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| x Sami flag |
The Sami flag is the flag of the Sámi people, the indigenous nation of the Nordic countries and the Kola Peninsula of the Russian Federation. The flag is also sometimes used to represent the territory of Sápmi, the traditional area of Sámi...
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| x Flag of Australia |
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The flag of Australia is the national flag of Australia. Its original design was chosen in 1901 from entries in a worldwide competition held following Federation. It was first flown in Melbourne on 3 September 1901. A slightly different design was...
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| x Flag of Cyprus |
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The Flag of Cyprus (Greek: Σημαία της Κύπρου, Turkish: Kıbrıs bayrağı) came into use on August 16, 1960 under the Zürich and London Agreements, whereby a constitution was drafted and Cyprus was proclaimed an independent state.
The national flag...
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| x Flag of Alaska |
The Flag of the State of Alaska consists of eight gold stars, forming the Big Dipper and the North Star, on a dark blue field.
It was designed in 1927 by Benny Benson, a 13-year-old Alaska Native residing at the Jesse Lee Home for Children in Seward...
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| x Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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The flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina contains a wide medium blue vertical band on the fly side with a yellow isosceles triangle abutting the band and the top of the flag. The remainder of the flag is medium blue with seven full five-pointed white...
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| x Flag of Iraq |
The flag of Iraq (Arabic: علم العراق) has had a number of different designs since the Kingdom of Iraq was established in 1921. The current flag was adopted in 2008 for a year and is intended to be an interim measure until a permanent solution to...
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| x Flag of Papua New Guinea |
The flag of Papua New Guinea was adopted on July 1, 1971. In the hoist, it depicts the Southern Cross; in the fly, a raggiana bird of paradise is silhouetted. The designer of the flag was 15 year old schoolgirl Susan Huhume who won a nationwide...
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| x Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis |
The flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis was adopted on September 19, 1983, consisting of two white stars on a diagonal black band, fimbriated in yellow, separating background colors of green and red. It was the winning entry in a local competition. The...
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| x Australian Aboriginal Flag |
The Australian Aboriginal flag was originally designed as a protest flag for the land rights movement of Indigenous Australians but has since become a symbol of the Aboriginal people of Australia. The flag is a yellow disc on a horizontally divided...
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| x Flag of Nunatsiavut |
The flag of Nunatsiavut is the flag adopted by the Labrador Inuit Association to represent the Inuit of Labrador and their Land Claims Settlement Area called Nunatsiavut. The flag features the traditional Inuit Inukshuk coloured white, blue, and...
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| x Flag of the Cherokee Nation |
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The flag of the Cherokee Nation consists of an orange field with the Great Seal of the Cherokee Nation in the center. The seal is surrounded by seven yellow stars with seven points. Each of these stars points toward the star in the center of the...
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| x Flag of Biafra |
The flag of the now-defunct Republic of Biafra consists of a horizontal tricolor of red, black, and green, charged with a golden rising sun over a golden bar; the sun has eleven rays, representing the eleven provinces of Biafra.
It was also the...
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| x Flag of Republic of Benin |
The flag of the short-lived Republic of Benin in Nigeria consists of the colors black, and green, with black taking up two-thirds of the flag. It was inspired by the flag of the now-defunct Republic of Biafra. The main difference was that Biafran...
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| x Flag of Bohemia |
The Flag of Bohemia is a historic flag, which now forms part of the design in the modern flag of the Czech Republic. The flag itself, a horizontal bicolour, was based on the colours of the former monarchs of Bohemia.
The Bohemian flag was used as...
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| x Bonnie Blue Flag |
The Bonnie Blue Flag, a single white star on a blue field, was the flag of the short-lived Republic of West Florida. It was created by Melissa Johnson, sister-in-law of Major Isaac Johnson, commander of the West Florida Dragoons. In September 1810,...
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| x Canadian Red Ensign |
The Canadian Red Ensign is the former flag of Canada, used officially by the federal government though it was never adopted as official by the Parliament of Canada. It is a British Red Ensign, featuring the Union Flag in the canton, defaced with the...
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| x Flag of Cape Colony |
The flag of Cape Colony was first adopted on 12 May 1875 and was replaced by the Union Flag of South Africa on 31 May 1910. It is a Blue Ensign with the crest of Cape Colony superimposed with a white oval around it.
The flag of Cape Colony was first...
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| x Challenger flag |
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The Challenger flag is an American flag that was in the flight kit of the final, disastrous Challenger mission. It was sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 514 of Monument, Colorado. Their Scoutmaster was William Tolbert, a major in the United States Air...
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| x Commonwealth Jack |
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The Commonwealth Flag (also known as the Commonwealth Jack) was the flag of the Commonwealth of England which replaced the Kingdom of England in 1649. Like the Union Flag it replaced, it consisted of just two symbols: the left two quadrants...
