Timeline of national flags

This article contains a list of the flags and/or modifications made on the flags of current sovereign nations, states with limited recognition, and dependent territories.

Sovereign states

Country	Before 1700s	1700s					1710s			1720s	1730s	1740s					1750s				1760s					1770s				1780s					1790s					1800s					1810s					1820s					1830s					1840s					1850s					1860s					1870s					1880s					1890s					1900s					1910s					1920s					1930s					1940s					1950s					1960s					1970s					1980s					1990s					2000s					2010s					2020s					Current	Country
Country	Before 1700s																																																																																																																																																										Current	Country
Afghanistan																																																					1880										1901									1919				1926	1928 1929	1930																					1973	1974		1978 1978	1980			1987			1992	1992	1996	1997	2001	2002	2004				2013				2021						Afghanistan
Afghanistan																																																					1880										1901									1919				1926	1928 1929	1930																					1973	1974		1978 1978	1980			1987			1992	1992			2001	2002	2004				2013										Afghanistan
Albania																																																					1878^[1]											1902^[2]				1910	1911	1912^[3]	1914			1920			1926	1928			1934		1939		1943	1944	1946																							1992					2002															Albania
Algeria	1516																																																				1830																																																																1962																																Algeria
Andorra																																											1806																														1866																																		1934		1939					1949					1959						1971																															Andorra
Angola																																															1816					1826			1830																																									1911																															1975																													Angola
Antigua and Barbuda																																																																																																																						1957	1958		1962		1967																																	Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina																																														1812	1812	1818	1819	1820				1829			1835								1850					1861																																																																/ 2010											Argentina
Armenia																																																																																	1885																	1918	1918	1922							1936		1940						1952																			1990																					Armenia
Australia																										1769															1801																																																		1901	1903		1908																							1954																																							Australia
Austria / Habsburg Monarchy	1522																																																				1918										1938			1945																																												Austria
Azerbaijan	1555																																																				1918	1918	1920	1922							1937		1940						1952																			1991											2013										Azerbaijan
Bahamas																																																																										1869																		1904										1923														1953						1964					1973																2006													Bahamas
Bahrain																															1783																			1820																																																								1932																				1972															2002															Bahrain
Bangladesh	1576								1717															1765																																													1858											1880																																	1947												1971	1972																														Bangladesh
Barbados																																																																																		1885																																					1958		1962		1966																																	Barbados
Belarus																																																																																																			1918	1919	1919			1927				1937		1940	1941	1944			1951																				1991		1995									2012										Belarus
Belgium																																			1790																				1830	1831																																																																	Belgium
Belize																																																																																																			1919																															1981																			2019							Belize
Benin																																																																																		1958								1975								1990																					Benin
Bhutan																																																					1949				1956						1969																																Bhutan
Bolivia																																																				1825	1826												1851																																																																	Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1377																																																																						1878	1878														1908					1918											1941			1946																							1992					1998															Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1448																																																																						1878	1878														1908					1918											1941			1946																							1992					1998															Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana																																																					1885																																									1966																																	Botswana
Brazil																																																1816	1816		1822	1822																							1870									1889	1889																																			1960				1968												1992																				Brazil
Brunei																																																					pre-1906	1906																	1941		1945							1959																																					Brunei
Bulgaria																																																																						1878															1908					1918														1946	1948									1967		1971										1991																					Bulgaria
Bulgaria																																																																						1878															1908					1918														1946	1948									1967		1971										1991																					Bulgaria
Burkina Faso																																																																																				1959													1984																								Burkina Faso
Burundi																																																					1885																	1919																					1961	1962	1966	1966	1967							1982																									Burundi
Cambodia																																																					1863												1887																											1942	1945					1953								1970		1975		1979					1989	1992	1993																				Cambodia
Cameroon																																																					1884																1916																				1957		1961							1975																													Cameroon
Cameroon																																																					1884																1916			1922																			1961							1975																													Cameroon
Canada																																																					1868																										1921																		1957						1965																																Canada
