Banner of arms
A banner of arms is a type of heraldic flag which has the same image as a 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 flags
| Country | Flag | Coat of arms from which the flag is derived |
| Austria | ||
| Austria | Flag of Austria | Coat of arms of Austria |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Greece | ||
| Greece | Flag of Greece | Coat of arms of Greece |
| Iraq | ||
| Iraq | Flag of Iraq | Coat of arms of Iraq |
| Kiribati | ||
| Kiribati | Flag of Kiribati | Coat of arms of Kiribati |
| Luxembourg | ||
| Luxembourg | Flag of Luxembourg for use at sea | Lesser coat of arms of Luxembourg |
| Malta | ||
| Malta | Flag of Malta | Coat of arms of Malta |
| Monaco | ||
| Monaco | Flag of Monaco | Coat of arms of Monaco |
| Namibia | ||
| Namibia | Flag of Namibia | Coat of arms of Namibia |
| Norway | ||
| Norway | Royal Standard of Norway | Coat of arms of Norway |
| Portugal | ||
| Portugal | Flag of Portugal | Coat of arms of Portugal |
| Somalia | ||
| Somalia | Flag of Somalia | Coat of arms of Somalia |
| Sweden | ||
| Sweden | Royal Standard of Sweden | Coat of arms of Sweden |
| Switzerland | ||
| Switzerland | Flag of Switzerland | Coat of arms of Switzerland |
| Spain | ||
| Spain | Flag of Spain | Coat of arms of Spain |
| Taiwan | ||
| Taiwan | Flag of the Republic of China | National Emblem of the Republic of China |
| United Kingdom | ||
| United Kingdom | Royal Standard of the United Kingdom | Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom |
| United Kingdom | ||
| United Kingdom | Royal Standard of the United Kingdom for use in Scotland | Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom for use in Scotland |
Subdivision flags
| Subdivision | Flag | Coat of arms from which the flag is derived |
| Aquitaine | ||
| Aquitaine | Flag of Aquitaine | Coat of arms of Aquitaine |
| Alsace | ||
| Alsace | Flag of Alsace | Coat of arms of Alsace |
| Astrakhan Oblast | ||
| Astrakhan Oblast | Flag of Astrakhan Oblast | Coat of arms of Astrakhan Oblast |
| Bavaria | ||
| Bavaria | Flag of Bavaria | Coat of arms of Bavaria |
| British Columbia | ||
| British Columbia | Flag of British Columbia | Coat of arms of British Columbia |
| Burgundy | ||
| Burgundy | Flag of Burgundy | Coat of arms of Burgundy |
| Castile and León | ||
| Castile and León | Flag of Castile and León | Coat of arms of Castile and León |
| Castile-La Mancha | ||
| Castile-La Mancha | Flag of Castile-La Mancha | Coat of arms of Castile–La Mancha |
| Corsica | ||
| Corsica | Flag of Corsica | Coat of arms of Corsica |
| Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | ||
| Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | Flag of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | Coat of arms of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
| England | ||
| England | Royal Banner of England | Royal Arms of England |
| Flanders | ||
| Flanders | Flag of Flanders | Coat of arms of Flanders |
| Franche-Comté | ||
| Franche-Comté | Flag of Franche-Comté | Coat of arms of Franche-Comté |
| Friuli-Venezia Giulia | ||
| Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Flag of Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Coat of arms of Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Gibraltar | ||
| Gibraltar | Flag of Gibraltar | Coat of arms of Gibraltar |
| Hong Kong | ||
| Hong Kong | Flag of Hong Kong | Emblem of Hong Kong |
| Lipetsk Oblast | ||
| Lipetsk Oblast | Flag of Lipetsk Oblast | Coat of arms of Lipetsk Oblast |
| Macau | ||
| Macau | Flag of Macau | Emblem of Macau |
| Madeira | ||
| Madeira | Flag of Madeira | Coat of arms of Madeira |
| Maryland | ||
| Maryland | Flag of Maryland | Coat of arms of Maryland |
| Midi-Pyrénées | ||
| Midi-Pyrénées | Flag of Midi-Pyrénées | Coat of arms of Midi-Pyrénées |
| Moravian-Silesian Region | ||
