List of flags of Luxembourg explained

This is a list of flags used in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, a country in western Europe. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Luxembourg.

National flag

FlagDateUseDescription
1993 - Flag of Luxembourg (Ratio: 3:5) The flag is a horizontal tricolor of red, white, and blue. De facto used from 1848, but it was not officially adopted until 1993.
1972 - 1993 Flag of Luxembourg (Ratio: 1:2) The national flag in 1:2 ratio.

Historical Flags

FlagDateUseDescription
800-888 A 3 pointed green field with 8 golden crosses and 6 flowers.
1242-1443 A banner of the coat of arms of Luxembourg. It is made of ten horizontal white and blue stripes with a red lion with yellow claws, teeth, tongue and crown over all.
1443-1556 A Banner of The Coat of Arms of The Duchy of Burgundy under The House of Valois-Burgundy
1556-1684
1698-1700
A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field.
1684-1698
1701-1711
1814-1815
A White Field with several Fleur-de-lis.
1711-1713 A Quartered Banner of Arms. the 1st and 4th quarters, An array of 21 lozenges of blue and white. the 2nd and 3rd quarters are the lion of The Electorate of Palatinate. plus an inescutcheon with a golden orb on a red field in the center.
1713-1795 three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and red.
1713-1740 Flag of The Archduchy of Austria A yellow field with a black double headed eagle with a crown on top and carrying the tricolored arms of Austria on his chest.
1781-1786 A tricolour, with three equal horizontal bands of red, white and gold with the arms of Austria.
1789-1790 Flag of The Brabant Revolution A tricolour, with three equal horizontal bands of red, black and yellow.
1795-1814 A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2).
1815-1830
1839-1848
A horizontal triband of red, white and blue.
1830-1831 A tricolour, with three equal horizontal bands of black, yellow and red.
1831-1839 A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red with a 2:3 ratio.
1848-1914
1918-1940
Flag of Luxembourg
1914-1918 Flag of The German Empire used during the occupation of Luxembourg in World War IA tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom).
1940-1945 Flag of Nazi Germany used during the occupation of Luxembourg in World War IIA red field, with a white disc with a black swastika at a 45-degree angle. Disc and swastika are exactly in the centre.

Historical Royal Flags

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FlagDateUseDescription
1556
1556 Banner of arms of Emperor Charles V
1556 Banner of arms of Emperor Charles V
1556-1580
1668-1684
1698-1700
Royal Standard or Royal Flag of the House of Habsburg.
1580-1668 Banner of arms of the House of Austria
(with the arms of Portugal).
1580-1668 Royal Standard or Royal Flag of the House of Habsburg. (Inescutcheon of Portugal in the Royal arms)
1668-1684
1698-1700
Banner of arms of the House of Austria (from 1668)
1684-1698
1701-1711
1804-1814
1814-1815
1815-1830
1839-1848
Royal Standard of The Dutch Monarch
1815-1835
1848-1866
1914-1918 German Emperor's Standard