List of flags with English-language text

This is a list of flags that are inscribed with English-language text.

# Flag Dates used English text 10th Mountain Division2001–presentMOUNTAIN 101st Airborne DivisionAIRBORNE 82nd Airborne Division1. AIRBORNE2. AA[abbreviation of "All American"]

A Flag Dates used English text Annapolis Royal–presentANNAPOLIS ROYAL N.S. Albay —present 1. PROVINCE OF ALBAY 2. OFFICIAL SEAL Anne Arundel County, Maryland1997–19981. ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY2. MARYLAND Antigua and Barbuda (Governor)1967–81EACH ENDEAVOURING ALL ACHIEVING Antigua and Barbuda (Governor-General)2023–presentANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Antique Province–present1. PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE2. OFFICIAL SEAL Arkansas1913–presentSome of the other features of the flag changed over time, but the text in these multiple versions was consistent.ARKANSAS Appomattox County, Virginia–present1. APPOMATTOX COUNTY2. 18453. THE HEART OF VIRGINIAArgyle, Nova ScotiaFlag also contains text in another language.–present1. ARGYLE MUNICIPALITY2. EST. 18803. INDUSTRY4. N.S.[abbreviation of "Nova Scotia"] Atlanta–present1. 18472. 18653. ATLANTA GA Augusta County, Virginia–present1. AUGUSTA COUNTY2. 17383. AUGUSTA Austin, Texas2000–2014CITY OF AUSTIN Australia (Governor-General)1936–presentCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Australia (royal standard)1962–2022E[abbreviation of "Elizabeth II"] Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao–19921. AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO2. OFFICIAL SEAL

B Flag Dates used English text Bahamas1648–1973BAHAMAS Bahamas (Governor-General)1961–71COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMASBangladesh Chief of Army Staff1972–presentCHIEF OF ARMY STAFFBangladesh Directorate General of Forces Intelligence1977–presentBANGLADESH DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FORCES INTELLIGENCEBangladesh Army East Bengal Regiment1948 – presentTHE EAST BENGAL REGIMENTBangladesh Army Para Commando Brigade2016–PresentPARA COMANDOBangladesh Army President Guard Regiment1976–PresentGUARDSBangladesh Special Security Force1986–presentBANGLADESH SPECIAL SECURITY FORCE Barbados1870–1966BARBADOS Barbados (Governor-General)1966–present Barbados (royal standard)1970s–2021E[abbreviation of "Elizabeth II"] Bay County, Florida–present1. BAY COUNTY2. FLORIDA Bayonne, New Jersey–present1. CITY OF BAYONNE2. NEW JERSEY Belize (Governor-General)1981–presentBELIZE Belize City–present1. BELIZE CITY COUNCIL2. government at your service Belmopan–present1. THE CITY OF BELMOPAN2. CITY OF PROMISE Billings, Montana1986–present1. STAR OF THE BIG SKY COUNTRY2. BILLINGS3. MONTANA Birmingham, Alabama1925–present1. Official Seal2. Birmingham, Alabama Bomet County–presentBOMET COUNTY Brevard County, Florida–present1. SEAL OF BREVARD COUNTY2. 15143. 18544. 19695. FLORIDA Bridgeport, Connecticut–present1. City of Bridgeport2. SEAL OF THE CITY OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT3. INCORPORATED 18364. Connecticut Bridgewater, Massachusetts–present1. BRIDGEWATER2. PLYMOUTH COUNTY3. MASSACHUSETTS4. INCORPORATED 1656 British Antarctic Territory1963–presentRESEARCH AND DISCOVERY British Antarctic Territory (Commissioner) British Cameroons1922–61BRITISH CAMEROON British Columbia1870–71B C[abbreviation of "British Columbia"] British Empire (unofficial)1910–45ADVANCE AUSTRALIA British Hong Kong1871–76H.K.[abbreviation of "Hong Kong"] British Hong Kong1959–97HONG KONG British Hong Kong (Governor) British India1863–1947HEAVEN'S LIGHT OUR GUIDE British India (Governor-General)1885–1947 British Windward Islands1886–19531. GOVERNOR IN CHIEF2. WINDWARD ISLANDS British Windward Islands (Governor-in-chief)1886–1960 Brooklyn, New York City, New York–presentBorough of Brooklyn Bulacan–present1. PROVINCE OF BULACAN2. OFFICIAL SEAL Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives2004–presentBUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives1. BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES2. 1972 Bureau of Land Management2008–present1. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR<br/ >2. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENTBusan, South Korea1. Dynamic<br/ >2. BUSAN3. Asian Gateway

