# List of flags with Latin-language text

This is a list of flags inscribed with Latin-language text.
| Flag | Dates used | Latin text | English translation |
| Aguascalientes | –present | 1. BONA TERRA, BONA GENS 2. AQUA CLARA, CLARUS CÆLUM | 1. GOOD EARTH, GOOD PEOPLE 2. CLEAR WATER, CLEAR SKY |
| Alabama (reverse) | 1861–65 | NOLI ME TANGERE | TOUCH ME NOT |
| Alabama (Governor) | 1939–present | AUDEMUS JURA NOSTRA DEFENDERE | WE DARE DEFEND OUR RIGHTS |
| Alajuela Province | –present | POR [sic] PATRIA NOSTRA SANGUIS NOSTEA | FOR OUR COUNTRY OUR BLOOD |
| Alamance County, North Carolina | –present | PRO BONO PUBLICO | FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD |
| Albania | 1939–43 | FERT FERT FERT | disputed; see FERT |
| Gmina Andrzejewo | 2009–present | AC [abbreviation of "Andreas Circius"] | AK [abbreviation of "Andrzej Krzycki"] |
| Annapolis, Maryland | –present | VIXI LIBER ET MORIAR | I HAVE LIVED AND I SHALL DIE FREE |
| Andalusia | 1918–present | DOMINATOR HERCULES FUNDATOR | HERCULES RULER AND FOUNDER |
| Andorra | 1971–present | VIRTUS UNITA FORTIOR | VIRTUE UNITED IS STRONGER |
| Arad, Romania | 1990–present | VIA VERITAS VITA | THE WAY THE TRUTH THE LIFE |
| Atlanta | –present | RESURGENS | RISING |
| Augusta County, Virginia | –present | REDEANT IN AURUM SECULA PRISCUM | LET US RETURN TO THAT FIRST GOLDEN AGE |
| Badajoz | –present | PLVS VLTRA | FURTHER BEYOND |
| Badajoz Province | –present | PLVS VLTRA | FURTHER BEYOND |
| Bahamas | 1869–1964 | 1. EXPULSIS PIRATIS 2. RESTITUTA COMMERCIA | 1. PIRATES EXPELLED 2. COMMERCE RESTORED |
| Beirut | –present | BERYTUS NUTRIX LEGUM | BEIRUT MOTHER OF LAWS |
| Belize | 1981–present | SUB UMBRA FLOREO | I FLOURISH IN THE SHADE |
| Bergen | –present | SIGILLVM COMMVNITATIS DE CIVITATE BERGENSI | SEAL OF THE TOWN COMMUNITY OF BERGEN |
| Borgo Maggiore | –present | LIBERTAS | LIBERTY |
| Boston | 1917–present | 1. SICUT PATRIBUS SIT DEUS NOBIS 2. BOSTONIA 3. CONDITA AD 1630 4. CIVITATIS REGIMINE DONATA AD 1822 | 1. AS GOD WAS WITH OUR FATHERS SO MAY HE BE WITH US 2. BOSTON 3. FOUNDED AD 1630 4. CITY GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED AD 1822 |
| Bridgeport, Connecticut | –present | INDUSTRIA CRESCIMUS | BY INDUSTRY WE THRIVE |
| British Empire (unofficial) | 1910–45 | EX UNITATE VIRES | UNION IS STRENGTH |
| British Guiana | 1906–66 | DAMUS PETIMUSQUE VICISSIM | WE GIVE AND EXPECT IN RETURN |
| British Virgin Islands | 1960–present | VIGILATE | BE WATCHFUL |
| British Virgin Islands (Civil Ensign) | 1960–present | VIGILATE | BE WATCHFUL |
| British Virgin Islands (Governor) | 1960–present | VIGILATE | BE WATCHFUL |
| British Windward Islands | 1886–1953 | I PEDE FAUSTO | GO WITH A LUCKY FOOT |
| British Windward Islands (Governor-in-chief) | 1886–1960 | I PEDE FAUSTO | GO WITH A LUCKY FOOT |
