1919 - World Flag Chart

Oceania
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Tonga

red, white maltese cross, French flag outlined in white

Wallis and Futuna ^{1¹ The flag of the kingdom of ʻUvea, used as an unofficial symbol for the entire territory.}

white-red-blue-white-red-blue-white-red, union jack

Hawaiʻi

blue British ensign, white 7-pointed star and southern cross

Australia

blue British ensign, red southern cross outlined in white

New Zealand

Guam

Canada ^{2² Officially only to be flown by civilian ships, but in practice flown widely on land as the national flag. The badge was only supposed to have the arms of the original four provinces, but the nine-province version was much more common. It was also often placed on a white disc, or adorned with wreath of maple leaves and a crown.}

Newfoundland ^{3³ Officially only to be flown civilian ships, but in practice flown widely on land as the national flag.}

white-red, thick blue stripe, white star

Texas

Acadia

blue, white cross, four white fleurs-de-lis, sacred heart

Québec

California

Latin America
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green, yellow diamond, blue and white celestial sphere

Brazil

Mexico

Peru

national ensign ^{4⁴ Flown by the government, the navy, the national police, and national sports teams. Raised at major ceremonies. The army uses a similar flag with a different coat of arms.}

Peru

national flag ^{5⁵ Allowed to be flown by anyone.}

Guatemala

Argentina

Nicaragua

El Salvador

national flag ^{6⁶ The most common flag, flown over most government buildings, at ceremonies, by diplomatic missions and often by public citizens.}

El Salvador

inscribed flag ^{7⁷ An alternative government flag, most commonly flown by the armed forces but also on some public buildings and offices.}

El Salvador

plain flag ^{8⁸ The simplest version of the national flag, flown by some private citizens.}

Honduras

Paraguay

front side

Paraguay

back side

Costa Rica

national flag ^{9⁹ The most common Costa Rican flag. Officially designated for private citizens, but in practice often used on government buildings and schools too.}

Costa Rica

national ensign ^{10¹⁰ Flown by the government and by diplomatic missions, although also used sometimes by private citizens.}

5 red-white stripes, blue triangle, white star

Puerto Rico ^{11¹¹ Flown by Puerto Rican nationalists. Display of the flag was initially banned under American rule.}

5 blue-white stripes, red triangle, white star

Cuba

9 white-blue stripes, white canton, yellow sun

Uruguay

blue-red, white square containing a coat of arms

Haiti

blue-red quarters, white cross, coat of arms

Dominican Republic

Chile

white-red-white-blue quarters, blue star, red star

Panama

yellow-blue-red, ring of 7 white stars, coat of arms

Venezuela

national ensign ^{12¹² Flown by the government and armed forces, and unofficially used by many private citizens.}

Venezuela

national flag ^{13¹³ Allowed to be flown by anyone.}

Colombia

Ecuador

Bolivia

state flag ^{14¹⁴ Flown by the governmnent. The armed forces flew a similar flag with olive and laurel branches around the coat of arms.}

Bolivia

national flag ^{15¹⁵ Allowed to be flown by anyone.}

Middle East and North Africa
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Turkey

Tunisia

Egypt

red, yellow crescent, 8-pointed yellow star

Jebel Shammar

Morocco ^{16¹⁶ Moroccan merchant ships in the French zone flew what was called the "Arab ensign", the national flag with a French tricolour added to the top-left corner.}

Muscat and Oman

Persia

state flag ^{17¹⁷ Flown by the government, and often by private citizens.}

Persia

national flag ^{18¹⁸ Allowed to be flown by anyone.}

Hejaz · Syria

green, white shahadah above a white sword

Nejd

green, white shahadah, fringed by cut-out white triangles

ʿAsir

Kuwait ^{19¹⁹ There were many variations of this flag, depending on who was flying it and when. Some versions would have added inscriptions, decorations or royal symbols. The flag could also be triangular.}

Yemen

Bahrain ^{20²⁰ The number of points could vary. Some flags even had a completely straight-edged stripe.}

Qatar

Ras al-Khaimah · Sharjah ^{21²¹ Officially all of the Trucial States were supposed to fly a square red flag with a thick white border. In practice this flag became exclusively associated with the Al Qasimi dynasty. The other states mostly flew plain red flags.}

