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presidential army ensign
by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 15 November 2002



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Presidential Flag

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was red with the Coat of Arms of Venezuela on the center without additional stars and at the moment, the red color has been replaced by the yellow  maintaining the National CoA on the center.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 CoA on the center accompanied by four white stars: one in each canton.
Raul Orta, 14 November 2002


Presidential Flag on Sea


by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 15 November 2002

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


Presidential Car Flag


by Guillermo T. Aveledo 25 June 2000

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 CoA 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


Presidential "Command Banderoles" (used during the 70s')


by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 2 December 2002

The flag of the president is the tricolor with proportions 1:1 and the CoA (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
Marcus Wendel , 15 September 1999

In the Crampton's amazing book 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 CoA; 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


Presidential Army Ensign (1970-1997)


by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 15 November 2002

Presidential army ensign (1970-1997).
Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 15 November 2002