List of Bhutanese flags explained

This is a list of flags used in Bhutan. For more information about the national flag, see flag of Bhutan.

National flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1969-Present	Flag of Bhutan	Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is orange, with a white dragon holding four jewels in its claws centered along the dividing line and facing away from the hoist.^[1] ^[2]
	1969-Present	Flag of the Bhutan (vertical)
	1969-Present	Flag of the Bhutan (variant)

Military flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1958–Present	Flag of the Royal Bhutan Army^[3]	A horizontal tricolour of white, black and red with the bhutanese flag in the canton and defaced with a Kartika
	1958–Present	Flag of the Royal Bodyguard of Bhutan^[4]	Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is red, with a Dharmachakra centered along the dividing line.

Police flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	19??-Present
	19??-Present	Flag of Royal Bhutan Police (variant)

Political flags

Flag	Date	Party	Description
	2003–Present
	1990-Present

Historical flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	751-842
	1271–1354	Battle Flag of The Yuan dynasty
	1271–1354	Battle Flag of The Yuan dynasty
	1271–1354	Battle Flag of The Yuan dynasty
	1616-1774	Banners of Bhutan
	1949-1956	1st Flag of Bhutan	Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is red, with a white dragon holding four jewels in its claws centered along the dividing line and facing away from the fly.^[5] ^[6] The design of the flag is credited to Mayeum Choying Wongmo Dorji in 1947.^[7]
	1956-1969	2nd Flag of Bhutan	Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is red, with a white dragon holding four jewels in its claws centered along the dividing line and facing away from the hoist.^[8]

See also

• Flag of Bhutan
• Emblem of Bhutan

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Flag . 2010-09-25 . 2004 . National Portal of Bhutan . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101012011301/http://www.bhutan.gov.bt/government/abt_nationalflag.php . 2010-10-12.
2. Web site: Indo-Bhutanese Treaty . 2010-12-22 . Bhutan 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101004025504/http://www.bhutan2008.bt/en/node/204 . 2010-10-04.
3. Web site: Royal Bhutan Army . 2022-03-24 . www.crwflags.com . 2021-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028213122/https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/bt%5E.html#hq . live .
4. Web site: Royal Bhutan Army . 2022-03-24 . www.crwflags.com . 2021-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028213122/https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/bt%5E.html#rb . live .
5. One photo (see Web site: Indo-Bhutan Friendship Treaty, 8th of August, 1949. 2010-12-22. National Gallery of Modern Art. New Delhi. 2016-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183724/http://ngmaindia.gov.in/images/showcase/bhutan/pic3-big.jpg. live.) was displayed in 2009 in the exhibition Web site: Bhutan: An Eye to History. 2010-12-22. National Gallery of Modern Art. New Delhi. 2010-08-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20100823132836/http://ngmaindia.gov.in/upe_bhutan.asp. live. BBC coverage of this exhibition (see News: In pictures: Rare images of Bhutan go on display. 2010-12-22. BBC. 2010-02-14. 2018-10-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20181013021503/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8486717.stm. live.) supplies the following caption for this photo: "The India-Bhutan Friendship Treaty of 1949 is the basis of close ties between Bhutan and India. It was signed at government house in Darjeeling in 1949. (Image: Queen Grandmother of Bhutan)."
6. Web site: Indo-Bhutanese Treaty . 2010-12-22 . Bhutan 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101004025504/http://www.bhutan2008.bt/en/node/204 . 2010-10-04.
7. Web site: National Symbols . 2010-09-25 . 2008 . Department of Information Technology . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706162643/http://www.bhutan2008.bt/en/node/256 . 2011-07-06.
8. Book: Penjore. Dorji. Kinga. Sonam. November 2002. The Origin and Description of The National Flag and National Anthem of The Kingdom of Bhutan. 99936-14-01-7. The Centre for Bhutan Studies. Thimphu. 1−43. 2022-03-24. 2012-03-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20120312080143/http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/savifadok/volltexte/2009/314/pdf/NationalFlag.pdf. live. (Archived at WebCite)