| The Bronx | 1912–present | NE CEDE MALIS | YIELD NOT TO EVIL |
| Cádiz Province | –present | 1. HERCVLES FVNDATOR GADIUM DOMINATORQVE 2. PLVS VLTRA | 1. HERCULES FOUNDER AND RULER OF CÁDIZ 2. FURTHER BEYOND |
| California (Governor) | –present | EUREKA | I HAVE FOUND IT |
| Cape Colony | 1876–1910 | SPES BONA | GOOD HOPE |
| Caroline County, Maryland | –present | TERRA DULCIS VIVENDUM | LAND OF PLEASANT LIVING |
| Chile (Patria Vieja) | 1812–14 | 1. POST TENEBRAS LUX 2. AUT CONSILIO [sic] AUT ENSE | 1. LIGHT AFTER DARKNESS 2. EITHER BY MEETING OR BY THE SWORD |
| Cincinnati | 1896–present | JUNCTA JUVANT | UNITY ASSISTS |
| Colorado | 1907–11 | NIL SINE NUMINE | NOTHING WITHOUT PROVIDENCE |
| Connecticut | 1897–present | QUI TRANSTULIT SUSTINET | HE WHO TRANSPLANTED STILL SUSTAINS |
| Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (President) | 1990–92 | VERITAS VINCIT | TRUTH PREVAILS |
| Detroit | 1948–present | 1. SPERAMUS MELIORA 2. RESURGET CINERIBUS | 1. WE HOPE FOR BETTER THINGS 2. IT WILL RISE FROM THE ASHES |
| Dollard-des-Ormeaux | –present | VIRIBUS UNITAS | UNITED FORCE |
| Drogheda | –present | Deus praesidium mercatura decus | God our strength, merchandise our glory |
| Extremadura | 1983–present | PLVS VLTRA | FURTHER BEYOND |
| Fairfax County, Virginia | –present | FARE FAC | FAIRFAX |
| Flores Department | –present | LABOR IMPROBA OMNIA VINCIT | STEADY WORK OVERCAME ALL THINGS |
| Gabon (President) | 1963–present | UNITI PROGREDIEMUR | WE SHALL GO FORWARD UNITED |
| Gibraltar (civil ensign) | 1996–present | MONTIS INSIGNIA CALPE | BADGE OF THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR |
| Gibraltar (government ensign) | 1875–present | MONTIS INSIGNIA CALPE | BADGE OF THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR |
| Gibraltar (governor) | 1837–1982 | MONTIS INSIGNIA CALPE | BADGE OF THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR |
| Gipuzkoa | –present | FIDELISSIMA BARDULIA NUMQUAM SUPERATA | NOBLE BARDULIA NEVER CONQUERED |
| Gran Colombia | 1820–21 | VIXIT ET VINCET AMORE PATRIAE | |
| Grenada | 1875–1903 | HAE TIBI ERUNT ARTES | THESE SHALL BE YOUR ARTS |
| Grenada | 1903–67 | CLARIOR E TENEBIS | LIGHT OUT OF DARKNESS |
| Guatemala (state flag) | 1858–71 | 1. GUATIMALÆ RESPUBLICA 2. PROTECTIONE SUB D.O.M. [abbreviation of "Deus Optimus Maximus"] | REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA 2. UNDER THE PROTECTION OF ALMIGHTY GOD |
| Kingdom of Haiti | 1811–20 | EX CINERVBVS NASCITVR | THE EMPIRE SHALL RISE FROM ITS ASHES |
| Huelva Province | –present | PROTUS MARIS ET TERRE CUSTODIA | PROTECTOR OF SEAPORTS AND LAND |
| Huelva | –present | PROTUS MARIS ET TERRE CUSTODIA | PROTECTOR OF SEAPORTS AND LAND |
| Huesca Province | –present | V.V. OSCA [abbreviation of "VRBS VICTRIX OSCA] | HUESCA |
| Huesca | –present | V.V. OSCA [abbreviation of "VRBS VICTRIX OSCA] | HUESCA |
