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list of beninese flags wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 national flag 2 ethnic flag 3 municipality flags 4 political flag 5 military flags 6 historical flags 7 references toggle the table of contents list of beninese flags 2 languages português 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia the following is a list of flags and banners used in benin national flag edit flag date use description 1990 present flag of benin a horizontal bicolour of yellow and red with a green vertical band at the hoist 1990 present flag of benin vertical ethnic flag edit flag date use description present flag of the yoruba people the yoruba or oduduwa flag consists of a blue white green diagonal tricolor band representing the sea the sky peace and the land respectively sixteen six pointed golden stars said to represent the original sixteen clans settlements progenies that emerged from ife in yoruba ethnic lore and signifying illumination progress are arranged in a circular pattern at the centre two thinner diagonal red strips representing sacrifice and struggle are placed within the middle band section a red central laurel representing nobility and sacrifice envelopes a central head representing oduduwa or olokun central figures in yoruba origin legends which symbolizes common cultural origins and a shared destiny 1 municipality flags edit flag date use description present flag of cotonou a vertical bicolor of blue and yellow with a mermaid in the center 2 present flag of porto novo a white field with the arms of the municipality in the center 3 political flag edit flag date use description 1975 1990 flag of the prpb a red field charged with a five pointed yellow star in the upper hoist 4 military flags edit flag date use description 1960 present flag 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 at the top and bottom and a golden fringe flag of the benin armed forces reverse reversed version of the previous flag except with unreversed text 1990 present flag 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 at the top and bottom the emblem in the center and a golden fringe flag of the republican police reverse reversed version of the previous flag except with unreversed text historical flags edit flag date use description 1730 1816 royal flag until the late 18th century used only in fortresses and warships of the crown and national flag from then on white with the coat of arms of the kingdom in the middle 1750 1816 variant of the royal flag until the late 18th century used only in fortresses and warships of the crown and national flag from then on white with the coat of arms of the kingdom in the middle variant with a heraldic console encircling the shield 1816 1818 flag of portugal white with the coat of arms of the kingdom in the middle coat of arms of the united kingdom of portugal brazil and the algarves 1818 1859 the royal flag of king ghezo of the kingdom of dahomey a white field with a red border and an elephant in the center 5 6 1859 1890 no flag king glele was not known to have used any royal flags or banners 1890 1894 the royal banner of king behanzin of the kingdom of dahomey a light blue field with the coat of arms in the center 7 1894 1959 flag of france used in french dahomey a vertical tricolor of blue white and red 1942 1944 flag of free france used in french dahomey a vertical tricolor of blue white and red with the cross of lorraine in the center 8 1959 1975 flag of the republic of dahomey introduced on november 16 1959 after dahomey was granted semi autonomous status within the french community 1975 1990 flag of the people s republic of benin a green field charged with a five pointed red star in the upper hoist references edit https www shutterstock com editorial image editorial pro yoruba nation protesters stage demonstration against nigeria c3 a2 e2 82 acs 12070387i dd_referrer https 3a 2f 2fwww google com 2f cotonou benin www crwflags com retrieved 2024 06 11 porto novo benin www crwflags com retrieved 2024 06 11 people s revolutionary party of benin benin www fotw info retrieved 2024 06 11 benin arms www hubert herald nl retrieved 2024 06 11 kingdom of dahomey www crwflags com retrieved 2024 06 11 benin arms www hubert herald nl retrieved 2024 06 11 free french flag royal museums greenwich www rmg co uk retrieved 2024 06 11 v t e benin articles history ketu french dahomey first franco dahomean war second franco dahomean war republic of dahomey soglo coup presidential council kérékou coup people s republic of benin mercenary coup attempt geography borders cities climate communes departments extreme points politics constitution elections foreign relations government human rights abortion lgbt rights law enforcement military chief of the defence staff air force political parties president list prime minister supreme court economy agriculture communications energy cfa franc currency fishing tourism trade unions transport water supply and sanitation culture