C Flag Dates used English text Calaveras County, California–presentCALAVERAS COUNTY California1911–presentCALIFORNIA REPUBLIC California Republic1846 Canada (Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor)2013–presentA[abbreviation of "Andrew"] Canada (Duke of Cambridge)2011–22W[abbreviation of "William"] Canada (Duke of Edinburgh)2014–presentE[abbreviation of "Edward"] Canada (Governor General)1931–81CANADA Canada (Princess Royal)2013–presentA[abbreviation of "Anne"] Canada (royal standard)1962–2022E[abbreviation of "Elizabeth II"] Caroline County, Maryland–present1. THE GREAT SEAL OF CAROLINE COUNTY IN MARYLAND2. 1773 Carroll County, Maryland1977–present1. CARROLL COUNTY2. 18373. MARYLAND Cayman Islands1958–presentHE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS[a verse from Psalms chapter 24] Cayman Islands (Civil Ensign)HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS Cayman Islands (Governor)1958–present Central Intelligence Agency2001–present1. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY2. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Central Province, Sri Lanka1987–presentCENTRAL PROVINCE Ceylon (Governor-General)1948–72CEYLON Charles County, Maryland–present1. 16582. CHARLES COVNTY Chiayi County–presentCHIAYI COUNTY Clarke County, Virginia–present1. THE COUNTY OF CLARKE2. VIRGINIA 1836 Clay County, Florida–present1. THE GREAT SEAL OF THE PEOPLE OF CLAY COUNTY2. FLORIDA Clearfield County, Pennsylvania–present1. CLEARFIELD COUNTY2. ESTABLISHED 1804 Cleburne County, Alabama2003–present1. CLEBURNE COUNTY2. ALABAMA Cleveland1895–presentPROGRESS & PROSPERITY was not added to the flag until the 1960s.1. CLEVELAND2. 17963. PROGRESS & PROSPERITY Collier County, Florida–present1. COLLIER COUNTY2. FLORIDA Colorado1907–11UNION AND CONSTITUTION Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations–present1. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION2. FIELD OPERATIONS

D Flag Dates used English text Dallas1967–present1. CITY OF DALLAS2. TEXAS Dallas1916–67DALLAS Delaware1913–present1. LIBERTY AND INDEPENDENCE2. DECEMBER 7, 1787Delaware County, Pennsylvania–present1. COUNTY OF DELAWARE2. PENNSYLVANIA3. VIRTUE LIBERTY AND INDEPENDENCE Detroit1948–present1. THE CITY OF DETROIT2. MICHIGAN Director of Central Intelligence20051. DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE2. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY Drug Enforcement Administration2001–present1. U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT2. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATIONLink to image Dutchess County, New York–present1. DUCHESS COUNTY2. SEAL

E Flag Dates used English text Edmonton, Canada1966–19861. EDMONTON2. INDUSTRY INTEGRITY PROGRESS3. THE CITY OF EDMONTON Edmonton, Canada1986–present1. EDMONTON2. INDUSTRY INTEGRITY PROGRESS El Dorado County, California2009–present1. EL DORADO COUNTY2. CALIFORNIA Elgeyo-Marakwet County–present1. ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTY2. COUNTY OF CHAMPIONS Queen Elizabeth II (personal flag)1960–2022E[abbreviation of "Elizabeth II"] El Monte, California2004–present1. Friendly2. CITY OF EL MONTE3. END OF THE SANTA FE4. INC. 19125. CALIFORNIA6. El Monte El Paso, Texas1962–present1. CITY OF EL PASO2. TEXAS El Paso, Texas1948–1960 Erie, Pennsylvania–present1. CITY OF ERIE PENNSYLVANIA2. ESTABLISHED 17953. INCORPORATED APRIL 14, 1851 Eritrea (President)1993–presentTHE STATE OF ERITREA

F Flag Dates used English text Fairfax County, Virginia1968–present1. COUNTY OF FAIRFAX2. 17423. VIRGINIA Fairfield, Ohio1. FAIRFIELD, OHIO2. 19553. City of Opportunity Falkland Islands1925–presentDESIRE THE RIGHT Falls County, Texas1985–present1. FALLS COUNTY2. 1850 Federally Administered Tribal Areas–presentF A T A[abbreviation of "Federally Administered Tribal Areas"] Federal Aviation Administration2001–present1. FEDERAL AVIATION2. ADMINISTRATION Federal Bureau of Investigation1993–present1. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE2. FIDELITY BRAVERY INTEGRITY<br/ >3. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Federal Bureau of Prisons2009–present1. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE2. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS Federal Emergency Management Agency1999–2003FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (Governor-General)1953–63FEDERATION OF RHODESIA AND NYASALAND Ferguson, Missouri1994–present1. FERGUSON2. est.3. 18944. COMMUNITY OF CHOICE FIFA2009–presentFor the Game. For the World. Fiji (Governor-General)1970–87FIJI First Navy Jack2002–presentDONT TREAD ON ME Florida1900–present1. GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA2. IN GOD WE TRUST Fort Wayne, Indiana1934–present1. FORT WAYNE2. 17943. INDIANA

