List of Uruguayan flags

This is a list of flags used in or otherwise associated with Uruguay.

National flags

Uruguay has three co-official flags, only flown together by law on national holidays. Listed below in order of hierarchy:

Date	Name	Description
1830–present	National flag	Four horizontal stripes of blue with the upper hoist-side corner bearing the Sun of May in the center over a white canvas.^[1]^[2]
1952–present	Artigas flag	A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white, and blue; with a red diagonal stripe from the upper hoist to the lower fly.^[3]
1952–present	Treinta y Tres flag	Three horizontal stripes: the top one blue, the center one white, and the bottom one red. Upon the white stripe are printed the words "Libertad o Muerte" ("Freedom or Death").

Flag	Date	Rank	Description
Current
	?–present	Flag of the National Army of Uruguay	A light brown field with the army emblem in the center.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Current
	1990s–present	Jack of the National Navy of Uruguay	A white field with a blue saltire that extends to the corners of the flag and the Sun of May in the center.^[4]
Former
	1930s–1990s	Jack of the National Navy of Uruguay
	1817–1930s	Jack of the National Navy of Uruguay

Flag	Date	Rank
Current
	?–present	Ministry of National Defense^{[citation needed]}
	?–present	Commander in Chief^{[citation needed]}
	?–present	Vice admiral^{[citation needed]}
	?–present	Rear admiral^{[citation needed]}
	?–present	Captain commanding a naval force^{[citation needed]}
	?–present	Commander of a naval squadron^{[citation needed]}
	?–present	Seniority pennant^{[citation needed]}
Former
	?–?	Ministry of National Defense^{[citation needed]}
	?–?	Inspector general^{[citation needed]}
	?–?	Officer commanding the division of ships^{[citation needed]}
	?–?	Officer commanding of two or more ships^{[citation needed]}

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Current
		Uruguay Naval Academy^{[citation needed]}

Flag	Date	Use
Current
		War pennant^{[citation needed]}
Former
	1815–1820	Flag of the privateers in the service of the League of the Free Peoples^{[citation needed]}
	1815–1820

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Current
	1953–present	Flag of the Uruguayan Air Force	A blue field with the Air Force emblem in the center.^[5]
	?–present	Inspector general^{[citation needed]}
	?–present	Group commander^{[citation needed]}
	?–present	Squadron leader^{[citation needed]}

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Current
	?–present	Pilot flag^{[citation needed]}

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Current
	?–present	National Police of Uruguay

Flag	Date	Use	Description
National flags
	1840s	Flag of the Gobierno de la Defensa^{[citation needed]}
	1840s	Flag of the Gobierno del Cerrito^{[citation needed]}	Similar to the current flag.^[7]
	1828–1830	Flag of Uruguay	Nine horizontal stripes of light blue with the upper hoist-side corner bearing the Sun of May in the center over a white canvas.^[8]
	1825–1828	Flag of the Oriental Province	A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white, and red.
	1820–1828	Flag of the Cisplatina Province^{[citation needed]}	A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured green, white, and green; with the province's emblem in the center.^[9]
	1814–1815	First flag of the League of the Free Peoples, also known as the flag of Artigas	A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white, and blue; with red stripes inside the blue bands.

Flag	Date	Ethnic group	Description
	1990s–present	Charrúa^{[citation needed]}

Flag	Date	Party
Current
	2013–present	Popular Unity
	2008–present	Anti-imperialist Unitary Commissions^[10]
	2002–present	Independent Party
	1984–present	Workers' Party
	1975–present	Party for the Victory of the People
	1971–present	Broad Front Party
	2020s–present	Christian Democratic Party of Uruguay
	?–present
	1960s
	1956–present	Uruguayan Anarchist Federation
	1904–present	National Party
	1897–1904	National Party
	1836–present	Colorado Party^[11]
Former
	2013–2019	Concertation Party^es
	1932–1938	Independent Democratic Feminist Party