List of Paraguayan flags

This is a list of flags used in Paraguay.

National flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2013–present	National flag (Obverse and reverse)	A horizontal triband of red, white and blue, defaced on the obverse with the national coat of arms.
			A horizontal triband of red, white and blue, defaced on the reverse with the reversed national coat of arms.

Presidential standard

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Current
	2013–present	Presidential standard of Paraguay	A blue field with 4 golden stars in each corner and the coat of arms in the center. [1]
Former
	1970s–2013	Presidential standard of Paraguay	A blue field with 4 golden stars in each corner and the coat of arms in the center. [1]
	?–1970s		A blue field with 4 golden stars in each corner and the coat of arms in the center. [1]

Military flag

Paraguayan Army

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Current
	?–present	Chief of General Staff
	?–present	Commanding General
	?–present	Division or Brigade General

Paraguay Navy

Jack

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Current
	1811–present	Naval Jack of the Paraguayan Navy	A White field with a red and blue saltire and a White disc with a Golden star in the center. [2]

Rank flags

Flag	Date	Rank	Description
Current
	?-present	Minister of National Defense
	?-present	Commander in Chief of the Paraguay Armed Forces
	19th century-present [a]	Admiral
	?-present	Vice Admiral
	?-present	Rear Admiral
	?-present	Captain commanding a naval force
	?-present	Commander of a naval squadron
	?-present	Commander and Lieutenant-Commander as a Commander of Group
	?-present	seniority pennant
Former
	?-?	Minister of War and Navy

Other

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Current
	19th century-present	War Pennant
	?-present	Flag of Naval Prefecture
Former
	19th century	War Pennant

Paraguayan Air Force

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Current
	?–present	Flag of Paraguayan Air Force
	?–present	Air Force Commander

Police

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Current
	?–present	National Police of Paraguay

Civil ensign

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Former
	19th century	Merchant flag

First-level administrative divisions

Flag	Date	Administrative division		Description
	?–present		Alto Paraguay	A horizontal tricolor of red, White and blue with the motto “forcé, life, prosperity” in the center.
	?–present		Alto Paraná	A vertical tricolor of green, White and Brown.
	?–present		Amambay	A red field with the white-edged green Nordic cross that extends to the edges; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side.
	1961–present		Asunción	A horizontal tricolor of red (upwards), White and red with the department's arms in the center. [3]
	?–present		Boquerón	A horizontal tricolor of blue, White and green.
	?–present		Caaguazú	A horizontal tricolor of red, White and blue with 5 green stars in the center.
	?–present		Caazapá	A horizontal bicolor of green and red with a white square ended on the upper hoist-side corner of the green band.
	?–present		Canindeyú	a green with 3 bands of blue, White and red downwards.
	?–present		Central	a White field with a red stripe and 19 blue stars.
	?–present		Concepción	a diagonal bicolor of blue and White and a red stripe between.
	?–present		Cordillera	Two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and green with a red-edged blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side, a golden 12-pointed star inside the triangle and the department's arms in the center. [4]
	?–present		Guairá	a horizontal bicolor of cyan and purple.
	?–present		Itapúa	a horizontal tricolor of green, White and red with the department's arms in the center.
	?–present		Misiones	a horizontal tricolor of yellow, White and green separated by two narrow stripes of red and blue and the department's arms in the center.
	?–present		Ñeembucú	a horizontal tricolor of White, mint and blue.
	?–present		Paraguarí	A white cross with the department's arms in the center that divides the flag into four rectangles, red and green at the top and green and red at the bottom.
	?–present		Presidente Hayes	a horizontal tricolor of green (upwards), White and green.
	?–present		San Pedro	a vertical tricolor of blue, White and green with the department's arms in the center.

Historical flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
National flags
	1970s–2013	Flag of the Republic of Paraguay (Obverse and reverse)	A horizontal triband of red, white and blue, defaced on the obverse with the national coat of arms.
			A horizontal triband of red, white and blue, defaced on the reverse with the reversed national coat of arms.
	1954–1970s	Flag of the Republic of Paraguay (Obverse and reverse)	A horizontal triband of red, white and blue, defaced on the obverse with the national coat of arms.
			A horizontal triband of red, white and blue, defaced on the reverse with the reversed national coat of arms.
	1842–1954	Flag of the Republic of Paraguay (Obverse and reverse)	A horizontal triband of red, white and blue, defaced on the obverse with the national coat of arms.
			A horizontal triband of red, white and blue, defaced on the reverse with the reversed national coat of arms.
	1820s	Flag of the Republic of Paraguay (co-official)
	1826–1842		A light blue field with a 6 pointed star in the canton.
	1812–1842		A horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue.
	15 August–30 September 1812	Flag of the Republic of Paraguay	A horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue.
	August 1811–15 August 1812	Flag of Paraguay	A horizontal tricolor of green, white and red.
	17 June–August 1811	Flag of Paraguay	A horizontal tricolor of blue, yellow and red with Spain's arms in the center
	6–17 June 1811	Improvised revolutionary flag of Paraguay	A horizontal tricolor of green, white and red.
	15 May–17 June 1811		A blue field with a 6 pointed star in the canton.

Ethnic group flags

Flag	Date	Ethnic group	Description
	?–present	Guaraní	a horizontal bicolour of red and green.

Political flags

Flag	Date	Party	Description
Current
	2002–present	Free Homeland Party
	1960s–present	Revolutionary Febrerista Party
	19th century–present	Colorado Party
	19th century–present	Liberal Party and Authentic Radical Liberal Party
Former
	1992-2002	Free Homeland Movement

Rebel groups flags

Flag	Date	Organization	Description
Current
	2010s–present	Armed Peasant Association
	2008–present	Paraguayan People's Army
Former
	1940s	Red Banner

Sporting flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Current
	?–present	Paraguayan Football Association
Former
	?-?	Paraguayan Football Association

Paraguayan shipping company

Flag	Date	Company	Description
Former
	?-?	State Merchant Fleet

Burgees of Paraguay

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  Yacht Club Ypacarai

See also

• Flag of Paraguay
• Coat of arms of Paraguay

Notes

1. In practice, not used, as a person with the rank of admiral holds the position of Commander in Chief of the Paraguay Armed Forces, and uses the flag of that position.

References

1. "Presidential flag of Paraguay". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
2. "Paraguayan Flags (Paraguay) from The World Flag Database". www.flags.net. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
3. http://www.jma.gov.py/Compendio/Pdfs/Ordenanzas/ord-2001-208.pdf.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. "Gobernación de Cordillera". www.gobernacioncordillera.gov.py. Archived from the original on 2016-07-25. Retrieved 2024-04-11.