Flag Log's World Flag Chart 1896

Middle East and Africa
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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
green, three white crescents
Tripoli
plain green
Sokoto Caliphate
plain red
Morocco
plain red
Muscat and Oman · Zanzibar · Bahrain
red, thick white outline
Ras al-Khaimah · Sharjah
white, yellow lion and sun, green border
Persia
white, cedar tree
Mount Lebanon
white pennant, green inscription, French flag
Futa Jallon
11 blue-azure stripes, black and white shield
Swaziland
7 white-orange stripes, Dutch flag
Orange Free State
red-white-blue, green stripe
South African Republic
blue, yellow star
Congo Free State
11 red-white stripes, blue canton, white star
Liberia

Western Europe
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blue-white-red
France
green-white-red, coat of arms
Italy (civil)
green-white-red, crowned coat of arms
Italy (state)
black-yellow-red
Belgium
red-white-blue
Netherlands
red-white-azure
Luxembourg
black-white-red
Germany
red-yellow-red, coat of arms
Spain
red-yellow-blue, crown
Andorra
red, white square cross
Switzerland
red, white nordic cross
Denmark (civil)
red, white nordic cross, swallowtail cut
Denmark (state)
red, white-blue nordic cross, Sweden-Norway union canton
Norway (civil)
red, white-blue nordic cross, Sweden-Norway union canton, swallowtail cut
Norway (state)
blue, yellow nordic cross, Sweden-Norway union mark
Sweden (civil)
blue, yellow nordic cross, Sweden-Norway union mark, swallowtail cut
Sweden (state)
blue, white cross
Greece (land)
9 blue-white stripes, blue canton containing a white cross
Greece (sea)
red-blue, white cross
Samos
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
black-yellow
Austria
yellow-red
Liechtenstein
red-white
Monaco (civil)
white, coat of arms
Monaco (state)
blue-white, coat of arms
Portugal
white-red
Malta
9 red-yellow stripes
Catalonia
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
blue, white falcon
Iceland
green, yellow harp
Ireland
yellow, black lion
Flanders

Eastern Europe
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white-blue-red
Russia
red-blue-white
Serbia (civil)
red-blue-white, coat of arms
Serbia (state)
red-blue-white, red monogram, crown
Montenegro (civil)
red, white two-headed eagle, yellow lion
Montenegro (state)
white-blue-red
Carniola · Slovakia
blue-white
Croatia and Slavonia
red-white-green, coat of arms
Hungary
white-green-red
Bulgaria
blue-black-white
Estonia
blue-yellow-red
Romania
yellow-blue
Ukraine
white-red
Bohemia
red-yellow, coat of arms
Bosnia and Herzegovina
red, white eagle
Poland
red, black two-headed eagle
Albania

South Asia and the Indian Ocean
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orange, two sets of green-white-green-green-white stripes, coat of arms, Urdu inscriptions
Hyderabad
yellow, thick red stripe
Jammu and Kashmir
red double-tailed pennant outlined in green, white moon, white sun
Nepal
red swallowtail with white feet in the top left
Jhabua
red swallowtail, white feet
Dewas
red swallowtail, image of Garuda
Kota
plain red pennant
Maldive Islands
red triangular pennant, coat of arms
Sailana
two purple triangular pennants, white Hanuman, yellow sun
Ajaigarh
purple triangular pennant, yellow sun moon and building
Mewar
orange triangular pennant, thick purple border
Porbandar
orange swallowtail
Kolhapur
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, yellow sun between two white snakes
Gwalior
orange, yellow sun
Rajpipla
yellow-red, umbrella
Jaisalmer
yellow-red
Nabha
red-orange
Bikaner
red-maroon, coat of arms
Mysore
red, yellow coat of arms
Wankaner
red, yellow border
Banswara
blue-yellow
Dholpur
blue-white
Chhatarpur
pink, coat of arms, blue elephants
Kochin
orange-white-blue
Bharatpur
red-white
Indore
green-white
Tonk
white-green
Garhwal
red-green
Suket
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
red, white coat of arms
Kutch
red, white shell
Travancore
red, white serpent emblem
Manipur
red, white image of Hanuman between two gold weapons
Rajgarh
red, thick white border, white sun
Pratapgarh
red, yellow sun
Cooch Behar
red, yellow sun moon and dagger
Barwani
white, yellow sun
Sitamau
yellow, white sun, white border
Faridkot
yellow, white hand, red fire
Rewa
plain yellow
Bundi
12 red-white stripes
Alirajpur
7 red-white stripes
Khairpur
green-yellow-green
Baoni
green-yellow-blue
Mandi
black-white-red
Kishangarh
black-white-green
Bhopal
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
plain tan
Karauli

