List of Yugoslav flags

This is a list of flags that were used by and in Yugoslavia.

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For more information about the national flag, see Flag of Yugoslavia.

National and civil flags
FlagDateUseDescription
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.
1946–1992National 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.
1950–1992Civil 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.
1992–2006National flag Three equal horizontal bands in the pan-Slavic colors, blue (top), white, and red.

Proposed flags
FlagDateUseDescription
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
FlagDateUseDescription
1918–1941War flag of the Royal Yugoslav Army
1918–1941War flag of the Royal Yugoslav Army (in Latin script)
1941–1945War flag of the Royal Yugoslav Army (Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland, or Chetniks)
1943–1945Flag of the Yugoslav Partisans
1943–1945Flag of the First Macedonian Brigade
1943–1945Flag of the Liberation Front
1943–1945Flag of the Triglav Unit
1945–1992War flag of the Yugoslav Ground Forces (in Latin script)
1969–1992Flag of Territorial Defence forces
1992–2006War flag of the Yugoslav Ground Forces (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
FlagDateUseDescription
1918–1922Naval 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
1943–1949[7]Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia
1949–1992[8]Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia
1992–2006[9]Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia
FlagDateUseDescription
1956–1963Naval Jack of Yugoslavia
1963–1992Naval Jack of Yugoslavia
1992–2006Naval Jack of Yugoslavia

Defence Ministry Flags
FlagDateUseDescription
1963–1993Standard of the Federal Secretary of People's Defence of the SFR Yugoslavia
1956–1963Standard of the Federal Secretary of People's Defence of the SFR Yugoslavia
1944–1945Standard of the Minister of the Army and Navy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
1937–1944Standard of the Minister of the Army and Navy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
1918–1937Standard of the Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
1995–2006[10] Standard of a Member of the High Defense Council1:1 proportioned Yugoslav tricolour with Serbian eagle in the center (version used by Serbia and Montenegro)
1995–2006[11] Standard of the Chief of the General Staff1:1 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 Defense1:1 proportioned Yugoslav tricolour with small emblem of the Armed Forces in the center

Rank flags
FlagDateUseDescription
1929–1941Standard of a Field marshal (Vojvoda) of Yugoslavia
1929–1941Standard of an Army general of Yugoslavia
1929–1941Standard of a Divisional general of Yugoslavia
1929–1941Standard of a Brigadier general of Yugoslavia
1918–1941Admiral flag
1918–1941Vice Admiral flag
1918–1941Rear Admiral flag
1956–1991Fleet Admiral flag
1956–1991Admiral flag
1956–1991Vice Admiral flag
1956–1991Rear Admiral flag
1949–1956Flag of the Commander and Political Commissar of the Navy
1949–1956Flag of the Commander and Political Commissar of a Fleet
1949–1956Flag of the Commander and Political Commissar of a Brigade

Government flags

Governmental
FlagDateUseDescription
1992–2003[13]Presidential standard
1963–1992[14]Presidential standard
1956–1963[15]Presidential standard
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 minister1:1 proportioned Yugoslav tricolour
1981–1992[20]Standard of the prime minister
1963–1992[21]Standard of the president of the Federal Assembly
1920–1952Flag of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (Cyrillic script)
1920–1952Flag of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (Latin script)
1952–1990Flag of the League of Communists (Cyrillic script)
1952–1990Flag of the League of Communists (Latin script)
1952–1990Flag of the League of Communists of Croatia
1952–1990Flag of the League of Communists of Slovenia
1952–1990Flag of the League of Communists of Macedonia
1974–1990Flag of the League of Socialist Youth

Monarchical
FlagDateUseDescription
1922–1937Royal Standard of the King
1937–1941Royal Standard of the King
1937–1941Standard of the Queen
1937–1941Standard of the Prince Regent
1937–1941Standard of the Crown Prince
1937–1941Standard of a Member of the Royal House
1937–1941[22]Standard of the Regent

Republic flags
See also: Flags of the former Yugoslavia

Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Main article: Flags of Bosnia and Herzegovina
FlagDateUseDescription
1946–1992National flag, civil and state ensign of Bosnia and Herzegovina
1944–1946National flag, civil and state ensign of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Proposed flags
FlagDateUseDescription
1947National 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 1946National 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
For a more comprehensive list, see List of Croatian flags.
FlagDateUseDescription
1990–presentNational flag, civil and state ensign of Croatia
1990National flag, civil and state ensign of Croatia
1947–1990National flag, civil and state ensign of Croatia
1945–1947National flag, civil and state ensign of Croatia

Socialist Republic of Macedonia
Main article: Flags of North Macedonia
FlagDateUseDescription
1946–1992National flag, civil and state ensign of Macedonia
1944–1946National flag, civil and state ensign of Macedonia

Socialist Republic of Montenegro
Main article: List of flags of Montenegro
FlagDateUseDescription
1992–2004National flag, civil and state ensign of Montenegro
1946–1992National flag, civil and state ensign of Montenegro
1943–1946National flag, civil and state ensign of Montenegro

Socialist Republic of Serbia
Main article: Flags of Serbia
FlagDateUseDescription
1992–2004National flag, civil and state ensign of Serbia
1947–1992National flag, civil and state ensign of Serbia
1943–1947National flag, civil and state ensign of Serbia

Socialist Republic of Slovenia
Main article: Flags of Slovenia
FlagDateUseDescription
1947–1991National flag, civil and state ensign of Slovenia
1943–1947National flag, civil and state ensign of Slovenia

Banate flags
FlagDateUseDescription
1939–1941Civil flag and ensign of the
Banovina of Croatia
1939–1941State 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]

FlagUseDescription
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
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
Flag of the Slovak and Russian minorities in SFR Yugoslavia

Flag of the Turkish minority in SFR Yugoslavia

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