Historical Flags and States Evolution

Historical Flags and States

Europe

The Americas

Greece

Italy

Spain

Portugal

Kingdom of Spain

Third Hellenic Republic,

1974-

Republic of Italy,

1846-

Kingdom of Italy,

1861-1946

Kingdom of Portugal

(flag, 1830-1910)

Portuguese Republic,

1910-

Hellenic Republic

1st: 1822-32

2nd: 1924-35

Second Spanish Republic,

1931-39

Francoist Spain,

1939-75

Kingdom of Greece,

1832-1924, 1935-73

Greek military junta, 1967-74

The United States of America

Canada

Mexico

Flag, 1965-

United Mexican States (flag, 1968-)

Flag with 50 stars, 1959-

Flag with 48 stars, 1912-59

Hungary

Germany

The United Kingdom

Austria

Republic of Austria

Weimar Republic, 1918-33

German Federal Republic, 1949-

Hungary

(flag, 1957-)

Flag, 1957-65

Flag, 1921-57

Flag, 1868-1921

First Mexican

Empire, 1821-23

Second Mexican Empire, 1863-67

Mexican Republic,

(flag, 1823-63, 67-93)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1801-1922

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1922-

Kingdom of Great Britain, 1707-1801

Austrian Empire,

1804-67

Austria-Hungary,

1867-1918

Nazi Germany, 1933-45

German Empire, 1871-1918

People's Republic of Hungary,

1946-89

Kingdom of Hungary

(flag, 1915-46)

Brazil

Haiti

Yugoslavia

Albania

Russia

Poland

Republic of Haiti

(flag, 1859-1957, 1986-)

Republic of Albania

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia,

1992-2003

State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, 2003-2006

People's Republic of Poland, 1947-89

(flag, 1928-80)

Republic of Poland,

1989-

(flag 1919-28, 80-)

Tsardom of Russia, 1547-1721

Russian Empire, 1721-1917

Russian Republic, 1917

Russian Federation, 1991-

(flag, 1697-1917, 1993-)

Empire of Brazil,

1822-89

Federative Republic of Brazil, 1889-

Socialist Federal Republic

of Yugoslavia, 1945-92

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, 1918-29

Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 1929-45

Russian Federation, 1991-

(flag, 1991-93)

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,

1922-91 (included Russia)

(flag, 1955-91)

Democratic Government of Albania,

1944-46

People's Socialist Republic of Albania, 1946-91

Kingdom of Albania,

1928-39

First Empire of Haiti,

1804-06

State of Haiti,

1806-11

Republic of Haiti (Duvalier dynasty), 1957-86

Georgia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Georgia

(flag, 1990-2004)

Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic,

1921-91 (in USSR)

Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1943-92 (in Yugoslavia)

Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina,

1992-95 (flag 1992-98)

Africa

Asia

Zimbabwe

Ethiopia

South Africa

Republic of Zimbabwe, 1980-

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, 1991-

(flag, 1996-)

Republic of South Africa, 1961-

(flag, 1994-)

Iraq

Syria

Yemen

Turkey

Republic of Yemen, 1990-

Republic of Iraq

Flag, 2008-

Republic of Turkey, 1923-

Syrian Arab Republic, 1963-

(flag, 1980-)

Colony of Southern

Rhodesia, 1923-65, 79-80

Rhodesia, 1965-79

(flag, 1968-79)

Zimbabwe Rhodesia,

1979

Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia (Derg), 1974-87

Ethiopian Empire, 1270-1974

(flag, 1941-74)

People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, 1987-91

Union of South Africa, 1910-61

(de facto flag, 1912-28)

Union of South Africa, 1910-61

(flag, 1928-94)

Federation of South Arabia, 1963-67

Kingdom of Yemen, 1918-70

Iraqi Republic

Flag, 1963-91

Kingdom of Iraq,

1920-58

Iraqi Republic

Flag, 1959-63

Syrian Republic,

1930-58, 61-63

United Arab Republic,

1958-61

Syrian Arab Republic

Flag 1963-72

Ottoman Empire,

1299-1922 (flag 1844-1922)

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, 1967-90

Yemen Arab Republic,

1962-70

Flag, 1991-2004

DRC Congo

Egypt

Republic of the Congo

Libya

Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1997-

State of Libya, 2011-

Arab Republic of Egypt, 1971-

(flag, 1984-)

