List of Bulgarian flags

The following is a list of the Flags of Bulgaria.

National flag
FlagDateUseDescription
1879-presentNational flag and Civil ensignA horizontal tricolor of white, green and red.
?-presentHanging national flagVertical version of the tricolor.

Military flags
Flag Date Use Description
2005-present Naval ensign The old Naval ensign from 1991-2005 but the lion is in a small size

and placed in a red background.

1991-present Naval Jack A red cross and a green cross in a white background.
1991-present War flag A green and red flag with the middle part of coat of arms.
1991-2005 Naval ensign The old Naval ensign from 1954-1990 but instead of the red stat is

placed the Bulgarian lion used in the old monarchical naval ensigns.

1971-1990 War flag A red flag with the Bulgarian coat of arms from the communist

time with the motto: "For the socialist motherland".

1963-1990 Naval Jack The old naval jack but in 1:2 Ratio.
1955-1990 Naval ensign A mostly white flag with green and red stripes at the bottom and a big

red star in the top-left corner.

1955-1963 Naval Jack The old Naval Jack flag from 1949-1955 in 2:3 Ratio and without the lion.
1949-1955 Naval Jack A red square flag with a white outline of a star and the Bulgarian lion

in the center.

1949-1955 Naval ensign The old Naval ensign flag but in bottom-left corner a red star in a

white background and a modified lion.

1908-1944 Minister of War The Bulgarian flag with the lion on a red background in top-left corner

and a green cross on a white background in bottom-left corner.

1879-1949 Naval Jack A square flag with a red and green cross in a white background.
1879-1944 Naval ensign The Bulgarian flag with a lion on a red background in top-left corner.

Historical Flags
FlagDateUseDescription
c. 1325Flag of the Second Bulgarian EmpireFlag according to Angelino Dalorto
c. 1380Flag of the Second Bulgarian EmpireFlag according to Guillem Soler
1879-1908[1] Flag of Principality of Bulgaria A horizontal tricolor of white-green-red
1908-1946 Flag of Tsardom of Bulgaria
1946-1948 Civil and State flag of People's Republic of Bulgaria[2] A horizontal tricolor of white-green-red with the Bulgarian emblem in the top-left corner
1948-1967
1967-1971
1971-1990

References
  1. "Flag of Bulgaria". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  2. "People's Republic of Bulgaria, 1967-1971". www.fotw.info.

See also
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