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The following is a list of flags used in Belize. For more information about the national flag, see the Flag of Belize.

National flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2019-Present	Flag of Belize	A royal blue field with two red narrow horizontal stripes along the top and the bottom edges and the large white disk in the centre bearing the National Coat of Arms.

Government flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1981-Present	Flag of the governor-general of Belize
Link to file	1978-Present	Flag of Governor-General of Belize

Armed forces flag

Ethnic group flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?-Present	Flag of the Maya People
	?-Present	Flag of the Garifuna People

City flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?-Present	Flag of the Belize City
	?-Present	Flag of Belmopan
	?-Present	Flag of San Ignacio
	?-Present	Flag of Sarteneja

Historical flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1524-1785	Flag of Spain	A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field.
	1665-1700	Flag of England	A white field with centred red cross.
	1785-1821	Flag of Spain	three horizontal stripes: red, yellow and red, with the coat of arms. the yellow strip being twice as wide as each red stripe.
	1821-1823	Flag of the First Mexican Empire	Three vertical strips green, white and red, with the Imperial Coat of Arms in the center.
	1823-1824	Flag of the Federal Republic of Central America	Three horizontal strips light blue (upper and lower) and white (central), with the coat of arms in the center.
	1824-1836	Flag of the Federal Republic of Central America	Similar to the previous flag.
	1825–1836	Flag of Guatemala within Central America	Three horizontal strips blue (upper and lower) and white.
	1841-1848	Flag of the Republic of Yucatán	a tricolor of red (upper), white and red with a green vertical stripe on the hoist side containing 5 stars.
	1836-1870	Flag of the United Kingdom	A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
	1870-1919	Flag of the British Honduras (Blue Ensign)	A blue ensign with the arms of British Honduras.
	1870-1919	Flag of the British Honduras (Red Ensign)	A red ensign with the arms of British Honduras.
	1884-1981	Former flag of the governor-general of British Honduras/Belize	A Union Jack defaced with the arms of British Honduras.
	1919-1981	Flag of the British Honduras (Blue Ensign)	A blue ensign with the arms of British Honduras.
	1919-1981	Flag of the British Honduras (Red Ensign)	A red ensign with the arms of British Honduras.
	1950-1981	First flag of Belize	blue field with the large white disk in the centre bearing the National Coat of Arms.
	1981-2019	Second flag of Belize	similar to the present flag.

Political flags

Flag	Date	Party	Description
	1950–present	People's United Party
	1973–present	United Democratic Party
Link to file	2013–present	Belize People's Front
Link to file	2015–present	Belize Progressive Party

See also

• Flag of Belize
• Coat of arms of Belize

References

1. "Belize Flag, Coat of Arms". Retrieved 22 August 2015.
2. "Waight, Sanchez Win National Flag Competition". The Voice. 1 (6). August 7, 1981.
3. "A Standardized Belizean Flag". Guardian. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
4. "Belizean Flag Standardization Presentation". Ambegris Today. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
5. "Belize - Governor-General Flag". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
6. "Belize - Military Flags". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
7. "The Garifuna (Belize and Honduras)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
8. "Belize City (Belize)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
9. "Belmopan (Belize)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
10. "San Ignacio (Belize)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
11. "Sarteneja (Belize)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
12. "Belize - Colonial Flags of British Honduras". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
13. "Belize - Colonial Flags of British Honduras". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
14. "Belize - Colonial Flags of British Honduras". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
15. "Belize - Pre-independence Flags". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-09-20.

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