Cape Verde																																															1816					1826			1830																																									1911																															1975									1992																				Cape Verde
Central African Republic																																																					1903																												1958																																					Central African Republic
Chad																																																					1959																																					Chad
Chile																																														1812		1817	1818																																																																	Chile
China																																																					1888^[4]											1912^[4]								1928^[4]										1949^[4]																																										China
Colombia	1525																															1785													1811		1814	1816	1819	1820	1821				1831		1834													1861 1861																																																																	Colombia
Comoros																																																					1887																																						1963						1975		1978							1992		1996		2001																Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of the																																																					1877																																										1960	1963	1966			1971													1997			2003		2006													Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the																																																					1891																																	1958						1970											1991																				Congo, Republic of the
Costa Rica	1506																																																	1821	1823	1824	1824	1824						1840	1842			1848																													1906																																																															Costa Rica
Croatia	1527																																											1809			1815																	1848		1852							1868																										1918	1918									1939	1941	1943	1945																						1990	1990																					Croatia
Cuba	1506																															1785																																													1873												1898		1902		1906	1908	1909																								1959																																					Cuba
Cyprus	1192	1489																																																					1844																	1878	1881																					1922																			1960	1960																						2006													Cyprus
Czechia	1198																																									1804																																																								1918			1920								1939			1945																							1990	1993																				Czech Republic
Denmark	14th c.^[5]																																																					Denmark
Djibouti																																																					1844																										1896																																								1977																												Djibouti
Dominica	1663							1715															1763																		1801																																				1871																																		1940									1958		1962							1978	1981				1988	1990																					Dominica
Dominican Republic	1506																																					1795								1808				1821												1844		1849							1861		1865																																																																	Dominican Republic
Ecuador	1534																															1785												1809		1812				1820	1822	1822			1830		1835					1845	1845							1860																				1900																																																						2009												Ecuador
Egypt	661	750-969																																																				1844																			1882																				1922															1952			1958							1972						1984																								Egypt
El Salvador	1525							1717																								1785																		1822																						1865		1869		1873	1875																			1912																																																												El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea	1667				1707												1750												1778				1785																																																																1931			1936	1938			1945												1968		1973			1979																											Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea																																																					1890																									1941	1941					1952										1975							1987		1991	1993	1995																			Eritrea
Estonia																																																					1918											1940	1941	1944				1953																			1990																					Estonia
Eswatini																																																					1890		1894				1903																																	1968																																Eswatini
Ethiopia	1270																																																				1875				1881								1897								1914											1936		1941																		1974					1987		1991		1996							2009												Ethiopia
Fiji																																																					1865	1867	1869	1871			1878																								1924																							1970																															Fiji
Finland	1562																																											1809																									1858												1883																	1917	1918																																																									Finland
France	1643																																		1790		1794^[6]										1814								1830^[7]																																																							1940		1944						1958									1974^[8]																							2020^[8]						France
France	1643																																		1790		1794^[6]										1814								1830^[7]																																																							1940		1944						1958									1974^[8]																							2020^[8]						France
Gabon																																																					1903																												1959	1960																																				Gabon
Gambia																															1783										1801										1821																																																																1965																																	Gambia
Georgia	1008-1490																																							1801																													1858												1883																		1918	1921	1922							1937							1951																				1990							2004														Georgia
Germany	1400																																																														1848										1867																											1919						1933		1935			1946			1949																																										Germany
Germany	1433																																																														1848										1867																											1919						1933		1935			1946			1949					1959																																					Germany
Ghana																																																		1821																												1877																																								1957		1961		1964	1966																																	Ghana
Ghana	1612																																					1795				1806			1810		1814																															1877																																								1957		1961		1964	1966																																	Ghana
Greece	1378																				1769																														1822																								1833																				1862																				1967										1970			1975		1978																										Greece
Greece	1378																				1769																														1822 (naval ensign)																																																																										1970			1975		1978																										Greece
