This is a list of flags inscribed with Latin-language text. Flag Dates used Latin text English translation Aguascalientes?–present1. BONA TERRA, BONA GENS2. AQUA CLARA, CLARUS CŒLUM1. GOOD EARTH, GOOD PEOPLE2. CLEAR WATER, CLEAR SKY Alabama (reverse)Flag also contains text in another language.1861–65NOLI ME TANGERETOUCH ME NOT Alabama (Governor)1939–presentAUDEMUS JURA NOSTRA DEFENDEREWE DARE DEFEND OUR RIGHTS Alajuela Province?–presentPOR [sic] PATRIA NOSTRA SANGUIS NOSTEAFOR OUR COUNTRY OUR BLOOD Alamance County, North CarolinaPRO BONO PUBLICOFOR THE PUBLIC GOOD Albania1939–43FERT FERT FERTdisputed; see FERT Gmina Andrzejewo2009–presentAC[abbreviation of "Andreas Circius"]AK[abbreviation of "Andrzej Krzycki"] Annapolis, Maryland?–presentVIXI LIBER ET MORIARI HAVE LIVED AND I SHALL DIE FREE Andalusia1918–presentDOMINATOR HERCULES FUNDATORHERCULES RULER AND FOUNDER Andorra1971–presentVIRTUS UNITA FORTIORVIRTUE UNITED IS STRONGER Arad, Romania1990–presentVIA VERITAS VITATHE WAY THE TRUTH THE LIFE Atlanta?–presentRESURGENSRISING Augusta County, VirginiaREDEANT IN AURUM SECULA PRISCUMLET US RETURN TO THAT FIRST GOLDEN AGE BadajozPLVS VLTRAFURTHER BEYOND Badajoz Province Bahamas1869–1964Some of the other features of the flag changed over time, but the text in these multiple versions was consistent.1. EXPULSIS PIRATIS2. RESTITUTA COMMERCIA1. PIRATES EXPELLED2. COMMERCE RESTORED Beirut?–presentBERYTUS NUTRIX LEGUMBEIRUT MOTHER OF LAWS Belize1981–presentSUB UMBRA FLOREOI FLOURISH IN THE SHADE Bergen?–presentSIGILLVM COMMVNITATIS DE CIVITATE BERGENSISEAL OF THE TOWN COMMUNITY OF BERGEN Borgo MaggioreLIBERTASLIBERTY Boston1917–present1. SICUT PATRIBUS SIT DEUS NOBIS2. BOSTONIA3. CONDITA AD 16304. CIVITATIS REGIMINE DONATA AD 18221. AS GOD WAS WITH OUR FATHERS SO MAY HE BE WITH US2. BOSTON3. FOUNDED AD 16304. CITY GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED AD 1822 Bridgeport, Connecticut?–presentINDUSTRIA CRESCIMUSBY INDUSTRY WE THRIVE British Empire (unofficial)1910–45EX UNITATE VIRESUNION IS STRENGTH British Guiana1906–66DAMUS PETIMUSQUE VICISSIMWE GIVE AND EXPECT IN RETURN British Virgin Islands1960–presentVIGILATEBE WATCHFUL British Virgin Islands (Civil Ensign) British Virgin Islands (Governor) British Windward Islands1886–1953 I PEDE FAUSTO GO WITH A LUCKY FOOT British Windward Islands (Governor-in-chief)1886–1960 The Bronx1912–presentNE CEDE MALISYIELD NOT TO EVIL Cádiz Province?–present1. HERCVLES FVNDATOR GADIUM DOMINATORQVE2. PLVS VLTRA1. HERCULES FOUNDER AND RULER OF CÁDIZ 2. FURTHER BEYOND California (Governor)EUREKAI HAVE FOUND IT Cape Colony1876–1910SPES BONAGOOD HOPE Caroline County, Maryland?–presentTERRA DULCIS VIVENDUMLAND OF PLEASANT LIVING Chile (Patria Vieja)1812–141. POST TENEBRAS LUX2. AUT CONSILIO [sic] AUT ENSE1. LIGHT AFTER DARKNESS2. EITHER BY MEETING OR BY THE SWORD Cincinnati1896–presentJUNCTA JUVANTUNITY ASSISTS Colorado1907–11NIL SINE NUMINENOTHING WITHOUT PROVIDENCE Connecticut1897–presentQUI TRANSTULIT SUSTINETHE WHO TRANSPLANTED STILL SUSTAINS Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (President)1990–92VERITAS VINCITTRUTH PREVAILS Detroit1948–present1. SPERAMUS MELIORA2. RESURGET CINERIBUS1. WE HOPE FOR BETTER THINGS2. IT WILL RISE FROM THE ASHES Dollard-des-Ormeaux?–presentVIRIBUS UNITASUNITED FORCE DroghedaDeus praesidium mercatura decusGod our strength, merchandise our glory Extremadura1983–presentPLVS VLTRAFURTHER BEYOND Fairfax County, Virginia?