This is a list of flags used in Chile . For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Chile .
National flags
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1818–present
National flag and ensign
Horzontal bicolor of white over red, with a square blue canton bearing a white five-pointed star.
1818–present
Flag of Chile (vertical)
The reverse side of the flag, turned so that the blue canton is at the top left.
Presidential standard
Military
Army
Flag
Date
Rank
Description
Current
Flag of the Chilean Army
A red flag with the army emblem in the center.
Rank flags
?–present
General of the Army
General of division
General of brigade
Military Attaché (if they have the rank of brigadier or colonel)
Chilean Navy
Jack
Flag
Date
Use
Description
Current
1945–present
Naval jack
A square blue flag with a star in the center
Rank flags
Flag
Date
Rank
Description
Current
?–present
Commander-in-Chief
Vice admiral
Rear admiral
Rear admiral (not in command)
Rear admiral (Task Force)
Commodore or captain
Commodore or captain (not in command)
Chief officers
Command pennant of a base or district commander
Command pennant of a base or district commander (not in command)
Civilian dignitaries on board
?–present
Ambassador , minister of state , minister plenipotentiary , or minister resident
Regional quartermaster or temporary chargé d’affaires
Consul general , consul , Provincial governor or vice-consul
Former
20th century
Minister of Marine
?–?
Ambassador, minister of state, minister plenipotentiary, or minister resident
A blue flag with white-edged red nordic cross and a white star in the canton. Used as a pennant on a car.
Regional quartermaster or temporary chargé d’affaires
Consul general, consul, Provincial governor or vice-consul
Other
Flag
Date
Use
Description
Current
?–present
Masthead pennant
Air force
Flag
Date
Rank
Description
Current
Flag of the Chilean Air Force
A sky blue flag with the coat of arms of the Chilean Air Force in the center.
Rank flags
?–present
General of the Air
General of Aviation
General of Air Brigade
Commodore
Police
Customs
Flag
Date
Use
Description
Current
?–present
National Customs Service
?–present
Pennant of Customs Inspection
Former
1930s–?
Pennant of Customs Inspection
Civil ensign
Flag
Date
Use
Description
Current
?–present
Pilot flag
Pennant of Port Captains
Pennant of Health authority
Former
1930s–?
Pilot flag
1910s–1930s
19th century–1910s
1930s–?
Pennant of Port Captains
Regions
Flag
Date
Administrative division
Description
2008–present
Arica and Parinacota
White flag with the Regional Government logo in the center.
1996–present
Atacama
?–present
Antofagasta
Blue flag with the Regional Intendance logo
2013–present
Aysén
White flag with the regional coat of arms in the center
?–present
Biobío
White flag with the regional coat of arms in the center.
2013–present
Coquimbo
?–present
La Araucanía
White flag with the regional coat of arms in the center.
2013–present
Los Lagos
2008–present
Los Ríos
1997–present
Magallanes
2002–present (last modification)
Maule
White flag with the regional coat of arms in the center.
2018–present
Ñuble
White flag with the regional coat of arms in the center.
?–present
O’Higgins
White flag with the regional coat of arms in the center.
2013–present
Santiago Metropolitan Region
Dark grey flag with the Regional Government logo in the center.
2008–present
Tarapacá
White flag with the coat of arms of Tarapacá Region in the center.
?–present
Valparaíso
Blue flag with the regional coat of arms in the center.
Unofficial regional flags
Historical flags
National flags
Flag
Date
Use
Description
National flags
1818–1912
Flag of the Republic of Chile
Design of the flag with the star tilted.
1826–1854
Civil flag of the Republic of Chile
1818–1834
First design of the actual flag, also called “Independence Flag”
1818
Alternative flag of the Republic of Chile
Horizontal tricolor of white, blue, and red, with a white star in the blue band.
1817–1818
Flag of the Republic of Chile, now also called “Transitory flag”
Horizontal tricolor of blue, white, and red.
1812–1814
Flag of the Kingdom of Chile , also called Bandera de la Patria Vieja (“Old Fatherland Flag”)
Horizontal tricolor of blue, white, and yellow.
Horizontal tricolor of white, blue, and yellow. The Cross of Santiago is in the upper hoist corner, and the first coat of arms is centered in the blue band.
Local national flags
1888–1902
Flag of the Kingdom of Easter Island
1880–1888
1860s
A recreation of Dutrou-Bornier’s flag
1860s
Flag of the Kingdom of Easter Island
1860–1862
Flag of the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia
Other historical flags
Ethnic groups flags
Flag
Date
Ethnic group
Description
2020–present
Afro-Chileans
2012–present
Alacaluf
Two blue and green triangles divided by a white sash. In the blue triangle, a brown eight-point star. In the green triangle, a human figure made with brown circles.
1979–present
Aymara
2020–present
Chango
Three stripes with marine and reddish colors. A central element that groups together the activities of the town and representative silhouettes of the coastal mountain range and the waves of the sea. Nine white dots accompany the central circle.
2017–present
Colla people in Chile
Four horizontal stripes yellow, white, red, and black.
2018–present
Diaguita people in Chile
?–present
Huilliche people in Chiloé
?–present
Huilliche people in Osorno
1991–present
Mapuche people in Chile
2006–present
Rapa Nui
2016–present
Selkʼnam
Yaghan from Mejillones
Political flags
Rebel groups flags
Sporting flags
Antarctic base flags
Flag
Date
Base
Description
Current
?–present
Captain Arturo Prat Base
Plain white field charged with the coat of arms of the base.
Vexillology Association flags
Flag
Date
Use
Description
Current
?–present
Corporación Nacional de Vexilología de Chile
Chilean shipping company
References
Sources
State-related
Mobile military Mobile civil service Mobile civilian
Other entities By design National )
By nations
Names in
italics indicate
non-sovereign (dependent) territories, disputed states and/or former countries.
Club de Yates Algarrobo
Club de Yates El Quisco
Club de Yates Higuerillas
Yacht Club de Chile