Grenada	1663							1715														1763												1779		1783				1801																																						1875													1903																												1958		1962	1967				1974																														Grenada
Guatemala	1519																																																	1821	1823	1825							1838			1843			1851				1858	1871																																																						1968														1997																		Guatemala
Guinea																																																					1898																													1958																																						Guinea
Guinea-Bissau	1667				1707												1750																														1816					1826			1830																																									1911																														1974																														Guinea-Bissau
Guyana	1581																																					1795					1806		1810		1814																														1875															1906							1919																		1955						1966																																	Guyana
Haiti	1663							1715																										1790	1791								1798		1803	1804	1806	1811		1821													1849				1859																																																						1964													1986																						Haiti
Honduras	1519																																																	1821	1823	1825							1838														1866															1898	1898																									1949																																					2022		2026			Honduras
Hungary	1526																																																				1848	1848		1849								1867			1869–1918														1896–1915								1918	1919	1919									1940			1946	1949	1956	1956	1957																																							Hungary
Iceland	1536																																																	1809	1810																																							1900									1918													1944																																												Iceland
India	1526																																																				1858																								1906	1907	1908				1917			1921					1931							1947																																											India
India	1674																												1773																																																1906	1907	1908				1917			1921					1931							1947																																											India
Indonesia	1292-1527																																							1800																																																																1942	1945																																												Indonesia
Indonesia	1640																																							1800																																																																1942	1945																																												Indonesia
Iran	1576																																							1736						1747												1760																																								1852																											1907														1933														1964				1980	Iran
Iraq																																																					1844																																						1921																		1958	1959		1963														1991							2004			2008											Iraq
Ireland	1542																																								1801																																																												1922																																																							Ireland
Israel																																																					1844																																						1920													1948	1948																																										Israel
Italy																																										1802		1805			1814																									1861																																									1946																														2003		2006											Italy
Italy																																										1802		1805			1814																									1861																																						1943-april 1945			1946																														2003		2006											Italy
Ivory Coast																																																					1896																																1959																																					Ivory Coast
Jamaica	1509	1655																																							1801																																				1875																1906																									1957	1958				1962																																	Jamaica
Japan																																																					1868																																						1945				1952																							1999																	Japan
Jordan																																																					1844																																						1920				1921														1958	1958																																					Jordan
Kazakhstan																																																			1822																		1858												1883																	1915		1917		1920					1932	1937		1940					1953																				1991	1992																				Kazakhstan
Kenya																																																					1885					1885													1921																					1963																																			Kenya
Kiribati																																																					1892																						1937			1942	1943																	1979																											Kiribati
Korea, North	960																																					1800																												1856													1882	1882		1888				1893	1893		1899						1910																	1945	1946	1946	1948																				1992																					Korea, North
Korea, South	960																																					1800																												1856													1882	1882		1888				1893	1893		1899						1910																	1945		1948	1949																	1984						1997							2011											Korea, South
Kuwait	1521																																																													1844																											1899			1914									1921									1940										1961																																				Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan																																																					1876			1883																		1918									1936								1952																			1991	1992	1992														2023					Kyrgyzstan
Laos				1707																																																				1893																														1952										1975																													Laos
Latvia	1562	1661	1692							1721																																																						1918	1919	1920										1940	1941	1944				1953																			1990																					Latvia
Lebanon																																																					1918	1920												1943																							1990																					Lebanon
Lesotho																																					1795				1801																																				1875					1884																																									1966										1987										2006													Lesotho
Liberia																																																					1827											1847																																																																	Liberia
Libya	1711																																																				1912																			1951									1969		1972		1977																	2011											Libya
Liechtenstein	1400								1719																																																						1852																																		1921								1937																							1982																									Liechtenstein
Lithuania	1587																																				1795																																1858												1883																		1918											1940	1941	1944				1953																		1988								2004														Lithuania
Luxembourg	1482																											1781									1795										1815															1845																																																1940		1944																																												Luxembourg
