The World Flag Chart

◀︎ Flags of 1918 ▶︎

Sub-Saharan Africa


green-yellow-red
Ethiopia
11 red-white stripes, blue canton, white star
Liberia
blue, yellow star
Congo
plain red
Zanzibar
red British ensign, white disc, coat of arms
South Africa

Middle East and North Africa


red, white crescent and star
Turkey
red, white disc, red crescent and star
Tunisia
red, three white crescents-and-stars
Egypt
red, yellow crescent, 8-pointed yellow star
Jebel Shammar
red, green pentagram
Morocco
plain red
Muscat and Oman
green-white-red, yellow lion and sun
Persia
state flag 11 Flown by the government, and often by private citizens.
green-white-red
Persia
national flag 22 Allowed to be flown by anyone.
black-green-white, red triangle
Hejaz · Syria
green, white shahadah above a white sword
Nejd
green, white shahadah, fringed by cut-out white triangles
ʿAsir
red with the Arabic word
Kuwait 33 There were many variations of this flag, depending on who was flying it and when. Some versions would have added inscriptions, decorations or royal symbols. The flag could also be triangular.
red, white shahada
Yemen
red, thick white serrated stripe
Bahrain 44 The number of points could vary. Some flags even had a completely straight-edged stripe.
maroon, serrated white stripe
Qatar
red, thick white outline
Ras al-Khaimah · Sharjah 55 Officially all of the Trucial States were supposed to fly a square red flag with a thick white border. In practice this flag became exclusively associated with the Al Qasimi dynasty. The other states mostly flew plain red flags.
white, cedar tree
Mount Lebanon
purple-white-red, triangle of three white stars in the top-left
Assyrians

Western Europe


blue-white-red
France
green-white-red, coat of arms
Italy
national flag 66 Flown by private citizens and merchant ships. The "Italian Social Republic", the Nazi puppet regime in the north, flew the plain tricolour as a national flag and had a war flag with an eagle gripping a fasces. The anti-fascist Italian partisans flew either plain tricolours or tricolours with a white or red star on the middle stripe.
green-white-red, crowned coat of arms
Italy
state flag 77 Flown by the government and navy.
green-white-orange
Ireland
black-yellow-red
Belgium
red-white-blue
Netherlands
red-white-azure
Luxembourg
black-white-red
Germany
red-white-red
Austria
red-yellow-red, coat of arms
Spain
red-yellow-blue, crown
Andorra
red, white square cross
Switzerland
red, white nordic cross
Denmark
national flag 88 Allowed to be flown by anyone.
red, white nordic cross, swallowtail cut
Denmark
sovereign flag 99 Flown by the royal house, the government, and the armed forces. Also granted to a select list of private institutions and companies.
red, white-blue nordic cross
Norway
merchant flag 1010 Allowed to be flown by anyone.
red, white-blue nordic cross, swallowtail cut
Norway
state flag 1111 Flown only on state-owned buildings and naval ships.
blue, white-red nordic cross
Iceland
national flag 1212 Allowed to be flown by anyone.
blue, white-red nordic cross, swallowtail cut
Iceland
state flag 1313 Flown on government buildings and coast guard ships.
blue, yellow nordic cross
Sweden 1414 Flown for all purposes. A three-tailed version of the national flag is flown by the military.
white, blue nordic cross
Finland
national flag 1515 Allowed to be flown by anyone.
white, blue nordic cross, coat of arms
Finland
state flag 1616 Flown by the government, border guard, and public universities. The armed forces fly a version with a swallowtail cut.
blue, white cross
Greece
land flag 1717 Flown on land within Greece. The military flag had a crown in the centre of the cross.
9 blue-white stripes, blue canton containing a white cross
Greece
sea flag 1818 Flown at sea and abroad. The naval ensign had a crown in the centre of the cross.
blue, red-white pinwheel saltire outlined in white, red cross outlined in white
United Kingdom
white, red cross
England
blue, white saltire
Scotland
white, red saltire
Jersey
white-blue, coat of arms
San Marino
yellow-red
Liechtenstein
princely flag 1919 Flown by the prince, and unofficially as a national flag. Blue and red flags were also in use.
red-white
Monaco
national flag 2020 Allowed to be flown by anyone.
white, coat of arms
Monaco
princely flag 2121 Flown over the Prince's Palace and government buildings.
white-red
Malta
traditional flag 2222 Flown unofficially, mostly by civilian ships. There was also a blue colonial ensign with the Maltese coat of arms on it.
red, thick green stripe, yellow armillary sphere, coat of arms
Portugal
9 red-yellow stripes
Catalonia
senyera 2323 The traditional Catalan flag.
9 red-yellow stripes, blue triangle, white star
Catalonia
estelada 2424 The flag preferred by supporters of Catalan independence.
red, green saltire, white cross
Basque Country
black, white cross
Cornwall
white, blue diagonal stripe
Galicia
white, black moors head emblem
Corsica
white, red dragon
Wales
yellow, black lion
Flanders
yellow, red rooster
Wallonia

