The following is a list of flags of Denmark.
National flag and State flag edit
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1219—Present | National flag and civil ensign | Flag of Denmark |
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? —Present | State flag | |
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? —Present | Flag of Denmark (vertical banner) |
Royal flags edit
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1972—present | Royal Standard of Denmark, used by King Frederik X | Royal flag with the greater (Monarch's) coat of arms |
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1914—present | The Flag of the Crown Prince of Denmark | Royal flag with the smaller (also: national) coat of arms. |
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1914—present | The Flag of the temporary Regent of Denmark (in practice a member of the Royal House) | Royal flag with a Royal crown (top), a sceptre, a sword (in saltire), and an orb (bottom) in the centre white square. |
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? —Present | Royal House Standard (Other Members of the Royal Family) | Royal flag with a Royal crown in the centre white square. |
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1972—present | Royal Pennant of the Monarch | A pentagonal (i.e. a square and a triangle combined) pennant. In the hoist a white square with the same coat of arms as the royal flag, in the fly, a triangle with swallow-tail, a red field with a white cross. |
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? —Present | Royal Pennant | A pentagonal (i.e. a square and a triangle combined) pennant. In the hoist a white square with the lesser coat of arms (same as the crown prince's flag), in the fly, a triangle with swallow-tail, a red field with a white cross. |
Historical Royal flags edit
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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 1948–1972 |
Royal Standard of Denmark |
Royal flag with the greater coat of arms of Denmark
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1903–1948 |
Royal Standard of Denmark |
Royal flag with the greater coat of arms of Denmark
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1819–1903 |
Royal Standard of Denmark |
Royal flag with the greater coat of arms of Denmark
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1731–1819 |
Royal Standard of Denmark |
Royal flag with the middle coat of arms of Denmark-Norway
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1948–2000 |
Royal Standard of Queen Ingrid, The Queen Mother |
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1972-2002 |
The Flag of Prince Henrik of Denmark | Royal flag with the arms of Prince Henrik. |
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2002-2018 |
The Flag of Prince Henrik of Denmark | Royal flag with the arms of Prince Henrik, with a prince's crown replaced by the royal crown. |
Military flags edit
Army edit
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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<1580[1]—Present | The Royal Danish Army uses the state flag. | |
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1970s—Present | Rank flag for King as General. | |
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1970s—Present | Rank flag for Chief of the Army | |
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1970s—Present | Rank flag for the Chief a Division | |
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2019—Present | Danish Artillery Regiment colours | |
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1997—Present | Engineer Regiment colours | |
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2001—Present | Guard Hussar Regiment colours and standard | |
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2019—Present | Intelligence Regiment colours | |
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1972—Present | Jutland Dragoon Regiment standard | |
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1972—Present | Royal Life Guards colours | |
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2019—Present | Schleswig Regiment of Foot colours | |
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2019—Present | Signal Regiment colours | |
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1990—Present | Logistic Regiment colours |
Former regiments of the Royal Danish Army edit
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1790–1842 | Standards of the 10th Regiment | |
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1785–1790 | Standards of the 10th Regiment | |
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1790–1819 | Standards of the Danish Life Regiment | |
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1785–1842 | Standards of the Falster Regiment of Foot | |
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1790–1808 | Standards of the Funen Life Regiment | |
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1749–1766 | Standards of the Funen Life Regiment | |
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1790–1842 | Standards of the Jutlandic Regiment of Foot | |
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1785–1790 | Standards of the Jutlandic Regiment of Foot | |
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1819–1842 | Standards of the King's Regiment of Foot | |
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1785–1819 | Standards of the King's Regiment of Foot | |
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?–1785 | Standards of the King's Regiment of Foot | |
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1790–1860 | Standards of the Marine Regiment | |
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1785–1790 | Standards of the Marine Regiment | |
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?–1785 | Standards of the Marine Regiment | |
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1790–1808 | Standards of the Prince's Life Regiment | |
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1753–1790 | Standards of the Prince's Life Regiment | |
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1810–1842 | Standards of the Queen's Life Regiment | |
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?–1790 | Standards of the Queen's Life Regiment | |
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1790–1808 | Standards of the Zealand Life Regiment | |
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1790–1842 | Standards of the Schleswig Regiment of Foot | |
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1779–1785 | Standards of the Schleswig Regiment of Foot | |
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1940s | Standards of the Danish volunteers in the Winter War | |
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1940-1945 | Standards of the SS-Schalburgkorps (part of Germanic SS durning World War II, not part of Royal Danish Army) | |
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1941-1943 | Standards of the Free Corps Denmark (part of Germanic SS durning World War II, not part of Royal Danish Army) |
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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<1585[1]—Present | Naval Ensign | Like the state flag but the Royal Danish Navy uses flags with a darker hue than both the national and state flags. |
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? —Present | Minister of Defence flag. | State flag with a crowned anchor with a bar and rope/chain. |
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? —Present | Chief of Defence staff flag. | State flag with two white staffs in saltire in the first quarter. |
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? —Present | Rank flag for General admiral staff flag. | |
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? —Present | Rank flag for an Admiral | |
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? —Present | Rank flag for a Vice Admiral | |
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? —Present | Rank flag for a Rear Admiral | |
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? —Present | Rank flag for a Flotilla Admiral | |
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? —Present | Chief of Squadron flag | |
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? —Present | Senior Officer Afloat flag | |
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1880s-? | Vice Admiral flag | |
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1880s-? | Counter admiral flag |
Customs services edit
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1778-1814 | Customs services flag |
Flags of state-owned companies edit
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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?–Present | Post Danmark | State flag with the logo of Post Danmark |
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?–Present | Danish State Railways | State flag with the logo of DSB |
Subnational flags edit
Autonomous entities edit
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1985–Present | Flag of Greenland | Two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a large disk slightly to the hoist side of centre. The top half of the disk is red, the bottom half is white |
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1948–Present | Flag of the Faroe Islands | A red Nordic cross, which is offset to the left. The red cross is surrounded by an azure-blue border and is set on a white field |
Regions edit
The regions of Denmark do not have flags, instead using "logos" as symbols. These are sometimes misattributed as flags, and can be seen flown at times, but this is not the official use of them.