Mount Lebanon

Kurdistan

purple-white-red, triangle of three white stars in the top-left

Assyrians

Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ethiopia

11 red-white stripes, blue canton, white star

Liberia

Congo

Zanzibar

red British ensign, white disc, coat of arms

South Africa

Western Europe
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France

Italy

national flag ^{22²² Flown by private citizens and merchant ships. The "Italian Social Republic", the Nazi puppet regime in the north, flew the plain tricolour as a national flag and had a war flag with an eagle gripping a fasces. The anti-fascist Italian partisans flew either plain tricolours or tricolours with a white or red star on the middle stripe.}

Italy

state flag ^{23²³ Flown by the government and navy.}

Ireland

Belgium

Netherlands

Luxembourg

Austria

national flag ^{24²⁴ Flown by private citizens and municipalities.}

Austria

state flag ^{25²⁵ Flown by the federal government and the armed forces.}

Spain

Andorra

Germany

Denmark

national flag ^{26²⁶ Allowed to be flown by anyone.}

red, white nordic cross, swallowtail cut

Denmark

sovereign flag ^{27²⁷ Flown by the royal house, the government, and the armed forces. Also granted to a select list of private institutions and companies.}

Norway

merchant flag ^{28²⁸ Allowed to be flown by anyone.}

red, white-blue nordic cross, swallowtail cut

Norway

state flag ^{29²⁹ Flown only on state-owned buildings and naval ships.}

Iceland

national flag ^{30³⁰ Allowed to be flown by anyone.}

blue, white-red nordic cross, swallowtail cut

Iceland

state flag ^{31³¹ Flown on government buildings and coast guard ships.}

Sweden ^{32³² Flown for all purposes. A three-tailed version of the national flag is flown by the military.}

Finland

national flag ^{33³³ Allowed to be flown by anyone.}

Finland

state flag ^{34³⁴ Flown by the government, border guard, and public universities. The armed forces fly a version with a swallowtail cut.}

Faroe Islands

Greece

land flag ^{35³⁵ Flown on land within Greece. The military flag had a crown in the centre of the cross.}

9 blue-white stripes, blue canton containing a white cross

Greece

sea flag ^{36³⁶ Flown at sea and abroad. The naval ensign had a crown in the centre of the cross.}

blue, red-white pinwheel saltire outlined in white, red cross outlined in white

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

Jersey

Switzerland

San Marino

Liechtenstein

princely flag ^{37³⁷ Flown by the prince, and unofficially as a national flag. Blue and red flags were also in use.}

Monaco

national flag ^{38³⁸ Allowed to be flown by anyone.}

Monaco

princely flag ^{39³⁹ Flown over the Prince's Palace and government buildings.}

Malta

traditional flag ^{40⁴⁰ Flown unofficially, mostly by civilian ships. There was also a blue colonial ensign with the Maltese coat of arms on it.}

red, thick green stripe, yellow armillary sphere, coat of arms

Portugal

Catalonia

senyera ^{41⁴¹ The traditional Catalan flag.}

9 red-yellow stripes, blue triangle, white star

Catalonia

estelada ^{42⁴² The flag preferred by supporters of Catalan independence.}

Basque Country

Cornwall

Galicia

Corsica

Wales

Flanders

Wallonia

Eastern Europe and Western Turkestan
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red, red canton outlined in yellow, yellow Russian letters

Russia (Soviet) ^{43⁴³ Flown by the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic during the Russian Civil War.}

Ukraine (Soviet) ^{44⁴⁴ Flown by the Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic, the government of the Bolshevik-occupied areas of Ukraine during the Russian Civil War.}

Latvia (Soviet) ^{45⁴⁵ Flown by the Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic, the government of the Bolshevik-occupied areas of Latvia during the Russian Civil War.}

Russia (White) ^{46⁴⁶ Flown in territories under control of the anti-Soviet White Army.}

Yugoslavia

merchant flag ^{47⁴⁷ Unofficial flag of the merchant fleet.}

Poland

Czechoslovakia

Hungary

Bulgaria

Don Republic

Estonia

Armenia

blue-red-green, white crescent and 8-pointed star

Azerbaijan

Lithuania

Albania

Latvia

Georgia

Romania

Ukraine (UNR) ^{48⁴⁸ Flown by the Ukrainian National Republic based out of Kyiv.}