Flag, 1997-2003

Flag, 2006-

People's Republic of the Congo,

1969-92 (flag, 1970-91)

Republic of the Congo, 1960-69, 92-

Saudi Arabia

Iran

United Arab Emirates

Afghanistan

Islamic Republic of Iran, 1979-

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, 2004-

(flag, 2013-)

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 1932-

(flag, 1973-)

Flag, 1932-34

United Arab Emirates,

1971-

The Trucial States of the Coast of Oman, 1820-1971

Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, 1977-2011

Federation of Arab Republics, 1972-77

United Arab Republic,

1958-71

Kingdom of Egypt,

1922-53

Republic of Egypt,

1953-58

Kingdom of Libya, 1951-69

Libyan Arab Republic, 1969-72

Republic of

Zaire,

1971-1997

Democratic Republic

of the Congo,

1964-71

(flag, 1966-71)

Republic

of the Congo,

1960-64

(flag, 1960-63)

Congo Free State,

1885-1908

Belgian Congo,

1908-60

Flag, 1938-73

Imperial State of Iran (Pahlavi dynasty), 1925-79

Republic, 1973-78

Kingdom, 1927-73

Flag, 1933-64

Flag, 1964-80

Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd, 1926-32

Emirate of Nejd and Hasa,

1902-21

Sultanate of Nejd,

1921-26

Union with Syria, 1958-61

With Libya

and Syria

Democratic Republic, 1978-87

Islamic State,

1992-96, 01-02

Islamic Emirate,

1996-2001

Flag, 1979-87

Flag, 1978-79

Kingdom

of Nejd

Kingdom

of Hejaz, 1916-25

Burkina Faso

Benin

Mozambique

Tanzania

Republic of Benin, 1990-

United Republic of Tanzania, 1964-

Burkina Faso,

1984-

Republic of Upper Volta,

1958-84

People's Republic of Mozambique, 1975-90

(flag, 1975-83)

Republic of Mozambique,

1990-

(flag, 1983-)

China & Taiwan

North Korea & South Korea

Japan

Vietnam

People's Republic of China,

1949-

Republic of China, 1912-

(flag, 1928-)

Republic of Korea, 1948-

Socialist Republic of Vietnam,

1976-

Sultanate of Zanzibar,

1856-1964

(flag, 1963-64)

People's Republic of Zanzibar,

1964

People's Republic of Benin,

1975-90

Republic of Dahomey,

1958-75

Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1948-

Tanganyika,

1961-62

Republic of Tanganyika,

1962-64

Empire of Japan, 1868-1947

(flag, 1870-1999)

State of Japan, 1947-

(flag, 1999-)

Republic of China, 1912-

(flag, 1912-28)

Imperial China (Qing dynasty)

Flag, 1889-1912

Korean Empire, 1897-1910

Democratic Republic of Vietnam,

1945-76

State of Vietnam, 1949-55

Republic of Vietnam 1955-75

Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam, 1975-76

Comoros

Seychelles

Lesotho

Sudan

Cape Verde

Rwanda

Union of the Comoros, 2001-

Kingdom of Lesotho

(flag, 2006-)

Republic of

Seychelles, 1976-

(flag, 1996-)

Republic of

Cabo Verde, 1975-

(flag, 1992-)

Republic of

Rwanda, 1962-

(flag, 2001-)

Democratic Republic of the Sudan, 1969-85

Republic of the Sudan, 1985- (flag, 1970-)

Cambodia

Mongolia

Laos

Burma/Myanmar

Flag, 1992-

Kingdom of Cambodia,

1953-70, 1993-

Republic of the Union of Myanmar, 2011-

(flag, 2010-)

Lao People's Democratic Republic,

1975-

Kingdom of Laos,

1949-75

Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros, 1978-2001

Flag, 1977-96

Republic of the Sudan,

1956-69

(flag, 1956-70)

Flag,

1987-2006

Flag, 1962-2001

Flag, 1975-92

Mongolian People's Republic, 1924-92

Flag, 1945-92

Flag, 1924-30

Flag, 1930-40

Flag, 1940-45

Flag,

1978-92

Flag,

1996-2002

Democratic

Kampuchea,

1975-79

State of Cambodia,

1989-92

Republic of

Cambodia,

1970-75

People's Republic of

Kampuchea,

1979-89

Union of Burma,

1948-62

(flag, 1948-74)

Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma,

1974-88 (flag, 1974-2010)

Flag,

1966-87