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| x Flags of the Confederate States of America |
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There were several flags of the Confederate States of America used during its existence from 1861 to 1865. Since the end of the American Civil War, personal and official use of Confederate flags, and of flags derived from these, has continued under...
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| x Flag of North Vietnam |
The flag of North Vietnam, also known as "Red flag with Yellow star", was adopted as the National flag of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) on November 30, 1955. It became the national flag of Vietnam following reunification with...
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| x Derafsh Kaviani |
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The Derafsh-e Kavian (Derafš-e Kāvīān, Middle Persian)(Persian: درفش کاویانی) was the legendary royal standard of the Sassanid kings. The banner was also sometimes called the "standard of Jamshid" (Derafš-e Jamshid), the "standard of Fereydun" ...
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| x Eureka Flag |
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The Eureka Flag was the battle flag used at the Eureka Stockade, a gold miners' revolt in 1854 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. It has since become, among other things, a symbol of protest for a wide variety of causes in Australia. The original...
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| x Flag of Federated Malay States |
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The flag of the Federated Malay States (Negeri Negeri Melayu Bersekutu) represented the union of the four Malay states of Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang in a federation as a protectorate under the British Crown.
The flag was striped...
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| x Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland |
The Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was a modified British Blue Ensign. Centered in the fly of the flag was a depiction of the shield from the Federation's Coat of Arms. The rising sun is taken from the Arms of Nyasaland (now Malawi...
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| x Flag of the Arab Revolt |
The Flag of the Arab Revolt was a flag used by Arab nationalists during the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire in World War I.
The flag was designed by the British diplomat Sir Mark Sykes, in an effort to create a feeling of "Arab-ness" in order...
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| x Flag of the Natalia Republic |
The flag of the Natalia Republic was used during the short lived existence of this state, 1839 - 1843.
It consisted of a white isosceles triangle with red in the upper quadrant and blue in the lower quadrant; based on the red, white and blue...
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| x Flag of the Orange Free State |
The flag of the Orange Free State (1854 - 1902) was designed in 1856 and adopted officially on 23 February 1857 on the third anniversary of the republic. The OFS national flag contained alternating horizontal orange and white stripes (three orange...
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| x Flag of the Republic of Serbian Krajina |
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The Republic of Serbian Krajina was a self-proclaimed Serbian entity in Croatia during the 1990s. Established in 1991, it was not recognized internationally. Its main portion was overrun by Croatian forces in 1995; a rump remained in existence in...
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| x Flags and symbols of Yorkshire |
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Flags and symbols of Yorkshire have been used to identify Yorkshire and its relating councils through vexillological flags and symbols (including coats of arms). This article also includes flags and symbols used in the modern day Yorkshire and the...
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| x Fort Sumter Flag |
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The Fort Sumter Flag is a historic United States flag with a distinctive, diamond-shaped pattern of 33 stars. The flag was lowered by Major Robert Anderson on April 14, 1861 when he surrendered Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South...
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| x George Rogers Clark Flag |
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The George Rogers Clark Flag is a red and green striped banner in the model of American Flags commonly associated with George Rogers Clark, although Colonel Clark did not campaign under these colors. The “Clark” flag was made in Vincennes, Indiana,...
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| x Flag of Great Colombia |
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The Flag of Gran Colombia was based on Francisco de Miranda's tricolour, which served as the national flag of the First Republic of Venezuela. The general design of the Gran Colombian flag served as the model for the current flags of Venezuela,...
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| x Habsburg Flag |
The Habsburg Flag consisted of two equal bands of black (top) and yellow, and was used in the Habsburg Empire. Its colors come from the Coat of Arms of the Holy Roman Empire: the golden field and the black, double-headed eagle.
The original form of...
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| x Flag of the Kalmar Union |
The flag of the Kalmar Union was derived from the Dannebrog, bearing a Christian cross. It consists of a red cross, set slightly towards the left, on a yellow background. Any representations of this flag are recreations of what the flag is thought...
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| x Karava Heraldry |
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The Karavas were the only Sri Lankan community traditionally entitled to use flags. British Government Agents studying Sri Lankan flags during the early 20th century have noted that not a single flag could be found even in the residences of Kandyan...
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| x Flag of Katanga |
The flag of the now-defunct Katanga was designed by an architect Louis Dressen, former manager of Banque du Congo Belge in Elisabethville. Components of the flag had to represent motto of Katanga: Force, espoir et Paix dans la Prosperite ("Power,...
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| x The Lion and Sun |
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The Lion and Sun ( Persian: شیر و خورشید shir o khorshid ) is one of the better-known emblems of Iran, and between 1576 and 1979 was an element in Iran's national flag. The motif, which combines "ancient Iranian, Arab, Turkish, and Mongol traditions...
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| x Flag of Manchukuo |
The flag of the now-defunct Empire of Manchukuo had a mustard yellow field with four horizontal stripes of different colors in the upper-left corner. The colors of the flag were based on the colors on the Five Races Under One Union flags used by the...
