Banner of arms

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 mostly 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

Subdivision flags

County flags

City flags

Organization flags

Notes

References

External links

• Media related to Banners of arms at Wikimedia Commons

1. Coat of arms of England
2. Banner
3. Heraldic flag
4. Flag of Maryland
5. Coat of arms of Scotland
6. Royal Banner of Scotland
7. Banner of Poland
8. Royal Standard of Spain
9. List of Spanish flags
10. Personal standard of Adolf Hitler
11. Flag of Scania
12. List of United Kingdom flags
13. Ulster Banner
14. Coat of arms of Canada
15. Flags of the regions of France
16. Coat of arms of Ireland
17. Flag of Nova Scotia
18. Coat of arms of Sweden
19. Royal standards of Canada
20. Coat of arms of Austria