The following is a list of flags used in Kosovo.
Flag | Date | Use | Description | |
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1999–present | White with two blue stripes, and a yellow-blue emblem of the KP in the centre. Dimensions: 2:3. | |||
2008–present | Flag of the Kosovo Customs Service | Blue field, with the KCS emblem in the centre. Dimensions: 2:3.[1] | ||
2001–present | Presidential standard | Flag based on Ibrahim Rugova's "Dardania" flag proposal. Features the eagle of the flag of Albania. Dimensions: 2:3 | ||
Flag | Date | Use | Description | |
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1999–present | A red field charged with a double-headed eagle. Dimensions: 2:3 | |||
2010–present | Flag of Serbia used by Kosovo Serbs | A horizontal tricolour of red, blue, and white; charged with the lesser Coat of arms left of center. Dimensions: 2:3 | ||
2008–present | Former Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina used by Kosovo Bosniaks | A blue escutcheon charged with a white bend between six gold fleurs-de-lis displayed on a white field. Dimensions: 1:2[2] | ||
2008–present | Flag of Turkey used by Kosovo Turks | A red field with a white star and crescent slightly left of center. Dimensions: 2:3 | ||
2008–present | Romani Flag used by Romani people in Kosovo | The flag consists of a background of blue and green, representing the heavens and earth, respectively; it also contains a 16-spoke red dharmachakra, or cartwheel, in the center. Dimensions: 2:3 | ||
2008–present | Flag used by Ashkali people in Kosovo | A horizontally divided green-white-red flag with a golden eagle in the center. Dimensions: 1:2 |
See also: Municipalities of Kosovo.
The "Law on use of State Symbols of Kosovo" grants the municipalities of Kosovo the right to adopt and use their own distinctive flags.[3]
Flag | Date | Use | Description | |
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Flag of Deçan Municipality[4] | White with the emblem of Deçan in the centre and the name of the municipality in Albanian below. | |||
Flag of Drenas Municipality[5] | White with the emblem of Drenas in the centre. | |||
Flag of Ferizaj Municipality[6] [7] | White with the emblem of Ferizaj in the centre. | |||
Flag of Fushë Kosova / Kosovo Polje Municipality[8] | White with the emblem of Fushë Kosova in the centre. | |||
Flag of Gjakova Municipality[9] | White with the emblem of Gjakova in the centre. | |||
Flag of Gjilan Municipality[10] | White with the emblem of Gjilan in the centre with the date "1600" above and the name of the municipality in Albanian below. | |||
Flag of Gračanica Municipality[11] | Dark blue with the emblem of Gračanica in the centre. | |||
Flag of Hani i Elezit Municipality[12] | Red with the emblem of Hani i Elezit in the centre. | |||
Flag of Istog Municipality[13] | White with the emblem of Istog in the centre with the name of the municipality written below in Albanian. | |||
Flag of Kaçanik Municipality[14] | Grey with the emblem of Kaçanik in the centre with the name of the municipality written above in Albanian. | |||
Flag of Kamenica Municipality[15] [16] | White with the emblem of Kamenica in the centre with the name of the municipality written above in Albanian and Serbian in the Latin script below. | |||
Flag of Lipjan Municipality[17] | White with the coat of arms of Lipjan in the centre | |||
Flag of Malisheva Municipality[18] | White with the coat of arms of Malisheva in the centre with the name of the municipality written below in Albanian and Engliah. | |||
Flag of Obiliq Municipality[19] | White with the emblem of Obiliq in the centre and the name of the municipality written below in Albanian, Serbian (Latin script) and English. | |||
Flag of Peja Municipality[20] [21] | White with the emblem of Pristina in the centre and the name of the municipality written below in Albanian. | |||
Flag of Pristina Municipality[22] [23] | Light blue with the emblem of Pristina in the centre. The emblem features a statuette known as Goddess on the Throne. | |||
Flag of Prizren Municipality[24] | White with the emblem of Prizren in the centre. The emblem features the House of the League of Prizren. | |||
Flag of Podujevo Municipality[25] | White with the emblem of Podujevo in the centre and the name written below in Albanian. The emblem depicts the Orpheus mosaic found in the Dardanian city of Vendenis. | |||
Flag of Rahovec Municipality[26] | White with the emblem of Rahovec in the centre and the name of the municipality in Albanian below. The emblem depicts the Rahovec Clocktower and bunches of grapes. | |||
Flag of Shtime Municipality[27] | White with the emblem of Shtime in the centre. | |||
Flag of Skenderaj Municipality[28] | White with the emblem of Skenderaj in the centre. | |||
Flag of Štrpce Municipality[29] | Light blue with the emblem of Štrpce in the centre. | |||
Flag of Suva Reka Municipality[30] | Banner of the arms of Suva Reka Municipality. | |||
Flag of Viti Municipality[31] | White with the emblem of Vitina in the centre. | |||
Flag of Vushtrri Municipality[32] [33] | Light blue with the emblem of Vushtrri in the centre with the Latin name of the municipality written above. |
See also: List of political parties in Kosovo.
Flag | Date | Use | Description | |
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Flag of Vetëvendosje[34] | Red with the motto of the party Vetëvendosje (Self Determination). | |||
Flag of Democratic Party of Kosovo[35] | White with the logo of the Democratic Party of Kosovo. | |||
Flag of Democratic League of Kosovo[36] | White with the logo of the Democratic League of Kosovo. | |||
Flag of Alliance for the Future of Kosovo[37] | White with the logo of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo. | |||
Purple with the four letters of the party NISMA. |
See also: United Nations Administered Kosovo and United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo.
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1999–2008 | Flag of the United Nations | The Flag of the United Nations was used for official and government purposes in Kosovo until 17 February 2008. | |
2003–2008 | An outline map of Kosovo containing the emblem of UN administered Kosovo, the Olympic rings, a pictogram of an athlete and the name KOSOVE. | ||
1999–2009 | Red with the emblem of the KPC in the centre. Dimensions: 2:3.[38] | ||
1999–present | Blue with the emblem of KFOR in the centre.[39] | ||
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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c.1918 | National Defence of Kosovo | The flag was used by Committee "National Defence of Kosovo" | |
c.1950–c.1990 | Albanian Minority flag | The flag was the official flag of the Albanian ethnic minority of Socialist Yugoslavia from the late 1940s to the late 1980s | |
c.1991 | Demonstrations Flag | The flag used by the Albanian ethnic minority of Socialist Yugoslavia in 1991 during Demonstrations | |
Flag | Date | Use | Description | |
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never used | State flag | "Competition Candidate 1" Dimensions: 2:3. Winning proposal and inspiration for the current flag. | ||
never used | State flag | "Competition Candidate 2". Dimensions: 2:3 | ||
never used | State flag | "Competition Candidate 3". Dimensions: 2:3 | ||
never used | State flag | Rejected Competition Candidate. Dimensions: 2:3 | ||
never used | State flag | Joseph J. DioGuardi's proposal for a new flag for Kosovo based on the Albanian and US flags. Dimensions: 2:3 |