List of Moroccan flags explained
List of Moroccan flags This is a list of flags used in Morocco. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Morocco.
National flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1915–Present | Flag of Morocco | A red field with a green pentagram, the five-pointed "Seal of Solomon".[1] |
| 1915–Present | Civil Ensign | A red field with the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star and a yellow one-starred crown in the canton corner. |
| 1915–Present | Naval Ensign | A red field with the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star and a yellow one-starred crown in each corner. |
| 1915–Present | Naval Jack | A red swallowtailed field with yellow border and the green yellow-bordered pentagram, a five-pointed linear star. |
| 1915–Present | Royal Flag | A red field with the green yellow-bordered pentagram, a five-pointed linear star. | |
Military flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1956–Present | Armed Forces | A red field with yellow border, the green yellow-bordered pentagram, a five-pointed linear star and an Arabic script written in gold in three corners. |
| 1956–Present | Ground Force | A red field with yellow border with the army's emblem in the center. |
| 1960–Present | Naval Force | A light blue field with yellow border with the navy's emblem in the center. |
| 1956–Present | Air Force | A blue field with yellow border with the air force's emblem in the center. |
| 1957–Present | Gendarmerie | A black field with yellow border with the gendarmerie's emblem in the center. |
| 1956–Present | Royal Guard | A green field with the yellow pentagram, a five-pointed linear star and smaller stars in each corner. | |
Historical flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1912-1956 | | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2). |
| 1942-1944 | | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with The Cross of Lorraine. |
Colonial Flags |
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| 1915-1919 | Merchant flag of Morocco under the French protectorate | A red field with the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star. |
| 1915-19401945-1956 | Merchant flag of Morocco under the French protectorate | A red field with the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star with the French tricolour in the canton. |
| 1940-1945 | Merchant flag of Morocco under the Vichy French and free France rule | A red field with the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star. | |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1912-1931 | | A horizontal triband flag of red, yellow (double width) and red; charged with the Spanish coat of arms off-centred toward the hoist. |
| 1931-1938 | | A horizontal triband of red, yellow and purple charged with the Spanish coat of arms in the center. |
| 1936-1938 | Flag of Spain (Nationalist faction) | A horizontal triband flag of red, yellow (double width) and red; charged with the Spanish coat of arms in the center. |
| 1938-1945 | Flag of Spain (under Franco's Rule) | A horizontal triband flag of red, yellow (double width) and red; charged with the Eagle of Saint John added to the Spanish coat of arms off-centred toward the hoist. |
| 1945-1956 | Flag of Spain (under Franco's Rule) | Similar to the previous flag, but with the eagle bigger in size. |
Colonial Flags |
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| 1912-1937 | Merchant flag of Morocco under the Spanish protectorate | A simple red field. |
| 1937-1956 | Merchant flag of Morocco under the Spanish protectorate | A red field with a green field with the white pentagram, a five-pointed linear star in the canton. | |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1945-1948 1951-1954 | Flag of Tangier under Portuguese Administration | A green and red rectangle with the coat of arms (an armillary sphere and a Portuguese shield). |
| 1948-1951 | Flag of Tangier under Dutch Administration | A horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue. |
| 1954-1956 | Flag of Tangier under Belgian Administration | A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red. |
International Zone Flag |
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| 1924–1940 1945–1956 | Flag of International Tangier | A red field with the emblem of Tangier on the hoist side and the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star on the fly side. | |
Regional flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| ?-Present | Flag of Sidi Bennour Province | |
| 1976-1997 | Flag of Agadir Prefecture (1976–1997) | |
| 1976-1997 | Flag of Al Hoceïma Province (1976–1997) | |
| ?-Present | Flag of Marrakesh Province | |
| 1976-1997 | Flag of Azilal Province (1976–1997) | |
| ?-Present | Flag of Tan Tan Province | |
| 1976-1997 | Flag of Dakhla Province (1976–1997) | | |
Notes and References
- Book: Complete Flags of the World . 2009 . DK . 978-0-7566-4115-3 . 5th . 56.