List of Macanese flags

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This is a list of flags of Macau.

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Official flag

FlagDurationUseDescription
Flag of Macau.svg 1999– Flag of Macau A lotus flower above a stylized bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars on a green field [1]
Flag of Macau (vertical).svg 1999–presentFlag of Macau (vertical)

Prefecture

FlagDurationUseDescription
Bandeira Lea lSenado Original.jpg
Bandeira Leal Senado White.jpg
1975-1999Old flag of Municipality of Macau A light blue field charged with the coat of arms of the Municipality of Macau. This was the flag used at sporting events and 1999 China Handover.
Flag of Municipal Council of Ilhas.svg 1975-1999Old flag of Municipality of Ilhas An orange field charged with the coat of arms of the Municipality of Ilhas.
Flag of Provisional Macau Municipality.gif
1999-2001Old flag of Municipality of Macau [2] A navy blue field charged with the coat of arms of the Municipality of Macau.
Flag of Provisional Ilhas Municipality.gif
1999-2001Old flag of Municipality of Ilhas [3] A green field charged with the coat of arms of the Municipality of Ilhas.

Historical flags

FlagDurationUseDescription
Flag Portugal (1667).svg 1557–1707 Flag of Portugal, used in colonial era Macau The Portuguese flag was used in colonial-era Macau, as there was no territorial flag.
Flag Portugal (1707).svg 1707–1816 Flag of Portugal, used in colonial era Macau The Portuguese flag was used in colonial-era Macau, as there no territorial flag
Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves (1815-1825).svg 1816–1830 Flag of Portugal, used in colonial era Macau The Portuguese flag was used in colonial-era Macau, as there no territorial flag
Flag of Portugal (1830-1910).svg 1830–1911 Flag of Portugal, used in colonial era Macau The Portuguese flag was used in colonial-era Macau, as there was no territorial flag.
Flag of Portugal.svg 1911–1999 Flag of Portugal, used in colonial era Macau The Portuguese flag was used in colonial-era Macau, as there was no territorial flag.
Flag of the Government of Portuguese Macau (1951-1976).svg 1951-1976Flag of Portuguese colonial Government of Macau.A light blue field charged with the official coat of arms of the Portuguese colony of Macau. During the Portuguese administration this flag also represented the territory of Macau in the international institutions, although it was not the official flag of the Portuguese colony.
Flag of the Government of Portuguese Macau (1976-1999).svg 1975–1999
Flag of Portuguese Macau Unofficial.svg Not OfficialVariant flag of Portuguese colonial Government of Macau.Unofficial variant without a mural crown representing the Kingdom of the Algarve castles in the coat of arms. This flag was found at the University of Macau in a photo of International University Sports Federation event and it was used in the parade of nations. Although this flag was never used officially, some sports media used it instead of the Portuguese Flag to represent the colony.

Governor of Macau

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Portuguese Colony Governor.svg 1975–1999Flag of the governor of Macau

Proposed flags

FlagDurationUseDescription
Flag of Macau (1932 proposal).svg 1932Colonial Flag Proposal
Flag of Portuguese Macau (proposal).svg 1965Colonial Flag Proposal
Proposed flag for Macau SAR 012.svg 1993Proposal 1Similar to the current flag of Macau, but the lotus is stylised differently and is found in a disc, with the stars inside the flower.
Proposed flag for Macau SAR 014.svg Proposal 2A tricolour of red-white-red; the middle band has a depiction of St. Paul's Cathedral in Macau.
Proposed flag for Macau SAR 011.svg Proposal 3A triband with a stylised "M" standing for Macau; a large star above four smaller stars representative of China.
Proposed flag for Macau SAR 001.svg Proposal 4A vertical bicolour of green and red, resembling the Flag of Portugal, with a stylised lotus flower in the lower fly.
Proposed flag for Macau SAR 009.svg Proposal 5A symbol with a red, a blue, and a green circle arranged in a pyramid with a yellow star inside the red circle over a horizontal bicolour of white and yellow.
Proposed flag for Macau SAR 013.svg Proposal 6A red and blue stylised "M" with a large five-pointed star, with a red lotus blossom within the centre of the star, on the upper fly of a white flag with two blue horizontal bands.
Proposed flag for Macau SAR 008.svg Proposal 7Similar to the current flag of Macau, but the flag colour is red, and the emblem excludes the bridge and water underneath the lotus on the current flag.
Proposed flag for Macau SAR 007.svg Proposal 8A stylized yellow lotus flower with an arch of yellow stars on a red flag.
Proposed flag for Macau SAR 006.svg Proposal 9A stylized white lotus flower with an arch of yellow stars on a red flag.
Proposed flag for Macau SAR 010.svg Proposal 10A depiction of the Guia Fortress Lighthouse, the oldest in Asia, under a golden star; a white halo ring forms around the lighthouse, and two light cones divide the upper fly (red in colour) and lower fly (blue in colour).
Proposed flag for Macau SAR 002.svg Proposal 11A vertical bicolour of green and red, resembling the Flag of Portugal, with a white gull in the upper fly and a white depiction of the Gov. Nobre de Carvalho Bridge in the lower fly.
Proposed flag for Macau SAR 005.svg Proposal 12A stylized white lotus flower on a red flag with an arch of yellow stars above the flower.
Proposed flag for Macau SAR 004.svg Proposal 13A red triangle with base on hoist and apex on the fly edge, filled with the stars from the flag of China.
Proposed flag for Macau SAR 015.svg Proposal 14A stylised lotus flower, with a red-outlined star within the top petal.
Proposed flag for Macau SAR 003.svg Proposal 15Another depiction of the Gov. Nobre de Carvalho Bridge in the lower fly on a red flag, with the five yellow stars running parallel to the outline of the bridge.

References

  1. LEI BÁSICA DA REGIÃO ADMINISTRATIVA ESPECIAL DE MACAU DA REPÚBLICA POPULAR DA CHINA
  2. "Macao Island municipality Provisional Flag".
  3. "Macao Island municipality Provisional Flag".