Eastern Europe and Western Turkestan


red, red canton outlined in yellow, yellow Russian letters
Russia (Soviet) 2525 Flown by the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic during the Russian Civil War.
red, yellow inscription
Latvia (Soviet) 2626 Flown by the Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic, the government of the Bolshevik-occupied areas of Latvia during the Russian Civil War.
red, yellow rectangle, red inscription
Estonia (Soviet) 2727 Flown by the Commune of the Working People of Estonia, the government of the Bolshevik-occupied areas of Estonia during the Russian Civil War.
plain red
Lithuania (Soviet) 2828 Flown by the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, the government of the Bolshevik-occupied areas of Lithuania during the Russian Civil War.
white-blue-red
Russia (White) 2929 Flown in territories under control of the anti-Soviet White Army.
blue-white-red
Yugoslavia
merchant flag 3030 Unofficial flag of the merchant fleet.
white-red
Poland
white-red
Czechoslovakia
white-red-white
Byelorussia
red-white-green, coat of arms
Hungary
white-green-red
Bulgaria
blue-yellow-red
Don Republic
blue-black-white
Estonia
red-blue-orange
Armenia
blue-red-green, white crescent and 8-pointed star
Azerbaijan
yellow-green-red
Lithuania
red, black two-headed eagle
Albania
maroon-white-maroon
Latvia
maroon, black-white canton
Georgia
blue-yellow-red
Romania
blue-yellow
Ukraine
blue, white big dipper at top left
Karelia 3131 Flown by the breakaway Republic of East Karelia, which aimed for independence from Russia and integration with Finland.
blue-pink-green
Kuban Republic
blue-green-white
Bashkiria
seven green-white stripes, blue canton, seven yellow stars
Mountain Republic
green, orange border, white hand, white crescent and three stars
Bukhara
black, thin green border, yellow crescent and star
Khiva
white, blue border
Karakorum-Altai 3232 One of the possible reported flags of the Karakorum-Altai government, also known as the Confederated Republic of Altai.