anthem coat of arms cinema cuisine fetish priest flag literature media music public holidays sport olympics paralympics football world heritage sites demographics crime education ethnic groups health languages people prostitution religion outline category v t e lists of flags master list reference list state related african derivative arab states christian civil flag country date of adoption heads of state historical flags former sovereign states formerly independent by year islamic state flag state flags and ensigns sovereign special and fictional unrecognized mobile military armed forces army and ground forces air forces air force roundels air force fin flashes maritime ministry of defense naval ensigns naval jack mobile civil service border and coast guard forces police flag mobile civilian civil air civil and merchant navy civil ensign house flag pilot boat flags and ensigns yacht flags and ensigns other entities capitals cultural dependent territories ethnic international organizations micronations olympics and the paralympics pride flags proposals religious by design national by element animals astronomical bicolor borders british ensigns buildings canton circles color by combination crescents crosses cross of trier nordic saints banners saints crosses devices diamonds flags geographical headgear inscriptions arabic english latin russian spanish keys maps nautical plants people quartered solids stars trees triangles tribands two sided watercraft weapons by shape non rectangular proportions by nations africa algeria angola benin botswana burkina faso burundi cameroon cape verde central african republic chad comoros democratic republic of the congo republic of the congo djibouti egypt governorates equatorial guinea eritrea eswatini ethiopia gabon the gambia ghana guinea guinea bissau ivory coast kenya counties lesotho liberia libya madagascar malawi mali mauritania mauritius morocco mozambique namibia niger nigeria rwanda são tomé and príncipe senegal seychelles sierra leone somaliland somalia south africa south sudan sudan tanzania togo tunisia uganda zambia zimbabwe rhodesia antarctica antarctica asia afghanistan armenia azerbaijan bahrain bangladesh bhutan brunei cambodia china hong kong macau cyprus egypt georgia india states armed forces indonesia iran iraq israel japan prefectures municipalities jordan kazakhstan korea north korea south korea kuwait kyrgyzstan laos lebanon malaysia maldives mongolia myanmar nepal oman pakistan palestine philippines provinces coastwise emblem qatar russia federal subjects sakha russian navy saudi arabia singapore soviet union republics soviet navy sri lanka syria taiwan tajikistan thailand armed forces timor leste turkey turkmenistan united arab emirates uzbekistan vietnam yemen europe albania andorra armenia austria states austria hungary azerbaijan belarus belgium brussels bosnia and herzegovina bulgaria croatia cyprus czech republic denmark estonia finland france regions communes brittany corsica île de france occitanie pays de la loire french empire georgia germany states districts municipalities greece hungary iceland ireland italy regions kazakhstan kosovo latvia liechtenstein lithuania luxembourg malta moldova monaco montenegro netherlands royal standards provinces municipalities north macedonia norway poland naval and maritime voivodeships portugal personal standards municipalities romania russia federal subjects sakha russian navy san marino serbia slovakia slovenia soviet union republics soviet navy spain autonomous communities provinces sweden switzerland cantons municipalities turkey ukraine oblasts united kingdom england cornwall northern ireland scotland wales cities towns and villages british empire vatican city holy see yugoslavia north america antigua and barbuda bahamas barbados belize canada lieutenant governors costa rica cuba dominica dominican republic el salvador grenada guatemala haiti honduras jamaica mexico states municipalities nicaragua panama saint kitts and nevis saint lucia saint vincent and the grenadines trinidad and tobago united states states and territories ensigns jacks armed forces puerto rico csa oceania australia state governors christmas island cocos keeling islands norfolk island federated states of micronesia fiji kiribati marshall islands nauru new zealand palau states papua new guinea samoa solomon islands tonga tuvalu vanuatu south america argentina bolivia brazil chile colombia ecuador guyana paraguay peru suriname uruguay venezuela names in italics indicate non sovereign dependent territories disputed states and or former countries retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title list_of_beninese_flags oldid 1357722637 categories lists and galleries of flags benin related lists national symbols of benin hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata this page was last edited on 4 june 2026 at 08 44 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree to the terms of use and 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