–presentFARE FACFAIRFAX Flores DepartmentLABOR IMPROBA OMNIA VINCITSTEADY WORK OVERCAME ALL THINGS Gabon (President)1963–presentUNITI PROGREDIEMURWE SHALL GO FORWARD UNITED Gibraltar (civil ensign)1996–present MONTIS INSIGNIA CALPE BADGE OF THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR Gibraltar (government ensign)1875–present Gibraltar (governor)1837–1982 Gipuzkoa?–presentFIDELISSIMA BARDULIA NUMQUAM SUPERATANOBLE BARDULIA NEVER CONQUERED Gran Colombia1820–21VIXIT ET VINCET AMORE PATRIAE Grenada1875–1903HAE TIBI ERUNT ARTESTHESE SHALL BE YOUR ARTS Grenada1903–67CLARIOR E TENEBISLIGHT OUT OF DARKNESS Guatemala (state flag)1858–711. GUATIMALÆ RESPUBLICA2. PROTECTIONE SUB D.O.M.[abbreviation of "Deus Optimus Maximus"]1. REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA2. UNDER THE PROTECTION OF ALMIGHTY GOD Kingdom of Haiti1811–20EX CINERVBVS NASCITVRTHE EMPIRE SHALL RISE FROM ITS ASHES Huelva Province?–present PROTUS MARIS ET TERRE CUSTODIA PROTECTOR OF SEAPORTS AND LAND Huelva Huesca Province V.V. OSCA[abbreviation of "VRBS VICTRIX OSCA] VICTORIOUS CITY OF HUESCA Huesca Idaho1897–presentESTO PERPETUALET IT BE ETERNAL Iquitos?–presentCARPENT TUA POMA NEPOTESYOUR CHILDREN WILL HARVEST YOUR FRUITS Jamaica1906–62 INDVS VTERQVE SERVIET VNI BOTH INDIES SHALL SERVE AS ONE Jamaica Kansas1961–present AD ASTRA PER ASPERA TO THE STARS THROUGH DIFFICULTIES Kansas (Governor) Kosovo (President)1992–2007DARDANIADARDANIA Lancaster, Pennsylvania?–presentLan-castra, BritanniaLancaster, Britain LazioS P Q S[abbreviation of "Senatus Populusqus Sabinus"][abbreviation of "The Senate and the Sabine People"] Lima1. I K[abbreviation of "Ioanna" and "Karolus"]2. HOC SIGNUM VERE REGUM EST1. J C[abbreviation of "Joanna" and "Charles"]2. THIS IS THE REAL SIGN OF THE KINGS Maine1909–presentDIRIGOI LEAD MalaboUntil 19681. FIDES2. BIAFRA1. FAITH2. BIAFRA Marondera?–presentFLOREAT MARONDERALET MARONDERA FLOURISH Massachusetts1971–present ENSE PETIT PLACIDAM SVB LIBERATE QVIETEM BY THE SWORD WE SEEK PEACE BUT PEACE ONLY UNDER LIBERTY Massachusetts (Governor) Mauritius1869–1968 STELLA CLAVISQUE MARIS INDICI STAR AND KEY OF THE INDIAN OCEAN Mauritius (civil ensign)1968–present Mauritius (state ensign) Mauritius (President) Melilla?–present1. PRÆFERRE PATRIAM LIBERIS PARENTEM DECET2. NON PLVS VLTRA1. IT IS SEEMLY FOR A PARENT TO PUT HIS FATHERLAND BEFORE HIS CHILDREN2. NOTHING FARTHER BEYOND Michigan1911–present 1. E PLURIBUS UNUM2. TUEBOR3. SI QUÆRIS PENINSULAM AMŒNAM CIRCUMSPICE 1. OUT OF MANY, ONE2. I WILL DEFEND3. IF YOU SEEK A PLEASANT PENINSULA LOOK AROUND YOU Michigan (Governor) Missouri19131. SALUS POPULI SUPREME LEX ESTO2. MDCCCXX1. LET THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE BE THE SUPREME LAW2. 1820 Newfoundland1870–1904 1. TERRA NOVA 1. NEW LAND Newfoundland (civil ensign)1870–19311. TERRA NOVA2. HÆC TIBI DONA FERO1. NEW LAND2. THESE GIFTS I BRING THEE Newfoundland1907–31 New York1788–presentEXCELSIORHIGHER [or EVER UPWARD] New York (Governor)?–present New York City1977–presentSIGILLUM CIVITATIS NOVI EBORACISEAL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK Nuevo León?–presentSEMPER ASCENDENSALWAYS ASCENDING North Dakota1943–presentE PLURIBUS UNUMOUT OF MANY, ONE Olomouc Region?–presentS P Q O[abbreviation of "Senatus Populusqus Olomucium"][abbreviation of "The Senate and the Olomouc People"] OsloUNANIMETER ET CONSTANTERUNITED AND CONSTANT Osorno, Chile1. PRO PATRIA NEC ASPERA TERRENT2. FIDE ET AMORE1. FOR COUNTRY FRIGHTENED BY NO DIFFICULTIES2. FAITH AND LOVE Palencia ProvinceAVE MARIAHAIL MARY Philadelphia1874–presentPHILADELPHIA MANETOLET BROTHERLY LOVE ENDURE Prince George's County, Maryland1963–presentSEMPER EADEMALWAYS THE SAME Puerto Rico (Governor)?