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List of Yugoslav flags

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For more information about the national flag, see Flag of Yugoslavia.

This is a list of flags that were used by and in Yugoslavia.

National and civil flags edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1929–1945[1] National flag, civil and state ensign     Three equal horizontal bands in the pan-Slavic colors, blue (top), white, and red.
  1945–1946[2] National flag, civil and state ensign     Three equal horizontal bands in the pan-Slavic colors, blue (top), white, and red, with a red star in the central white band.
  1946–1992 National flag     Three equal horizontal bands in the pan-Slavic colors, blue (top), white, and red, with a yellow-bordered red star at the flag's center.
  1950–1992 Civil and state ensign     Three equal horizontal bands in the pan-Slavic colors, blue (top), white, and red, with a yellow-bordered red star at the flag's center.
  1992–2006 National flag     Three equal horizontal bands in the pan-Slavic colors, blue (top), white, and red.

Proposed flags edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1963[3] National flag     Red flag with a state coat of arms in the center.
Identical to the Naval jack except in aspect ratio.

Military flags edit

Army flags edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1918–1941 War flag of the Royal Yugoslav Army  
  1918–1941 War flag of the Royal Yugoslav Army (in Latin script)  
  1941–1945 War flag of the Royal Yugoslav Army (Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland, or Chetniks)  
  1943–1945 Flag of the Yugoslav Partisans  
  1943–1945 Flag of the First Macedonian Brigade  
  1943–1945 Flag of the Liberation Front  
  1943–1945 Flag of the Triglav Unit  
  1945–1992 War flag of the Yugoslav Ground Forces (in Latin script)  
  1969–1992 Flag of Territorial Defence forces  
  1992–2006 War flag of the Yugoslav Ground Forces (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)  

Naval ensigns edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1918–1922 Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia    
  1922–1944[4] Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia    
  1944–1945[5] Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia    
(Government-in-exile)		 Three equal horizontal bands in the pan-Slavic colors, blue (top), white and red.
  1942–1943[6] Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia    
  1943–1949[7] Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia    
  1949–1992[8] Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia    
  1992–2006[9] Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia    

Naval jacks edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1956–1963 Naval Jack of Yugoslavia  
  1963–1992 Naval Jack of Yugoslavia  
  1992–2006 Naval Jack of Yugoslavia  

Defence Ministry Flags edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1963–1993 Standard of the Federal Secretary of People's Defence of the SFR Yugoslavia  
  1956–1963 Standard of the Federal Secretary of People's Defence of the SFR Yugoslavia  
  1944–1945 Standard of the Minister of the Army and Navy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia  
  1937–1944 Standard of the Minister of the Army and Navy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia  
  1918–1937 Standard of the Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia  
  1995–2006[10]   Standard of a Member of the High Defense Council 1:1 proportioned Yugoslav tricolour with Serbian eagle in the center (version used by Serbia and Montenegro)
  1995–2006[11]   Standard of the Chief of the General Staff 1:1 proportioned white field with Serbian eagle in the center (Serbo-Montenegrin version) plus blue and red stripes at the border
  1995–2006[12]   Standard of the Minister of Defense 1:1 proportioned Yugoslav tricolour with small emblem of the Armed Forces in the center

Rank flags edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1929–1941 Standard of a Field marshal (Vojvoda) of Yugoslavia  
  1929–1941 Standard of an Army general of Yugoslavia  
  1929–1941 Standard of a Divisional general of Yugoslavia  
  1929–1941 Standard of a Brigadier general of Yugoslavia  
  1918–1941 Admiral flag  
  1918–1941 Vice Admiral flag  
  1918–1941 Rear Admiral flag  
  1956–1991 Fleet Admiral flag  
  1956–1991 Admiral flag  
  1956–1991 Vice Admiral flag  
  1956–1991 Rear Admiral flag  
  1949–1956 Flag of the Commander and Political Commissar of the Navy    
  1949–1956 Flag of the Commander and Political Commissar of a Fleet    
  1949–1956 Flag of the Commander and Political Commissar of a Brigade    

Government flags edit

Governmental edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1992–2003[13] Presidential standard  
  1963–1992[14] Presidential standard  
  1956–1963[15] Presidential standard  
  1949–1956[16] Naval flag of the commander-in-chief  
  1981–1992[17] Standard of a member of the presidency  
  1937–1945[18] Standard of the prime minister  
  1995–2006[19]   Standard of the prime minister 1:1 proportioned Yugoslav tricolour
  1981–1992[20] Standard of the prime minister  
  1963–1992[21] Standard of the president of the Federal Assembly  
  1920–1952 Flag of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (Cyrillic script)  
  1920–1952 Flag of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (Latin script)  
  1952–1990 Flag of the League of Communists (Cyrillic script)  
  1952–1990 Flag of the League of Communists (Latin script)  
  1952–1990 Flag of the League of Communists of Croatia  
  1952–1990 Flag of the League of Communists of Slovenia  
  1952–1990 Flag of the League of Communists of Macedonia  
  1974–1990 Flag of the League of Socialist Youth  

