Flags of North Macedonia

This is a list of flags which have been, or are still today, used on the territory of North Macedonia or by ethnic Macedonians.

North Macedonia

FlagDateUseDescription
1995–presentFlag of the Republic of North Macedonia (civil, state, and war flag)A golden-yellow sun with eight rays extending to the edges of the red field.

Historical flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1992–1995Flag of the Republic of MacedoniaA red flag with the yellow Vergina Sun in the middle.
1947–1991Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaThree equal horizontal fields, blue on the top, white in the middle and red on the bottom, Red star in the center.
1946–1991Flag of the People's Republic of Macedonia (1946–1963) and Socialist Republic of Macedonia (1963–1991)A red flag with a gold-edged red star in the canton.
1944–1946Flag of Democratic Federal MacedoniaA red flag with a so-called "fat" gold-edged red star in the middle of the flag.
1941–1945Flag of Partisan movementThree equal horizontal fields, blue on the top, white in the middle and red on the bottom, Red star in the white field.
2.8.1903 – 12.8.1903Flag of the Republic of Kruševo[lower-alpha 1] A plain red flag. In the middle is a yellow palm crown, decorated with two shaking hands - a symbol of the people's unity, and over there is a flaming torch. Around these symbols is the slogan "Svoboda ili smart" and another inscription "Banner of the Krushevo cheta".
1920s–present[3][4]Historical flag of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) used by political parties in Bulgaria and Republic of Macedonia until now.[5][6] Horizontal bicolor of red and black

Municipal flags

Note: This list is incomplete.
FlagDateUseDescription
2012–presentAerodrom Municipality
? – PresentAračinovo MunicipalityA red flag with the coat of arms in the middle and two thin horizontal stripes.
? – PresentBerovo MunicipalityA light (sky) blue flag with red insignia in the middle.
2006–presentBitola MunicipalityThe municipal arms on a white background.
? – PresentBogdanci MunicipalityA blue and red flag (two blue & two red cantons), with the Municipality coat-of-arms in the middle.
1996–presentBogovinje Municipality
1996–presentBosilovo Municipality
Brvenica Municipality
1997–presentCentar Municipality
2010–presentČair Municipality
Čaška Municipality
?–2014Municipality of Češinovo-Obleševo
Centar Župa Municipality
Municipality of Čučer-Sandevo
Debar Municipality
Debarca Municipality
Municipality of Delčevo
?–2015Demir Hisar Municipality
Demir Kapija Municipality
Dojran Municipality
Dolneni Municipality
?-PresentGevgelija MunicipalityA flag with a blue bar over a white bar & the coat-of-arms of the Municipality near the mast of the flag.
Gostivar Municipality
Gradsko Municipality
1996–presentIlinden MunicipalityA red vertical flag with a 12-pointed sun and the letter "I" in Cyrillic (И).
Jegunovce Municipality
Karbinci Municipality
Kavadarci Municipality
?–2015Kisela Voda Municipality
Kičevo Municipality
2010–presentMunicipality of Kočani
Konče Municipality
2006–presentKratovo Municipality
2009–presentKriva Palanka Municipality
2005–presentKarpoš Municipality
Municipality of Krivogaštani
Municipality of Kruševo
2002–PresentKumanovo Municipality
Lipkovo Municipality
Lozovo Municipality
?-PresentMakedonska Kamenica Municipality
Makedonski Brod Municipality
Municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša
Mogila Municipality
Negotino Municipality
Novaci Municipality
Novo Selo Municipality
2014–presentOhrid Municipality
Municipality of Pehčevo
Petrovec Municipality
Plasnica Municipality
? – PresentPrilep MunicipalityA dark blue background with the municipal coat of arms, outlined in white, in the middle.
[[ File:Probistip-zname.png|100xp2015–presentMunicipality of Probištip
2007–presentRankovce Municipality
Resen (municipality)
Rosoman Municipality
Municipality of Sopište
Municipality of Staro Nagoričane
Municipality of Štip
?-PresentStruga MunicipalityA blue vertical flag with the coat of arms in the middle.
?-PresentStrumica MunicipalityA white vertical flag with the coat of arms and a blue-yellow border.
Municipality of Studeničani
?-PresentRadoviš Municipality
2007–presentTearce Municipality
?-PresentTetovo MunicipalityA red, black and yellow tricolor flag, the yellow one being the thickest.
Valandovo Municipality
Vasilevo Municipality
?-PresentVeles Municipality
?-PresentVevchani Municipality
2007–presentVinica MunicipalityA red and blue bicolor flag with outline of Vinica Fortress and an icon.
Municipality of Vrapčište
Zelenikovo Municipality
1996–presentMunicipality of Želino
Zrnovci Municipality
Šuto Orizari Municipality