Ingria ^{49⁴⁹ Flown by the breakaway Republic of North Ingria, which aimed for independence from Russia and integration with Finland.}

Karelia ^{50⁵⁰ Flown by the breakaway Republic of East Karelia, which aimed for independence from Russia and integration with Finland.}

Kuban Republic

seven green-white stripes, blue canton, seven yellow stars

Mountain Republic

green, white crescent and three white stars

North Caucasian Emirate

green, orange border, white hand, white crescent and three stars

Bukhara

black, thin green border, yellow crescent and star

Khiva

South Asia and the Indian Ocean
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green-yellow-red, 8 white flowers, blue Hindi writing, white sun and moon

India ^{51⁵¹ The "Calcutta flag" flown by independence activists. British India had several colonial flags. A red civil ensign with the Star of India medal on it was used to represent India at international sporting events.}

Afghanistan

orange, two sets of green-white-green-green-white stripes, coat of arms, Urdu inscriptions

Hyderabad

Jammu and Kashmir ^{52⁵² The maharaja's flag had yellow stripes at the top and bottom.}

red double-tailed pennant outlined in green, white moon, white sun

Nepal

red swallowtail with white feet in the top left

Jhabua ^{53⁵³ The raja's flag was rectangular}

Dewas

Kota

princely flag ^{54⁵⁴ Flown by the Maharao and also used as a state flag. The flag was sometimes much longer.}

red triangular pennant, thin black stripe

Benares

Sailana ^{55⁵⁵ The previous plain red flag was sometimes flown as an alternate state flag.}

two purple triangular pennants, white Hanuman, yellow sun

Ajaigarh ^{56⁵⁶ The reverse side of the flag showed a moon and a flower.}

purple triangular pennant, yellow sun moon and building

Mewar ^{57⁵⁷ Mewar had a number of reported princely banners which were also sometimes used as state flags. The most common one had a large yellow sun and a blue katar dagger.}

Kolhapur ^{58⁵⁸ Kolhapur flew the Maratha saffron banner as a state flag. The maharaja had a diagonally-divided red and orange flag.}

orange-yellow striped swallowtail pennant

Dhar

Jaipur

Alwar

Idar

Sirohi

Jodhpur

orange, red diagonal band, a yellow sun between two white snakes

Gwalior

Jaisalmer

Nabha

Bikaner

Mysore

Wankaner

Manipur

Charkhari

Banswara

Dholpur

Chhatarpur

Kapurthala

Cambay

Bharatpur

Kochin

pink-blue-pink, wavy yellow line, yellow lantern

Dhrangadhra

Rajpipla

princely flag ^{59⁵⁹ Flown by the maharaja and often used as a state flag.}

Rajpipla

national flag ^{60⁶⁰ Allowed to be flown by civilians.}

Indore ^{61⁶¹ Inland river boats flew a triangular pennant in the same colours.}

Bhavnagar ^{62⁶² There was also a red British colonial ensign with the coat of arms on it.}

Tonk ^{63⁶³ The nawab's flag, which was sometimes used as an alternate state flag, was white with a green hand.}

Garhwal ^{64⁶⁴ The maharaja's flag had a gold eagle on it. The armed forces used a flag with white and purple stripes.}

Suket ^{65⁶⁵ The raja's flag had a gold tiger head in the middle. The war flag was a red flag with the state coat of arms on it.}

green-red striped pennant, white crescent and star, white swords

Kalat

red-yellow-green, black crescent and star

Bahawalpur

Baroda

princely flag ^{66⁶⁶ Flown by the maharaja and often used as a state flag. The swallowtailed saffron Maratha banner was also sometimes flown.}

Kutch

Travancore

red, white image of Hanuman between two gold weapons

Rajgarh

Pratapgarh ^{67⁶⁷ The maharawat's flag had the same design but in yellow instead of white.}