| Idaho | 1897–present | ESTO PERPETUA | LET IT BE ETERNAL |
| Iquitos | –present | CARPENT TUA POMA NEPOTES | YOUR CHILDREN WILL HARVEST YOUR FRUITS |
| Jamaica | 1906–62 | INDVS VTERQVE SERVIET VNI | BOTH INDIES SHALL SERVE AS ONE |
| Jamaica | 1906–62 | INDVS VTERQVE SERVIET VNI | BOTH INDIES SHALL SERVE AS ONE |
| Kansas | 1961–present | AD ASTRA PER ASPERA | TO THE STARS THROUGH DIFFICULTIES |
| Kansas (Governor) | 1961–present | AD ASTRA PER ASPERA | TO THE STARS THROUGH DIFFICULTIES |
| Kosovo (President) | 1992–2007 | DARDANIA | DARDANIA |
| Lancaster, Pennsylvania | –present | Lan-castra, Britannia | Lancaster, Britain |
| Lazio | –present | S P Q S [abbreviation of "Senatus Populusqus Sabinus"] | [abbreviation of "The Senate and the Sabine People"] |
| Lima | –present | 1. I K [abbreviation of "Ioanna" and "Karolus"] 2. HOC SIGNUM VERE REGUM EST | 1. J C [abbreviation of "Joanna" and "Charles"] 2. THIS IS THE REAL SIGN OF THE KINGS |
| Maine | 1909–present | DIRIGO | I LEAD |
| Malabo | Until 1968 | 1. FIDES 2. BIAFRA | 1. FAITH 2. BIAFRA |
| Marondera | –present | FLOREAT MARONDERA | LET MARONDERA FLOURISH |
| Massachusetts | 1971–present | ENSE PETIT PLACIDAM SVB LIBERATE QVIETEM | BY THE SWORD WE SEEK PEACE BUT PEACE ONLY UNDER LIBERTY |
| Massachusetts (Governor) | 1971–present | ENSE PETIT PLACIDAM SVB LIBERATE QVIETEM | BY THE SWORD WE SEEK PEACE BUT PEACE ONLY UNDER LIBERTY |
| Mauritius | 1869–1968 | STELLA CLAVISQUE MARIS INDICI | STAR AND KEY OF THE INDIAN OCEAN |
| Mauritius (civil ensign) | 1968–present | STELLA CLAVISQUE MARIS INDICI | STAR AND KEY OF THE INDIAN OCEAN |
| Mauritius (state ensign) | 1968–present | STELLA CLAVISQUE MARIS INDICI | STAR AND KEY OF THE INDIAN OCEAN |
| Mauritius (President) | 1968–present | STELLA CLAVISQUE MARIS INDICI | STAR AND KEY OF THE INDIAN OCEAN |
| Melilla | –present | 1. PRÆFERRE PATRIAM LIBERIS PARENTEM DECET 2. NON PLVS VLTRA | 1. IT IS SEEMLY FOR A PARENT TO PUT HIS FATHERLAND BEFORE HIS CHILDREN 2. NOTHING FARTHER BEYOND |
| Michigan | 1911–present | 1. E PLURIBUS UNUM 2. TUEBOR 3. SI QUÆRIS PENINSULAM AMŒNAM CIRCUMSPICE | 1. OUT OF MANY, ONE 2. I WILL DEFEND 3. IF YOU SEEK A PLEASANT PENINSULA LOOK AROUND YOU |
| Michigan (Governor) | 1911–present | 1. E PLURIBUS UNUM 2. TUEBOR 3. SI QUÆRIS PENINSULAM AMŒNAM CIRCUMSPICE | 1. OUT OF MANY, ONE 2. I WILL DEFEND 3. IF YOU SEEK A PLEASANT PENINSULA LOOK AROUND YOU |
| Missouri | 1913 | 1. SALUS POPULI SUPREME LEX ESTO 2. MDCCCXX | 1. LET THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE BE THE SUPREME LAW 2. 1820 |
| Newfoundland | 1870–1904 | 1. TERRA NOVA | 1. NEW LAND |
| Newfoundland (civil ensign) | 1870–1931 | 1. TERRA NOVA 2. HÆC TIBI DONA FERO | 1. NEW LAND 2. THESE GIFTS I BRING THEE |
| Newfoundland | 1907–31 | 1. TERRA NOVA 2. HÆC TIBI DONA FERO | 1. NEW LAND 2. THESE GIFTS I BRING THEE |