Madagascar																																	1787																																																	1885					1896																															1958																																						Madagascar
Malawi																																																					1907																							1953					1963	1964																							2010	2012										Malawi
Malaysia	1641																																			1795			1801									1818			1824																																					1896																							1942	1945		1949							1963																																			Malaysia
Maldives																																						1796																																																					1903												1926													1953	1954					1965																																		Maldives
Mali																																																					1892																																	1958	1959	1961																																				Mali
Malta	1530																																						1798	1800	1801						1814																														1875												1898												1923										1943											1964																																		Malta
Marshall Islands																																																					1885		1889													1914		1919													1944	1947									1965							1979																											Marshall Islands
Mauritania																																																					1900																													1959																													2017								Mauritania
Mauritius	1666						1710																											1789											1810																													1869																			1906								1923																							1968																																Mauritius
Mexico	1519																																																	1821	1821	1823																				1864	1867												1893													1916									1934																	1968																																Mexico
Micronesia																																																					1885							1899								1914		1919													1944	1947									1965							1979																											Micronesia
Moldova	1396																																																				1834																1866								1883																	1917	1919			1925						1937	1938	1940						1952																			1990										2010											Moldova
Moldova	1396																																																				1834												1859		1862		1867																																											1952																			1990										2010											Moldova
Monaco																																				1793																																												1881																															1942	1945																																												Monaco
Mongolia																																																					1862														1890										1911							1924			1930					1940		1945																							1992										2011											Mongolia
Montenegro	1696																																																				1851												1876															1905						1918						1918														1946																							1992		1994				2004														Montenegro
Morocco	1666																																																				1913																					1956																																							Morocco
Morocco	1666																																																								1921																	1956																																							Morocco
Mozambique	1667	1707															1750																														1816					1826			1830																																									1911																															1974	1975				1983	1983																							Mozambique
Myanmar																		1753																																																														1885																										1937			1943	1945	1948														1974																		2010											Myanmar
Namibia																																																					1884															1915							1928																										1982					1990																					Namibia
Nauru																																																					1888														1914														1942	1945												1968																																Nauru
Nepal																																												1768																			1856																																											c. 1930															1962																																			Nepal
Netherlands	1581														/ 1652																						1795						1806		1810		1814																																																																	Netherlands
New Zealand																									1769																																1834			1840													1867	1869																																																																	New Zealand
Nicaragua	1524																																																		1823	1825								1839									1858													1889			1893		1896							1908																																1971																														Nicaragua
Niger																																																					1922																		1959																																					Niger
Nigeria																																																					1886							1900																															1960																																			Nigeria
Nigeria																																																					1886							1900																															1960				1967																															Nigeria
North Macedonia																																																					1844																													1903	1903				1912			1918											1941		1944	1946																						1992			1995																		North Macedonia
Norway	1536																																														1814		1818		1821															1844																				1900																																																																	Norway
Oman																																																					1856																																																									1970												1995																			Oman
Pakistan	1526													1747						1761																																												1849					1858											1880																																	1947																																											Pakistan
Palau																																																					1885							1899								1914		1919													1944	1947									1965								1981																										Palau
Palestine																																																					1844																																						1920													1948	1949				1958	1958				1967								1982						1994																			Palestine
Palestine																																																					1844																																						1920													1948	1949		1952			1958				1967								1982						1994																			Palestine
Panama	1510							1717																								1785													1811			1816	1819	1820	1821						1834													1861																						1903										1925																																														2017								Panama
Papua New Guinea																																																					1884											1906																		1942	1945		1949								1965				1971																														Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea																																																					1884		1889													1914														1942	1945		1949								1965				1971																														Papua New Guinea
Paraguay	1537							1717																								1785													1811	1811	1811	1812					1826								1842																																																								1954																	1988	1990											2013										Paraguay
