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List of flags with reverses that differ from the obverse

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article contains a list of flags for which the reverse (back

Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag) is different from the obverse (front
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
). It includes current as well as historic flags of both nations and national subdivisions such as provinces, states, territories, cities and other administrations (including a few that are not recognized by the United Nations or whose sovereignty is in dispute). When the flag is that of a nation, the Subdivision column is blank ( — ).

The list below does not include flags for which the reverse side is congruent (identical

Reverse side is congruent with obverse side) nor is it a mirror image of the obverse side (horizontally flipped
Reverse side is mirror image of obverse side
). Flag sides are usually mirror copy to satisfy manufacturing constraints. Identical flags are much less common and contain an element for which a simple mirror image would be problematic, such as text (e.g. The Flag of Saudi Arabia includes the shahada, an Islamic creed; The Flag of Iraq includes the Takbir) or a geographic feature (e.g. The Flag of the United Nations included an Azimuthal equidistant projection of the earth). Flags having a truly different designs on both their sides (two-sided
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
) differ from the norm. The only UN-recognized nation whose present-day flag officially contains a unique image on each side is Paraguay.

Not all impression of two-sided flags are de facto two-sided because of practical manufacturing constraints or, judging from how often it was disregarded in practice, some formal concern of heraldic nature. As such it may very well be prescribed legally from the very beginning and ever ignored in practice by institutions of every type.

Many of those flags are reconstructions based on various degree of evidence.

Flags by nation

List of two-sided flags
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Nation Subdivision Dates Obverse
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Reverse
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Notes
 Argentina San Juan 2018–present
Flag of San Juan
1997–2018
 Austria-Hungary Common Army 1867–1918
Austro-Hungarian Army
Imperial-Royal Landwehr


Royal Croatian Home Guard
Royal Hungarian Honvéd
 Azerbaijan Internal Troops 2002–present
Flag of Azerbaijan
 Bangladesh 1971–1972
Flag of Bangladesh
 Belarus Presidential Security Service 1995–present
List of Belarusian flags
 Brazil Paraíba 1965–present
Flag of Paraíba
Piauí 1922–present
Flag of Piauí
São Paulo 1922–present
Flag of São Paulo
 British Empire New York Union 1664–1783
George Rex Flag
 Bulgaria Stara Zagora 1996–present
Flag of Stara Zagora
 Comoros 1996–2001
Flag of the Comoros
 East Timor National Council of Maubere Resistance 1998–2002
Flag of East Timor
 El Salvador 1877–Nov 2 1898 and Nov 30 1898–1912
Flag of El Salvador
 Ethiopian Empire Imperial Standard 1962–1975
Haile Selassie
 Republic of Formosa 1895
Flag of the Republic of Formosa[1]
 Greece Alexandros Ypsilantis 1821
[dubious ] Flag of Greece
 Hungarian People's Republic Scout Association 1970
[dubious ] Flag of Hungary
 Hungary Csernely 1991–present
Flag of Csernely
Dömsöd ?–present
Flag of Dömsöd
Dorog 1919–present
Flag of Dorog
Kecel ?–present
Flag of Kecel
 Iceland President of Iceland 1944–present
Flag of Iceland
 Lithuania State flag 1918–1940
President used a variant with aspect ratio of 1:1.[2]
 Luxembourg Army of Luxembourg 1982–present
Flag of Luxembourg

"On military flag and emblems". Article I, Act  of 15 February 1982. The Grand Ducal Order.

 Madagascar President of Madagascar 1959–1972
Flag of Madagascar
1972–1975
1976–1993
1993–1996
1998–2002
 Moldavian Democratic Republic — and Sfatul Țării 1999–present
Flag of Moldova
 Moldavia Infantry Battalion 1346–1859
Flag and coat of arms of Moldavia

We have very little information on ancient Moldavian and Wallachian flags. For Moldavia the most important symbol has always been the wild ox head, which is still to be found on the flag of the new Moldavian republic. In early times the red prevailed on other colours: on standards, the wild ox head appeared on the recto, while the verso represented St. George killing the dragon. It seems that this standard was adopted by Bogdan I and maintained by Stephan the Great and successors. In the following century (XIX) the blue was added. According to an 1813 document, under prince Scarlat Calimachi the princely standard was red, yellow and blue on the recto (without any symbol), while on the verso was St George riding a horse on a blue field. Another document, dated 1814, again reports a red standard. Michael II Sutu (1819-21) had a blue flag with the wild ox head on the recto and red with St George the verso. The two Moldavian flags above from the XV-XVI c. are in Bucharest museum.

