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

Flag Date Use Description
1918–1945[1] National flag, civil and state ensign Three equal horizontal bands in the pan-Slavic colors, blue (top), white, and red.
1945–1946[2] 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
1992–2006 National flag Three equal horizontal bands in the pan-Slavic colors, blue (top), white, and red.

Proposed flags

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

Army flags

Flag Date Use Description
1918–1941 War flag of the Royal Yugoslav Army The inscription reads "With faith in God, for King and Fatherland".
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) The inscription reads "For King and Fatherland, freedom or death".
1943–1945 Flag of the Yugoslav Partisans
Flag of the First Macedonian Brigade The inscription reads "First Macedonian Brigade".
Flag of the Liberation Front
Flag of the Triglav Unit The inscription reads "Defence Troop Triglav".
1945–1992 War flag of the Yugoslav Ground Forces (in Cyrillic script) The inscription reads "For freedom and independence of the socialist fatherland".
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

Air force flags

Flag Date Use Description
1945–1992 Air force flag of the Yugoslav Air Force (obverse) The inscription reads "Aviation Regiment JNA".
War flag of the Yugoslav Air Force (reverse) The inscription reads "For freedom and independence of the socialist fatherland".
Flag Date Use Description
1918–1922 Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia
1922–1944[4]
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]
1949–1992[8]
1992–2006[9]
Flag Date Use Description
1956–1963 Naval Jack of Yugoslavia
1963–1992
1992–2006

Defence Ministry Flags

Flag Date Use Description
1963–1993 Standard of the Federal Secretary of People's Defence of the SFR Yugoslavia
1956–1963
1944–1945 Standard of the Minister of the Army and Navy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
1937–1944
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

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

Government flags

Governmental

Flag Date Use Description
1992–2003[13] Presidential standard
1963–1992[14]
1956–1963[15]
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]
1963–1992[21] Standard of the president of the Federal Assembly
1920–1952 Flag of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (Cyrillic script)
Flag of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (Latin script)
1952–1990 Flag of the League of Communists (Cyrillic script)
Flag of the League of Communists (Latin script)
Flag of the League of Communists of Croatia
Flag of the League of Communists of Slovenia
Flag of the League of Communists of Macedonia
1974–1990 Flag of the League of Socialist Youth

Monarchical

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

Republic flags

See also: Flags of the former Yugoslavia

Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Proposed flags

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

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
1947–1990
1945–1947

Socialist Republic of Macedonia

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

Socialist Republic of Montenegro

Main article: List of flags of Montenegro
Flag Date Use Description
1993–2004 National flag, civil and state ensign of Montenegro
1946–1993 National flag, civil and state ensign of Montenegro
1943–1946

Socialist Republic of Serbia

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

Socialist Republic of Slovenia

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

Banate flags

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

Ethnic communities

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

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