Peru	1542							1717																								1785																	1820	1822	1822	1825																																																															1950																																									Peru
Peru	1542							1717																								1785																	1820	1822	1822	1825						1836																																																									1950																																									Peru
Philippines	1565																						1762	1764																											1821																																					1897	1898	1901					1908		1912		1919									1936			1942	1943	1945																			1985	1986								1998															Philippines
Poland	966	c. 1605																																			Partitions 1795						1807	1815				1815																																																1863	1919					1928					1939					1944																		1980																										Poland
Portugal	1667				1707												1750																															1816					1826		1830																																									1911																																																												Portugal
Qatar	661-750	c. 1700																																																				1860																																1916	1916							1932		1936						1949												1971																														Qatar
Romania	1330																																																				1834						1848			1859		1862		1867																																									1948	1948	1952						1965												1989	1990																					Romania
Romania	1396																																																				1834						1848			1859		1862		1867																																									1948	1948	1952						1965												1989	1990																					Romania
Russia	1668	1696																																																				1858																										1883								1914		1917			1922		1924	1924					1936												1955																			1993																	Russia
Russia	1668	1696																																																																														1883								1914		1917	1918	1918										1937										1954																		1991		1993																	Russia
Rwanda																																																					1885																	1919																				January 1961	September 1961																			2001																	Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1626						1713																																	1801																																				1871																																											1958		1962		1967								1983																									Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1663						1713																																	1801																																				1871																																													1962		1967								1983																									Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia	1663							1715					1743						1756			1762	1763					1778		1783				1789				1796		1801	1802	1803																																																	1903																			1939											1962		1967					1979													2002															Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1663							1715														1763							1778		1783									1801																																																			1903																														1962								1979			1985	1985																							Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa																																																					1858							1873			1879				1887								1900						1914				1922													1948	1949																																									Samoa
San Marino																																																					1862																																																																2011											San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe	1667				1707												1750																															1816						1826	1830																																									1911																															1975																													São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia	1517												1744																																				1818		1824																																	1891							1902												1926			1932	1934		1938																		1973																													Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia	1517																																																													1844																																						1920						1932	1934		1938																		1973																													Saudi Arabia
Senegal	1643																																	1789													1814								1830																																																															1958	1959	1960																																				Senegal
Serbia	1346																																								1804										1835																									1882																				1918											1941					1946																								1992						2004			2010											Serbia
Seychelles																					1756																									1811																																														1903																												1961								1976	1977									1996																		Seychelles
Sierra Leone																																				1792					1801																																												1889																																			1961																																				Sierra Leone
Singapore	1699																																															1819																													1874																								1925										1942	1945	1946						1959		1963	1965																																		Singapore
Slovakia																																																					1920									1938			1945																								1992																				Slovakia
Slovenia	1335																																								1803					1813																																																					1918	1918											1943	1945																							1991																					Slovenia
Solomon Islands																																																					1886								1906																				1942	1945	1947					1956				1966						1977																												Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands																																																								1893					1906																				1942	1945	1947					1956				1966						1977																												Solomon Islands
Somalia	1415																																																				1888						1896												1888/1920													1946							1960																																				Somalia
South Africa	1652						1664																														1795				1801																																				1875																		1910	1912									1928																									1982						1994																				South Africa
South Africa	1652						1664																														1795				1801																																				1854																		1910	1912									1928																									1982						1994																				South Africa
South Sudan																																																					1844																			1882	1885							1899												1922															1952		1956							1970																				2005						2023					South Sudan
Spain	1506	1701														1760																1785																																												1873	1875																												1931			1936	1938			1945																1977		1981																										Spain
Sri Lanka	161 BC^[9]	1593																																								1815																																																																1948		1951										1972																														Sri Lanka
