Editing Flag (section)

===Civil flags===
{{Main|Civil flag}}
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 | footer = The civil and state flags of [[Peru]] share the same red and white bands, but only the state flag (right) is [[Defacement (flag)|defaced]] with the national ensign.
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A ''civil'' flag is a version of the national flag that is flown by civilians on non-government installations or craft. The use of civil flags was more common in the past, in order to denote buildings or ships that were not crewed by the military. In some countries the civil flag is the same as the [[war flag]] or [[state flag]], but without the coat of arms, such as in the case of [[Flag of Spain|Spain]], and in others it is an alteration of the war flag.