List of Belarusian flags explained

The following is a list of flags of Belarus.

State flag

FlagDateUseDescription
June 7, 1995[1] –present (ornament pattern modified in 2012)[2] State flag and civil ensign Proportions: 1:2
Vertical flag

Presidential flag

FlagDateUseDescription
December 11, 1997–2012 Presidential flag
2012–present Presidential flag Proportions: 5:6

Presidential institutions

Military flags

FlagDateUseDescription
2007–present Flag of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus
2000–2012 Flag of the Armed Forces
2012–present Flag of the Armed ForcesOrnament pattern modified in 2012
?–presentFlag of the Presidential Security Service of BelarusThe obverse of the flag bears the coat of arms of Belaurs and the inscription "Служба бяспекі прэзідэнта" (Presidential Security Service).
Reverse flagThe reverse of the flag bears the emblem of the Presidential Secret Service of Belarus and the inscription "Абавязак. Гонар. Айчына." (Duty. Honor. Fatherland.).
March 8, 2005–present Flag of the Land Forces Red, with emblem of the Land Forces in full colors in the center
2005–present Flag of the Air Forces Air force emblem corresponding to 2/5 of the total flag-width, placed on a blue field with yellow beams
2003–present Emblem of the Voluntary Society of Assistance to the Army, the Air Force and the Navy of the Republic of Belarus, centered on a sky-blue background

Governmental flags

FlagDateUseDescription
2018–present Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2018–present Ministry of Labour and Social Protection
2018–present Ministry of Economy
2018–present Ministry of Agriculture and Food
December 9, 1991–present Ministry for Emergency Situations
2000–2009 Border Guard Green with a red saltire
2000–2009 Chairman of State Committee of the Border GuardGreen with a red saltire with the State coat of arms in the center.
2000–2009 Chief of Staff of Border GuardGreen with a red saltire with the Border Guard emblem in the center.
March 5, 2001–present State Committee of AviationBlue with a triangle, in the center of which the symbol of the SCA is placed.
1991–1995 Customs White-red-white flag with a Pahonia with a green border on the fly.
March 5, 2001–present CustomsGreen flag with the emblem of the Belarusian customs in the center.
March 5, 2001–present Vitebsk Customs

Subdivision flags

Flag Administrative division Adopted Description
2001 Blue with the Minsk Coat of Arms of 1591 in the center.
2004 Blue with a yellow zoubre (Bison bonasus) on a red stylized tower (coat of arms of the Region of Brest).
2005 Green with the coat of arms of the Region of Homyel (Gomel) (only in the centre of an obverse side of the flag). Ratio: 1:2.
2007 Red with the coat of arms of the Region of Hrodna (only in the centre of an obverse side of the flag). Ratio 1:2
2005 Red with the coat of arms of the Region of Mogilyov (only in the centre of an obverse side of the flag). Ratio: 1:2.
2007 Red with the coat of arms of the Region of Minsk (only in the centre of an obverse side of the flag). Ratio 1:2
2009 Green with the coat of arms of the Region of Vitsebsk (only in the centre of an obverse side of the flag). Ratio 1:2

Political flags

FlagDatePartyDescription
2018–present
2007–present
2005–present
2004–present Right Alliance and
1999–present Conservative Christian Party – BPF
1996–present Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1951–1991)

1994–present
1994–present
1992–present
?–present National Bolshevik Party of Belarus
1995–1999

1919–1930s Belarusian Peasant Party "Green Oak"be
2020 A variant of the 1991–1995 flag of Belarus, used by pro-democracy protestors. A white-red-white flag with the Pahonia coat of arms in the centre.
2017–present Flag of Veyshnoria, used as an element of satire.
2000s Pro-Union State flag
Flag used by some Belarusian anarchists[3]

Historical flags

FlagDateUseDescription
since 1918 (in exile after 1919) White-red-white flag
Belarusian Democratic Republic
Proportions: 1:2
1919–1925 Belarusian Democratic Republic (in exile)White with a red horizontal band of red, the central red stripe being bordered by a thin black stripes. In use besides the regular white-red-white flag. Black stripes are believed to symbolize mourning.
1918–1919 Plain red flag
1919
1919–1937 Flag of the Soviet Socialist Republic of BelarusPlain red flag
1920–1922
1937–1940
1942–1944 Belarusian Central Council
1943–1945 Union of Belarusian Youth
1944–1951 Flag of the Byelorussian SSR
1951–1991
Reverse flagAll flags of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union did not bear the hammer and sickle on their reverse side.
1991–1995 State flag and civil ensign; today the white-red-white flag is used in opposition to the current government Proportions: 1:2
1995–2012

See also

External links

VEXILLOGRAPHIA - Флаги Беларуси

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Указ Президента Республики Беларусь Об утверждении Положения о Государственном флаге Республики Беларусь | Геральдика.ру . Geraldika.ru . 2012-08-15.
  2. Web site: STB 911–2008: National Flag of the Republic of Belarus. Technical Specifications.. 2010-08-05. 2008. State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus. ru. https://archive.today/20121205153542/http://www.tnpa.by/ViewFileText.php?UrlRid=52178&UrlOnd=%D1%D2%C1%20911-2008. 2012-12-05. dead.
  3. Web site: "Прыйшоў час галіць вусы": "Пошуг" зрабіў новае графіці ў Менску. Фотафакт . be.