Sudan																																																					1844																			1882	1885							1899												1922															1952		1956							1970																															Sudan
Suriname	1581																																					1795					1806		1810		1814																																																																1959								1975																													Suriname
Sweden	1562																																														1815															1844																															1905/1906																																																															Sweden
Switzerland	1470																																						1798		1803																																											1841																																																																	Switzerland
Syria																																																					1844																																						1920	1920	1922				1932													1958		1961	1963					1972				1980																				2025				Syria
Taiwan	1661	1683																																																				1890	1895	1895																								1945																																												Taiwan
Tajikistan																																																					1869												1883																		1918		1921			1929	1929	1931	1935	1936	1938	1940						1953																			1991	1992																				Tajikistan
Tanzania																																																					1885																	1919																					1961	1964																																			Tanzania
Tanzania																																																					1885																	1919																					1964	1964																																			Tanzania
Thailand	1680																														1782																		1817													1843																								1893												1916	1917																																																		2017							Thailand
Timor-Leste			1702		1707												1750																															1816				1826			1830																																									1911															1942	1945															1975	1975	1976										1999		2002															Timor-Leste
Togo																																																					1884															1914																					1957	1958	1960																																				Togo
Tonga																																																					1858			1862						1875																																																																	Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago	1498																																							1796		1801																																													1889																																		1962																																			Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia	1574																																																				1831																																																																1999																	Tunisia
Turkey																																																					1844																																														1936																																																Turkey
Turkmenistan																																																					1868							1883																	1917		1920	1922		1926					1937		1940						1953																				1992		1997			2001															Turkmenistan
Tuvalu																																																					1892																						1937																				1976	1978							1995	1996	1997																		Tuvalu
Uganda																																																					1894										1914																								1962																																			Uganda
Ukraine	1119	1362	1471	1569																							c. 1772																																					1849																					1890														1917	1920											1941	1944		1949																					1991	1992																				Ukraine
				1569	1654	1668	1696																																																														1858																															1919				1929					1937
				1649																																																																																																1919				1929					1937
United Arab Emirates	?-1820																																																				1892																													1968										1971																															United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom	1277^[10]	1606^[11]		1707^[12]																																									1801^[13]																																																																	United Kingdom
United Kingdom	1542^[14]	1606^[11]		1707^[12]																																									1801^[13]																																																																	United Kingdom
United States																												1775	1777									1795											1818	1819	1820	1822						1836	1837			1845	1846	1847	1848	1851		1858	1859	1861	1863	1865	1867					1877							1890	1891		1896						1908		1912																							1959	1960																																				United States
Uruguay	1624							1717																								1785														1812	1815			1821	1822		1825	1828	1830																																																																	Uruguay
Uzbekistan																																1785																																																																1920		1924												1953																			1991																					Uzbekistan
Vanuatu																																																					1887															1906																			1953													1980																										Vanuatu
Vanuatu																																																					1887															1906												1940		1945																		1980																										Vanuatu
Vatican City	754																																								1803												1825											1849	1849										1870																													1929																																				2001											2023					Vatican City
Venezuela	1522																															1785													1811	1813	1814	1817	1819	1820	1821							1836											1859	1859	1863																					1905											1930														1954																										2006													Venezuela
Vietnam																																																					1885	1887		1890															1920												1945					1955										1976																													Vietnam
Vietnam																																																					1885	1887		1890															1920												1945	1945	1946	1948											1975	1976																													Vietnam
Yemen																																																					1872																							1918		1923		1927																		1962														1990																					Yemen
Yemen																																																					1872								1886																								1937													1962		1967												1990																					Yemen
Zambia																																																					1924														1953					1963	1964																1996																		Zambia
Zimbabwe																																																					1896													1923															1953						1964		1968			1979	1979		1980																										Zimbabwe
Country	Before 1700s																																																																																																																																																										Current	Country
Country	Before 1700s	1700s					1710s			1720s	1730s	1740s					1750s				1760s					1770s				1780s					1790s					1800s					1810s					1820s					1830s					1840s					1850s					1860s					1870s					1880s					1890s					1900s					1910s					1920s					1930s					1940s					1950s					1960s					1970s					1980s					1990s					2000s					2010s					2020s					Current	Country

