A banner of arms is a type of heraldic flag, characterised by sharing its imagery with that of the coat of arms (i.e. the shield of a full heraldic achievement, rendered in a square or rectangular shape of the flag).
The term is derived from the terminology of heraldry but is also used in vexillology. Examples of modern national flags which are banners of arms are the flags of Austria, Iraq, and Switzerland.
The banner of arms is sometimes simply called a banner, but a banner is in a more strict sense a one of a kind personal flag of a nobleman held in battle.
Examples
National / state flags
Country Flag Coat of arms from which the flag is derived or vice versa Albania Flag of Albania Coat of arms of Albania (1992-1998) Algeria Flag of Algeria Coat of arms of Algeria (1962-1971) Australia King's Flag for Australia Coat of arms of Australia Austria Flag of Austria Coat of arms of Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina Burkina Faso Flag of Burkina Faso Coat of arms of Burkina Faso Canada Sovereign's Flag for Canada Coat of arms of Canada Croatia Flag of Croatia (early 16th century) Coat of arms of Croatia Czech Republic War Flag of the Czech Republic Coat of arms of the Czech Republic Denmark Royal Banner of Denmark (14th century) Coat of arms of Denmark Finland Temporary state flag (December 1917 – May 1918) Coat of arms of Finland Gabon Presidential Standard (1960–1990) Coat of arms of Gabon Greece Flag of Greece (historical) Coat of arms of Greece Hungary Flag of Hungary Coat of arms of Hungary (1957-1990) Iceland Flag of Iceland Coat of arms of Iceland Iraq Flag of Iraq Coat of arms of Iraq Ireland Presidential Standard of Ireland Coat of arms of Ireland Israel Presidential standard of Israel Coat of arms of Israel Kiribati Flag of Kiribati Coat of arms of Kiribati Kosovo Flag of Kosovo Coat of arms of Kosovo Lithuania Flag of Lithuania (state) Coat of arms of Lithuania Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg for use at sea and in air Lesser coat of arms of Luxembourg Malta Flag of Malta Coat of arms of Malta Monaco Flag of Monaco (alternative) Coat of arms of Monaco Morocco Flag of Morocco Coat of arms of Morocco (French protectorate) Namibia Flag of Namibia Coat of arms of Namibia New Zealand Coronation Standard of New Zealand Coat of arms of New Zealand North Macedonia Flag of North Macedonia Coat of arms of the President of North Macedonia Norway Royal Standard of Norway Coat of arms of NorwayPalestineFlag of PalestineCoat of arms of Palestine Poland Presidential jack of Poland Coat of arms of Poland Portugal Flag of Portugal (heraldic and historical) Royal standard of King Pedro IV (historical) Coat of arms of Portugal Serbia Banner of arms of Serbia Coat of arms of Serbia Slovakia Presidential Standard of Slovakia Coat of arms of Slovakia Somalia Flag of Somalia Coat of arms of Somalia Sweden Royal Standard of Sweden (The King's personal) Coat of arms of Sweden Switzerland Flag of Switzerland Coat of arms of Switzerland Tonga Royal Standard of Tonga Coat of arms of Tonga Turkey Flag of Turkey Emblem of Turkey United Arab Emirates Flag of the United Arab Emirates Emblem of the United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Royal Standard of the United Kingdom Coat of arms of the United Kingdom Royal Standard of the United Kingdom for use in Scotland Coat of arms of the United Kingdom for use in Scotland
Provincial flags
Subdivision Flag Coat of arms from which the flag is derived or vice versa Anguilla Flag of Anguilla (1967–1969) Coat of arms of Anguilla Aquitaine Flag of Aquitaine Coat of arms of Aquitaine Alsace Flag of Alsace Coat of arms of Alsace Astrakhan Oblast Flag of Astrakhan Oblast Coat of arms of Astrakhan Oblast Bavaria Flag of Bavaria (alternative) Coat of arms of Bavaria British Columbia Flag of British Columbia Coat of arms of British Columbia Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Flag of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Coat of arms of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Castile and León Flag of Castile and León Coat of arms of Castile and León Castile-La Mancha Flag of Castile-La Mancha Coat of arms of Castile–La Mancha Colorado Flag of Colorado (1907–1911) Seal of Colorado Corsica Flag of Corsica Coat of arms of Corsica Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Flag of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Coat of arms of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast England Royal Banner of England Royal Arms of England Flanders Flag of Flanders Coat of arms of Flanders Friuli-Venezia Giulia Flag of Friuli-Venezia Giulia Coat of arms of Friuli-Venezia Giulia Gibraltar Flag of Gibraltar Coat of arms of Gibraltar Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong Emblem of Hong KongKedahFlag of KedahCoat of arms of Kedah Lipetsk Oblast Flag of Lipetsk Oblast Coat of arms of Lipetsk Oblast Macau Flag of Macau Emblem of Macau Madeira Flag of Madeira Coat of arms of Madeira Maryland Flag of Maryland Coat of arms of Maryland Meru Flag of Meru County Coat of arms of Meru County Midi-Pyrénées (Occitania, Languedoc) Flag of Midi-Pyrénées Coat of arms of Midi-Pyrénées Moravian-Silesian Region (Moravia, Silesia) Flag of Moravian-Silesian