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According to this: http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080601134907AAk4hjl ,but he didnt mention nation. anyway what colors was it,and when it is used.

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The article makes it clear that heraldic devices were not used for nations, but for noblemen/warleaders. Are you asking what was the first national flag? – Mark C. Wallace Jan 22 at 15:53
for group or community of people – md nth Jan 22 at 16:03

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Truly heraldic devices seem to have been first used in Carolingian times. Seals and banners confirm that they were being used in the Flemish area of Europe during the reign of Charlemagne (768–814 AD). International Heraldry

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By now the granting and use of coats of arms in England had come under the supervision of a body of heralds called the College of Arms, which had been set up under royal authority in 1483. In Scotland the Lord Lyon, supervised the use of arms. Armorial Register

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