Cooch Behar

Barwani

Porbandar

Sitamau ^{68⁶⁸ The Raja's flag had a red sun}

Faridkot

Rewa

princely flag ^{69⁶⁹ Flag of the maharaja's dynasty, used as a state flag.}

Bundi

Jhalawar

Karauli

Orchha

Alirajpur

Khairpur

purple-blue-azure-green-yellow-orange-red, coat of arms

Dungarpur

Baoni

Mandi ^{70⁷⁰ The flag flown at the palace had the state coat of arms on it.}

Kishangarh

Bhopal ^{71⁷¹ The begum's standard had a crown and inscription on it.}

green, black saltire, yellow coat of arms

Jaora

Rampur

Bilaspur

white, yellow wheel surrounded by colourful decorations, ornate border

Sikkim

maroon, yellow outline, yellow lion, four yellow leaves

Sinhalese Flag ^{72⁷² Flown by Sinhalese nationalists in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. There was also an infrequently-used blue British colonial ensign with an elephant badge.}

red, black-white barberpole-striped edge

Maldive Islands

Muslim League ^{73⁷³ Flag of the All-India Muslim League, which advocated for Muslim interests within British India. The direct predecessor of the flag of Pakistan.}

East, Central and Southeast Asia
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Japan

white, red-blue taeguk, four black trigrams

Korea ^{74⁷⁴ Flown by the Korean independence movement and the unrecognized government-in-exile based in China. Banned under Japanese occupation.}

China

ornate yellow field, red outline, emblem, three red streamers adorned with writing

Mongolia

blue, yellow wheel wrapped in a white ribbon

Uriankhai

Cambodia

red, white and gold elephant emblem, French flag

Laos

Siam

blue-red, white triangle, yellow sun, three yellow stars

Philippines

white-yellow-red-black, white oval, tiger

Federated Malay States

Brunei

Terengganu

yellow, vertically divided black-red cross, yellow crown

Sarawak

Perlis

black, red canton, white crescent and star

Johor

state flag ^{75⁷⁵ Flown by the sultan and on naval ships.}

blue, red canton, white crescent and star

Johor

merchant flag ^{76⁷⁶ Flown by merchant ships and sometimes used by civilians as an alternate national flag.}

Kedah

state flag ^{77⁷⁷ Flown over the sultan's palace and the military.}

Kedah

merchant flag ^{78⁷⁸ Flown by merchant ships.}

white, blue border, blue caligraphic lion

Kelantan

Burma ^{79⁷⁹ Flown by Burmese nationalists. The British colonial government did not have a distinct flag.}

Other International and Cultural Flags
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blue-yellow-red-white-orange-multicolour

Buddhist Flag

white, two thin blue stripes, blue star of David

Zionist Movement

Esperanto

Red Cross

Red Crescent

Olympic Games

Events of 1919
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AFGHANISTAN • Afghanistan became independent from British protectorate status on August 19. Sometime in the same year, the national emblem was placed inside an Ottoman-style eight-pointed starburst.

AUSTRIA • The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, signed on On September 10, formally recognized the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian empire and the independence of Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia. On May 8, Austria adopted a new coat of arms, which was formally added to the state flag on October 21. The new state officially changed its name from "German-Austria" to just Austria on October 23.

GERMANY • The Weimar Constitution was enacted on August 11. Among its provisions was one designating the black-red-gold tricolour as the national flag.

FAROE ISLANDS • A Faroese law student named Jens Oliver Lisberg designed a national flag while studying in Copenhagen. On June 22 he raised it at a wedding in his hometown of Fámjin. That original flag is still hanging inside the local Church.

HUNGARY • The Hungarian Soviet Republic was established on March 21 under a plain red flag. The revolutionary government collapsed in the face of a Romanian invasion a few months later. Its leader Béla Kun fled to Russia on August 1, and on August 6 a coup brought anti-communist forces to power. The old flag with the Crown of Saint Stephen was restored.

KOREA • On March 1, independence activists gathered in Seoul to publicly read the Korean Declaration of Independence. The demonstrators were violently suppressed by the Japanese authorities. On April 11, a government in exile was established in Shanghai which formally adopted a version of the Taeguk flag.

KURDISTAN • In May, Sheikh Mahmud Barzanji revolted against the British under a green Kurdish flag. The revolt was supressed in June but Barzanji would return in 1922 to declare an unrecognized Kingdom of Kurdistan under the same flag.

RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR • The last remnants of the Byelorussian People's Republic were overthrown by the invading Red Army, who established a Socialist Soviet Republic of Byelorussia on January 1. The nascent state was merged with the Soviet counter-government in Lithuania to form the Lithuanian-Byelorussian SSR, or "Litbel". The forced union was unpopular and short-lived: The Polish Army took Vilnius on April 21, and the the Litbel government dissolved itself in July.