Government flags

FlagDateUseDescription
- presentFlag of Ministry Foreign Affairs of Republic of Macedonia
- presentFlag of Ministry of Culture of Republic of Macedonia
1992–presentFlag of the Army of Republic of Macedonia
1992-2013Flag of Ministry of Internal AffairsA blue flag with the emblem in the middle
1992–presentFlag of Uniformed members of MIAA blue flag with the emblem in the middle
-presentFlag of Special Police Force - Tiger
- presentFlag of Border Police of Republic of MacedoniaA green flag with the emblem in the middle
- presentFlag of Customs of Macedonia

Universities

FlagDateUseDescription
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje
St. Clement of Ohrid University of Bitola
University of Information Science and Technology "St. Paul The Apostle"
Goce Delčev University of Štip
State University of Tetovo
South East European University
FON University
Euro College Kumanovo

Military flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1944Flag of the First Macedonian Brigade (WW2)red flag and the lower half of the flag the unit's name is written in yellow capital Cyrillic letters
2009–presentFlag of 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigadered flag with the coat of arms of Macedonia on the upper left and the unit's badge on upper right and the lower half of the flag the unit's name is written in yellow capital Cyrillic letters
1999–presentFlag of Macedonian Land ForcesA red background with unit badge at right, and Macedonia coat of arms at left. At bottom is the Macedonian inscription: "The force is with us"
1992–presentFlag of Military Police Battaliongreen flag with the unit's badge in the middle
1990s-presentFlag of Combat Helicopter Squadronblue flag with the unit's badge in the middle

Religious flags

FlagDateUseDescription
-presentFlag of Macedonian Orthodox Church - Ohrid Archbishopricred flag with the COA of MOC-OA in the middle
Old flag of Macedonian Orthodox Church
-present
-presentBigorski Monastery
-presentChristian Adventist Church
-presentChristian Baptist Church-Radosna Vest
-presentMaran-Ata
-presentChristian Baptist Church-Bozhji Glas
-presentIslamic Religious Community of Macedonia
-presentFlag of Islamic Religious Community of Macedoniagreen flag with the crescent and the star in the middle

Political Parties flags

FlagDateUseDescription
IMRO-DPMNU
SDUM
-presentFlag of Liberal-Democrat Party of Macedonia
New Social Democratic Party
Dostoinstvo
-presentFlag of New Social-Democrat Party of Macedonia
Socialist Party of Macedonia
Democratic Renewal of Macedonia
-presentFlag of People's Movement for Macedonia
-presentFlag of Party of United Democrats of Macedonia
Logo of BDI
Albanian Democratic Party
Democratic Party of Turks
-presentFlag of Political Party of Macedonians in AlbaniaMacedonian flag from 1992 with the Cyrillic yellow letters of the name of the political party
1936-1941Flag of MANAPO
1944-1990League of Communists of Yugoslavia Flag on Macedonian

