# List of Papua New Guinean flags

This is a list of flags used in Papua New Guinea.

## National flag

| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | 1971–present | Flag of Papua New Guinea | Divided diagonally from the upper hoist-side corner to the lower fly-side corner: the upper triangle is red with a silhouette of the soaring Raggiana bird-of-paradise in yellow and the lower triangle is black with the Crux of four white larger five-pointed stars and a smaller star. Red and black have long been the colours of Papua New Guinea, the Raggiana bird-of-paradise is the national bird of the country, and the Southern Cross represents its position in the Southern Hemisphere. The original 1970 proposal by Hal Holman had a mainly negative reception, due to its appearance as that of a "mechanically contrived outcome", thus the alternative proposal attributed to Susan Karike was chosen instead. |
| | 1840–Present | Union Flag | Is flown in the country alongside the National Flag. The British flag is flown to show unity and loyalty to the Crown. When a member of the royal family flies to Papua New Guinea, they are greeted and given royal salute with the British flag of Papua New Guinea |

## Flag of the Governor-General

| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | 1975–present | Standard of the Governor-General of Papua New Guinea | A dark blue field featuring a St. Edward's Crown surmounted by a lion with the name "PAPUA NEW GUINEA" on a scroll beneath it. |

## Ensigns

| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | 1975–present | Naval Ensign of Papua New Guinea | A White Ensign with the flag of Papua New Guinea in the canton. |

## Provincial flags

* Use
* Flag of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
* Flag of Central Province
* Flag of Chimbu
* Flag of Eastern Highlands
* Flag of East New Britain
* Flag of East Sepik
* Flag of Enga
* Flag of Gulf Province
* Flag of Hela
* Flag of Jiwaka
* Flag of Madang
* Flag of Manus
* Flag of Milne Bay
* Flag of Morobe
* Flag of the National Capital District
* Flag of New Ireland
* Flag of Oro
* Flag of Southern Highlands
* Flag of Western Province
* Flag of Western Highlands
* Flag of West New Britain
* Flag of Sandaun

## Historical flags
### Foreign Powers' Flags

| Date | Use | Description |
| 1526-1545 | Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal | A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the center. |
| 1545-1623 | Flag of The Spanish Empire | A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field. |
| 1623-1795 | The Prince's Flag | A horizontal triband of orange, white and blue. |
| 1652–1672 | States Flag | A horizontal triband of red, white and blue. |
| 1795-1813 | Flag of The French First Republic and The First French Empire | A vertical triband of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2). |
| 1795–1806 | Flag of the Batavian Republic | A horizontal triband of red, white and blue with the Republic's emblem in the canton. |
| 1813-1884 | Flag of The Netherlands | A horizontal triband of red, white and blue. |
| 1884-1971 | Flag of The United Kingdom | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (Representing Ireland). |
| 1884-1899 | Flag of The German New Guinea Company | A white field with the German tricolour on the canton and defaced with a black lion with a red sword. |
| 1899-1918 | Flag of The German Empire | A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom) |
| 1899-1918 | Colonial Flag of The German Empire | A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom) with The Reichsadler in the center. |
| 1918-1921 | Flag of The Weimar Republic | A triband made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), red, and gold (bottom). |
| 1906-1971 | Australian National Flag | A Blue Ensign defaced with the seven-point Commonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter and the five stars of the Southern Cross in the fly half. |
| 1942-1944 | Flag of The Empire of Japan | A white field with a red disc in the center. |

### Royal flags

| Date | Use | Description |
| 1556-1580 | Royal Flag of Spain | A dark red square with the coat of arms of Spain in the center. |
| 1580-1623 | Royal Flag of Spain | A dark red square with the coat of arms of Spain in the center. |
| 1804-1813 | Imperial standard of Napoléon I | |
| 1815-1884 | Royal Standard of the Dutch monarch | The colours of the flag of the Netherlands with the royal coat of arms (without the mantle). |
| 1884-1971 | The Royal Standard of the United Kingdom (except Scotland) | A banner of the Queen's Arms, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom. |
| 1884-1888 | German Emperor's Standard | |
| 1888–1918 | German Emperor's Standard | |
| 1942-1944 | Imperial Standard of the Emperor of Japan | A gold 16 petal chrysanthemum centered on a red field. |
| 1962-1971 | Personal Australian Flag of Queen Elizabeth II | Consists of a banner of the coat of arms of Australia, defaced with a gold seven-pointed federation star with a blue disc containing the letter E below a crown, surrounded by a garland of golden roses. |

### National flags

| Date | Use | Description |
| 1884–1888 | Flag of British New Guinea | A blue British ensign with a white disc in the fly featuring the Tudor Crown over the initials "N.G.". |
| 1888–1906 | Flag of British New Guinea | A blue British ensign with a white disc in the fly featuring the Tudor Crown over the initials "B.N.G.". |
| 1921–1971 | Flag of the Territory of New Guinea | A blue British ensign with a white disc in the fly featuring the Tudor Crown over the letters "T.N.G.". |
| 1906–1971 | Flag of the Territory of Papua | A blue British ensign with a white disc in the fly featuring the Tudor Crown over the name "PAPUA". |

### Viceregal flags

| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | 1906–1945 | Flag of the Lieutenant-Governor of Papua | A Union Jack defaced with a white disc in the centre featuring the name "PAPUA" surmounted by a crown. |

### Sporting flags

| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | 1965–1970 | Specific flag for sporting events | Flag flown for the Territory at international sporting events. A red and yellow Raggiana bird-of-paradise on a green field. |

### Proposed flags

| Date | Use | Description |
| Between 1884 and 1914 | Proposed flags of German New Guinea | 1st design incorporating the horizontal black-white-red tricolour of the German Empire. |
| Between 1884 and 1914 | Proposed flags of German New Guinea | Another design incorporating the horizontal black-white-red tricolour of the German Empire. |
| Between 1884 and 1914 | Proposed flags of German New Guinea | Another design incorporating the horizontal black-white-red tricolour of the German Empire. |
| 1970–1971 | Proposed flag of Papua and New Guinea | A vertical tricolour of blue, gold and green, with a white Southern Cross in the hoist and a white Raggiana bird-of-paradise. Designed by Hal Holman. |