South Asia and the Indian Ocean


green-yellow-red, 8 white flowers, blue Hindi writing, white sun and moon
India 3333 The "Calcutta flag" flown by independence activists. British India had several colonial flags. A red civil ensign with the Star of India medal on it was used to represent India at international sporting events.
black, white mosque
Afghanistan
orange, two sets of green-white-green-green-white stripes, coat of arms, Urdu inscriptions
Hyderabad
yellow, thick red stripe
Jammu and Kashmir 3434 The maharaja's flag had yellow stripes at the top and bottom.
red double-tailed pennant outlined in green, white moon, white sun
Nepal
red swallowtail with white feet in the top left
Jhabua 3535 The raja's flag was rectangular
red swallowtail, white feet
Dewas
red swallowtail, image of Garuda
Kota
princely flag 3636 Flown by the Maharao and also used as a state flag. The flag was sometimes much longer.
red triangular pennant, thin black stripe
Benares
red triangular pennant, coat of arms
Sailana 3737 The previous plain red flag was sometimes flown as an alternate state flag.
two purple triangular pennants, white Hanuman, yellow sun
Ajaigarh 3838 The reverse side of the flag showed a moon and a flower.
purple triangular pennant, yellow sun moon and building
Mewar 3939 Mewar had a number of reported princely banners which were also sometimes used as state flags. The most common one had a large yellow sun and a blue katar dagger.
orange swallowtail
Kolhapur 4040 Kolhapur flew the Maratha saffron banner as a state flag. The maharaja had a diagonally-divided red and orange flag.
orange-yellow striped swallowtail pennant
Dhar
red-green-white-blue-yellow, yellow sun
Jaipur
red-green-white-blue-yellow
Alwar
pink-blue-red-yellow-green
Idar
orange-green-red-blue-white
Sirohi
orange-white-red-yellow-green, eagle
Jodhpur
orange, red diagonal band, a yellow sun between two white snakes
Gwalior
yellow-red, umbrella
Jaisalmer
yellow-red
Nabha
red-orange
Bikaner
red-maroon, coat of arms
Mysore
red, yellow coat of arms
Wankaner
red, coat of arms
Manipur
red, thick yellow border, coat of arms
Charkhari
red, yellow border
Banswara
blue-yellow
Dholpur
blue-white
Chhatarpur
blue-white, coat of arms
Kapurthala
blue, coat of arms
Cambay
orange-white-blue
Bharatpur
pink, coat of arms, blue elephants
Kochin
pink-blue-pink, wavy yellow line, yellow lantern
Dhrangadhra
orange, yellow sun
Rajpipla
princely flag 4141 Flown by the maharaja and often used as a state flag.
purple-white
Rajpipla
national flag 4242 Allowed to be flown by civilians.
red-white
Indore 4343 Inland river boats flew a triangular pennant in the same colours.
maroon-white, yellow coat of arms
Bhavnagar 4444 There was also a red British colonial ensign with the coat of arms on it.
green-white
Tonk 4545 The nawab's flag, which was sometimes used as an alternate state flag, was white with a green hand.
white-green
Garhwal 4646 The maharaja's flag had a gold eagle on it. The armed forces used a flag with white and purple stripes.
red-green
Suket 4747 The raja's flag had a gold tiger head in the middle. The war flag was a red flag with the state coat of arms on it.
green-red striped pennant, white crescent and star, white swords
Kalat
red-yellow-green, black crescent and star
Bahawalpur
red, white arm holding a sword
Baroda
princely flag 4848 Flown by the maharaja and often used as a state flag. The swallowtailed saffron Maratha banner was also sometimes flown.
red, white coat of arms
Kutch
red, white shell
Travancore
red, white image of Hanuman between two gold weapons
Rajgarh
red, thick white border, white sun
Pratapgarh 4949 The maharawat's flag had the same design but in yellow instead of white.
red, yellow sun
Cooch Behar
red, yellow sun moon and dagger
Barwani
red, white image of Hanuman
Porbandar
white, yellow sun
Sitamau 5050 The Raja's flag had a red sun
yellow, white sun, white border
Faridkot
yellow, white hand, red fire
Rewa
princely flag 5151 Flag of the maharaja's dynasty, used as a state flag.
plain yellow
Bundi
plain beige
Jhalawar
plain tan
Karauli
7 black-yellow diagonal stripes
Orchha
12 red-white stripes
Alirajpur
7 red-white stripes
Khairpur
purple-blue-azure-green-yellow-orange-red, coat of arms
Dungarpur
green-yellow-green
Baoni
green-yellow-blue
Mandi 5252 The flag flown at the palace had the state coat of arms on it.
black-white-red
Kishangarh
black-white-green
Bhopal 5353 The begum's standard had a crown and inscription on it.
green, black saltire, yellow coat of arms
Jaora
green, two yellow swords
Rampur
green, two-tone yellow border
Bilaspur
white, yellow wheel surrounded by colourful decorations, ornate border
Sikkim
maroon, yellow outline, yellow lion, four yellow leaves
Sinhalese Flag 5454 Flown by Sinhalese nationalists in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. There was also an infrequently-used blue British colonial ensign with an elephant badge.
red, black-white barberpole-striped edge
Maldive Islands
green, white crescent and star
Muslim League 5555 Flag of the All-India Muslim League, which advocated for Muslim interests within British India. The direct predecessor of the flag of Pakistan.

