List of Yugoslav flags
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This is a list of flags that were used by and in Yugoslavia.
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National and civil flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1929–1945[1] | National flag, civil and state ensign   | Three equal horizontal bands in the pan-Slavic colors, blue (top), white, and red. |
 | 1945–1946[2] | National flag, civil and state ensign | 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. |
.svg) | 1950–1992 | Civil and state ensign  | 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. |
.svg) | 1992–2006 | National flag | Three equal horizontal bands in the pan-Slavic colors, blue (top), white, and red. |
Proposed flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 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". |
.svg) | 1918–1941 | War flag of the Royal Yugoslav Army (in Latin script) | The inscription reads "With faith in God, for King and Fatherland". |
 | 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". |
.svg) | 1943–1945 | Flag of the Yugoslav Partisans | |
 | 1943–1945 | Flag of the First Macedonian Brigade | The inscription reads "First Macedonian Brigade". |
 | 1943–1945 | Flag of the Liberation Front | |
 | 1943–1945 | Flag of the Triglav Unit | The inscription reads "Defence Troop Triglav". |
.svg) | 1945–1992 | War flag of the Yugoslav Ground Forces (in Cyrillic script) | The inscription reads "For freedom and independence of the socialist fatherland". |
 | 1945–1992 | War flag of the Yugoslav Ground Forces (in Latin script) | The inscription reads "For freedom and independence of the socialist fatherland". |
 | 1969–1992 | Flag of Territorial Defence forces | |
.svg) | 1992–2006 | War flag of the Yugoslav Ground Forces | |
Air force flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1945–1992 | Air force flag of the Yugoslav Air Force (obverse) | The inscription reads "Aviation Regiment JNA". |
 | 1945–1992 | War flag of the Yugoslav Air Force (reverse) | The inscription reads "For freedom and independence of the socialist fatherland". |
Naval ensigns
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1918–1922 | Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia  | |
 | 1922–1944[4] | Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia | |
| 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 | |
.svg) | 1943–1949[7] | Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia | |
.svg) | 1949–1992[8] | Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia | |
 | 1992–2006[9] | Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia |
Naval jacks
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1956–1963 | Naval Jack of Yugoslavia | |
.svg) | 1963–1992 | Naval Jack of Yugoslavia | |
 | 1992–2006 | Naval Jack of Yugoslavia |
Defence Ministry Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1963–1993 | Standard of the Federal Secretary of People's Defence of the SFR Yugoslavia | |
.png) | 1956–1963 | Standard of the Federal Secretary of People's Defence of the SFR Yugoslavia | |
.svg) | 1944–1945 | Standard of the Minister of the Army and Navy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia | |
.svg) | 1937–1944 | Standard of the Minister of the Army and Navy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia | |
 | 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) |
.svg) | 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 | |
 | 1929–1941 | Standard of an Army general of Yugoslavia | |
 | 1929–1941 | Standard of a Divisional general of Yugoslavia | |
 | 1929–1941 | Standard of a Brigadier general of Yugoslavia | |
 | 1918–1941 | Admiral flag | |
 | 1918–1941 | Vice Admiral flag | |
 | 1918–1941 | Rear Admiral flag | |
 | 1956–1991 | Fleet Admiral flag | |
 | 1956–1991 | Admiral flag | |
 | 1956–1991 | Vice Admiral flag | |
 | 1956–1991 | Rear Admiral flag | |
 | 1949–1956 | Flag of the Commander and Political Commissar of the Navy | |
 | 1949–1956 | Flag of the Commander and Political Commissar of a Fleet | |
 | 1949–1956 | Flag of the Commander and Political Commissar of a Brigade |
Government flags
Governmental
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1992–2003[13] | Presidential standard | |
.svg) | 1963–1992[14] | Presidential standard | |
.svg) | 1956–1963[15] | Presidential standard | |
.svg) | 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] | Standard of the prime minister | |
 | 1963–1992[21] | Standard of the president of the Federal Assembly | |
.svg) | 1920–1952 | Flag of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (Cyrillic script) | |
.svg) | 1920–1952 | Flag of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (Latin script) | |
 | 1952–1990 | Flag of the League of Communists (Cyrillic script) | |
 | 1952–1990 | Flag of the League of Communists (Latin script) | |
 | 1952–1990 | Flag of the League of Communists of Croatia | |
 | 1952–1990 | Flag of the League of Communists of Slovenia | |
 | 1952–1990 | Flag of the League of Communists of Macedonia | |
.svg) | 1974–1990 | Flag of the League of Socialist Youth |
Monarchical
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
,_1920s_to_1937.svg) | 1922–1937 | Royal Standard of the King | |
.svg) | 1937–1941 | Royal Standard of the King | |
.svg) | 1937–1941 | Standard of the Queen | |
.svg) | 1937–1941 | Standard of the Prince Regent | |
.svg) | 1937–1941 | Standard of the Crown Prince | |
.svg) | 1937–1941 | Standard of a Member of the Royal House | |
.svg) | 1937–1941[22] | Standard of the Regent |
Republic flags
Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1946–1992 | National flag, civil and state ensign of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
 | 1944–1946 | National flag, civil and state ensign of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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
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Socialist Republic of Macedonia
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1946–1992 | National flag, civil and state ensign of Macedonia | |
.svg) | 1944–1946 | National flag, civil and state ensign of Macedonia |
Socialist Republic of Montenegro
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1993–2004 | National flag, civil and state ensign of Montenegro | |
 | 1946–1993 | National flag, civil and state ensign of Montenegro | |
 | 1943–1946 | National flag, civil and state ensign of Montenegro |
Socialist Republic of Serbia
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Socialist Republic of Slovenia
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1947–1991 | National flag, civil and state ensign of Slovenia | |
 | 1943–1947 | National flag, civil and state ensign of Slovenia |
Banate flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1939–1941 | Civil flag and ensign of the Banovina of Croatia  | |
.svg) | 1939–1941 | 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 | |
.svg) | 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 | |
.svg) | Flag of the Slovak and Russian minorities in SFR Yugoslavia | |
 .svg) | Flag of the Turkish minority in SFR Yugoslavia | |
References
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