List of Maldivian flags explained

This is a list of flags used in the Maldives. For more information about the national flag, see flag of Maldives.

Military flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1988–present Flag of the Maldives National Defence Force[3] [4] A horizontal bicolour of white and black with the emblem in the center
1988–present A red field with the golden emblem of the Marine Corps in the center and the flag of the MNDF on the canton
1988–present War flag of the Maldives[5] A horizontal tricolour of blue, white and green

Historical flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1117–1400 1st flag of the Kingdom of Maldives Two juxtaposed triangular figures with a black base and red and white borders
1400–1558
1573–1757
1759–1766
1773–1796
2nd flag of the Kingdom of Maldives Two juxtaposed triangular figures with a red base
1645–1757
1759–1766
1773–1795
A horizontal tricolour of orange, white and blue
1652–1672 A horizontal tricolour of red, white and blue
1796–1903 3rd flag of the Kingdom of Maldives A simple red field[6]
1903–1926 4th flag of the Kingdom of Maldives A red field with a black and white hoist
1926–1953 Final and national flag of the Kingdom of Maldives A red field with a black and white hoist and a white crescent moon facing the hoist side[7]
1926–1953 State flag of the Kingdom of Maldives A green rectangle centered on a red field with a black and white hoist, charged with a white crescent facing the hoist side[8]
1953–1965 1st flag of the Republic of Maldives A green rectangle centered on a red field with a black and white hoist, charged with a white crescent facing the fly side[9]
1926–1952 Flag of the prime minister of the Maldives[10] A quarterly divided green–blue–red–green, with a white star in the first quarter
1959–1963 A horizontal tricolour of blue, green and red with a white crescent in the center and three five-pointed stars in each stripe, diagonally aligned[11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maldives . 2022-03-24 . www.fotw.info.
  2. Web site: Maldives: Governmental flags . 2022-03-25 . www.fotw.info.
  3. Web site: MNDF Marine Corps by Abdulla Saeed - Issuu . 2022-03-25 . issuu.com . en.
  4. Web site: Maldives: Service flags . 2022-03-25 . www.fotw.info.
  5. Web site: Maldives . 2022-03-25 . www.fotw.info.
  6. Web site: Sultanate of the Maldives (-1949) . 2022-03-25 . www.fotw.info.
  7. Web site: Sultanate of the Maldives (-1949) . 2022-03-24 . www.fotw.info.
  8. Web site: Sultanate of the Maldives (-1949) . 2022-03-25 . www.fotw.info.
  9. Web site: Maldives: From protectorate to independence (1949-1968) . 2022-03-25 . www.fotw.info.
  10. Web site: Maldives: Governmental flags . 2022-03-25 . www.fotw.info.
  11. Web site: United Suvadive Republic (Maldives) . 2022-03-24 . www.fotw.info.