| Moravian-Silesian Region | Flag of Moravian-Silesian Region | Coat of arms of Moravian-Silesian Region |
| Murcia | ||
| Murcia | Flag of Region of Murcia | Coat of arms of Region of Murcia |
| Navarre | ||
| Navarre | Flag of Navarre | Coat of arms of Navarre |
| New Brunswick | ||
| New Brunswick | Flag of New Brunswick | Coat of arms of New Brunswick |
| Nova Scotia | ||
| Nova Scotia | Flag of Nova Scotia | Coat of arms of Nova Scotia |
| Picardy | ||
| Picardy | Flag of Picardy | Coat of arms of Picardy |
| Prince Edward Island | ||
| Prince Edward Island | Flag of Prince Edward Island | Coat of arms of Prince Edward Island |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | ||
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Flag of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Coat of arms of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Savoy | ||
| Savoy | Flag of Savoy | Coat of arms of Savoy |
| Scania | ||
| Scania | Flag of Scania | Coat of arms of Scania |
| Scotland | ||
| Scotland | Royal Standard of Scotland | Royal coat of arms of Scotland |
| Sicily | ||
| Sicily | Flag of Sicily | Coat of arms of Sicily |
| Ternopil Oblast | ||
| Ternopil Oblast | Flag of Ternopil Oblast | Coat of arms of Ternopil Oblast |
| Tula Oblast | ||
| Tula Oblast | Flag of Tula Oblast | Coat of arms of Tula Oblast |
| Ulyanovsk Oblast | ||
| Ulyanovsk Oblast | Flag of Ulyanovsk Oblast | Coat of arms of Ulyanovsk Oblast |
| Voronezh Oblast | ||
| Voronezh Oblast | Flag of Voronezh Oblast | Coat of arms of Voronezh Oblast |
| Wales | ||
| Wales | Flag of Wales | The 1953 Royal Badge of Wales |
| Wallonia | ||
| Wallonia | Flag of Wallonia | Coat of arms of Wallonia |
| Washington D.C. | ||
| Washington D.C. | Flag of Washington, D.C. | Coat of arms of the Washington family |
| Yaroslavl Oblast | ||
| Yaroslavl Oblast | Flag of Yaroslavl Oblast | Coat of arms of Yaroslavl Oblast |
County flags
| County | Flag | Coat of arms from which the flag is derived |
| Cheshire | ||
| Cheshire | Flag of Cheshire | Coat of arms of Cheshire |
| Essex | ||
| Essex | Flag of Essex | Coat of arms of Essex |
| Jönköping County | ||
| Jönköping County | Flag of Jönköping County | Coat of arms of Jönköping County |
| Kalmar County | ||
| Kalmar County | Flag of Kalmar County | Coat of arms of Kalmar County |
| Kent | ||
| Kent | Flag of Kent | Coat of arms of Kent |
| Kronoberg County | ||
| Kronoberg County | Flag of Kronoberg County | Coat of arms of Kronoberg County |
| Northumberland | ||
| Northumberland | Flag of Northumberland | Coat of arms of Northumberland |
| Przemyśl County | ||
| Przemyśl County | Flag of Przemyśl County | Coat of arms of Przemyśl County |
| Sussex | ||
| Sussex | Flag of Sussex | Coat of arms of Sussex |
| Warwickshire | ||
| Warwickshire | Flag of Warwickshire | Coat of arms of Warwickshire |
City flags
| City | Flag | Coat of arms from which the flag is derived |
| Amsterdam | ||
| Amsterdam | Flag of Amsterdam | Coat of arms of Amsterdam |
| Barcelona | ||
| Barcelona | Flag of Barcelona | Coat of arms of Barcelona |
| Belfast | ||
| Belfast | Flag of Belfast | Coat of arms of Belfast |
| Brno | ||
| Brno | Flag of Brno | Coat of arms of Brno |
| City of London | ||
| City of London | Flag of the City of London | Coat of arms of the City of London |
| Edinburgh | ||
| Edinburgh | Flag of Edinburgh | Coat of arms of Edinburgh |
| Florence | ||
| Florence | Flag of Florence | Coat of arms of Florence |
| Hamburg | ||
| Hamburg | Flag of Hamburg | Coat of arms of Hamburg |
| Lyon | ||
| Lyon | Flag of Lyon | Coat of arms of Lyon |
| Marseille | ||
| Marseille | Flag of Marseille | Coat of arms of Marseille |
| Montreal | ||
| Montreal | Flag of Montreal | Coat of arms of Montreal |
| Moscow | ||
| Moscow | Flag of Moscow | Coat of arms of Moscow |
| Saint Petersburg | ||
| Saint Petersburg | Flag of Saint Petersburg | Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg |