Flag Record

Flag index

The working catalogue of national and civic flags, organized around traceable specifications rather than thumbnails alone.

Published records

One hundred and forty-five records now test the archive across national, civic, maritime, and historical material. “Documented” means the record’s identity and use are source-backed; “verified” additionally indicates strong construction data.

FlagRecordCategoryProportionsReference
Albania’s red rectangular flag with a central black double-headed eagle, spread wings and a seven-feathered tailAlbaniaAL-NAT-2002National5:7View record →
Algeria’s equal green hoist and white fly panels with a red crescent opening toward the fly and a red five-pointed star pointing rightAlgeriaDZ-NAT-1963National2:3View record →
Flag of AmsterdamAmsterdamNL-AMS-CIV-1975Civic2:3View record →
Antigua and Barbuda’s red flag with an inverted triangle containing black, blue and white bands and a golden rising sun with seven full raysAntigua and BarbudaAG-NAT-1967National2:3 — reference proportionView record →
Argentina’s flag with equal sky-blue, white, and sky-blue horizontal bands and a golden sun with a face and 32 alternating rays at the centerArgentinaAR-NAT-1818National5:8 / standardized proportionsView record →
Armenia’s rectangular flag with three equal horizontal bands: red at the top, blue in the middle and orange at the bottomArmeniaAM-NAT-1990National1:2View record →
Flag of AustraliaAustraliaAU-NAT-1901National1:2View record →
Flag of AustriaAustriaAT-NAT-1945NationalSee recordView record →
Azerbaijan’s equal blue, red and green horizontal bands with a white crescent opening toward a white eight-pointed star in the red bandAzerbaijanAZ-NAT-1991National1:2View record →
Bahrain’s red flag with a white hoist band extending into five evenly spaced triangular points toward the flyBahrainBH-NAT-2002National3:5View record →
Bangladesh’s green flag with a red disc offset toward the hoistBangladeshBD-NAT-1972National3:5View record →
Barbados’s equal ultramarine, gold and ultramarine vertical panels with an upright black broken trident centered on the gold panelBarbadosBB-NAT-1966National2:3View record →
Flag of BelgiumBelgiumBE-NAT-1831National13:15View record →
Belize’s blue flag with red top and bottom bands and a white disc containing two men beside a shield, a mahogany tree, a leafy wreath and the motto Sub Umbra FloreoBelizeBZ-NAT-1981National3:5View record →
Bhutan’s yellow upper-hoist and orange lower-fly triangles with a white dragon holding four jewels and facing the flyBhutanBT-NAT-1972National2:3View record →
Bolivia’s plain flag with three equal horizontal bands of red at the top, yellow in the middle and green at the bottom, without a coat of armsBoliviaBO-NAT-1851National15:22 / article 8; see dimensional noteView record →
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s blue flag with a yellow right triangle toward the fly and a diagonal row of seven complete white five-pointed stars plus two clipped at the top and bottomBosnia and HerzegovinaBA-NAT-1998National1:2View record →
Botswana’s light-blue flag with a central black horizontal band bordered above and below by narrow white stripesBotswanaBW-NAT-1966National2:3 (reference construction)View record →
Flag of BrazilBrazilBR-NAT-1992National7:10View record →
Bulgaria’s rectangular flag with three equal horizontal bands of white at the top, green in the middle, and red at the bottomBulgariaBG-NAT-1990National3:5 standardView record →
Cambodia’s horizontal blue, red and blue bands, the red twice as tall as either blue band, with a white three-towered Angkor Wat temple outlined in blackCambodiaKH-NAT-1993National2:3 / embassy specificationView record →
Cameroon’s equal green, red and yellow vertical bands with an upright gold-yellow five-pointed star centered in the red bandCameroonCM-NAT-1975National2:3 / reference; decree reportedView record →
Flag of CanadaCanadaCA-NAT-1965National1:2View record →
Flag of the Canton of ZürichCanton of ZürichCH-ZH-REG-1315Civic1:1View record →
Flag of ChicagoChicagoUS-CHI-CIV-1917Civic2:3 customaryView record →
Chile’s flag with equal white and red horizontal bands, a blue square at the upper hoist, and one centered white five-pointed starChileCL-NAT-1817National2:3View record →
China’s red national flag with one large yellow five-pointed star near the upper hoist and four smaller yellow stars pointing toward itChinaCN-NAT-1949National2:3View record →
Colombia’s plain national flag with yellow across the upper half, blue across the middle quarter, and red across the lower quarterColombiaCO-NAT-1861National2:3 / reference formatView record →
Costa Rica’s five horizontal blue, white, red, white and blue bands, with the central red band twice the height of each other band and no coat of armsCosta RicaCR-NAT-1848National3:5View record →
Croatia’s equal red, white and blue horizontal bands with a central red-and-white checkered shield crowned by five smaller shieldsCroatiaHR-NAT-1990National1:2View record →
Cuba’s five equal horizontal stripes of blue, white, blue, white and blue, with a red equilateral triangle at the hoist containing one centered upright white five-pointed starCubaCU-NAT-1869National1:2View record →
Cyprus’s white rectangular flag with a copper-colored silhouette of the island above two crossed olive-green branchesCyprusCY-NAT-2006National2:3View record →
Flag of CzechiaCzechiaCZ-NAT-1993National2:3View record →
Flag of DenmarkDenmarkDK-NAT-1854National28:37View record →
Dominican Republic flag with blue at upper hoist and lower fly, red in the other quarters, a white cross and central national arms with a Bible, cross, flags, laurel and palmDominican RepublicDO-NAT-1844National2:3 reference / statutory sizes differ slightlyView record →
Ecuador’s yellow upper half and blue and red lower quarters, with central national arms showing a condor above an oval shield with a sun, mountain, river and steamshipEcuadorEC-NAT-1900National2:3 / November 2009 guidanceView record →
Egypt’s red, white, and black horizontal triband with a golden eagle facing the hoist in the white bandEgyptEG-NAT-1984National2:3View record →
El Salvador’s equal blue, white and blue horizontal bands with national arms: a gold triangle, five volcanoes, liberty cap, rainbow, five flags and laurel branchesEl SalvadorSV-NAT-1912National189:335 / magna statutory dimensionsView record →
Flag of EstoniaEstoniaEE-NAT-1918National7:11View record →
Ethiopia’s equal green, yellow and red horizontal bands with a centered blue disc bearing a yellow interlaced five-pointed star and five raysEthiopiaET-NAT-2009National1:2View record →
Fiji’s light-blue flag with the Union Jack in the upper hoist quarter and a shield bearing a gold lion, red cross, sugarcane, coconut palm, dove and bananas in the flyFijiFJ-NAT-1970National1:2 — reference proportionsView record →
Flag of FinlandFinlandFI-NAT-1918National11:18View record →
Flag of FranceFranceFR-NAT-1794NationalSee recordView record →
Georgia’s white rectangular flag with a large red cross reaching all four edges and a smaller red cross with curved arms in each quarterGeorgiaGE-NAT-2004National2:3View record →
Flag of GermanyGermanyDE-NAT-1949National3:5View record →
Ghana’s flag with equal red, gold, and green horizontal bands and an upright black five-pointed star spanning the gold bandGhanaGH-NAT-1966National2:3 (vexillological reference)View record →
Flag of GreeceGreeceGR-NAT-1978National2:3View record →
Grenada’s red-bordered flag with six gold border stars, gold upper and lower triangles, green side triangles, a red-and-gold nutmeg at the hoist, and a central gold star on a red discGrenadaGD-NAT-1974National3:5 on land; 1:2 at seaView record →
Guatemala’s equal blue, white and blue vertical bands with a central quetzal, inscribed parchment, crossed rifles and swords, and laurel branchesGuatemalaGT-NAT-1871National5:8View record →
Guyana’s green flag with a white-bordered gold triangle pointing to the fly and a black-bordered red triangle at the hoistGuyanaGY-NAT-1966National3:5 on land; 1:2 at seaView record →
Haiti’s blue-over-red flag with a centered white square containing a palm, liberty cap, flags, cannons and a ribbon reading L’Union fait la ForceHaitiHT-NAT-1986National3:5 reference; not stated in Article 3View record →
Honduras’s equal turquoise-blue, white and turquoise-blue horizontal bands, with five blue five-pointed stars arranged as four corners of a rectangle and one at its centerHondurasHN-NAT-1866National1:2View record →
Hungary’s flag with three equal horizontal bands of red above white above green, without an emblemHungaryHU-NAT-1957NationalSee recordView record →
Flag of IcelandIcelandIS-NAT-1944National18:25View record →
Flag of IndiaIndiaIN-NAT-1947National2:3View record →
Flag of IndonesiaIndonesiaID-NAT-1945National2:3View record →
Flag of IrelandIrelandIE-NAT-1937National1:2View record →
Flag of ItalyItalyIT-NAT-1946NationalSee recordView record →
Jamaica’s flag with a gold diagonal cross, green top and bottom triangles, and black side trianglesJamaicaJM-NAT-1962National1:2View record →
Flag of JapanJapanJP-NAT-1999National2:3View record →
Jordan’s black, white, and green horizontal flag with a red hoist triangle containing a small white seven-pointed star, one point upwardJordanJO-NAT-1928National1:2View record →
Kazakhstan’s blue flag with a golden 32-rayed sun above a soaring eagle and a vertical golden ornament beside the hoistKazakhstanKZ-NAT-1992National1:2View record →
Flag of KenyaKenyaKE-NAT-1963National2:3View record →
Laos’s red, dark blue and red horizontal bands, with a double-height blue band and a centered white circular discLaosLA-NAT-1975National2:3View record →
Flag of LatviaLatviaLV-NAT-1921National1:2View record →
Lebanon’s red, white and red horizontal bands, with a double-height white band and a green cedar reaching its upper and lower edgesLebanonLB-NAT-1943NationalSee recordView record →
Flag of LithuaniaLithuaniaLT-NAT-2004National3:5View record →
Flag of LuxembourgLuxembourgLU-NAT-1972NationalSee recordView record →
Madagascar’s flag with a white vertical rectangle at the hoist and equal red upper and green lower rectangles at the flyMadagascarMG-NAT-1958National2:3 (reference construction)View record →
Malaysia’s fourteen alternating red and white horizontal stripes with a yellow crescent opening toward a yellow fourteen-point star in a dark-blue upper-hoist cantonMalaysiaMY-NAT-1963National1:2View record →
The Maldives’ red-bordered flag with a green rectangle and white crescent opening toward the flyMaldivesMV-NAT-1965National2:3View record →
Malta’s equal white hoist and red fly halves, with a red-edged grey George Cross in the upper corner of the white halfMaltaMT-NAT-1964National2:3View record →
Mauritius’s rectangular flag with four equal horizontal bands: red at the top, then blue, yellow and greenMauritiusMU-NAT-1968National2:3View record →
Flag of MexicoMexicoMX-NAT-1968National4:7View record →
Moldova’s equal blue, yellow and red vertical bands with an eagle holding a cross, olive branch and sceptre, bearing a red and blue shield with a golden aurochs head, star, rose and crescentMoldovaMD-NAT-1990National1:2View record →
Mongolia’s three equal vertical red, blue, and red bands with a golden Soyombo in the hoist bandMongoliaMN-NAT-1992National1:2View record →
Montenegro’s red flag with an integral gold border and central crowned gold double-headed eagle holding a sceptre and blue orb, with a gold lion on its blue and green breast shieldMontenegroME-NAT-2004National1:2View record →
Morocco’s red national flag with an open green five-pointed star centered on the field, one point upwardMoroccoMA-NAT-1915National2:3View record →
Flag of NagoyaNagoyaJP-NGO-CIV-1907CivicSee recordView record →
Namibia’s blue upper-hoist triangle with a gold twelve-rayed sun, a white-edged red diagonal rising to the upper fly, and a green lower-fly triangleNamibiaNA-NAT-1990National2:3View record →
Flag of NepalNepalNP-NAT-1962NationalSee recordView record →
Flag of the NetherlandsNetherlandsNL-NAT-1937National2:3View record →
New Zealand flag: a blue field with the Union Jack in the upper hoist quarter and four white-bordered red five-pointed stars forming the Southern Cross on the flyNew ZealandNZ-NAT-1902National1:2View record →
Nicaragua’s equal cobalt-blue, white and cobalt-blue horizontal bands with gold-lettered national arms: a triangle enclosing five volcanoes, two seas, a rainbow and a radiant red liberty capNicaraguaNI-NAT-1908National3:5View record →
Flag of NigeriaNigeriaNG-NAT-1960National1:2View record →
North Macedonia’s red rectangular flag with a centered golden-yellow sun, a red gap around its disc, and eight widening yellow rays reaching the edgesNorth MacedoniaMK-NAT-1995National1:2View record →
Flag of NorwayNorwayNO-NAT-1821National16:22View record →
Oman’s flag with white, red and green horizontal bands beside a red hoist panel bearing a white sheathed khanjar, belt and crossed swordsOmanOM-NAT-2004National1:2 shown; varies by display sizeView record →
Flag of OsakaOsakaJP-OSA-CIV-1894Civic2:3View record →
Pakistan’s dark-green flag with a white hoist band, tilted white crescent, and five-pointed white starPakistanPK-NAT-1947National2:3View record →
Panama’s quartered flag: white with a blue star at the upper hoist, red at the upper fly, blue at the lower hoist, and white with a red star at the lower flyPanamaPA-NAT-1925National2:3View record →
Papua New Guinea’s flag divided from upper hoist to lower fly, with a yellow bird of paradise on red above and five white Southern Cross stars on black belowPapua New GuineaPG-NAT-1971National3:4View record →
Front of Paraguay’s flag: equal red, white and blue horizontal bands, with a yellow star between green palm and olive branches and the black inscription República del Paraguay in a central circular emblemParaguayPY-NAT-2013NationalApproximately 11:20 / decree targetView record →
Peru’s plain national flag with three equal vertical bands, red at each side and white in the center, without an emblemPeruPE-NAT-1950National2:3View record →
Philippine flag with blue above red and a white equilateral hoist triangle containing a golden-yellow eight-rayed sun and three five-pointed starsPhilippinesPH-NAT-1998National1:2View record →
Flag of PolandPolandPL-NAT-1919National5:8View record →
Flag of PortugalPortugalPT-NAT-1911National2:3View record →
Flag of PraguePragueCZ-PRG-CIV-2004CivicSee recordView record →
Qatar’s maroon flag with a white hoist band extending into nine evenly spaced triangular points toward the flyQatarQA-NAT-1960NationalSee recordView record →
Flag of RomaniaRomaniaRO-NAT-1991National2:3View record →
Flag of RotterdamRotterdamNL-RTM-CIV-1949Civic2:3View record →
Rwanda’s blue upper half above yellow and green horizontal quarters, with a golden twenty-four-rayed sun and blue ring around its disc in the upper flyRwandaRW-NAT-2001National2:3View record →
Saint Lucia’s blue flag with a tall white-edged black triangle and a gold triangle sharing its base, evoking the PitonsSaint LuciaLC-NAT-2002National1:2View record →
Samoa’s red flag with a blue upper hoist quarter containing five upright white five-pointed stars arranged as the Southern CrossSamoaWS-NAT-1949National1:2View record →
Saudi Arabia’s green flag with the white Arabic Shahada above a horizontal white sword, its point to the left and hilt to the rightSaudi ArabiaSA-NAT-1973National2:3View record →
Senegal’s equal green, gold-yellow and red vertical bands with an upright green five-pointed star centered in the gold bandSenegalSN-NAT-1960National2:3 customary / referenceView record →
Serbia’s equal red, blue and white horizontal bands with crowned arms toward the hoist: a white double-headed eagle, two golden fleurs-de-lis, and a red breast shield bearing a white cross and four firesteelsSerbiaRS-NAT-2010National2:3View record →
Seychelles’ blue, yellow, red, white and green bands radiating from the lower hoist, with red spanning the upper fly cornerSeychellesSC-NAT-1996National1:2View record →
International Code of Signals flag AlphaSignal AlphaINT-ICS-AMaritimeSee recordView record →
International Code of Signals flag BravoSignal BravoINT-ICS-BMaritimeSee recordView record →
International Code of Signals flag CharlieSignal CharlieINT-ICS-CMaritimeSee recordView record →
Singapore’s red over white flag with a white crescent opening toward five white five-pointed stars arranged in a circle in the upper hoistSingaporeSG-NAT-1959National2:3View record →
Slovakia’s equal white, blue and red horizontal bands with a white-edged red shield toward the hoist, bearing a white double cross on three blue hillsSlovakiaSK-NAT-1992National2:3View record →
Slovenia’s equal white, blue and red horizontal bands with a red-edged blue shield toward the hoist, showing white Mount Triglav, two blue waves and three golden six-pointed starsSloveniaSI-NAT-1991National1:2View record →
Flag of South AfricaSouth AfricaZA-NAT-1994National2:3View record →
South Korea’s white flag with a central red-and-blue taegeuk and four black trigrams: heaven at upper hoist, water at upper fly, fire at lower hoist, and earth at lower flySouth KoreaKR-NAT-1949National2:3View record →
Flag of SpainSpainES-NAT-1981National2:3View record →
Sri Lanka’s yellow-bordered flag with green and saffron hoist stripes, a yellow sword-bearing lion on maroon, and four yellow bo leavesSri LankaLK-NAT-1972National1:2View record →
Flag of St. LouisSt. LouisUS-STL-CIV-1964CivicSee recordView record →
Suriname’s green, white, red, white and green horizontal bands with one upright yellow five-pointed star in the broad red bandSurinameSR-NAT-1975National2:3View record →
Flag of SwedenSwedenSE-NAT-1906National10:16View record →
Flag of SwitzerlandSwitzerlandCH-NAT-1889National1:1View record →
Tanzania’s green upper-hoist and blue lower-fly triangles separated by a black diagonal band with narrow yellow borders, rising from lower hoist to upper flyTanzaniaTZ-NAT-1964National2:3 (reference specification)View record →
Thailand’s five horizontal red, white, dark blue, white, and red bands, with the blue band twice the height of each other bandThailandTH-NAT-1917National2:3 (6:9 in the Act)View record →
The Bahamas’ equal aquamarine, gold and aquamarine horizontal bands with a black equilateral triangle spanning the hoist and pointing toward the flyThe BahamasBS-NAT-1973National1:2 — reference proportionView record →
Tonga’s red flag with a white rectangle at the upper hoist containing a centered red equal-armed crossTongaTO-NAT-1875National1:2 reference proportionView record →
Trinidad and Tobago’s red flag with a black diagonal band edged in white running from the upper hoist to the lower flyTrinidad and TobagoTT-NAT-1962National3:5 on land; 1:2 at seaView record →
Tunisia’s red flag with a centered white disc containing a red crescent opening toward the fly and a red five-pointed star with one point toward the hoistTunisiaTN-NAT-1999National2:3View record →
Turkey’s red flag with a white crescent opening toward the fly and a white five-pointed starTurkeyTR-NAT-1983National2:3; sleeve treatment discussed belowView record →
Uganda’s six equal black, yellow, red, black, yellow and red horizontal bands with a central white disc bearing a grey crowned crane facing the hoist with one leg raisedUgandaUG-NAT-1962National2:3 (reference proportions)View record →
Flag of UkraineUkraineUA-NAT-1992National2:3View record →
United Arab Emirates flag with a full-height red band at the left hoist and equal green, white, and black horizontal bands to its rightUnited Arab EmiratesAE-NAT-1971National1:2View record →
Flag of the United KingdomUnited KingdomGB-NAT-1801NationalSee recordView record →
United States flag with thirteen red and white stripes and fifty white stars in alternating rows of six and five on a blue cantonUnited StatesUS-NAT-1960National10:19 standard construction; authorized exceptionsView record →
Reconstruction of the 15-star, 15-stripe United States flagUnited States, 15-starUS-HIST-15-1795HistoricalNot prescribedView record →
48-star flag of the United StatesUnited States, 48-starUS-HIST-48-1912Historical10:19 government standardView record →
49-star flag of the United StatesUnited States, 49-starUS-HIST-49-1959Historical10:19 government standard (hoist:fly)View record →
Uruguay’s flag with nine equal horizontal stripes alternating white and blue, and a golden sun with a face and sixteen alternating straight and wavy rays in a white square at the upper hoistUruguayUY-NAT-1830National2:3View record →
Uzbekistan’s blue, white, and green horizontal flag with narrow red separators and a white crescent and twelve stars in three rows at the upper hoistUzbekistanUZ-NAT-1991National1:2View record →
Vanuatu’s red upper and green lower fields divided by a black-edged yellow Y, with a yellow boar’s tusk enclosing crossed namele leaves in the black hoist triangleVanuatuVU-NAT-1980National3:5 specimen; 19:36 and 2:3 also documentedView record →
Venezuela’s equal yellow, blue and red horizontal bands, with eight white five-pointed stars forming an upward arch in the blue bandVenezuelaVE-NAT-2006National2:3 / reference formatView record →
Vietnam’s red rectangular national flag with a centered yellow five-pointed star, one point upwardVietnamVN-NAT-1976National2:3View record →
Flag of Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.US-DC-CIV-1938CivicSee recordView record →
Zambia’s green flag with an orange African fish eagle above red, black and orange vertical stripes at the lower flyZambiaZM-NAT-1996National2:3View record →
Zimbabwe’s seven green, yellow, red, black, red, yellow and green stripes with a black-edged white hoist triangle containing a red star and gold Zimbabwe Bird facing the hoistZimbabweZW-NAT-1980National1:2 (reference construction)View record →

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Slovenia is next, extending the catalogue with an armorial tricolor.

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