List of Tunisian flags explained
This is a list of flags, banners and standards used in Tunisia.
National Flag
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1999–Present | Flag of Tunisia | A red field with a centered white sun–disc containing a red five–pointed star surrounded by a red crescent. |
| 1999–Present | Flag of Tunisia (vertical) | | |
Historical flags
Hafsid dynasty
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1229–1337 | | A red field with a white crescent moon in the center and 3 sestiere on the fly. |
| 1424–1550 | Flag of The Hafsid dynasty | A yellow field with a white crescent moon and a 5–pointed star in the center. |
| 1550–1574 | Flag of The Hafsid dynasty | A white field with a blue crescent moon in the center and a vertical blue stripe off–centered toward the hoist. | |
Ottoman Rule
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1570–1573 1574–1793 | | Red field with a green disc in the center and 3 golden crescent moons inside the disc. |
| 1793–1837 | Flag of the Ottoman Empire | A red field with a white crescent moon and a 8–pointed star. |
| 1574–1705 | | A red field with 3 golden crescent moons off–centered towards the hoist. |
| 1705–1827 | Flag of the Ottoman Tunisia | A 5 horizontal striped banner with 2 blue strip, 2 red and 1 green. The right edge of the flag is partially scalloped. |
| 1827–1881 | | A red field with a centered white sun–disc containing a red five–pointed star surrounded by a red crescent. |
| 1827–1881 | Flag of the Bey of Tunis | A 7 horizontal striped banner with 4 red strips, 2 golden and 1 green with 31 6–pointed stars, 24 discs and a 2 pointed sword in the center. | |
French Rule
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1881–1956 | Flag of the French Third Republic, the Provisional Government of the French Republic and the French Fourth Republic. | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2). |
| 1940–1942 | | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with an axe and 7 golden stars in the center. |
| 1942–1944 | | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with a red Cross of Lorraine in the center. |
| 1881–1885 | | A red field with a centered white sun–disc containing a red five–pointed star surrounded by a red crescent with the french tricolour in the canton. |
| 1885–1956 | Flag of the French protectorate of Tunisia | A red field with a centered white sun–disc containing a red five–pointed star surrounded by a red crescent. | |
Kingdom of Tunisia
See also