Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description
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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.
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1717–1785 (68 years) |
Military banner of Spain used by the Viceroyalty of New Granada. |
Coat of arms of Spain on a white field.
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1785–1819 (34 years) |
War flag of Spain, used by the Captaincy General of Venezuela |
Spanish fess of red, gold and red with the lesser arms of Spain towards the hoist-side of the flag.
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1806
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Flag hoisted by General Francisco de Miranda on the coast of Vela de Coro aboard the ship Leander in 1806
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Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue and red
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1811–1811 (11 months, 11 days) |
Flag of the First 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 an indigenous woman, an Orinoco crocodile and the Caribbean Sea.
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1813–1814 (1 year, 1 month) |
Flag of the Second Venezuelan Republic. Commonly known as the "Bandera de Guerra a Muerte" ("flag of the War to the Death") |
Red field with a white rhombus encasing a black rectangle.
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1817 (6 months, 8 days) |
Flag of the Third Venezuelan Republic |
Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue and red with seven blue stars on the yellow band.
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1817–1819 (1 year, 11 months, 27 days) |
Flag of the Third Venezuelan Republic |
Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue and red with eight blue stars on the yellow band.
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1819–1820 (24 days) |
First flag of Gran 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.
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1820–1821 (1 year, 8 months, 27 days) |
Second flag of Gran 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.
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1821–1830 (9 years, 8 days) |
Third flag of Gran Colombia |
Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue and red, with the coat of arms of the Republic of Colombia in the center.
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1830–1836 (5 years, 6 months, 6 days) |
Provisional flag of the State of Venezuela |
Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue and red, with the coat of arms of the State of Venezuela in the center.
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1836–1859 (27 years, 3 months 9 days) |
Flag of the State 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.
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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.
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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.
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1863–1905 (41 years, 7 months, 30 days) |
Flag of the United 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.
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1863–1905 (41 years, 7 months, 30 days) |
State flag of the United 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.
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1905–1930 (25 years, 3 months, 18 days) |
Flag of the United States of Venezuela under Juan Vicente Gómez |
Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue and red, with a circle of seven white stars in the center of the blue band.
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1905–1930 (25 years, 3 months, 18 days) |
State flag of the United States of Venezuela under Juan 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.
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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.
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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.
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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 some Venezuelan diaspora in opposition to the current government.
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