States with limited recognition

Country	Before 1900s	1900s		1910s	1920s	1930s				1940s	1950s		1960s	1970s		1980s		1990s				2000s			2010s	2020s		Current	Country
Country	Before 1900s																											Current	Country
Abkhazia	1866				1921	1931	1935	1937	1938		1951								1992										Republic of Abkhazia
Kosovo																					1999			2008					Kosovo
Northern Cyprus																	1984												Northern Cyprus
Puntland																							2009				Puntland
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic															1976														Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Somaliland			1903								1950	1952	1960					1991		1994									Somaliland
South Ossetia																			1992										South Ossetia
Transnistria								1937	1938	1940									1992										Transnistria
Country	Before 1900s																											Current	Country
Country	Before 1900s	1900s		1910s	1920s	1930s				1940s	1950s		1960s	1970s		1980s		1990s				2000s			2010s	2020s		Current	Country

Dependent territories

Territory	Before 1700	1700s			1710s		1720s	1730s	1740s	1750s	1760s		1770s	1780s		1790s		1800s			1810s				1820s		1830s			1840s		1850s				1860s			1870s				1880s				1890s			1900s				1910s				1920s				1930s			1940s					1950s				1960s				1970s				1980s					1990s			2000s			2010s			2020s		Current	Territory
Territory	Before 1700																																																																																																	Current	Territory
Åland	1562																			1809															1858									1883												1917	1918	1921														1954																											Åland Islands
American Samoa																										1858								1887				1900				1908	1912																	1959	1960																													American Samoa
Anguilla	1667																	1801																					1871																																		1958			1967	1969										1990												Anguilla
Aruba	/ 1581 1652																1795		1806		1810		1814																																											1959								1976																					Aruba
Ascension Island	1657																	1801																							1874																																											1984								2009							Ascension Island
Bermuda	1684																	1801																							1875													1910																																			1999										Bermuda
Bonaire	/ 1581 1652																1795		1806		1810		1814																																											1959									1981																				Bonaire
British Virgin Islands	1672																	1801																																											1960																													British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands	1670																	1801																																											1958																1999														Cayman Islands
Christmas Island													1770					1801																																1901	1903		1908																			1954													1986														Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands													1770					1801																																1901	1903		1908																			1954																			2003								Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cook Islands																										1858								1888		1893		1901	1902																										1973			1979																						Cook Islands
Curaçao	/ 1581 1652																1795		1806		1810		1814																																											1959									1981																				Curaçao
Easter Island/Rapa Nui	1541					1717									1785							1812		1817 1817																																											2006											Easter Island
Falkland Islands																										1876															1925								1948																				1999														Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands	14th C.																									1940																															Faroe Islands
French Guiana	1643															1790	1794										1830																																														1958							1976													2010						French Guiana
French Polynesia	1643															1790	1794						1814				1830																																														1976			1984																		French Polynesia
Gibraltar			1704															1801																							1875																	1921						1939																			1982																Gibraltar
Greenland	1606																									1989													Greenland
Guam																										1885				1898		1908	1912											1941	1944	1947	1948																																Guam
Guernsey																		1801																													1890																1936																					1985															Guernsey
Hong Kong																										1843							1871			1876																							1941		1945			1955		1959																1997													Hong Kong
Isle of Man																		1801																																											1932																																				Isle of Man
Jersey																		1801																																		1907																												1977		1981																	Jersey
Macau	1667			1707						1750														1816		1826	1830																											1911																									1975										1999										Macau
Montserrat	1672																	1801																																											1960															1999														Montserrat
New Caledonia	1643															1790	1794						1814				1830																																														1976															2010						New Caledonia
Niue												1769																1834		1840							1867														1902																												1975																				Niue
Norfolk Island													1770					1801																																1901	1903		1908																			1954									1979																		Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands																										1885				1899				1914		1919									1944	1947						1965			1972		1976					1989																	Northern Mariana Islands
Pitcairn Islands																1790													1838																																															1984																		Pitcairn Islands
Puerto Rico	1506	1701									1760				1785																									1873								1895																							1952																												Puerto Rico
Saba	/ 1581 1652																1795		1806		1810		1814																																											1959											1985																		Saba
Saint Helena	1657																	1801																							1874																																											1984															Saint Helena
Sint Eustatius	/ 1581 1652																1795		1806		1810		1814																																											1959												1986								2004									Sint Eustatius
Sint Maarten	/ 1581 1652																1795		1806		1810		1814																																											1959											1985																		Sint Maarten
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands																										1876															1925								1948																	1992			1999														South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Tristan da Cunha	1657																	1801																							1874																																											1984							2002								Tristan da Cunha
Tokelau												1769																1834		1840							1867														1902																																			1989						2009							Tokelau
Turks and Caicos Islands	1681			1706														1801																												1889																															1968												1999										Turks and Caicos Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands	1672																									1917	1921																																							U.S. Virgin Islands
Wallis and Futuna	1643															1790	1794						1814				1830				1842					1860									1886 1887									1910																			1958											1985															Wallis and Futuna
Territory	Before 1700																																																																																																	Current	Territory
Territory	Before 1700	1700s			1710s		1720s	1730s	1740s	1750s	1760s		1770s	1780s		1790s		1800s			1810s				1820s		1830s			1840s		1850s				1860s			1870s				1880s				1890s			1900s				1910s				1920s				1930s			1940s					1950s				1960s				1970s				1980s					1990s			2000s			2010s			2020s		Current	Territory

