List of flags of Latvia

The following is a list of flags of Latvia.

National flag and State flag

FlagDateUseDescription
1990–present
1918–1940
State flag and civil ensign Dimensions: 10 horizontally and 2:1:2 vertically.

Governmental standards

FlagDateUseDescription
1995–present
1923–1940
Presidential standard
1995–present Speaker of the Saeima
1995–present Prime Minister's standard
2002–present Defence Minister

Military flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1991–present
1919–1940
Naval ensign
1991–present
1919–1940
Naval jack
? The Flag of CinC of Army Like the naval ensign, but with the naval jack in canton
?–Present The Flag of CinC of Naval Forces Like the naval ensign, but with the naval ensign in canton
?–Present Flotilla Admiral’s Flag
?–Present Rear Admiral’s Flag
?–Present Border guard
1946 - 1991 Flag of the Soviet Army
1940 - 1950 Ensign of the Naval Fleet of the USSR
1950 - 1991 Ensign of the Naval Fleet of the USSR Slight modification from previous design

Military pendants

FlagDateUseDescription
?–Present The Pendant of Commander of Flotilla
?–Present The Pendant of Commander of Squadron
?–Present The Pendant of Commander of Division
?–Present Warship Pendant

Historical flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1953–1990 Flag of the Latvian SSR
1944–1953 Second Soviet occupation (Latvian SSR)
1941–1945 German occupation (Reichskommissariat Ostland)
1940–1941 First Soviet occupation
1919–1920 Flag of the short-lived Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic
1918 Flag of the short-lived United Baltic Duchy
1651–1689 Flag of overseas Courland
1562–1795 Flag of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia

See also

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