Monarchical edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1922–1937 Royal Standard of the King  
  1937–1941 Royal Standard of the King  
  1937–1941 Standard of the Queen  
  1937–1941 Standard of the Prince Regent  
  1937–1941 Standard of the Crown Prince  
  1937–1941 Standard of a Member of the Royal House  
  1937–1941[22] Standard of the Regent  

Republic flags edit

See also: Flags of the former Yugoslavia

Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina edit

Main article: Flags of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag Date Use Description
  1946–1992 National flag, civil and state ensign of Bosnia and Herzegovina    
  1944–1946 National flag, civil and state ensign of Bosnia and Herzegovina    

Proposed flags edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1947 National flag, civil and state ensign of Bosnia and Herzegovina         Variant of the flag adopted on 31 December 1946 with a much larger Yugoslav canton flag and a margin.[23]
  15 November 1946 National flag, civil and state ensign of Bosnia and Herzegovina     Federal flag of Yugoslavia with an additional five-pointed golden star imposed behind the existing red star, with their rays interchangeably positioned.[23]

Socialist Republic of Croatia edit

For a more comprehensive list, see List of Croatian flags.
Flag Date Use Description
  1990–present National flag, civil and state ensign of Croatia    
  1990 National flag, civil and state ensign of Croatia    
  1947–1990 National flag, civil and state ensign of Croatia    
  1945–1947 National flag, civil and state ensign of Croatia    

Socialist Republic of Macedonia edit

Main article: Flags of North Macedonia
Flag Date Use Description
  1946–1992 National flag, civil and state ensign of Macedonia    
  1944–1946 National flag, civil and state ensign of Macedonia    

Socialist Republic of Montenegro edit

Main article: List of flags of Montenegro
Flag Date Use Description
  1992–2004 National flag, civil and state ensign of Montenegro    
  1946–1992 National flag, civil and state ensign of Montenegro    
  1943–1946 National flag, civil and state ensign of Montenegro    

Socialist Republic of Serbia edit

Main article: Flags of Serbia
Flag Date Use Description
  1992–2004 National flag, civil and state ensign of Serbia    
  1947–1992 National flag, civil and state ensign of Serbia    
  1943–1947 National flag, civil and state ensign of Serbia    

Socialist Republic of Slovenia edit

Main article: Flags of Slovenia
Flag Date Use Description
  1947–1991 National flag, civil and state ensign of Slovenia    
  1943–1947 National flag, civil and state ensign of Slovenia    

Banate flags edit

Flag Date Use Description
  1939–1941 Civil flag and ensign of the
Banovina of Croatia    
  1939–1941 State flag and ensign of the
Banovina of Croatia    

Ethnic communities edit

Although the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo had no official flag, from 1969 the Kosovar Albanian population was able to use a variant of the Albanian flag as its ethnic flag.[24] As of 1985 a similar right applied to all national minorities, provided the flag was charged with the Yugoslav red star.[25]

Flag Use Description
  Flag of the Albanian minority in SFR Yugoslavia  
  Flag of the Bulgarian minority in SFR Yugoslavia  
  Flag of the Czech minority in SFR Yugoslavia  
  Flag of the German minority in SFR Yugoslavia  
  Flag of the Hungarian minority in SFR Yugoslavia  
  Flag of the Italian minority in SFR Yugoslavia  
  Flag of the Polish minority in SFR Yugoslavia  
  Flag of the Romani minority in SFR Yugoslavia  
  Flag of the Romanian minority in SFR Yugoslavia  
  Flag of the Ruthenian and Ukrainian minorities in SFR Yugoslavia  
  Flag of the Slovak and Russian minorities in SFR Yugoslavia  
 
 		 Flag of the Turkish minority in SFR Yugoslavia  

References edit

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  17. ^ "Yugoslavia, 1963 - 1991". The Flags & Arms of the Modern Era. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  18. ^ "Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 1937 Regulations". The Flags & Arms of the Modern Era. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  19. ^ "Prime Minister". The Flags & Arms of the Modern Era. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
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  21. ^ "Yugoslavia, 1963 - 1991". The Flags & Arms of the Modern Era. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  22. ^ "Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 1937 Regulations". The Flags & Arms of the Modern Era. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  23. ^ a b Heimer, Željko; Jerlagić, Velid-aga (2006). "Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Socialist Yugoslavia)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  24. ^ Elsie, Robert (2004). Historical Dictionary of Kosovo. Scarecrow Press. p. xxxvi. ISBN 0-8108-5309-4.
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External links edit

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