G Flag Dates used English text Gadsden flag1775–presentDONT TREAD ON ME Gambia Colony and Protectorate1889–1965G.[abbreviation of "Gambia"] The Gambia (Governor-General)1965–70THE GAMBIA The Gambia (President)1970–presentPROGRESS PEACE PROSPERITY Garrett County, Maryland–present1. GARRETT COUNTY2. 18723. MARYLAND Georgia, State of1902–presentSTATE OF GEORGIA was removed in 2003. All other text remained the same in various versions of the flag from 1902.1. CONSTITUTION2. WISDOM3. JUSTICE4. MODERATION5. IN GOD WE TRUST Ghana (Governor-General)1957–60GHANA Gloucester County, New Jersey–present1. THE GREAT SEAL OF THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY2. COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER3. 1686 Gold Coast1821–1957G.C.[abbreviation of "Gold Coast"] Greenbush, Maine–present1. LIVING & GROWING2. 18343. 19844. GREENBUSH. MAINE Grenada (Governor-General)1974–presentGRENADA Guadalcanal Province–presentGUADALCANAL PROVINCE Guam1948–presentGUAM Guyana (Governor-General)1966–70GUYANAGweru1986–presentPROGRESS

H Flag Dates used English text Haifa–presentHAIFA Hampton Inn & Suites–present1. Hampton2. Inn & Suites3. by HILTON4. TM Harford County, Maryland–present1. HARFORD COUNTY2. AT THE RISQUE OF OUR LIVES AND FORTUNES3. 1773 Hawaii (Governor)1959–presentHAWAII Territory of Hawaii (Governor)1900–59TH[abbreviation of "Territory of Hawaii"] Henrico County, Virginia–present1. CITY 16112. SHIRE 16343. MANGER 19344. COUNTY OF HENRICO. VIRGINIA Hidalgo County, Texas1985–present1. HIDALGO COUNTY2. 1852 Hillsborough County, Florida–presentHillsborough County Hollywood, Florida–present1. CITY OF HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA2. DIAMOND OF THE GOLD COAST3. INCORPORATED 1925 Homa Bay County–presentHOMA BAY COUNTY Honiara–present1. CITY OF HONIARA2. NATIONAL CAPITAL Honolulu–present1. CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU2. STATE OF HAWAII Hualien County–present1. Hualien2. Hualien County

I Flag Dates used English text Idaho1957–present1. GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF IDAHO2. STATE OF IDAHO Illinois1915–present1. STATE SOVEREIGNTY2. NATIONAL UNION3. ILLINOISILLINOIS was added to the flag in 1969. Imperial County, California2016–presentIMPERIAL COUNTY India (Governor-General)1947–50INDIA Indiana1917–presentINDIANA Innisfail, Canada–presentTOWN OF INNISFAIL ALBERTA Iowa1921–present1. OUR LIBERTIES WE PRIZE AND OUR RIGHTS WE WILL MAINTAIN2. IOWA Iraqi Army–presentIraqi Ground Forces Iraqi Navy–present1. IqN2. IRAQI NAVY

J Flag Dates used English text Jamaica1962OUT OF MANY, ONE PEOPLE Jamaica (Governor) Jamaica (Governor-General)1962–presentJAMAICA Jamaica (royal standard)1962–2022E[abbreviation of "Elizabeth II"] Johannesburg1997–presentUNITY IN DEVELOPMENT Juneau, Alaska2005–present1. JUNEAU2. ALASKA'S CAPITAL CITY

K Flag Dates used English text Kaifeng2006–presentKAIFENG CHINA [twice] Kanchanaburi1960s–present- Kansas1961–presentKANSAS Kentucky1918–present1. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY2. UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL Kenya (Governor-General)1963–64KENYA Kosovo Force2008–09KFOR[abbreviation of "Kosovo Force"] Kings County, California2001–present1. 18932. COUNTY OF KINGS3. CALIFORNIA Katipunan1896–981. PHILIPPINE REVOLUTION2. KATIPUNAN3. PHILIPPINES

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