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Pre-2006 Presidential Army Ensign
image by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 15 November 2002
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It does not have to be considered as "Presidential
Flag" since that in the Venezuelan vexillological tradition
never existed a piece of this nature: in this case it can be the
"Command Pennant" that was gotten to use during 1970 on
certain specific circumstances for indicate the presence of the
President in some military installations, more likely naval.
Between 1970 and 1997, the mentioned Command Pennant was red with
the Coat of Arms of Venezuela on the center without additional
stars and at the moment, the red color has been replaced by the
yellow maintaining the National CoA on the center. In the
case of the Venezuelan Navy, the Presidential Flag
on Sea is blue with the National Coat of Arms on the center
accompanied by four white stars: one in each canton.
Raul Orta, 14 November 2002
(2:3)
image by Željko Heimer, 20 August 2003
Presidente de la República / President of the Republic -
According to the Naval Ceremonial and Protocol Regulations number
MAN-EC-CGA-0001-B effective since July 1st, 1997. See image here.
Raul Orta, 18 May 2002
Navy presidential ensign. The blue I used in this flag is
after the National flag.
Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 15 November 2002
In the image sent by Raul, this flag appear as 2:3. The star
are slighty more far from the the corners and slighty greater.
Jaume Olle', 17 November 2002
According to Album 2000 Corr 3 [pay03]
- President of the Republic (2:3) - Blue flag with the coat of
arms in the middle and four white five-pointed stars, one in each
corner. This is the flag used in the Navy (on ships) to indicate
presence of
the President on a naval ship. It was apparently introduced only
in 1997. Before that it seems that there was no flag specifically
prescribed for that purpose, at last I am not aware (or was it
the square national with four stars "Command
Banderoles" used on the naval ships, as suggested by
Armand?).
Željko Heimer, 20 August 2003
Flag at Original Album 2000
(2:3)
image by Željko Heimer, 26 August 2003
In the original Album 2000 [pay00]:
President of the Republic (2:3) - The tricolour with the Coat of
Arms in the middle and four white five-pointed stars, one in each
corner. I am not sure if this is only a misinterpretation of the
"Command Banderoles" or if it is an intermediate or
early design used by the Navy to indicate presence of the
President. Do we have any earlier naval regulations before 1997
(do we know even if they existed?).
Željko Heimer, 26 August 2003
image by Željko Heimer, 20 August 2003
Here's a flag I spotted, on the President's car on the today's
Independance Day parade. It is a plain yellow field with a
Venezuelan Coat of Arms on the centre. The cameraman focused on
it quite a few minutes . Quite a clear TV image, though.
Guillermo T. Aveledo, 25 June 2000
I have received (22 January1999) from Michel Lupant,
a "banderola de mando del presidente de la Republica",
very similar to this one except that it is on a red field ; It
looks like an official
document "para uso en los buques de guerra y dependencias
navales" (for use in the warships and naval dependancies).
On the same document the so called "insignia del
presidente", triband with one white star at each corner and
the CoA in full colours in the middle of the blue band, which I
presume from other flagbooks is used when the president is
on board a naval unit
Armand du Payrat, 6 July 2000
According to Album 2000 Corr 3 [pay03]
- President of the Republic - Car Flag (2:3) - Yellow flag with
the coat of arms in the middle. We here two variations, 1:1 (on
top) and 2:3, but it is unclear what the differences are. It
seems to me that the square flag is either misreported, or it is
used as kind of a military colours or standard. If I understand
correctly, this yellow flag replaced in 1997 a similar red flag
used since 1970. Before that (e.g. Flaggenbuch 1939) the national
flag was used by the president too.
Željko Heimer, 20 August 2003
image by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 2 December 2002
The flag of the president is the tricolor with proportions 1:1
and the Coat of Arms (covering approx. half of the flag) centered
on the flag and with four stars (one above, one below, one to the
right and one to the left).
Source: Christian Fogd Pedersen - Flaggor i färg, 1973
[ped73].
Marcus Wendel , 15 September 1999
In the Crampton's book [cra90f]
in page 96 is described the President's flag as follows:
"... is square, with the National Arms over all in the
centre, and a white star, each tilted towards the hoist, above,
below an on either side of the Arms..."
The question is: - Is there one, four or seven star(s)?
Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 10 November 2002
The flag that I have got 4 stars, one in each side of the
flag, between the edge and Coat of Arms, one on the yellow
stripe, another one in red stripe and two on the blue one each
side of the Coat of Arms; all the stars with a point totally
downwards on inverted form to the way they are usually seen
habitually. I also believe that Crampton's text means that there
are four.
Jose Luis Brugués, 10 November 2002
Presidential "pennant" used during the 70s'.
Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 15 November 2002
Pennant (gallardete) is a strange title. A gallardete (long
pennant) is defined by the spanish Academy as "long fabric
that finish in point for to be used by the war flags that bear
national colors, hoisted in the masthead.
Jaume Olle', 17 November 2002
With regards to the terminology, its necesssary to rectify
because the denomination of these vexillological pieces is
"Command Banderoles" and not "Pennants" for
the Presidency of the Republic. In the practice, its dimensions
observes ratio 2:3.
Raul Orta, 21 November 2002
According to Pedersen [ped73]:
since approximately 1950 the President uses a flag that is
pictured as a square tricolour Y-B-R, in the center the arms,
approximately half as high as the flag,, with on all four sides
of the arms a white five-pointer star, pointing down, the upper
one borderd black. Before that the president used the military
flag.
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 21 August 2003
This is, I guess, one variation (interpretation) of the flag
cllaed on "Command Banderoles". I believe that this was
used in naval usage insead of the current blue flag, just as a
red flag was used intead of the current yellow. Or maybe the
"Command Banderoles" had a bit wider use then only in
the navy and the red flag was only for the army.
Željko Heimer, 22 August 2003
At Crampton's [cra90f]:
President - square version of the trivolour with arms over all in
the centre, flanked by 4 tilted stars.
Željko Heimer, 29 August 2003
image by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 15 November 2002
Presidential army ensign (1970-1997).
Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 15 November 2002
image by Željko Heimer, 6 September 2003
In the 1926 Flaggenbuch, the war and wtate flag in square form
was the Presidential Standard. See: Venezuela
- Historical Flags 1817-1954.
by Željko Heimer, 6 September 2003
image by Jens Patke, 12 June 2004
At Fachinger Collection - Plate 6: Venezuela, Standard of
President, Flag of Minister of War and Marine.
Jaume Olle', 12 June 2004