1919 Flag of Socialist Soviet Republic of Byelorussia

In neighbouring Estonia, the newly-established People's Force launched a counter-offensive against the Red Army, driving them out of the country by the end of February.

The Red Army took Kiev in February and established a Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on March 10. Forces loyal to the Ukrainian People's Republic continued fighting against the Bolsheviks until 1921.

The North Caucasian Emirate was established in Chechnya on September 19. Its aim was to gain independence from Russia as a Turkish protectorate.

The Republic of North Ingria declared independence on January 23, with a similar goal of incorporation into Finland.

The breakaway Bashkir government submitted to the Soviets on February 16.

The Karakorum-Altai government was abolished by the Soviets on December 18.

Notes

¹ The flag of the kingdom of ʻUvea, used as an unofficial symbol for the entire territory. ↩

² Officially only to be flown by civilian ships, but in practice flown widely on land as the national flag. The badge was only supposed to have the arms of the original four provinces, but the nine-province version was much more common. It was also often placed on a white disc, or adorned with wreath of maple leaves and a crown. ↩

³ Officially only to be flown civilian ships, but in practice flown widely on land as the national flag. ↩

⁴ Flown by the government, the navy, the national police, and national sports teams. Raised at major ceremonies. The army uses a similar flag with a different coat of arms. ↩

⁵ Allowed to be flown by anyone. ↩

⁶ The most common flag, flown over most government buildings, at ceremonies, by diplomatic missions and often by public citizens. ↩

⁷ An alternative government flag, most commonly flown by the armed forces but also on some public buildings and offices. ↩

⁸ The simplest version of the national flag, flown by some private citizens. ↩

⁹ The most common Costa Rican flag. Officially designated for private citizens, but in practice often used on government buildings and schools too. ↩

¹⁰ Flown by the government and by diplomatic missions, although also used sometimes by private citizens. ↩

¹¹ Flown by Puerto Rican nationalists. Display of the flag was initially banned under American rule. ↩

¹² Flown by the government and armed forces, and unofficially used by many private citizens. ↩

¹³ Allowed to be flown by anyone. ↩

¹⁴ Flown by the governmnent. The armed forces flew a similar flag with olive and laurel branches around the coat of arms. ↩

¹⁵ Allowed to be flown by anyone. ↩

¹⁶ Moroccan merchant ships in the French zone flew what was called the "Arab ensign", the national flag with a French tricolour added to the top-left corner. ↩

¹⁷ Flown by the government, and often by private citizens. ↩

¹⁸ Allowed to be flown by anyone. ↩

¹⁹ There were many variations of this flag, depending on who was flying it and when. Some versions would have added inscriptions, decorations or royal symbols. The flag could also be triangular. ↩

²⁰ The number of points could vary. Some flags even had a completely straight-edged stripe. ↩

²¹ Officially all of the Trucial States were supposed to fly a square red flag with a thick white border. In practice this flag became exclusively associated with the Al Qasimi dynasty. The other states mostly flew plain red flags. ↩

²² Flown by private citizens and merchant ships. The "Italian Social Republic", the Nazi puppet regime in the north, flew the plain tricolour as a national flag and had a war flag with an eagle gripping a fasces. The anti-fascist Italian partisans flew either plain tricolours or tricolours with a white or red star on the middle stripe. ↩

²³ Flown by the government and navy. ↩

²⁴ Flown by private citizens and municipalities. ↩

²⁵ Flown by the federal government and the armed forces. ↩

²⁶ Allowed to be flown by anyone. ↩

²⁷ Flown by the royal house, the government, and the armed forces. Also granted to a select list of private institutions and companies. ↩

²⁸ Allowed to be flown by anyone. ↩

²⁹ Flown only on state-owned buildings and naval ships. ↩

³⁰ Allowed to be flown by anyone. ↩

³¹ Flown on government buildings and coast guard ships. ↩

³² Flown for all purposes. A three-tailed version of the national flag is flown by the military. ↩

³³ Allowed to be flown by anyone. ↩

³⁴ Flown by the government, border guard, and public universities. The armed forces fly a version with a swallowtail cut. ↩

³⁵ Flown on land within Greece. The military flag had a crown in the centre of the cross. ↩

³⁶ Flown at sea and abroad. The naval ensign had a crown in the centre of the cross. ↩

³⁷ Flown by the prince, and unofficially as a national flag. Blue and red flags were also in use. ↩