East, Central and Southeast Asia


white, red circle
Japan
white, red-blue taeguk, four blue trigrams
Korea 5656 Flown by the Korean independence movement. Banned under Japanese occupation.
red-yellow-blue-white-black
China
ornate yellow field, red outline, emblem, three red streamers adorned with writing
Mongolia
blue, yellow wheel wrapped in a white ribbon
Uriankhai
red outlined in blue, white temple
Cambodia
red, white and gold elephant emblem, French flag
Laos
red-white-blue-white-red
Siam
blue-red, white triangle, yellow sun, three yellow stars
Philippines 5757 Banned by the American colonial government. The Insular Government of the Philippine Islands had no official flag at this time.
white-yellow-red-black, white oval, tiger
Federated Malay States
yellow, diagonal white-black stripes
Brunei
black, thick white stripe
Terengganu
yellow, vertically divided black-red cross, yellow crown
Sarawak
yellow-blue
Perlis
black, red canton, white crescent and star
Johor
state flag 5858 Flown by the sultan and on naval ships.
blue, red canton, white crescent and star
Johor
merchant flag 5959 Flown by merchant ships and sometimes used by civilians as an alternate national flag.
red, coat of arms
Kedah
state flag 6060 Flown over the sultan's palace and the military.
diagonal green-red-yellow
Kedah
merchant flag 6161 Flown by merchant ships.
white, blue border, blue caligraphic lion
Kelantan
white, peacock
Burma 6262 Flown by Burmese nationalists. The British colonial government did not have a distinct flag.

Oceania


blue British ensign, white 7-pointed star and southern cross
Australia
blue British ensign, red southern cross outlined in white
New Zealand
white-red-blue-white-red-blue-white-red, union jack
Hawaiʻi
red, white canton, red cross
Tonga
red, white maltese cross, French flag outlined in white
Wallis and Futuna
blue, emblem
Guam

North America


13 red-white stripes, blue canton, 48 white stars
United States
red British ensign, coat of arms
Canada 6363 Officially only to be flown civilian ships, but in practice flown widely on land as the national flag. The badge was only supposed to have the arms of the original four provinces, but the nine-province version was much more common. It was also often placed on a white disc, or adorned with wreath of maple leaves and a crown.
red British ensign, colonial seal
Newfoundland 6464 Officially only to be flown civilian ships, but in practice flown widely on land as the national flag.
white-red, thick blue stripe, white star
Texas
blue-white-red, yellow star
Acadia
blue, white cross, four white fleurs-de-lis, sacred heart
Québec
white, red stripe, bear, the words CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC, red star
California
blue, white infinity symbol
Métis

Latin America


green, yellow diamond, blue and white celestial sphere
Brazil
green-white-red, eagle and snake symbol
Mexico
red-white-red, coat of arms
Peru
national ensign 6565 Flown by the government, the navy, the national police, and national sports teams. Raised at major ceremonies. The army uses a similar flag with a different coat of arms.
red-white-red
Peru
national flag 6666 Allowed to be flown by anyone.
blue-white-blue containing an emblem
Guatemala
blue-white-blue, gold sun
Argentina
blue-white-blue, coat of arms
Nicaragua
blue-white-blue, coat of arms
El Salvador
national flag 6767 The most common flag, flown over most government buildings, at ceremonies, by diplomatic missions and often by public citizens.
blue-white-blue, yellow
El Salvador
inscribed flag 6868 An alternative government flag, most commonly flown by the armed forces but also on some public buildings and offices.
blue-white-blue
El Salvador
plain flag 6969 The simplest version of the national flag, flown by some private citizens.
blue-white-blue, 5 blue stars
Honduras
red-white-blue, star seal
Paraguay
front side
red-white-blue, lion seal
Paraguay
back side
blue-white-red-white-blue,
Costa Rica
national flag 7070 The most common Costa Rican flag. Officially designated for private citizens, but in practice often used on government buildings and schools too.
blue-white-red-white-blue, coat of arms
Costa Rica
national ensign 7171 Flown by the government and by diplomatic missions, although also used sometimes by private citizens.
5 red-white stripes, blue triangle, white star
Puerto Rico 7272 Flown by Puerto Rican nationalists. Display of the flag was initially banned under American rule.
5 blue-white stripes, red triangle, white star
Cuba
9 white-blue stripes, white canton, yellow sun
Uruguay
blue-red, white square containing a coat of arms
Haiti
blue-red quarters, white cross, coat of arms
Dominican Republic
white-red, blue canton, white star
Chile
white-red-white-blue quarters, blue star, red star
Panama
yellow-blue-red, ring of 7 white stars, coat of arms
Venezuela
national ensign 7373 Flown by the government and armed forces, and unofficially used by many private citizens.
yellow-blue-red, ring of 7 white stars
Venezuela
national flag 7474 Allowed to be flown by anyone.
yellow-blue-red
Colombia
yellow-blue-red, coat of arms
Ecuador
red-yellow-green, coat of arms
Bolivia
state flag 7575 Flown by the governmnent. The armed forces flew a similar flag with olive and laurel branches around the coat of arms.
red-yellow-green
Bolivia
national flag 7676 Allowed to be flown by anyone.

