Flag of San Marino
Two horizontal bands, white above light blue. In the centre is the coat of arms: three towers on three peaks under a closed crown, within oak and laurel branches and a ribbon reading LIBERTAS.
What the flag means
The 2011 law gives the colours no meaning, but a government booklet describes white as peace and light blue as liberty. The law calls the closed crown a symbol of sovereignty. The towers are usually identified as Guaita, Cesta and Montale, the three citadel towers.
History
In 1797 the governing council ordered a white and blue cockade, and the first recorded white and blue flag was flown at the Guaita tower in 1829. Flags varied in detail until Constitutional Law no. 1 of 22 July 2011 fixed the design of the flag and the arms. The same law allows 2:3 proportions for international use.
A plain white and light blue flag without the arms has been used as a civil flag, but no current law defines it.
Flags of San Marino's neighbours
Sources
- Wikipedia: Flag of San Marino
- Flags of the World: San Marino
Last reviewed 24 October 2026. Read how we research flags in our editorial policy, or report a mistake.
