The following is a list of flags and banners associated with the Comoros.
National Flag
edit| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001โpresent | Flag of the Comoros | Four horizontal stripes of yellow, white, red, and blue (from top to bottom); with a green pile based on the hoist side charged with a white crescent and four five-pointed stars in a line between the points of the crescent.[1][2][3] | |
| Flag of the Comoros (vertical) | When displayed vertically, the green triangle at the hoist is at the top, with the blue stripe to the left and the yellow stripe to the right.[4] |
Island Flags
edit| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012โpresent | Flag of Anjouan | A red field charged with a centered white crescent moon and four white stars.[5] | |
| 2002โpresent | Flag of Grande Comore | A navy blue field charged with a crescent moon and four white stars in hoist side.[6][7] | |
| 2003โpresent | Flag of Mohรฉli | A large five-pointed red star centered on a yellow field.[8] |
Historical Flags
edit| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1500โ1698 | Flag of the Sultanate of Ndzuwani | A red field.[9] | |
| 1830โ1833 | |||
| 1576โ1578 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal | A white field with the coat of arms in the center. | |
| 1578โ1640 | |||
| 1616โ1640 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (putative) | ||
| 1640โ1650 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal | ||
| 1698โ1830 | Flag of the Omani Empire [citation needed] | A white field with red Arabic script below a red sword pointed to the right. | |
| 1830โ1868 | Flag of the Mwali Sultanate | A simple red field.[10] | |
| 1833โ1850 | Flag of the Sultanate of Ndzuwani | A red field with a white border.[11] | |
| 1841โ1940 | Flag of the July Monarchy | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2). | |
| Flag of the French Second Republic | |||
| Flag of the Second French Empire | |||
| Flag of the French Third Republic | |||
| 1944โ1975 | Flag of the Provisional Government of the French Republic | ||
| Flag of the French Fourth Republic | |||
| Flag of the French Fifth Republic | |||
| 1841โ1848 | Royal Standard of Louis-Philippe I | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red centered with the royal arms of Louis-Philippe I.[12] | |
| 1842โ1867 | Flag of Queen Djoumbรฉ Fatima (also used as a separatist flag) | A red field with a vertical yellow stripe on the hoist side.[13][14] | |
| 1997โ1998 | |||
| 1850 | Flag of the Sultanate of Ndzuwani | A vertical triband of red (hoist-side and fly-side) and white centered with an Arabic script written in black.[15] | |
| 1850โ1893 | Flag of the Sultanate of Ndzuwani (also used as a separatist flag and later as an official flag) | A red field centered with a white crescent moon and a hand.[16] | |
| 1997โ2012 | |||
| 1868โ1871 | Flag of the Mwali Sultanate | Eight horizontal stripes alternating red and white.[17] | |
| 1870 | Imperial standard of Napolรฉon III | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red, with the red stripe larger than the other two stripes, several golden bees and centered with the royal arms of Napolรฉon III.[18] | |
| 1871โ1886 | Flag of the Mwali Sultanate | A horizontal bicolour of white and red, similar to the flag of Poland.[19] | |
| 1886โ1891 | A red field centered with an Arabic script written in white.[20] | ||
| 1891โ1904 | Eight horizontal stripes alternating red and white and a vertical green stripe on the hoist side with a crescent moon and five-pointed star in the canton.[21] | ||
| 1940โ1942 | Flag of Vichy France | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with an axe and seven golden stars.[22] | |
| 1942โ1943 | Flag of the United Kingdom | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). | |
| 1943โ1944 | Flag of Free France | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the Lorraine cross.[23] | |
| 1963โ1975 | First flag of the Comoros | A green field with a white crescent at upper hoist facing the fly, four stars in a diagonal.[24] | |
| 1975โ1978 | Second flag of the Comoros | A red field with a horizontal green stripe at the bottom and a white crescent moon and four white five-pointed stars in the canton.[25] | |
| 1978โ1992 | Third flag of the Comoros | A green field charged with a centered white crescent moon and four white stars.[26][27] | |
| 1992โ1996 | Fourth flag of the Comoros | ||
| 1996โ2001 | Fifth flag of the Comoros | A green field charged with a centered white crescent moon and four white stars and a white inscription to the lower hoist and another to the upper fly. The inscriptions are written in Arabic calligraphy with the former reading "Muhammed" and the latter reading "Allah".[28] | |
| 2002โ2003 | Flag of Mohรฉli | A yellow field with a narrow vertical black stripe on the hoist side and a crescent moon and five-pointed star towards the fly.[29] |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "flag of Comoros | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Flag of Comoros". www.gettysburgflag.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ https://library.olympics.com/Default/digitalCollection/DigitalCollectionInlineDownloadHandler.ashx?documentId=157629&_cb=1528675200#page=31
- ^ "Anjouan (Comoros)". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ Constitution de l'รฎle autonome de Ngazidja (in French). Moroni, Comores: Union des Comores, Prรฉsidence de l'Union, Secrรฉtariat gรฉnรฉral du gouvernement. 2002. OCLCย 153775660.
- ^ "Grand Comore (Comoros)". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Moheli (Comoros)". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Historical flags of Anjouan (Comoros)". crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Historical flags of Moheli (Comoros)". crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Historical flags of Anjouan (Comoros)". crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Francia monarchia". www.rbvex.it. Archived from the original on 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Moheli (Comoros)". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Moheli (Comoros)". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Historical flags of Anjouan (Comoros)". crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Historical flags of Anjouan (Comoros)". crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Historical flags of Moheli (Comoros)". crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Francia monarchia". www.rbvex.it. Archived from the original on 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Historical flags of Moheli (Comoros)". crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Historical flags of Moheli (Comoros)". crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Historical flags of Moheli (Comoros)". crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "French State, Vichy government (1940โ1944)". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Free French flag | Royal Museums Greenwich". www.rmg.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Comoros (1963โ1975)". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Comoros (1975โ1978)". crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Comoros (1978โ1992)". crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Comoros (1992โ1996)". crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-20. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Comoros (1996โ2001)". crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Moheli (Comoros)". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2022-04-26.