Other International and Cultural Flags


blue-yellow-red-white-orange-multicolour
Buddhist Flag
white, two thin blue stripes, blue star of David
Zionist Movement
green, white canton, green star
Esperanto
white, red cross
Red Cross
white, red crescent
Red Crescent
white, olympic rings
Olympic Games

Events of 1918


AUSTRIA-HUNGARY • The Austro-Hungarian Empire rapidly dissolved as World War I came to an end. Czechoslovakia decared its independence on October 28 under the Bohemian flag.
1918 flag of Czechoslovakia
The South Slavic regions of the empire (mostly Croatia-Slavonia, Carniola and Bosnia-Herzegovina, with small parts of other crown lands) declared independence on October 29 as the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs. The state would only last for a month before being absorbed into Yugoslavia. They flew a plain Croatian tricolour.
1867 flag of Croatia1848 flag of Carniola1908 flag of Bosniaright arrow1918 flag of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
The republic of German-Austria was declared on November 12, a day after Karl I's abdication. The new Austrian flag was a banner of the country's 13th century coat of arms, which had been used as a naval flag since 1786.
Naval flag of the Austrian Empireright arrow1918 flag of Austria
On November 16, the Hungarian People's Republic was declared.
1867 flag of Austriaright arrowhungary
CATALONIA • The estelada flag was adopted by the Catalan independence movement, probably inspired by the flag of Cuba.
1918 flag of Catalonia
FINLAND • The blue and white nordic cross flag was adopted on May 29.
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MOLDAVIA • The Moldavian Democratic Republic united with Romania on December 10.
1917 flag of Moldaviaright arrowX
POLAND • Poland regained its independence from Russia, Austria-Hungary, and Germany on November 11.
flag of Poland
RUSSIA • On April 14, the Soviet government adopted a new flag, red with the name of the state in yellow. On June 17 the flag was revised to just include the state initials. The opposition White Army continued flying the old tricolour. On September 23 they established a nominal "All-Russian Government" in Ufa.
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The Ukrainian People's Republic declared independence from Russia on January 22. The new state formalized the order of the colours as blue over yellow.
Yellow-over-blue flag of Ukraineright arrowBlue-over-yellow flag of Ukraine
The Byelorussian People's Republic declared a largely ineffective independence, propped up by the occupying Germany Army, on March 25.
1917 flag of Byelorussia
In the Baltic region, Lithuania declared independence on February 16. A yellow stripe was added on April 19 to brighten up its "gloomy" green-red flag. Estonia declared independence on February 24, and Latvia declared independence on November 18.
1917 flag of Estoniaright arrowflag of Lithuania
1918 flag of Estonia1918 flag of Latvia
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, in which Russia had surrendered all its claims to its former territories in Eastern Europe, was rendered null and void after Germany's surrender on November 11. The Red Army moved back in and established satellite Soviet governments in Estonia (November 29), Lithuania (December 16), and Latvia (December 17). Minsk was occupied on December 10 and the Byelorussian government fled into exile.
1918 Soviet Estonia flag1918 Soviet Lithuania flag1918 Soviet Latvia flag
Elsewhere in Russia, the Transcaucasian Federation declared independence on April 22. The union was dissolved on May 26 when Georgia broke away, an action confirmed by Armenia and Azerbaijan (which did not yet have a flag) two days later.
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Azerbaijan adopted a Turkish-derived flag on June 22. When the Azerbaijani National Council was re-established after the Ottoman Defeat in World War I, it adopted its modern tricolour flag.
June 1918 flag of Azerbaijanright arrowNovember 1918 flag of Azerbaijan
The Mountain Republic of the Northern Caucasus adopted a new flag on May 11
1917 Mountain Republic flagright arrow1918 Mountain Republic flag
The Uriankhai protectorate in what would later become known as Tuva adopted a flag.
1918 flag of Uriankhai
Several smaller national movements adopted flags in this year as part of their attempts to win autonomy or independence from Russia: Karelia (June 21), the Don Republic (April 21), the Kuban Republic (December 5), Karakorum-Altai (March 12), and Bashkiria (August 20)
1918 flag of KareliaDon Republic flagKuban Republic flag1918 Karakorum-Altai Flag1918 Bashkir flag
The self-proclaimed autonomous governments in Turkestan (February 19) and Crimea (January 27) were supressed by the Bolsheviks.
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The Idel-Ural state in Tatarstan attempted to declare independence on March 1, but the movement was crushed by the Red Army on March 28 before it could ever establish itself.
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The Provisional Government of Siberia (November 3) and Alash Orda (November 4) submitted to the White government and were dissolved.
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SYRIA • On September 30, Emir Faisal, the leader of the Arab revolt, declared the creation of a constitutional Arab State in Syria, which he intended to also encompass Lebanon and Palestine. The state flew the Arab Revolt flag.
Arab Revolt Flag
YEMEN • Yemen declared independence from the Ottoman Empire on October 30.
1918 Flag of Yemen
YUGOSLAVIA • Montenegro was annexed to Serbia on November 28.
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On December 1, Serbia merged with the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs to form Yugoslavia.
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1918 Flag of Yugoslavia

