This is a list of flags used in Bhutan. For more information about the national flag, see flag of Bhutan.
National flag
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1969-Present | Flag of Bhutan | Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is orange, with a white dragon holding four jewels in its claws centered along the dividing line and facing away from the hoist.[1][2] | |
1969-Present | Flag of the Bhutan (vertical) | ||
1969-Present | Flag of the Bhutan (variant) |
Military flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
---|---|---|---|
1958–Present | Flag of the Royal Bhutan Army[3] | A horizontal tricolour of white, black and red with the bhutanese flag in the canton and defaced with a Kartika | |
1958–Present | Flag of the Royal Bodyguard of Bhutan[4] | Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is red, with a Dharmachakra centered along the dividing line. |
Police flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
---|---|---|---|
19??-Present | Flag of Royal Bhutan Police | ||
19??-Present | Flag of Royal Bhutan Police (variant) |
Political flags
Flag | Date | Party | Description |
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2003–Present | Communist Party of Bhutan | ||
1990-Present | Bhutan Peoples' Party |
Historical flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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751-842 | Flag of The Tibetan Empire | ||
1271–1354 | Battle Flag of The Yuan dynasty | ||
1271–1354 | Battle Flag of The Yuan dynasty | ||
1271–1354 | Battle Flag of The Yuan dynasty | ||
1616-1774 | Banners of Bhutan | ||
1949-1956 | 1st Flag of Bhutan | Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is red, with a white dragon holding four jewels in its claws centered along the dividing line and facing away from the fly.[5][6] The design of the flag is credited to Mayeum Choying Wongmo Dorji in 1947.[7] | |
1956-1969 | 2nd Flag of Bhutan | Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is red, with a white dragon holding four jewels in its claws centered along the dividing line and facing away from the hoist.[8] |
See also
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