| New York | 1788–present | EXCELSIOR | HIGHER [or EVER UPWARD] |
| New York (Governor) | –present | EXCELSIOR | HIGHER [or EVER UPWARD] |
| New York City | 1977–present | SIGILLUM CIVITATIS NOVI EBORACI | SEAL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK |
| Nuevo León | –present | SEMPER ASCENDENS | ALWAYS ASCENDING |
| North Dakota | 1943–present | E PLURIBUS UNUM | OUT OF MANY, ONE |
| Olomouc Region | –present | S P Q O [abbreviation of "Senatus Populusqus Olomucium"] | [abbreviation of "The Senate and the Olomouc People"] |
| Oslo | –present | UNANIMETER ET CONSTANTER | UNITED AND CONSTANT |
| Osorno, Chile | –present | 1. PRO PATRIA NEC ASPERA TERRENT 2. FIDE ET AMORE | 1. FOR COUNTRY FRIGHTENED BY NO DIFFICULTIES 2. FAITH AND LOVE |
| Palencia Province | –present | AVE MARIA | HAIL MARY |
| Philadelphia | 1874–present | PHILADELPHIA MANETO | LET BROTHERLY LOVE ENDURE |
| Prince George's County, Maryland | 1963–present | SEMPER EADEM | ALWAYS THE SAME |
| Puerto Rico (Governor) | –present | JOANNES EST NOMEN EJVS | JOHN IS HIS NAME |
| Rhodesia | 1968–79 | SIT NOMINE DIGNA | MAY SHE BE WORTHY OF THE NAME |
| Rhodesia (President) | 1968–79 | SIT NOMINE DIGNA | MAY SHE BE WORTHY OF THE NAME |
| Rio de Janeiro | –present | RECTE REM PUBLICAM GERERE | CONDUCT THE AFFAIRS OF THE PUBLIC WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS |
| Recife | –present | VIRTUS ET FIDES | STRENGTH AND COURAGE |
| Roman Republic (military flag) | 1849 | GUARDIA CIVICA ROMANA | GUARD OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC |
| Saint-Lambert, Quebec | –present | Maximus in minimis | The greatest in the smallest detail |
| Saint Vincent | 1979–85 | PAX ET JUSITITIA | PEACE AND JUSTICE |
| Saint Vincent | 1907–79 | PAX ET JUSITITIA | PEACE AND JUSTICE |
| Samogitia | –present | PATRIA UNA | ONE NATION |
| San Diego | 1934–present | SEMPER VIGILANS | EVER VIGILANT |
| San Marino | 1465–present | LIBERTAS | LIBERTY |
| City of San Marino | –present | LIBERTAS | LIBERTY |
| São Paulo | –present | NON DVCOR DVCO | I AM NOT LED I LEAD |
| Gmina Secemin | –present | IN PRINCIPIO | IN THE BEGINNING |
| Seychelles | 1903–76 | FINIT CORONAT OPVS | THE END CROWNS THE WORK |
| Seychelles (Governor) | 1903–76 | FINIT CORONAT OPVS | THE END CROWNS THE WORK |
| Seychelles (President) | 1977–present | FINIT CORONAT OPVS | THE END CROWNS THE WORK |
| Shanghai International Settlement | c. 1917 – 1943 | OMNIA JUNCTA IN UNO | ALL JOINED IN ONE |
| Sierra Leone | 1916–61 | AUSPICE BRITTANIA LIBER | FREE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF BRITAIN |
| Sint Maarten | 1985–present | SEMPER PRO GREDIENS | ALWAYS PROGRESSING |
