The following is a list of the Flags of Bulgaria.
National flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1878–present | National flag and Civil ensign | A horizontal tricolor of white, green and red. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1990-present | Hanging national flag | Vertical version of the tricolor. |
Government flags
Office flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | Standard of the president of the Republic | ||
Standards of Royal Family
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1937–1946 | Standard of the Tsar | |
Military flags
Bulgarian Land Forces
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1971-1990 | War flag | A red flag with the Bulgarian coat of arms from the communist
time with the motto: "For the socialist motherland". |
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1991–present | War flag | A green and red flag with the middle part of coat of arms. |
Bulgarian Navy
Republic of Bulgaria
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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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. |
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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. |
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1991–present | Naval Jack | A red cross and a green cross in a white background. |
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Coast guard ensign | ||
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Commander of the Navy | ||
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Deputy Commander of the Navy | ||
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Commander of the Naval Base | ||
People's Republic of Bulgaria
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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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. |
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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. |
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1949-1955 | Naval Jack | A red square flag with a white outline of a star and the Bulgarian lion
in the center. |
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1955-1963 | Naval Jack | The old Naval Jack flag from 1949-1955 in 2:3 Ratio and without the lion. |
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1963-1990 | Naval Jack | The old naval jack but in 1:2 Ratio. |
| 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. | |
Kingdom of Bulgaria
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1879-1944 | Naval ensign | The Bulgarian flag with a lion on a red background in top-left corner. |
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1879-1949 | Naval Jack | A square flag with a red and green cross in a white background. |
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1878-1944 | Minister of War | |
Vexillology Association flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of the Bulgarian Heraldry and Vexillology Society |
Political flags
| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
current | |||
 | 2014–present | Bulgarian National Union – New Democracy | |
| 2013–present | People's Voice | ||
 | 2006–present | Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria | |
 | 2005–present | Attack | |
 | 1991–present | IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement | |
 | ?–present | Bulgarian National Union | National flag with Tamgha of the Dulo clan. |
 | Bulgarian Agrarian National Union | ||
former | |||
 | 1944-1947 | Bulgarian Fatherland Front | |
 | 1936-1944 | Ratniks | |
 | 1932-1944 | Union of Bulgarian National Legions | |
 | 1932-1934 | Bulgarian National Socialist Workers Party | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1919-1990 | Bulgarian Communist Party | |
Religious flags
| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–present | Flag of Bulgarian General Mufti | |
Ethnic groups flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of the Bulgarian Turks | ||
 | Flag of the Pomaks | Flag of former Republic of Tamrash | |
 | Flag of the Sarakatsani | Flag of the Sarakatsani | |
Historical flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | c. 1325 | Flag of the Second Bulgarian Empire | Flag according to Angelino Dalorto |
 | c. 1380 | Flag of the Second Bulgarian Empire | Flag according to Guillem Soler |
.svg.png.webp) | 14th century | Flag of the Tsardom of Vidin | |
| 1878–1886 | Flag of the Republic of Tamrash | |
 | 1903 | Flag of the Strandzha Commune | |
|
1879–1908[1] | Flag of the Principality of Bulgaria | A horizontal tricolor of white-green-red |
| 1908–1946 | Flag of the Tsardom of Bulgaria | ||
| 1946–1947 | Flag of the People's Republic of Bulgaria | ||
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1947–1948 | Civil and State flag of the People's Republic of Bulgaria[2] | A horizontal tricolor of white-green-red with the Bulgarian emblem in the top-left corner |
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1948–1967 | ||
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1967–1971 | ||
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1971–1990 | ||
Other
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1862–1868 | The standard of the Bulgarian Legion | |
 | 1876 | Flag used in April Uprising | |
 | 1877-1878 | The standard of the Bulgarian Volunteer Corps | |
 | 1877- | The standard of the Bulgarian Volunteer Corps | Samara Flag |
Flag Proposal
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | c.1915 | King Ferdinand's Proposal | |
References
- ↑ "Flag of Bulgaria". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ↑ "People's Republic of Bulgaria, 1967-1971". www.fotw.info.
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