References

↑ Dedaj, Martin (12 September 2018). "Një flamur i vjetër kombëtar shqiptar me mbishkrimin "MIRDITA", i ngjashëm me flamurin e Kastriotëve, ruhet sot e kësaj dite në një familje mirditore…" (in Albanian). Pirusti News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
↑ "Juan Pedro Aladro Kastriota, Albanian Pretender". Ottoman History Podcast. 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
↑ "Cover Page" (PDF). Perlindja e Shqipëniës (in Albanian). 7 March 1914. p. 331. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Xing, Fei (2013). The Study of Vexillology in China (PDF). 25th International Congress of Vexillology. Rotterdam: International Federation of Vexillological Associations. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
↑ Bjerg, Hans Christian (2006). Dannebrog, historien om et kristent og nationalt symbol (in Danish). Hovedland. p. 12. ISBN 978-87-7739-906-0.
↑ "The French Flag". www.diplomatie.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
↑ "History of the French flag". Société française de vexillologie. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
1 2 AFP (16 November 2021). "Macron reverts French flag to navy blue from lighter EU shade". Euronews. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
↑ "Sri Lanka's National Flag". The Sunday Times. 2008-02-03. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
↑ Perrin, William Gordon (1922). British flags, their early history, and their development at sea; with an account of the origin of the flag as a national device. Cambridge University Press. p. 37. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
1 2 Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1904). The art of heraldry: an encyclopædia of armory. London: T.C. & E.C. Jack. p. 399. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
↑ Johnson, Ben. "The Act of Union". Historic UK. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
↑ The European Magazine: And London Review. Vol. 39. Philological Society of London. 1801. p. 74.
↑ National Library of Scotland (1542). "Plate from the Lindsay Armorial". Scran. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2009.

[1] Dedaj, Martin (12 September 2018). "Një flamur i vjetër kombëtar shqiptar me mbishkrimin "MIRDITA", i ngjashëm me flamurin e Kastriotëve, ruhet sot e kësaj dite në një familje mirditore…" (in Albanian). Pirusti News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[2] "Juan Pedro Aladro Kastriota, Albanian Pretender". Ottoman History Podcast. 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[3] "Cover Page" (PDF). Perlindja e Shqipëniës (in Albanian). 7 March 1914. p. 331. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[Xing-Fei-4] 1 2 3 4 Xing, Fei (2013). The Study of Vexillology in China (PDF). 25th International Congress of Vexillology. Rotterdam: International Federation of Vexillological Associations. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

[5] Bjerg, Hans Christian (2006). Dannebrog, historien om et kristent og nationalt symbol (in Danish). Hovedland. p. 12. ISBN 978-87-7739-906-0.

[6] "The French Flag". www.diplomatie.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[7] "History of the French flag". Société française de vexillologie. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[Macron-2020-Change-8] 1 2 AFP (16 November 2021). "Macron reverts French flag to navy blue from lighter EU shade". Euronews. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[9] "Sri Lanka's National Flag". The Sunday Times. 2008-02-03. Retrieved 2009-07-04.

[10] Perrin, William Gordon (1922). British flags, their early history, and their development at sea; with an account of the origin of the flag as a national device. Cambridge University Press. p. 37. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[The_art_of_heraldry-11] 1 2 Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1904). The art of heraldry: an encyclopædia of armory. London: T.C. & E.C. Jack. p. 399. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[12] Johnson, Ben. "The Act of Union". Historic UK. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[13] The European Magazine: And London Review. Vol. 39. Philological Society of London. 1801. p. 74.

[14] National Library of Scotland (1542). "Plate from the Lindsay Armorial". Scran. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2009.

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