Region Coat of arms of Moravian-Silesian Region Murcia (Region) Flag of Region of Murcia Coat of arms of Region of Murcia Navarre Flag of Navarre (historical) Coat of arms of Navarre New Brunswick Flag of New Brunswick Coat of arms of New Brunswick Nova Scotia Flag of Nova Scotia Coat of arms of Nova Scotia Pará Flag of Pará Coat of arms of Pará Picardy Flag of Picardy Coat of arms of PicardyPomeranian VoivodeshipFlag of Pomeranian VoivodeshipCoat of arms of Pomeranian Voivodeship Prince Edward Island Flag of Prince Edward Island Coat of arms of Prince Edward Island Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Flag of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Coat of arms of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurSarawakFlag of SarawakCoat of arms of SarawakSardinia Flag of Sardinia Coat of arms of Sardinia Savoy Flag of Savoy Coat of arms of Savoy Scania Flag of Scania Coat of arms of Scania Scotland Royal Standard of Scotland Royal coat of arms of Scotland Sicily Flag of Sicily Coat of arms of Sicily Ternopil Oblast Flag of Ternopil Oblast Coat of arms of Ternopil Oblast Tula Oblast Flag of Tula Oblast Coat of arms of Tula Oblast Ulyanovsk Oblast Flag of Ulyanovsk Oblast Coat of arms of Ulyanovsk Oblast Voronezh Oblast Flag of Voronezh Oblast Coat of arms of Voronezh Oblast Wales Flag of Wales The 1953 Royal Badge of Wales Wallonia Flag of Wallonia Coat of arms of Wallonia Washington D.C. Flag of Washington, D.C. Coat of arms of the Washington family Yaroslavl Oblast Flag of Yaroslavl Oblast Coat of arms of Yaroslavl Oblast Zürich (canton) Flag of Zürich Coat of arms of Zürich
County flags
Cheshire Flag of Cheshire Coat of arms of Cheshire Essex Flag of Essex Coat of arms of Essex Jönköping County Flag of Jönköping County Coat of arms of Jönköping County Kalmar County Flag of Kalmar County Coat of arms of Kalmar County Kent Flag of Kent Coat of arms of Kent Kronoberg County Flag of Kronoberg County Coat of arms of Kronoberg County Northumberland Flag of Northumberland Coat of arms of Northumberland Przemyśl County Flag of Przemyśl County Coat of arms of Przemyśl County Sussex Flag of Sussex Coat of arms of Sussex Vestfold og Telemark Flag of Vestfold and Telemark Coat of arms of Vestfold and Telemark Vilnius County Flag of Vilnius County Coat of arms of Vilnius County Warwickshire Flag of Warwickshire Coat of arms of Warwickshire
City flags
City Flag Coat of arms from which the flag is derived or vice versa Aberdeen Flag of Aberdeen Coat of arms of Aberdeen Barcelona Flag of Barcelona Coat of arms of Barcelona Bari Flag of Bari Coat of arms of Bari Belfast Flag of Belfast Coat of arms of Belfast Belgrade Flag of Belgrade Coat of arms of Belgrade Bodø Flag of Bodø Coat of arms of Bodø Brno Flag of Brno Coat of arms of Brno Durham Flag of Durham Coat of arms of Durham Dundee Flag of Dundee Coat of arms of Dundee Edinburgh Flag of Edinburgh Coat of arms of Edinburgh Florence Flag of Florence Coat of arms of Florence Freiburg im Breisgau Flag of Freiburg im Breisgau Coat of arms of Freiburg im Breisgau Gdańsk Flag of Gdańsk Coat of arms of Gdańsk Hamburg Flag of Hamburg Coat of arms of Hamburg Helsinki Flag of Helsinki Coat of arms of Helsinki João Pessoa Flag of João Pessoa Coat of arms of João Pessoa Kaliningrad Flag of Kaliningrad Coat of arms of Kaliningrad Kremenchuk Flag of Kremenchuk Coat of arms of Kremenchuk Leicester Flag of Leicester Coat of arms of Leicester Lincoln Flag of Lincoln Coat of arms of Lincoln City of London Flag of the City of London Coat of arms of the City of London Lyon Flag of Lyon Coat of arms of Lyon Marseille Flag of Marseille Coat of arms of Marseille Milan Flag of Milan Coat of arms of Milan Montreal Flag of Montreal Coat of arms of Montreal Moscow Flag of Moscow Coat of arms of Moscow Naples Flag of Naples Coat of arms of Naples Pisa Flag of Pisa Coat of arms of Pisa Portsmouth Flag of Portsmouth Coat of arms of PortsmouthPrzemyślFlag of PrzemyślCoat of arms of Przemyśl Saint Petersburg Flag of Saint Petersburg Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Salvador Flag of SalvadorCoat of arms of Salvador St Albans Flag of St Albans Coat of arms of St Albans Strasbourg Flag of Strasbourg Coat of arms of Strasbourg Stockholm Flag of Stockholm Coat of arms of Stockholm Verona Flag of VeronaCoat of arms of Verona York Flag of York Coat of arms of York Zaragoza Flag of Zaragoza Coat of arms of Zaragoza
Organisation flags
Organisation Flag Coat of arms from which the flag is derived or vice versa European Union European flag Coat of arms of the chairman of the European Union Military Committee Estonian Defense Forces Flag of the Estonian Defense Forces Coat of arms of Estonia Italian Navy Jack of the Italian Navy Coat of arms of the Italian Navy Spanish Navy Jack of the Spanish Navy Coat of arms of Spain Latvian Naval Forces Ensign of the Latvian Naval Forces Coat of arms of the Latvian Naval Forces Republic of China (Taiwan) Navy Jack of the Republic of China Navy National Emblem of the Republic of China Ukrainian Navy Naval Jack of Ukraine (1992) Coat of arms of UkraineUniversity of CambridgeFlag of the University of CambridgeCoat of arms of the University of Cambridge
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