List of Bulgarian flags
The following is a list of the Flags of Bulgaria.
National flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1878–present | Physical National flag and Civil ensign | A horizontal tricolor of white, green and red. | |
| 1879–present | Wartime flag | A horizontal tricolor of red, green and white. | |
| Digital flag | |||
| 1990-present | Hanging national flag | Vertical version of the tricolor. | |
Government flags
Office flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard of the president of the Republic | |||
Standards of Royal Family
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937–1946 | Standard of the Tsar | ||
Military flags
Bulgarian Land Forces
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-1990 | War flag | A red flag with the Bulgarian coat of arms from the communist
time with the motto: "For the socialist motherland". | |
| 1991–present | War flag | A green and red flag with the middle part of coat of arms. |
Republic of Bulgaria
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-2005 | Naval ensign | The old Naval ensign from 1954-1990 but instead of the red stat is
placed the Bulgarian lion used in the old monarchical naval ensigns. | |
| 2005–present | Naval ensign | The old Naval ensign from 1991-2005 but the lion is in a small size
and placed in a red background. | |
| 1991–present | Naval Jack | A red cross and a green cross in a white background. | |
| Coast guard ensign | |||
| Commander of the Navy | |||
| Deputy Commander of the Navy | |||
| Commander of the Naval Base | |||
People's Republic of Bulgaria
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-1955 | Naval ensign | The old Naval ensign flag but in bottom-left corner a red star in a
white background and a modified lion. | |
| 1955-1990 | Naval ensign | A mostly white flag with green and red stripes at the bottom and a big
red star in the top-left corner. | |
| 1949-1955 | Naval Jack | A red square flag with a white outline of a star and the Bulgarian lion
in the center. | |
| 1955-1963 | Naval Jack | The old Naval Jack flag from 1949-1955 in 2:3 Ratio and without the lion. | |
| 1963-1990 | Naval Jack | The old naval jack but in 1:2 Ratio. | |
| 1908-1944 | Minister of War | The Bulgarian flag with the lion on a red background in top-left corner
and a green cross on a white background in bottom-left corner. | |
Kingdom of Bulgaria
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1879-1944 | Naval ensign | The Bulgarian flag with a lion on a red background in top-left corner. | |
| 1879-1949 | Naval Jack | A square flag with a red and green cross in a white background. | |
| 1878-1944 | Minister of War | ||
Vexillology Association flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag of the Bulgarian Heraldry and Vexillology Society |
Political flags
| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
current | |||
| 2014–present | Bulgarian National Union – New Democracy | ||
| 2014–present | The Bulgarian Revival | Political flag with the Bulgarian lion. | |
| 2006–present | Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria | ||
| 2005–present | Attack | ||
| 1991–present | IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement | ||
| 1999–present | Bulgarian National Union | National flag with Tamgha of the Dulo clan. | |
| Bulgarian Agrarian National Union | |||
Former | |||
| 1944-1947 | Bulgarian Fatherland Front | ||
| 1936-1944 | Ratniks | ||
| 1932-1944 | Union of Bulgarian National Legions | ||
| 1932-1934 | Bulgarian National Socialist Workers Party | ||
| 1919-1990 | Bulgarian Communist Party | ||
Religious flags
| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ?–present | Flag of Bulgarian General Mufti | ||
Ethnic groups flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag of the Bulgarian Turks | |||
| Flag of the Pomaks | Flag of former Republic of Tamrash | ||
| Flag of the Sarakatsani | Flag of the Sarakatsani | ||
Historical flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| c. 1325 | Flag of the Second Bulgarian Empire | Flag according to Angelino Dalorto | |
| c. 1380 | Flag of the Second Bulgarian Empire | Flag according to Guillem Soler | |
| 14th century | Flag of the Tsardom of Vidin | ||
| 1878–1886 | Flag of the Republic of Tamrash | ||
| 1903 | Flag of the Strandzha Commune | ||
| 1879–1908[1] | Flag of the Principality of Bulgaria | A horizontal tricolor of white-green-red | |
| 1908–1946 | Flag of the Tsardom of Bulgaria | ||
| 1946–1947 | Flag of the People's Republic of Bulgaria | ||
| 1947–1948 | Civil and State flag of the People's Republic of Bulgaria[2] | A horizontal tricolor of white-green-red with the Bulgarian emblem in the top-left corner | |
| 1948–1968 | |||
| 1968–1971 | |||
| 1971–1990 | |||
Other
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1862–1868 | The standard of the Bulgarian Legion | ||
| 1876 | Flag used in April Uprising | ||
| 1877-1878 | The standard of the Bulgarian Volunteer Corps | ||
| 1877- | The standard of the Bulgarian Volunteer Corps | Samara Flag | |
Flag Proposal
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| c.1915 | King Ferdinand's Proposal | ||
References
- "Flag of Bulgaria". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- "People's Republic of Bulgaria, 1967-1971". www.fotw.info.
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