–presentJOANNES EST NOMEN EJVSJOHN IS HIS NAME Rhodesia1968–79SIT NOMINE DIGNAMAY SHE BE WORTHY OF THE NAME Rhodesia (President) Rio de Janeiro?–presentRECTE REM PUBLICAM GERERECONDUCT THE AFFAIRS OF THE PUBLIC WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS RecifeVIRTUS ET FIDESSTRENGTH AND COURAGE Roman Republic (military flag)1849GUARDIA CIVICA ROMANAGUARD OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC Saint-Lambert, Quebec?–presentMaximus in minimisThe greatest in the smallest detail Saint Vincent1979–85PAX ET JUSITITIAPEACE AND JUSTICE Saint Vincent1907–79 Samogitia?–presentPATRIA UNAONE NATION San Diego1934–presentSEMPER VIGILANSEVER VIGILANT San Marino1465–presentLIBERTASLIBERTY City of San Marino?–present São PauloNON DVCOR DVCOI AM NOT LED I LEAD Gmina SeceminIN PRINCIPIOIN THE BEGINNING Seychelles1903–76FINIT CORONAT OPVSTHE END CROWNS THE WORK Seychelles (Governor) Seychelles (President)1977–present Shanghai International Settlement – 1943OMNIA JUNCTA IN UNOALL JOINED IN ONE Sierra Leone1916–61AUSPICE BRITTANIA LIBERFREE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF BRITAIN Sint Maarten1985–presentSEMPER PRO GREDIENSALWAYS PROGRESSING Soacha?–presentSOL OMNIBUS LUCETTHE SUN SHINES ON ALL South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands1985–presentLEO TERRAM PROPRIAM PROTEGATLET THE LION PROTECT HIS OWN LAND South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Commissioner)1999–present Spain1981–presentPLVS VLTRAFURTHER BEYOND Spain1939–81 Spain1931–39 Spain (President)1931–36 Spain (President)1936–39 Municipality of Štip?–presentАСТІВОACTIBO[Latin place name for the Štip region] Subotica?–presentSIGILLUM LIBERÆ ET REGIÆ CIVITATIS MARIA THERESIOPOLISSEAL OF THE FREE AND ROYAL CITY OF MARIA THERESIOPOLIS Suriname (President)1975–presentJUSTICIA PIETAS FIDESJUSTICE PIETY TRUST Suriname (Prime Minister)1975–88 Swaziland (royal standard)1986–presentMIIIR[abbreviation of "Mswati III Rex"]MIIIK[abbreviation of "Mswati III King"] Tangier International Zone1923–56TINGISTANGIER Tlaxcala?–presentK[abbreviation of "Karolus"]C[abbreviation of "Charles"] Toledo ProvincePLVS VLTRAFURTHER BEYOND Tongatapu1858–62A M[abbreviation of "Ave Maria"]H M[abbreviation of "Hail Mary"] Trinidad1889–1962MISCERIQUE PROBAT POPULOS ET FŒDERA JUNGISHE IS CONTENT TO MAKE TREATIES AND UNITE PEOPLES Trujillo, Peru?–presentK[abbreviation of "Karolus"]C[abbreviation of "Charles"] Gmina TuczępyECCE AGNUS DEIBEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD Tumbes, Peru KAROLI CESARIS AVSPITIO ET LABORE INGENIO AC IMPENSA DUCIS PIZARRO INVENTA ET PACATAUNDER THE AUSPICES OF EMPEROR CHARLES CAPTAIN PIZARRO USED HIS LABOUR AND TALENT TO DISCOVER AND PACIFY United States (President)1882–presentE PLURIBUS UNUMOUT OF MANY, ONE United States (Vice President)1915–present Kingdom of Uvea1842–60A M[abbreviation of "Ave Maria"]H M[abbreviation of "Hail Mary"] Republic of Venice?–1797PAX TIBI MARCE EVANGELISTA MEUSFor the flag of Veneto, REGIONE DEL VENTO [Italian: REGION OF VENTO] were removed in 1999.PEACE TO YOU MARK MY EVANGELIST Veneto1975–present Italy (civil ensign)1947–present Virginia1861–presentSIC SEMPER TYRANNISTHUS ALWAYS TO TYRANTS West Vancouver?–presentCONSILIO ET ANIMISBY WISDOM AND COURAGE West Virginia1929–presentMONTANI SEMPER LIBERIMOUNTAINEERS ARE ALWAYS FREE Winnipeg1975–presentUNUM CUM VIRTUTE MULTORUMONE WITH THE STRENGTH OF MANY Zacatecas?–presentLABOR VINCIT OMNIAWORK CONQUERS ALL
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