List of Maldivian flags
This is a list of flags used in the Maldives. For more information about the national flag, see flag of Maldives.
National flag
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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
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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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 five-pointed star facing the fly side |
Military flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1988–present | Flag of the Maldives National Defence Force[3][4] | A horizontal bicolour of white and black with the emblem of the MNDF in the center |
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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 |
Historical flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1117–1400 | First flag of the Kingdom of Maldives | A double pennant; two black triangles based at the hoist with red and white borders above and below each triangle |
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1400–1558 1573–1757 1759–1766 1773–1796 |
Second flag of the Kingdom of Maldives | A double pennant; two overlapping red triangles |
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1645–1757 1759–1766 1773–1795 |
The Prince's Flag | A horizontal tricolour of orange, white, and blue |
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1652–1672 | States Flag | A horizontal tricolour of red, white, and blue |
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1796–1903 | Third flag of the Kingdom of Maldives | A simple red field[5] |
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1903–1926 | Fourth flag of the Kingdom of Maldives | A red field with a black and white hoist |
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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[6] |
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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[7] |
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1953–1965 | First 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[8] |
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1926–1952 | Flag of the prime minister of the Maldives[9] | Quarterly divided green–blue–red–green, with a white star in the first quarter |
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1959–1963 | Flag of the United Suvadive Republic | A horizontal tricolour of blue, green, and red with a white crescent in the center and three five-pointed stars in each stripe, diagonally aligned from lower hoist to upper fly[10] |
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "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.[dead link]
- ↑ "Maldives: Service flags". 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.