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The following is a list of flags used in the Vatican City.
[edit] National flag and State flag
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
 |
June 8, 1929—Present |
National flag and civil ensign |
Two fields divided vertically, yellow field on the staff side and a white field on the other side, which bears the tiara and the keys. Ratio: 1:1. |
[edit] Papal flags
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
 |
2005—Present |
Papal pennant |
With a yellow band at the hoist and Pope Benedict's personal arms in color in the white fly. |
[edit] Military flag
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
 |
2005-Present |
Swiss Guard |
Papal guard flag of 1914, but with Benedict XVI's arms. |
[edit] Historical flags
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
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1808-1929 |
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Yellow and white. |
.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_Papal_States_(pre_1808).svg.png) |
?-1808 |
|
Red and yellow; same as the modern flag of the City of Rome. |
 |
1771-? |
|
Red flag bearing a cross over a stone (near the hoist) and a bear (looking to hoist) at fly. |
|
1669-1771 |
|
Flag with Christ in the cross, St Peter and St Paul. |
 |
|
Naval ensign |
White ensign with a small tiara-keys emblem between the figures of St Peter and St Paul. |
[edit] See also
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