This is a list of flags used in the Maldives. For more information about the national flag, see flag of Maldives.
National flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1965–Present | Flag of Maldives | A green rectangle centered on a red field; charged with a white crescent facing the fly side.[1] |
Governmental flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1968–Present | Flag of The President of the Maldives[2] | A green rectangle centered on a red field; charged with a white crescent and a 5-pointed star facing the fly side. |
Military flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1988–Present | Flag of The Maldives National Defence Force[3][4] | A Horizontal Bicolour of White and Black with the emblem in the center. |
 | 1988–Present | Flag of The MNDF Marine Corps | A Red Field With The Golden Emblem of The Marine Corps in the center and the flag of The MNDF on the canton. |
 | 1988–Present | War Flag of The Maldives[5] | A Horizontal Tricolour of Blue, White and Green. |
Historical flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1000-1117 | Flag of the Chola dynasty | The tiger flag of Chola is mentioned in Periya Puranam. |
 | 1117-1400 | 1st Flag of The Kingdom of Maldives | two juxtaposed triangular figures with a black base and red and white borders. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1400-1558 1573-1757 1759-1766 1773-1796 | 2nd Flag of The Kingdom of Maldives | two juxtaposed triangular figures with a red base. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1558-1573 | Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal | A White Field with the Coat of Arms in The center. |
 | 1645-1757 1759-1766 1773-1795 | The Prince's Flag | A Horizontal Tricolour of orange, white and blue. |
 | 1652-1672 | States Flag | A Horizontal Tricolour of red, white and blue. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1757-1759 1766-1773 | Flag of The Arakkal kingdom | A white banner with a border of 22 red triangles. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1795-1796 | Flag of The French First Republic | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red. |
 | 1795-1796 | Flag of the Batavian Republic | A Horizontal Tricolour of red, white and blue with the Republic's emblem in the canton. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1796-1801 | Flag of The Kingdom of Great Britain | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland |
.svg.png.webp) | 1796-1801 | Flag of The East India Company | A striped banner with the Union Jack in the canton. |
 | 1796-1903 | 3rd Flag of The Kingdom of Maldives | A Simple red field.[6] |
 | 1801-1965 | Flag of The United Kingdom | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). |
.svg.png.webp) | 1801-1858 | Flag of The East India Company | A striped banner with the Union Jack in the canton. |
 | 1880-1903 | Flag of The British Raj | A Red Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the Star of India emblem displayed in the fly. |
 | 1903-1926 | 4th Flag of The Kingdom of Maldives | A red field with a black and white hoist |
 | 1926-1953 | Final and National Flag of The Kingdom of Maldives | A red field with a black and white hoist and a white crescent moon facing the hoist side.[7] |
 | 1926-1953 | State Flag of The Kingdom of Maldives | A green rectangle centered on a red field with a black and white hoist; charged with a white crescent facing the hoist side.[8] |
 | 1953-1965 | 1st Flag of The Republic of Maldives | A green rectangle centered on a red field with a black and white hoist; charged with a white crescent facing the fly side.[9] |
 | 1926-1952 | Flag of The Prime Minister of the Maldives[10] | a quarterly divided green-blue-red-green, with a white star in the first quarter. |
 | 1959-1963 | Flag of The United Suvadive Republic | A Horizontal Tricolour of blue, green and red with a white crescent in the center and 3 5-pointed stars in each stripe, diagonally aligned.[11] |
See also
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References
- ↑ "Maldives". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ↑ "Maldives: Governmental flags". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ↑ "MNDF Marine Corps by Abdulla Saeed - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ↑ "Maldives: Service flags". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ↑ "Maldives". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ↑ "Sultanate of the Maldives (-1949)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ↑ "Sultanate of the Maldives (-1949)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ↑ "Sultanate of the Maldives (-1949)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ↑ "Maldives: From protectorate to independence (1949-1968)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ↑ "Maldives: Governmental flags". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ↑ "United Suvadive Republic (Maldives)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
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