List of Armenian flags explained

This is a list of flags associated with Armenia.

National flags

Flag Date Use Description
1918 (1990)– Flag of Armenia. A horizontal tricolour of red, blue, and orange.
1918 (1990)– Flag of Armenia (vertical).

Municipalities and Cities

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2004–presentFlag of Yerevan[1]
Flag of Vagharshapat[2]
2011–presentFlag of Gyumri[3]
Flag of Ashtarak[4]
Flag of Abovyan
Flag of Dilijan
Flag of Artashat
Flag of Talin

Political flags

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Armenian Communist Party
Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Civil Contract
Link to file<-- Do NOT display a non-free flag image here. See talk page for more information --> 2020–presentFor The Republic Party
Link to file<-- Do NOT display a non-free flag image here. See talk page for more information --> National Security Party
Link to file<-- Do NOT display a non-free flag image here. See talk page for more information --> 2021–presentSovereign Armenia Party
Yezidi National Union ULE
1975–1991Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia

Historical flags

FlagDateDescription
189 BC – AD 1Artaxiad dynasty standard.
52 AD – 428 ADArsacid dynasty standard.
885–1045 Flag of Bagratid Armenia.
1198–1219 Flag of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia under the Rubenid dynasty.
Alternate Rubenid dynasty flag.
1226–1341 Flag of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia under the Hethumid dynasty.
1341–1375 Flag of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia under the Lusignan dynasty.
1214–1261 Royal Standard of the Principality of Khachen.
1214 Standard of House of Hasan-Jalalyan.
1915–1918 Flag of Republic of Van
22 April–28 May 1918 Flag of Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic
1918 – February 1922 Flag of the First Republic of Armenia[5]
Feb. 1922 – Mar. 1922 Flag of the Socialist Soviet Republic of Armenia[6]
Mar. 1922–1936 Flag of the Transcaucasian SFSR[7]
1936–1940 Flag of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
1940–1952 Flag of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
1952–1990 Flag of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
Reverse flag. All flags of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union did not bear the hammer and sickle on their reverse side.
1990–1991 Flag of the Second Republic of Armenia
1991–present Flag of the Third Republic of Armenia

Flag Proposals

FlagDateUse
1885 Flag designed by Father Ghevont Alishan for the Armenian Diaspora in France
Late 19th century Second flag of the Armenian Diaspora designed by Father Ghevont Alishan (Mekhitarist Congregation Member)
1919 One of the flags designed by Martiros Saryan for the First Republic of Armenia
1919One of the flags designed by Martiros Saryan for the First Republic of Armenia
1919Proposed flag for the First Republic of Armenia
1919Proposed flag for the First Republic of Armenia by Vardan Hatsuni of the Mekhitarists.
1919Color scheme of the previous flag.

Armenian people in other countries

FlagDateUse
2004–present Flag of Western Armenia[8]
Flag of Armenians in Russia
1992–present
Flag of Javakheti Armenians
Flag of Cherkesogai
Flag of Hemshin peoples[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official website of Yerevan Municipality . 2009-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002075052/http://www.yerevan.am/main.php?lang=1&page_id=114 . 2011-10-02 . dead .
  2. Web site: ԷՋՄԻԱԾԻՆ ՔԱՂԱՔԻ ԴՐՈՇԸ . Էջմիածնի քաղաքապետարանի պաշտոնական կայք . 16 December 2020 . hy . 2017.
  3. Web site: Symbols of Gyumri . Gyumri Municipality . 16 December 2020.
  4. Web site: Նշված չէ . 16 December 2020 . Ashtarak Municipality . hy.
  5. Hovhannissian . Petros . Հայաստանի աոաջին Հանրապետության պետական դրոշի՝ Մարտիրոս Սարյանի նախագիծը [The design of the national flag of the First Republic of Armenia by Martiros Sarian] ]. . 2009 . 65 . 5 . 118–119 . . hy.
  6. Web site: Советская Армения (Soviet Armenia) . 2007-01-20. 2004-11-14 . Russian Centre of Vexillology and Heraldry . ru.
  7. Web site: Flags of the Transcaucasian Federation, 1922-1936 gg. . Vexillographia . Russian Centre of Vexillology and Heraldry . 23 February 2019.
  8. Web site: Western Armenia (Turkey).
  9. Web site: Western Armenia (Turkey).