Since early history, flags and banners have been used by armies in battle.

A banner of the arms is used as the flag of Birmingham.

From 1982, a banner of the arms has been used as the flag of Gibraltar.

Lances adorned with banners and streamers were used when routing the enemy from the field.

A white-haired banner is used as a peacetime symbol, while the black banner was for wartime.

During royal coronations, however, separate banners for each of the two constituent nations of the Commonwealth were still used.

Flags and banners have been used by many armies in battle to serve this purpose.

To maximise space usage, even the banner at the top of the page is used to cover brief news accounts.

The banner is only used on special occasions.

In the Republic of Ireland, directional banners are used on the M50.