Unofficial regional flags edit
Some areas in Denmark have unofficial flags, listed below. The regional flags of Bornholm and Ærø are known to be in active use. The flags of Vendsyssel (Vendelbrog), the Jutlandic flag ("Den jyske fane"), and the flag of Funen ("Fynbo fanen") are obscure. None of these flags have legal recognition in Denmark, and are officially considered to be "fantasy flags".[2] Denmark reserves official recognition to official flags and regional flags (områdeflag) from other jurisdictions.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1970s—Present | Unofficial flag of Bornholm | Nordic Cross Flag in red and green. Also known in a version with a white fimbriation of the green cross in a style similar to design of the Norwegian flag. |
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1633—Present | Unofficial flag of Ærø | Tricolour in yellow, green and red Very similar to the Flag of Lithuania. A frequent interpretation is that the colours represent the kings of Denmark (red), the dukes of Schleswig (yellow) and the islands itself (green). |
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1976—Present | Unofficial flag of Vendsyssel | Nordic Cross Flag in blue, orange and green.[3] Designed by Mogens Bohøj.[4] |
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1975—Present | Unofficial flag of Jutland | A Nordic Cross Flag in blue, green and red. Designed by Per Kramer in 1975.[5] |
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2015 — Present |
Unofficial flag of Funen | There are two proposed flags:
The green colour symbolises the island's importance as the 'pantry of Denmark'. The blue represents the island itself, and the red its strong ties to Denmark.[6] |
Political flags edit
| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
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1932–1945 | National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark | The only party in the history of denmark that used flag was DNSAP. |
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around 1999 | National Socialist Movement of Denmark, marginal traffic reactivating the former DNSAP. | |
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2011-2017 | Party of the Danes, considered to be the 3rd incarnation of DNSAP. |
Ethnic groups flags edit
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Flag of Frisians in Denmark | Flags of Frisia | |
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Flag of North Schleswig Germans |
Historical edit
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1016–1035 | North Sea Empire | The Raven Banner was used by Cnut the Great and many other Scandinavian rulers. |
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Circa 1300s |
State Banner of the King of Denmark as depicted in the Gelre Armorial, the earliest representation of the Dannebrog. |
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Circa 1300s |
Royal Banner
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Yellow Banner depicting the Arms of the King of Denmark; three crowned lions with a semée of hearts.
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1430s | Kalmar Union | Emblems of the Kalmar Union |
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1427 | A medieval ship flag captured from a Danish ship by forces from Lübeck |
House flags of Danish freight companies edit
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1889–Present | Dampskibsselskabet Torm | |
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1866–Present | DFDS | |
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1904–Present | Maersk | |
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1897–Present | EAC Invest A/S | |
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1902–1979 | Danish-French Steamship Companyda | |
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1879–1898 | Thingvalla Line |
Yacht clubs of Denmark edit
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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?–Present | Ensign of Royal Danish Yacht Club | |
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?–Present | Ensign of Randers Sejlklub | |
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?–Present | Denmark Yacht Ensign |
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Aarhus Sejlklub |
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Espergærde Sejlklub |
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Faaborg Sejlklub |
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Fredericia Sejlklub |
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Gråsten Sejlklub |
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Hellerup Sejlklub |
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Horsens Sejlklub |
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Kerteminde Sejlklub |
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Kjøbenhavns Amatør-Sejlklub |
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Kolding Sejlklub |
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Royal Danish Yacht Club |
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Middelfart Sejlklub |
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Skovshoved Sejlklub |
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Skælskør Amatør Sejlklub |
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Taarbæk Sejlklub |
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Thisted Sejlklub |
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Yachtklubben Furesøen |
Other flags/Microstate flags edit
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1796-1848 | In the flag books this is labelled 'Danish in West Indies'. No official sources can tell us what the flag was, and that the flag is *not* the colonial ensign of the Danish West India. However, he argues that the flag was hoisted as a courtesy ensign on the foretop mast by ships bound for the colony. | Dannebrog in the canton of a blue flag. |
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1924 | Flag of 2nd World Scout Jamboree | |
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1971–Present | Flag of Christiania | |
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1944–Present | Flag of Kingdom of Elleore |
References edit
- ^ a b Adriansen, Inge (2003). Nationale symboler i det danske rige 1830-2000. Museum Tusculanum forlag. pp. 129–130. ISBN 87-7289-794-5.
- ^ Sletskov, Torsten (21 April 2006). "Bornholm's Regional flag Denied". harteg.dk. Bornholms Tidende. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ Klauber Flag. "Flag Name - Vendelbrog". Klauber-Flag. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ Ottesen, Charlotte B. (9 August 2011). "It Didn't Fall From the Sky". NordJyske. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ Klauber Flag. "Flag Name - Flag of Jutland". Klauber-Flag. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Det Fynske flag". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
See also edit
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