List of Bulgarian flags explained
The following is a list of the Flags of Bulgaria.
National flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1878–present | | 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. |
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Government flags
Standards of Royal Family
Military flags
Bulgarian Land Forces
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|
| 1971-1990 | War flag | A red flag with the Bulgarian coat of arms from the communisttime with the motto: "For the socialist motherland". |
| 1991–present | War flag | A green and red flag with the middle part of coat of arms. | |
Bulgarian Navy
Republic of Bulgaria
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|
| 1991-2005 | Naval ensign | The old Naval ensign from 1954-1990 but instead of the red stat isplaced 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 sizeand 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 | |
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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 awhite background and a modified lion. |
| 1955-1990 | Naval ensign | A mostly white flag with green and red stripes at the bottom and a bigred star in the top-left corner. |
| 1949-1955 | Naval Jack | A red square flag with a white outline of a star and the Bulgarian lionin 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 cornerand a green cross on a white background in bottom-left corner. |
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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 | |
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Political flags
Historical flags
Other
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Flag of Bulgaria. Encyclopedia Britannica.
- Web site: People's Republic of Bulgaria, 1967-1971. www.fotw.info.
