National flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1975-present	Flag of Nicaragua	A horizontal triband of Azure (top and bottom) and white with the National Coat of Arms centered on the white band.[1]

Ethnic group flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of the Garifuna people

Subdivision flags

Departments

Flag	Subdivision		Adopted	Description
		Boaco
		Carazo
		Chinandega
		Chontales
		Estelí
		Granada
		Jinotega
		León
		Madriz
		Managua
		Masaya
		Matagalpa
		Nueva Segovia
		Rivas
		Rio San Juan

Autonomous Regions

Flag	Subdivision		Adopted	Description
		North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
		South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region

Political flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of the Alliance for the Republic
		Flag of the Citizens' Action Party
		Flag of the Conservative Party
		Flag of the Constitutionalist Liberal Party
		Flag of the Independent Liberal Party
		Flag of the National Opposition Union
	1912-1979	Flag of the Nationalist Liberal Party
		Flag of the Nicaraguan Christian Democratic Union
		Flag of the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance
		Flag of the Sandinista National Liberation Front	[2]

Historical flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1823–1824	Flag of the United Provinces of Central America
	1824–1838	Flag of the Federal Republic of Central America
	1839–1856 1873–1889	National flag
	1839–1856 1873–1889	State flag
	1839–1856 1873–1889	Merchant Navy flag
	1852–1854	Attributed flag
	1856–1857	Flag under William Walker
	1857–1873 1893–1896	National flag
	1889–1893	Attributed flag
	1896–1908	National flag
	November 1898	Flag of Greater Republic of Central America
	1908–1971	National flag
	1912–1933	Flag of the United States used in Nicaragua during U.S. occupation

House flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1919–1995	House flag of the Lloyd Nicaragüense	Based on William Walker's flag