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| x Flag and coat of arms of Moldavia |
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The flag and coat of arms of Moldavia, one of the two Danubian Principalities, together with Wallachia, which formed the basis for the Romanian state, were subject to numerous changes throughout their history.
A princely standard was first attested...
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| x Moresnet |
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Neutral Moresnet was a tiny Belgian-Prussian condominium that existed from 1816 to 1920 between present-day Belgium and Germany. Today, it is especially of interest to Esperantists because of initiatives to found an Esperanto-speaking state on the...
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| x Flag of New Holland |
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The Flag of New Holland, also known as the Flag of Dutch Brazil, was the flag used by the Dutch West India Company for the territories that were under its control in Brazil from 1630 until 1654.
The flag consists of three horizontal stripes in the...
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| x Old Glory |
Old Glory is a common nickname for the flag of the United States, bestowed by William Driver, an early nineteenth century American sea captain.
However, it also refers specifically to the flag owned by Driver, which has become one of the U.S.'s most...
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| x Ottoman Flag |
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The term Ottoman flag refers to any of the flags used by the ruling Sultans of the Ottoman Dynasty. Various flags were used within the Ottoman Empire during its existence, and the sultan also used different personal flags on different occasions of...
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| x Flags of the Philippine Revolution |
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During the Philippine Revolution, various flags were used by the Katipunan secret society and its various factions, and later, after the Katipunan had been dissolved, the Philippine Army and its civil government.
Other flags were the personal battle...
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| x Protectorate Jack |
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The Protectorate Jack was the flag of the Protectorate from 1658 to 1660. It consisted of the Union Flag with an Irish harp in the centre. The Protectorate Jack replaced the Commonwealth Flag and was in turn replaced by the restored Union Flag...
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| x Flag of Prussia |
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The state of Prussia had its origins in the separate lands of the Margraviate of Brandenburg and the Duchy of Prussia. The Margraviate of Brandenburg developed from the medieval Northern March of the Holy Roman Empire, passing to the House of...
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| x Raven banner |
The raven banner (in Old Norse, Hrafnsmerki; in Old English, Hravenlandeye) was a flag, possibly totemic in nature, flown by various Viking chieftains and other Scandinavian rulers during the ninth, tenth and eleventh centuries CE. The flag, as...
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| x Flag of the Republic of Vietnam |
The flag of former South Vietnam was designed by Emperor Thành Thái in 1890 and was used by Emperor Bảo Đại in 1948. It was the flag of the former State of Vietnam (the French-controlled areas in both Northern and Southern Vietnam) from 1949 to 1955...
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| x Flag of the Republic of the Rio Grande |
The Flag of the Republic of the Rio Grande was used in 1840, during 283 days from January 17 to November 6, as long as the republic existed. This country was formed by the northeastern Mexican states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas.
The flag...
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| x Flag of Rhodesia |
The Flag of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) changed many times as a result of political changes in the country.
Prior to 1953, the then Southern Rhodesia followed British colonial practice, by using a Blue Ensign with the Union Flag in the canton and the...
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| x Samara flag |
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The Samara flag (Bulgarian: Самарско знаме, Samarsko zname, Russian: Самарское знамя, Samarskoye znamya) is one of the most important military symbols of the Bulgarian Army. Sewed by local nuns and given to the Bulgarian volunteers in the Russo...
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| x Sashimono |
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Sashimono (指物, 差物, 挿物) were small banners worn by Japanese medieval soldiers for identification during battles. The sashimono are usually fitted to the backs of common soldiers, known as ashigaru, to elite samurai, and in special holders on the...
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| x Flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands |
The flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) consisted of a light blue field that contained six white stars centered in a circle pattern. The stars symbolized the six districts of the former trusteeship: The Marianas, the Marshall...
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| x Flag of the United States |
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The flag of the United States of America (the American flag) consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in...
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| x Flag of the League of Arab States |
The flag of the League of Arab States is a green banner bearing the seal of the League of Arab States. The twenty-two links in the chain represent the twenty-two members of the League at the time of the flag's adoption. The script gives the name of...
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| x Flag of Antarctica |
Antarctica has no official flag as it is not a nation nor is it ruled by a single government or body. The Antarctic Treaty Organization has no flag, either. However, several unofficial designs have been proposed.
Several sources have suggested...
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| x Buddhist flag |
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The Buddhist flag is a flag designed in the late 19th century to symbolise and universally represent Buddhism. It is used by Buddhists throughout the world.
The flag was originally designed in 1885 by the Colombo Committee, in Colombo, Sri Lanka....
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| x Christian Flag |
The Christian Flag is a flag designed in the early 20th century to represent all of Christianity (see also Christendom), but it has been adopted mainly by Protestant churches in North America, Africa and Latin America. The flag has a white field,...
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| x Flag of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries |
The flag of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (or flag of the CPLP) represents the intergovernmental organization for friendship among Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) nations where Portuguese is an official language. The Portuguese...
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