³⁸ Allowed to be flown by anyone. ↩

³⁹ Flown over the Prince's Palace and government buildings. ↩

⁴⁰ Flown unofficially, mostly by civilian ships. There was also a blue colonial ensign with the Maltese coat of arms on it. ↩

⁴¹ The traditional Catalan flag. ↩

⁴² The flag preferred by supporters of Catalan independence. ↩

⁴³ Flown by the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic during the Russian Civil War. ↩

⁴⁴ Flown by the Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic, the government of the Bolshevik-occupied areas of Ukraine during the Russian Civil War. ↩

⁴⁵ Flown by the Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic, the government of the Bolshevik-occupied areas of Latvia during the Russian Civil War. ↩

⁴⁶ Flown in territories under control of the anti-Soviet White Army. ↩

⁴⁷ Unofficial flag of the merchant fleet. ↩

⁴⁸ Flown by the Ukrainian National Republic based out of Kyiv. ↩

⁴⁹ Flown by the breakaway Republic of North Ingria, which aimed for independence from Russia and integration with Finland. ↩

⁵⁰ Flown by the breakaway Republic of East Karelia, which aimed for independence from Russia and integration with Finland. ↩

⁵¹ The "Calcutta flag" flown by independence activists. British India had several colonial flags. A red civil ensign with the Star of India medal on it was used to represent India at international sporting events. ↩

⁵² The maharaja's flag had yellow stripes at the top and bottom. ↩

⁵³ The raja's flag was rectangular ↩

⁵⁴ Flown by the Maharao and also used as a state flag. The flag was sometimes much longer. ↩

⁵⁵ The previous plain red flag was sometimes flown as an alternate state flag. ↩

⁵⁶ The reverse side of the flag showed a moon and a flower. ↩

⁵⁷ Mewar had a number of reported princely banners which were also sometimes used as state flags. The most common one had a large yellow sun and a blue katar dagger. ↩

⁵⁸ Kolhapur flew the Maratha saffron banner as a state flag. The maharaja had a diagonally-divided red and orange flag. ↩

⁵⁹ Flown by the maharaja and often used as a state flag. ↩

⁶⁰ Allowed to be flown by civilians. ↩

⁶¹ Inland river boats flew a triangular pennant in the same colours. ↩

⁶² There was also a red British colonial ensign with the coat of arms on it. ↩

⁶³ The nawab's flag, which was sometimes used as an alternate state flag, was white with a green hand. ↩

⁶⁴ The maharaja's flag had a gold eagle on it. The armed forces used a flag with white and purple stripes. ↩

⁶⁵ The raja's flag had a gold tiger head in the middle. The war flag was a red flag with the state coat of arms on it. ↩

⁶⁶ Flown by the maharaja and often used as a state flag. The swallowtailed saffron Maratha banner was also sometimes flown. ↩

⁶⁷ The maharawat's flag had the same design but in yellow instead of white. ↩

⁶⁸ The Raja's flag had a red sun ↩

⁶⁹ Flag of the maharaja's dynasty, used as a state flag. ↩

⁷⁰ The flag flown at the palace had the state coat of arms on it. ↩

⁷¹ The begum's standard had a crown and inscription on it. ↩

⁷² Flown by Sinhalese nationalists in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. There was also an infrequently-used blue British colonial ensign with an elephant badge. ↩

⁷³ Flag of the All-India Muslim League, which advocated for Muslim interests within British India. The direct predecessor of the flag of Pakistan. ↩

⁷⁴ Flown by the Korean independence movement and the unrecognized government-in-exile based in China. Banned under Japanese occupation. ↩

⁷⁵ Flown by the sultan and on naval ships. ↩

⁷⁶ Flown by merchant ships and sometimes used by civilians as an alternate national flag. ↩

⁷⁷ Flown over the sultan's palace and the military. ↩

⁷⁸ Flown by merchant ships. ↩

⁷⁹ Flown by Burmese nationalists. The British colonial government did not have a distinct flag. ↩

The World Flag Chart

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Oceania
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North America
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Latin America
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Middle East and North Africa
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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Western Europe
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Eastern Europe and Western Turkestan
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South Asia and the Indian Ocean
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East, Central and Southeast Asia
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Other International and Cultural Flags
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Events of 1919
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Notes

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