Notes


1 Flown by the government, and often by private citizens.
2 Allowed to be flown by anyone.
3 There were many variations of this flag, depending on who was flying it and when. Some versions would have added inscriptions, decorations or royal symbols. The flag could also be triangular.
4 The number of points could vary. Some flags even had a completely straight-edged stripe.
5 Officially all of the Trucial States were supposed to fly a square red flag with a thick white border. In practice this flag became exclusively associated with the Al Qasimi dynasty. The other states mostly flew plain red flags.
6 Flown by private citizens and merchant ships. The "Italian Social Republic", the Nazi puppet regime in the north, flew the plain tricolour as a national flag and had a war flag with an eagle gripping a fasces. The anti-fascist Italian partisans flew either plain tricolours or tricolours with a white or red star on the middle stripe.
7 Flown by the government and navy.
8 Allowed to be flown by anyone.
9 Flown by the royal house, the government, and the armed forces. Also granted to a select list of private institutions and companies.
10 Allowed to be flown by anyone.
11 Flown only on state-owned buildings and naval ships.
12 Allowed to be flown by anyone.
13 Flown on government buildings and coast guard ships.
14 Flown for all purposes. A three-tailed version of the national flag is flown by the military.
15 Allowed to be flown by anyone.
16 Flown by the government, border guard, and public universities. The armed forces fly a version with a swallowtail cut.
17 Flown on land within Greece. The military flag had a crown in the centre of the cross.
18 Flown at sea and abroad. The naval ensign had a crown in the centre of the cross.
19 Flown by the prince, and unofficially as a national flag. Blue and red flags were also in use.
20 Allowed to be flown by anyone.
21 Flown over the Prince's Palace and government buildings.
22 Flown unofficially, mostly by civilian ships. There was also a blue colonial ensign with the Maltese coat of arms on it.
23 The traditional Catalan flag.
24 The flag preferred by supporters of Catalan independence.
25 Flown by the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic during the Russian Civil War.
26 Flown by the Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic, the government of the Bolshevik-occupied areas of Latvia during the Russian Civil War.
27 Flown by the Commune of the Working People of Estonia, the government of the Bolshevik-occupied areas of Estonia during the Russian Civil War.
28 Flown by the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, the government of the Bolshevik-occupied areas of Lithuania during the Russian Civil War.
29 Flown in territories under control of the anti-Soviet White Army.
30 Unofficial flag of the merchant fleet.
31 Flown by the breakaway Republic of East Karelia, which aimed for independence from Russia and integration with Finland.
32 One of the possible reported flags of the Karakorum-Altai government, also known as the Confederated Republic of Altai.
33 The "Calcutta flag" flown by independence activists. British India had several colonial flags. A red civil ensign with the Star of India medal on it was used to represent India at international sporting events.
34 The maharaja's flag had yellow stripes at the top and bottom.
35 The raja's flag was rectangular
36 Flown by the Maharao and also used as a state flag. The flag was sometimes much longer.
37 The previous plain red flag was sometimes flown as an alternate state flag.
38 The reverse side of the flag showed a moon and a flower.
