List of flags of Latvia

The following is a list of flags of Latvia.

National flag and State flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1990–present (1940–1990 de jure)	State flag and civil ensign	Dimensions: 10 horizontally and 2:1:2 vertically.

Governmental standards

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1923–1940 1995–present	Presidential standard
	1995–present	Speaker of the Saeima
	1995–present	Prime minister's standard
	2002–present	Defence minister

Military flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1991–present 1919–1940	Naval ensign
	1991–present 1919–1940	Naval jack
	?-present	Flag of the commander-in-chief of the army	Like the naval ensign, but with the naval jack in canton
	?–present	Flag of the commander-in-chief of the naval forces	Like the naval ensign, but with the naval ensign in canton
	?–present	Flotilla admiral's flag
	?–present	Rear admiral's flag
	?–present	Border guard

Military pendants

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–present	Flotilla commander's pendant
	?–present	Squadron commander's pendant
	?–present	Division commander's pendant
	?–present	Warship pendant

Administrative divisions

Cities / Towns

Main article: List of city flags in Europe § Latvia

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1673–present	Flag of Riga
	1937–present	Flag of Daugavpils
	1938–present	Flag of Jelgava
	1990–present	Flag of Jūrmala
	1938–present	Flag of Liepāja
		Flag of Ogre
		Flag of Rēzekne
	1993–present	Flag of Ventspils

Municipalities and Parishes

Historical flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1953–1990	Second flag of the Latvian SSR (obverse and reverse)	All flags of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union did not bear the hammer and sickle on their reverse side.
	1940-1941 1945–1953	First flag of the Latvian SSR	Red flag with the gold hammer and sickle in the top-left corner, with the Latin characters LPSR.
	1919–1920	Flag of the short-lived Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic
	1919	Flag of the Iron Division
	1917	Reconstructed flag of the 5th Army Congress in Daugavpils, used by Latvian soldiers on May 17, 1917	A red flag with a white band at the middle (1:1:1 vertical dimensions), with a heart symbol pierced with a sword. The inscription in old orthography reads God bless Latvia (Dievs, svētī Latviju).
	1917–1918	Flag of the Iskolat
	1795–1918	Flag of the Courland Governorate
	1795–1918	Flag of the Governorate of Livonia
	1570–1579	Flag of the Kingdom of Livonia
	1562–1795	Flag of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
	1650s–1680s	Merchant ensign of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia	Known as "Crab Flag" (Krabju karogs)[citation needed]
	1562–1795	Merchant ensign of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia

Political flags

Flag	Date	Party	Description
current
	1990–present	Latvian Green Party
	2010–present	Latgale Party	The flag was created as an unofficial flag of the historical land of Latgale, gaining widespread use and later adopted by the party.
	2003–present	National Power Unity
former
	2006-2011	All for Latvia!
	1946–1949	Communist Party of Latvia	Requires better flag.
	1929–1940s	Mazpulkilv	Latvia 4-H section.
	1995–2000s	Pērkonkrusts
	1933-1944

Ethnic group flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1988–present 1923–1941	Flag of Livonians	A tricolor flag with green at top, a narrow white band at the middle, and blue at the bottom.
	2010–present	Flag of Latgalians	A dark blue flag with a narrow white band at the middle. Adopted as official flag of Latgale in April 2023.
	2000–present	Flag of Selonians	A tricolor flag with red at top, a narrow white band at the middle, and green at the bottom. Adopted as official flag of Selonia in April 2023.
	2023–present	Flag of Semigallians	A dark green flag with a narrow white band at the middle. Adopted as official flag of Semigallia in September 2023.
	1991–present 1918-1941	Flag of Baltic Germans	A bicolor flag with blue at the top and white at the bottom.
	2005–present	Flag of Latvian Russians (rarely used)	A light purple flag with a narrow white band at the middle.

Proposed flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1917	Jānis Grosvalds' proposal, intended for the Latvian Riflemen in their advance towards Jelgava[1]
		Diplomat Oļģerts Grosvalds' [lv] proposal, intended for the Latvian Riflemen[2][3]
	2024	Flag of the Historical Latvian Land of Kurzeme (Courland) proposed by A. Kuzmins.[4][5][6][7]	A tricolor flag with red at top, a narrow white band at the middle, and black at the bottom.
		Flag of the Historical Latvian Land of Vidzeme proposed by A. Kuzmins.[4][5][6][8]	A tricolor flag with red at top, a narrow white band at the middle, and gold at the bottom.

House flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1836-1947	Flag of Riga Steamship Companyde	Requires better flag.

See also

• Armorial of Latvia