List of Beninese flags

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The following is a list of flags and banners used in Benin.

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National Flag

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Benin.svg 1990-PresentFlag of BeninA horizontal bicolour of yellow and red with a green vertical band at the hoist.
Flag of Benin (vertical).svg 1990-PresentFlag of Benin (Vertical)

Ethnic Flag

FlagDateUseDescription
Oduduwa Flag.jpg  ?-PresentFlag of Oduduwaa blue-white-green diagonal tricolor band with 16 six-pointed circular golden stars and two thinner diagonal red strips within the middle section. A central red laurel envelopes the Oduduwa Oba's crown symbol of 7 concentric rings. Within the rings is an 8 petal flower representing the pre-Oduduwa societal structure of Yorubaland. On the upper portion of the corona is an endless/Solomon knot representing integrity and nobility or the concept of 'Omoluwabi'. [1] [2]

Municipality Flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Cotonou.gif  ?-PresentFlag of Cotonou a vertical bicolor of blue and yellow with a mermaid in the center. [3]
Portonovo flag.png  ?-PresentFlag of Porto-Novo a white field with the arms of the municipality in the center. [4]

Political Flag

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of PRPB.svg 1975-1990Flag of The PRPB a red field charged with a five-pointed green star in the top-left canton. [5]

Military Flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Benin Armed Forces, Front.png 1960-PresentFlag of the Benin Armed Forces (Obverse)A horizontal bicolour of yellow and red with a green vertical band at the hoist with the name of the armed forces upwards and downwards and a golden border.
Flag of Benin Armed Forces, Back.png 1960-PresentFlag of the Benin Armed Forces (Reverse)reversed version of the previous Flag.
Flag of Republican Police, Front.png 1990-PresentFlag of the Republican Police (Obverse)A horizontal bicolour of yellow and red with a green vertical band at the hoist with the name of the police force upwards and downwards, the emblem in the center and a golden border.
Flag of Republican Police, Back.png 1990-PresentFlag of the Republican Police (Reverse)reversed version of the previous Flag.

Historical Flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Portugal (1707-1816).svg 1730-1816Royal flag until the late 18th century (used only in fortresses and warships of the Crown) and national flag from then onWhite with the coat of arms of the Kingdom in the middle
Variant of the Flag of Portugal (1750-1816).svg 1750-1816Variant of the royal flag until the late 18th century (used only in fortresses and warships of the Crown) and national flag from then onWhite with the coat of arms of the Kingdom in the middle (variant with a heraldic console encircling the shield)
Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves (1815-1825).svg 1816-1818Flag of PortugalWhite with the coat of arms of the Kingdom in the middle (coat of arms of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves)
Flag of Ghezo of Dahomey.svg 1818-1859The Royal Flag of King Ghezo of The Kingdom of Dahomey.a white field with a red border and an elephant in the center. [6] [7]
No flag.svg 1859-1890No FlagKing Glele was not known to have used any royal flags or banners.
Royal banner of Behanzin of Dahomey.svg 1890-1894The royal banner of King Behanzin of The Kingdom of Dahomey.a light blue field with the coat of arms in the center. [8]
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1894-1959Flag of France (Used in French Dahomey)A vertical tricolor of blue, white and red.
Flag of Free France (1940-1944).svg 1942-1944Flag of Free France (Used in French Dahomey)A vertical tricolor of blue, white and red and The Cross of Lorraine in the center. [9]
Flag of Benin.svg 1959-1975Flag of The Republic of Dahomey introduced on November 16, 1959, after Dahomey was granted semi-autonomous status within the French Community.
Flag of Benin (1975-1990).svg 1975-1990Flag of The People's Republic of Benin a green field charged with a five-pointed red star in the top-left canton.

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