Infantry Battalion 1834–1849
 Moldova 1990–2010
Flag of Moldova
Information and Security Service 1999–present
Gagauzia 1995–present
[dubious ] Flag of Gagauzia
 Nazi Germany 1935–1945
Flag of Nazi Germany
 North Korea General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army 1993–2023
Flag of North Korea
Korean People's Army 1948

For Guards only up to 1961:

1948–1961
1961–1992
1992–1993


Korean People's Army Ground Force 1993–2023
Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force 1993–2023
Korean People's Navy 1993–2023
Korean People's Army Strategic Rocket Force 2018–2023
Korean People's Army Special Operation Force 2018–2023
Worker-Peasant Red Guards 2007–2023
 Paraguay 1842–1954
Flag of Paraguay
1954–1988
1988–1990
1990
1990–2013
2013–present
 Philippines 1898–1901
Flag of the Philippines
  • Obverse has "Fuerzas Expeditionarias del Norte de Luzon" inscribed
  • Reverse has the words "Libertad Justicia e Igualdad" inscribed.
Thailand Rattanakosin Kingdom Siamese Expeditionary Forces 1917–1919
Flag of the Rattanakosin Kingdom
 Romania Romanian Air Force 1992–present
List of flags of Romania
Romanian General Staff
Romanian Land Forces
Romanian Naval Forces
Battle flag 1950–1952
1952–1965


1966–1989
Romanian Air Force 1950–1952
1952–1965


Romanian Patriotic Guards 1977–1989
Romanian Naval Forces 1950–1951


1952–1965


 Russia Mari El 1992–2006
Flag of Mari El
Gorodishchensky District 2002–2012
Flag of the Gorodishchensky District
Russian Armed Forces 2003–present
List of Russian flags
Russian Ground Forces 2002–present
Russian Aerospace Forces 2002–present
 Saudi Arabia Civil ensign 1980–present
Flag of Saudi Arabia
 Soviet Union 1923–1991
Flag of the Soviet Union
Armenian SSR 1952–1990
Flag of Armenian SSR
Azerbaijan SSR 1952–1991
Flag of Azerbaijan SSR
Byelorussian SSR 1951–1991
Flag of Byelorussian SSR
Estonian SSR 1953–1990
Flag of Estonian SSR
Georgian SSR 1951–1990
Flag of Georgian SSR
Karelo-Finnish SSR 1953–1956
Flag of Karelo-Finnish SSR
Kazakh SSR 1953–1992
Flag of Kazakh SSR
Kirghiz SSR 1952–1992
Flag of Kirghiz SSR
Latvian SSR 1953–1990
Flag of Latvian SSR
Lithuanian SSR 1953–1988
Flag of Lithuanian SSR
Moldavian SSR 1952–1990
Flag of Moldavian SSR
Russian SFSR 1954–1991
Flag of the Russian SFSR
Tajik SSR 1953–1992
Flag of Tajik SSR
Turkmen SSR 1953–1992
Flag of Turkmen SSR
Ukrainian SSR 1949–1991
Flag of Ukrainian SSR
Uzbek SSR 1952–1991
Flag of Uzbek SSR
Soviet Army 1946–1992
List of Russian flags
 Spain Almendros 1988–present
List of Spanish flags
Arapiles 1993–present
Burgueta 2001–present
Puebla de Almenara 1988–present
Villarrubio 1988–present
 Transnistria 1991–present
Flag of Transnistria
 Vietnam People's Army of Vietnam 1991–present
Flag of Vietnam
 United States Alabama 1861–1865
Flag of Alabama
Massachusetts 1908–1971
Flag of Massachusetts
Minnesota 1893–1957
Flag of Minnesota
Oregon 1859–present
Flag of Oregon
Raleigh, North Carolina 1960–present
Flag of Raleigh, North Carolina
Richmond, Virginia 1914–1933
Flag of Richmond, Virginia
West Virginia 1905–1907
Flag of West Virginia Carmine red fringe
1907–1929
Flag of West Virginia Old gold fringe

See also

Citations

  1. ^ Liu, Nancy (January 28, 2013). "Flag of our forebears". Taipei Times. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Central Lithuania (Vilnius Republic)". Flags of the World. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
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