present | Portuguesa | Two horizontal bands of blue and green separated by a narrow white stripe; the blue band is larger than the green and has a white-edged sun on its upper hoist side. Ratio 2:3. |
 | 2002–present | Sucre | Diagonal bisection of white and sky blue, with the state's coat of arms on the upper hoist side and fifteen white stars on the lower fly side. Ratio 2:3. |
 | 1997–present | Táchira | Horizontal tricolor of yellow, black, and red, with two coffee branches under an arc of four white stars. Ratio 2:3. |
 | 1994–present | Trujillo | Two horizontal bands of red and white with a green triangle based on the hoist, charged with a white star bearing a pigeon. Ratio 2:3. |
 | 1999–present | La Guaira (formerly known as Vargas) | Two horizontal bands of white and blue with proportions of 3:1 on the hoist side; the white field charged with a red-edged yellow sun and the blue with four white stars. To the fly side, four vertical bands of yellow, red, white, and blue. Based on the flag of José María España and Manuel Gual. Ratio 2:3. |
 | 1995–present | Yaracuy | A white diagonal band radiating from the lower hoist-side corner. The upper triangle is red, and the lower triangle is blue. On the center of the flag, a yellow sun with a circle showing a green field with brown mountains in the horizon, and a light blue sky with three white clouds. Ratio 2:3. |
 | 1991–present | Zulia | Two horizontal bands of blue and black, with a yellow sun in the center charged with a white thunder bolt. Ratio 2:3. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1989–2022 | Capital District(Caracas) | Red field with the former coat of arms ofCaracas in the center. Ratio 2:3. |
.svg) | 2006–2008 | Carabobo | Horizontal triband of wine, light blue, and wine again. The upper wine band is charged with an orange sun with yellow rays based on the fly side of the light blue band. The sun is charged with the Arc of Carabobo. The upper side of the light blue band is bordered by a light green line. Ratio 2:3. |
.svg) | 1997–2006 | Falcón | Horizontal tricolor of green, yellow, and blue with the state's former coat of arms in the center. Ratio 2:3. |
.svg) | 1996–2006 | Miranda | Two horizontal bands of blue and green, with a yellow rising sun charged with two cocoa branches in the center. Ratio 2:3. |
.svg) | 1965–2002 | Sucre | Diagonal bisection of white and sky blue, with the state's coat of arms on the upper hoist side and eleven white stars arranged into two downward-facing triangles on the lower fly side. Ratio 2:3. |
