List of flags of Laos explained

The following is a flag list of Laos.^{[1] [2] [3]}

National

Present

See main article: Flag of Laos.

Historical flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	3 Oct. 1893 - 8 Apr. 1945 19 Jul. 1949 - 22 Oct. 1953		Ratio is 2:3. Influences:
	12 Oct. 1945 - 24 Apr. 1946	State flag and civil ensign of Kingdom of Laos^[4] ^[5]	Three horizontal stripes, with the middle stripe in blue being twice the height of the top and bottom red stripes. In the middle is a white disc, the diameter of the disc is 4⁄5 the height of the blue stripe. Ratio is 2:3. Influences:
	22 Oct. 1953 - 2 Dec. 1975		Ratio is 2:3. Influences:

Royal standards

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1893 - 1949	Royal standard of Laotian kingdom.^[6]	Ratio is 2:3. Influences:
	1949 - 1975	Royal standard of Kingdom of Laos.	Ratio is 2:3. Influences:
	1949 - 1975	Personal standard of the kings.	Ratio is 1:1. Influences:

Notes and References

1. https://www.fotw.info/flags/la.html Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao
2. https://www.fotw.info/flags/la.html Drapeau du Laos
3. https://www.gettysburgflag.com/flags-banners/laos-flags Flag of Laos
4. Murashima. Eiji. December 2015. Thailand and Indochina, 1945-1950. Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies (Waseda University). April 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602072127/https://dspace.wul.waseda.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2065/46840/1/AjiaTaiheiyouTokyu_25_Murashima.pdf. June 2, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
5. Book: Evans. Grant. The Politics of Ritual and Remembrance: Laos Since 1975. 1998. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu. 0-8248-2054-1. 13–14.
6. Book: Hymnes et pavillons d'Indochine.. 1941. 9 March 2021. Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France).. Unknown author(s). fr.