Flag of Venezuela

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Use	National flag and civil ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	12 March 1896; 127 years ago (1896 -03-12)
Design	A horizontal tricolour of yellow, blue and red with an arc of eight white five-pointed stars centred on the blue band.
Designed by	Francisco de Miranda
Use	State and war flag, state and naval ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	9 March 2006; 18 years ago (2006-03-09)
Design	A horizontal tricolour of yellow, blue and red with the National Coat of Arms on the upper hoist-side of the yellow band and an arc of eight white five-pointed stars centred on the blue band.
Designed by	Francisco de Miranda
Use	Naval jack
Design	A navy blue field charged with an anchor with seven five-pointed stars in an arc above it.

The current eight-star flag of Venezuela was introduced in 2006. The basic design includes a horizontal tricolour of yellow, blue, and red, dating to the original flag introduced in 1811, in the Venezuelan War of Independence.

Further modifications have involved including a set of stars, multiple changes to the placement and number of stars and inclusion of an optional coat of arms at the upper-left corner.