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presidential army ensign
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stars and at the moment, the red color has been replaced by the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 CoA on the center
accompanied by four white stars: one in each canton.
Raul Orta, 14 November 2002
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
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
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
by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 15 November 2002
Presidential army ensign (1970-1997).
Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 15 November 2002