East and Southeast Asia
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white, red circle
Japan
white, red-blue taeguk, four blue trigrams
Korea
yellow, blue dragon chasing a red orb
China
red outlined in blue, white temple
Cambodia
red, white elephant
Siam
red, white and gold elephant emblem, French flag
Laos
blue, white royal emblem
Champassak
white-yellow-red-black, white oval, tiger
Federated Malay States
plain yellow
Brunei
yellow, vertically divided black-red cross, yellow crown
Sarawak
yellow-blue
Perlis
blue, red canton, white crescent and star
Johor
purple, ornate white gate, two thin blue-white stripes
Sulu
plain red
Kedah
plain white
Kelantan · Terengganu
white, peacock
Burma

Oceania
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red, white cross, white star
Samoa
red, white canton, red cross
Tonga
white-red,
Rurutu
red, white maltese cross, French flag outlined in white
Wallis and Futuna
red-white-red, red maltese cross, French flag
Rimatara
red-white-red, union jack and palm tree
Cook Islands
white-red-blue-white-red-blue-white-red, union jack
Hawaiʻi
white British ensign, blue cross with 5 white 8-pointed stars
Australia
blue British ensign, red southern cross outlined in white
New Zealand (ensign)
white, red cross, blue canton, white-outlined red cross, four white eight-pointed stars
New Zealand (unofficial)

North America
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13 red-white stripes, blue canton, 45 white stars
United States
red British ensign, coat of arms
Canada
white-red, thick blue stripe, white star
Texas
blue-white-red, yellow star
Acadia
green-white-pink
Newfoundland

The Caribbean
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blue-red
Haiti (civil)
blue-red, white square containing a coat of arms
Haiti
blue-red quarters, white cross, coat of arms
Dominican Republic
5 blue-white stripes, red triangle, white star
Cuba
5 red-white stripes, blue triangle, white star
Puerto Rico

Latin America
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green, yellow diamond, blue and white celestial sphere
Brazil
green-white-red, eagle and snake symbol
Mexico
red-white-red, coat of arms
Peru (state)
red-white-red
Peru (civil)
blue-white-blue containing an emblem
Guatemala
blue-white-blue, gold sun
Argentina
9 white-blue stripes, white canton, yellow sun
Uruguay
9 blue-white stripes, red canton, 14 white stars
Salvador
blue-white-blue, coat of arms
Nicaragua
blue-white-blue, 5 blue stars
Honduras
blue-white-red-white-blue,
Costa Rica (civil)
blue-white-red-white-blue, coat of arms
Costa Rica (state)
red-white-blue, star seal
Paraguay (front)
red-white-blue, lion seal
Paraguay (back)
white-red, blue canton, white star
Chile
yellow-blue-red, cluster of 7 white stars, coat of arms
Venezuela (state)
yellow-blue-red, cluster of 7 white stars
Venezuela (civil)
yellow-blue-red
Colombia
yellow-blue-red
Ecuador
red-yellow-green, coat of arms
Bolivia (state)
red-yellow-green
Bolivia (civil)

Other International and Cultural Flags
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blue-yellow-red-white-orange-multicolour
Buddhist Flag
white, red cross
Red Cross
white, red crescent
Red Crescent

Events of 1896
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC • On June 12, the snake and phrygian cap were removed from the state coat of arms.
1863 flag of the Dominican Republicright arrow1896 flag of the Dominican Republic
FUTA JALLON • Futa Jallon became a French protectorate in November, after the last of the imamate's troops were defeated at the Battle of Porédaka. A French flag was added to the top of the pennant during this period.
Flag of the Futa Jallon Imamateright arrowFlag of the Futa Jallon Protectorate
MADAGASCAR • Madagascar was annexed by France on September 29. The protectorate's flag was abolished.
1881 flag of Madagascarright arrowX
MALAYA • Selangor, Perka, Negeri Sembilan, and Pahang united to form the Federated Malay States on July 1. The new flag combined the colours of the four states.
1859 Flag of SelangorFlag of PerakFlag of Negeri Sembilan1853 Flag of Pahangright arrow
NICARAGUA • A coat of arms was added to the flag in 1896.
1838 flag of Nicaraguaright arrow1896 flag of Nicaragua
PERSIA • Around 1896, a green border was added to the state flag.
1797 flag of Persiaright arrow1896 flag of Persia
RUSSIA • The unpopular state flag was abolished on May 11. The tradtional white-blue-red civil flag was used for all purposes.
1858 state flag of Russiaright arrowTraditional Russian tricolour
UNITED STATES • A 45th star (for Utah) was added to the flag on July 4.
44-star US flagright arrow45-star US flag