| Soacha | –present | SOL OMNIBUS LUCET | THE SUN SHINES ON ALL |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 1985–present | LEO TERRUM PROPRIAM PROTEGAT | LET THE LION PROTECT HIS OWN LAND |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Commissioner) | 1999–present | LEO TERRUM PROPRIAM PROTEGAT | LET THE LION PROTECT HIS OWN LAND |
| Spain | 1981–present | PLVS VLTRA | FURTHER BEYOND |
| Spain | 1939–81 | PLVS VLTRA | FURTHER BEYOND |
| Spain | 1931–39 | PLVS VLTRA | FURTHER BEYOND |
| Spain (President) | 1931–36 | PLVS VLTRA | FURTHER BEYOND |
| Spain (President) | 1936–39 | PLVS VLTRA | FURTHER BEYOND |
| Municipality of Štip | –present | АСТІВО | ACTIBO [Latin place name for the Štip region] |
| Subotica | –present | SIGILLUM LIBERÆ ET REGIÆ CIVITATIS MARIA THERESIOPOLIS | SEAL OF THE FREE AND ROYAL CITY OF MARIA THERESIOPOLIS |
| Suriname (President) | 1975–present | JUSTICIA PIETAS FIDES | JUSTICE PIETY TRUST |
| Suriname (Prime Minister) | 1975–88 | JUSTICIA PIETAS FIDES | JUSTICE PIETY TRUST |
| Swaziland (royal standard) | 1986–present | MIIIR [abbreviation of "Mswati III Rex"] | MIIIK [abbreviation of "Mswati III King"] |
| Tangier International Zone | 1923–56 | TINGIS | TANGIER |
| Tlaxcala | –present | K [abbreviation of "Karolus"] | C [abbreviation of "Charles"] |
| Toledo Province | –present | PLVS VLTRA | FURTHER BEYOND |
| Tongatapu | 1858–62 | A M [abbreviation of "Ave Maria"] | H M [abbreviation of "Hail Mary"] |
| Trinidad | 1889–1962 | MISCERIQUE PROBAT POPULOS ET FŒDERA JUNGI | SHE IS CONTENT TO MAKE TREATIES AND UNITE PEOPLES |
| Trujillo, Peru | –present | K [abbreviation of "Karolus"] | C [abbreviation of "Charles"] |
| Gmina Tuczępy | –present | ECCE AGNUS DEI | BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD |
| Tumbes, Peru | –present | KAROLI CESARIS AVSPITIO ET LABORE INGENIO AC IMPENSA DUCIS PIZARRO INVENTA ET PACATA | UNDER THE AUSPICES OF EMPEROR CHARLES CAPTAIN PIZARRO USED HIS LABOUR AND TALENT TO DISCOVER AND PACIFY |
| United States (President) | 1882–present | E PLURIBUS UNUM | OUT OF MANY, ONE |
| United States (Vice President) | 1915–present | E PLURIBUS UNUM | OUT OF MANY, ONE |
| Kingdom of Uvea | 1842–60 | A M [abbreviation of "Ave Maria"] | H M [abbreviation of "Hail Mary"] |
| Republic of Venice | –1797 | PAX TIBI MARCE EVANGELISTA MEUS | PEACE TO YOU MARK MY EVANGELIST |
| Veneto | 1975–present | PAX TIBI MARCE EVANGELISTA MEUS | PEACE TO YOU MARK MY EVANGELIST |
| Victoria, British Columbia | –present | SEMPER LIBER | ALWAYS FREE |
| Virginia | 1861–present | SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS | THUS ALWAYS TO TYRANTS |
| West Vancouver | –present | CONSILIO ET ANIMIS | BY WISDOM AND COURAGE |
| West Virginia | 1929–present | MONTANI SEMPER LIBERI | MOUNTAINEERS ARE ALWAYS FREE |
| Winnipeg | 1975–present | UNUM CUM VIRTUTE MULTORUM | ONE WITH THE STRENGTH OF MANY |
| Zacatecas | –present | LABOR VINCIT OMNIA | WORK CONQUERS ALL |