39 Mewar had a number of reported princely banners which were also sometimes used as state flags. The most common one had a large yellow sun and a blue katar dagger.
40 Kolhapur flew the Maratha saffron banner as a state flag. The maharaja had a diagonally-divided red and orange flag.
41 Flown by the maharaja and often used as a state flag.
42 Allowed to be flown by civilians.
43 Inland river boats flew a triangular pennant in the same colours.
44 There was also a red British colonial ensign with the coat of arms on it.
45 The nawab's flag, which was sometimes used as an alternate state flag, was white with a green hand.
46 The maharaja's flag had a gold eagle on it. The armed forces used a flag with white and purple stripes.
47 The raja's flag had a gold tiger head in the middle. The war flag was a red flag with the state coat of arms on it.
48 Flown by the maharaja and often used as a state flag. The swallowtailed saffron Maratha banner was also sometimes flown.
49 The maharawat's flag had the same design but in yellow instead of white.
50 The Raja's flag had a red sun
51 Flag of the maharaja's dynasty, used as a state flag.
52 The flag flown at the palace had the state coat of arms on it.
53 The begum's standard had a crown and inscription on it.
54 Flown by Sinhalese nationalists in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. There was also an infrequently-used blue British colonial ensign with an elephant badge.
55 Flag of the All-India Muslim League, which advocated for Muslim interests within British India. The direct predecessor of the flag of Pakistan.
56 Flown by the Korean independence movement. Banned under Japanese occupation.
57 Banned by the American colonial government. The Insular Government of the Philippine Islands had no official flag at this time.
58 Flown by the sultan and on naval ships.
59 Flown by merchant ships and sometimes used by civilians as an alternate national flag.
60 Flown over the sultan's palace and the military.
61 Flown by merchant ships.
62 Flown by Burmese nationalists. The British colonial government did not have a distinct flag.
63 Officially only to be flown civilian ships, but in practice flown widely on land as the national flag. The badge was only supposed to have the arms of the original four provinces, but the nine-province version was much more common. It was also often placed on a white disc, or adorned with wreath of maple leaves and a crown.
64 Officially only to be flown civilian ships, but in practice flown widely on land as the national flag.
65 Flown by the government, the navy, the national police, and national sports teams. Raised at major ceremonies. The army uses a similar flag with a different coat of arms.
66 Allowed to be flown by anyone.
67 The most common flag, flown over most government buildings, at ceremonies, by diplomatic missions and often by public citizens.
68 An alternative government flag, most commonly flown by the armed forces but also on some public buildings and offices.
69 The simplest version of the national flag, flown by some private citizens.
70 The most common Costa Rican flag. Officially designated for private citizens, but in practice often used on government buildings and schools too.
71 Flown by the government and by diplomatic missions, although also used sometimes by private citizens.
72 Flown by Puerto Rican nationalists. Display of the flag was initially banned under American rule.
73 Flown by the government and armed forces, and unofficially used by many private citizens.
74 Allowed to be flown by anyone.
75 Flown by the governmnent. The armed forces flew a similar flag with olive and laurel branches around the coat of arms.
76 Allowed to be flown by anyone.