inductor - Minimum specs before a flyback diode is needed for a relay?

Given a low power signal relay, 3V 140mW coil, controlled by a 2n3904 npn transistor, is a flyback diode required? At what point is a flyback diode needed for any given inductor? Is it total power, voltage, current, henries?

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