National Flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1950 - | State Flag (National Ensign) of Peru (Pabellón Nacional) |
Red-white-red triband defaced with the Coat of Arms (Escudo de armas) of Peru. | |
1821 - 1822 | Former flag of Peru | First flag of Peru, created by José de San Martín. | |
1822 | Former flag of Peru | Second flag, created by José Bernardo de Tagle, a horizontal triband defaced with a golden sun. | |
1822 - 1825 | Former flag of Peru | Third flag, by José Bernardo de Tagle, a vertical triband defaced with a golden sun. | |
1825 - 1950 | Former flag of Peru | Fourth flag, by José Gregorio Paredes and Francisco Javier Cortés, a vertical triband defaced with the second version of the Coat of Arms. | |
1836 - 1839 | Flag of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation | Flag of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation. |
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