Macedonian diaspora flags

FlagDateUseDescription
-presentFlag of the Macedonians in Serbia
-presentFlag of Macedonians in BulgariaThe UMO Ilinden–Pirin party flag in Bulgaria.
-presentFlag of Macedonians in GreeceThe Rainbow Party flag in Greece.
-presentFlag of Macedonians in Albania
-presentFlag of Macedonians in United States
-presentFlag of Macedonians in Argentina
-presentMacedonian Australian Community Organisation
-presentFlag of Macedonians in Uruguay
-presentMacedonian Alliance Sweden
-presentUnited Macedonians (from Canada)

Other

FlagDateUseDescription
1990s –1990sEthnic Macedonian flagA red flag with the Golden Lion from the 1741 coat of arms of the geographical region of Macedonia
-presentNeo Macedonian FlagFlag for 'Greece is Macedonia' as a response to the Blue Sun of Vergina Flag. Used on football matches.
-presentNeo Macedonian Flag (2)Similar to the above flag. This flag is used on football matches.
2015Flag of 2015 Opposition Protests in Macedonia
Macedonian 4 in 1 flag

Companies flags

Government

FlagDateUseDescription
-presentFlag of Macedonian Customs
-presentFlag of Macedonian Railway
-presentNorth Macedonia Post
-presentMacedonian Stock Exchange
-presentMacedonian Forest

Private

FlagDateUseDescription
-presentEVN Macedonia
-presentMacedonian Telekom
-presentMakpetrol Macedonia
-presentOkta Macedonia
-presentKomercijalna Banka
-presentAgrofila

Organizations flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1992–presentFlag of the World Macedonian Congressred flag with the star of Kutlesh in the middle
-presentRegular Grand Lodge of Macedonia
-presentGrand Lodge of Macedonia
-presentKoledari Kumanovo
1990–presentKumani Zapad
-presentKumanovo Astronomical Club
Flag of Macedonian Herald Societyred flag with the COA of the society
2001–presentFlag of Alliance of Defenders Kumanovo
2004–presentFlag of Macedonian United ForcesStar from Kutlesh on black background

Notes

  1. Considered to be Bulgarian in Bulgaria.[1][2]

References

  1. Xисарлъшка-Танова, С. Знамената на Илинденско-Преображенското въстание 1903 г. — издателство: Векове, 1983, № 3, стр. 77.
  2. The insurgents in Krushevo flew also Bulgarian flags everywhere. See: "Who are the Macedonians", Published by C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2000, ISBN 1-85065-534-0, by Hugh Poulton - p. 57.
  3. In an article from the Macedonian journalist Spase Shuplinovski in the Macedonian mainstream daily newspaper Utrinski vesnik - issue 1166, October 16, 2006 is described, that the flag of the Macedonian party VMRO - DPMNE was adopted from IMRO, which was established in 1920 and was banned in 1934. Archived May 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. In official speech in Macedonian Parliament in June 2008 on the occasion of the enacting a Law about the usage of the flags in Republic of Macedonia, the deputy Yani Macraduli has maintained, the red - black flag of IMRO dates (was created) during the leadership of Todor Alexandrov, i.e. - 1920s.
  5. The IMRO flag is considered to be Bulgarian in Bulgaria, see: "100 years IMARO" (in Bulgarian) ISBN 954-8187-10-8, Publisher: Macedonian Scientifis Institute, Authors: Professor D. Michev, Ph.D. D. Gotsev, Sofia - 1994, p. 7. Archived January 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  6. However, according to Academician Ivan Katardjev, Director of the Historical Sciences section in the Department of Social Sciences in the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts the policy of IMRO leader in the beginning of the 1920s, Todor Alexandrov served the Bulgarian interests, see: "Утрински весник", Issue 1806, 16.10.2006 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2008-08-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) and the policy of IMRO leader in the second half of 1920s until its ban in 1934, Ivan Mihailov, for establishment of an independent Macedonian state, meant a Macedonian state of the Bulgarians in Macedonia, see: "Утрински весник", Issue 1806, 16.10.2006."Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-10-16. Retrieved 2008-08-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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