List of Estonian flags

The national flag of Estonia is a tricolour featuring three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black, and white. The normal size is 105 × 165 cm. In Estonian it is colloquially called the "sinimustvalge" (literally "blue-black-white"), after the colours of the bands. The flag became associated with Estonian nationalism in the beginning of the 20th century and was used as the national flag (riigilipp) when the Estonian Declaration of Independence was issued on 24 February 1918. The flag was formally adopted on 21 November 1918. On 12 December 1918 the flag was raised for the first time as the national symbol atop of the Pikk Hermann tower in Tallinn.[1]

The following is a list of flags of Estonia.

National flag
FlagDateUseDescription
1918–1940
1944
1988/1990–present		Flag of Estonia (State flag and civil ensign)Dimensions are 7:11.
1918–1940
1944
1988/1990–present		Flag of Estonia (vertical)

Standards

Head of state
FlagDateUseDescription
1992–present
1927[2]–1940		Presidential standardNational tricolour with the greater coat of arms in the center
 ?–presentPresidential standard (maritime use)Swallow-tailed tricolour with the greater coat of arms in the center

Ministers
FlagDateUseDescription
 ?–presentDefence MinisterNational tricolour with the lesser coat of arms off-set to hoist

Military flags
FlagDateUseDescription
2008–presentFlag of the Estonian Defense ForcesCoat of arms of Estonia in banner form

Army
FlagDateUseDescription
 ?–presentFlag of the Estonian Land Forces
FlagDateUseDescription
1991–present
1926–1940		Naval ensignSwallow-tailed tricolour with the lesser coat of arms in the center
1991–present
1926–1940		Naval jackDimension: 7:11 (the saltaire equals 1 part, the George's cross 2 parts) It resembles the Union Jack of the United Kingdom
1991–present
1926–1940		Flag of Commander in Chief
 ?–presentRear admiral’s FlagFlag similar to CinC Armed Forces but without any yellow borders
 ?–presentLieutenant general’s FlagFlag similar to CinC Armed Forces but with yellow edge only at the top
 ?–presentMajor general’s flagFlag similar to CinC Armed Forces but with yellow edge only along the lower edge
 ?–presentChief of Naval ForcesWhite triangular swallow tailed pennant (broad pennant) with blue "chevron" rising from the hoist and with yellow anchor near the hoist
 ?–presentChief of divisionThe same flag as Chief of Naval Forces, but without the anchor
 ?–presentSenior Officer AfloatWhite triangular pennant with horizontal blue stripe through the middle
 ?–presentGeneral Agent of the NavyNational flag with a white square with two crossed anchors in the top canton
 ?–present
1923–1940		Presidential pennant
 ?–presentMasthead pennantWhite pennant tapering toward the point in the fly from about the half of the length with the national tricolour at hoist

Air Force
FlagDateUseDescription
 ?–presentState flag of the Estonian Air Force
 ?–presentFlag of the Estonian Air Force

Defence League
FlagDateUseDescription
 ?–presentFlag of the Defence League (obverse)
 ?–presentFlag of the Defence League (reverse)

Government flags
FlagDateUseDescription
 ?–presentMinister of Internal Affairs pennant
 ?–presentBorder Guard pennant
 ?–presentPolice and Border Guard flagCoat of arms of Police and Border Guard Board in banner form
1993–presentFlag of the Estonian Internal Security ServiceDark blue field with its coat of arms in the middle, "VIRTUTE ET CONSTANTIA" at the top, and "KAITSEPOLITSEIAMET" (historical), "1993" at the bottom.[3][4]
1923–present[5]Border GuardThe letters PV are visible on the national flag which is defaced with green and yellow markings
2004–presentCustoms flag
1923[6]–2004Customs flagNational flag with red square bearing caduceus and letter T in the top canton

Sporting Flags
FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Estonian Olympic CommitteeA white flag with the logo of Estonian Olympic Committee in the middle.

Postal Flag
FlagDateUseDescription
1994–2009[7]Postal flagFlag of Estonia defaced with a post horn

County flags
FlagAdministrative divisionAdoptedDescription
Harju1939[8]–present
Hiiu1996–present
Ida-Viru1997–present
Jõgeva1996–present
Järva1939[8]–present
Lääne1939[8]–present
Lääne-Viru1996–present
Põlva1996–present
Pärnu1939[8]–present
Rapla1996–present
Saare1939[8]–present
Tartu1939[8]–present
Valga1939[8]–present
Viljandi1939[8]–present
Võru1939[8]–present

History

Municipal flags
Main article: commons:Flags of Estonian municipalities

Political flags
FlagDatePartyDescription
1994–presentEstonian Reform Party
1991–presentEstonian Centre Party
2006–presentIsamaa
2012–presentConservative People's Party of Estonia
1917-1935Farmers' Assemblies

Ethnic groups flags
FlagDateUseDescription
 ?–presentFlag of Setos

2003–present
?–present		Flags of Votes

2013–present
?–present		Flags of Võros
?–presentFlags of Mulgi peopleet
1918–presentFlag of the Baltic German
1996–presentFlag of the Estonian Swedes[9]

Historical flags
FlagDateUseDescription
1219–1346
1559–1645		Flag of Duchy of EstoniaFlag of Denmark
1237–1561Banner of State of the Teutonic Order
1456-1537Flag of Kalmar Union"Banner of the realms" as described by Eric of Pomerania in 1430
1561–ca. 1650Flag of Duchy of EstoniaFlag of Sweden
1587–1629Banner of Sigismund III Vasa, Grand Duke of Lithuania. (Duchy of Livonia)A tailed tricolour in red, white and red with royal coat of arms in the middle. See also Banner of Poland.
1705–1917 and 1896–1917Merchant flag of Russia
Flag of Russia
1858–1896State flag of Russia
1917–1918Soviet Republic of NaissaarThe republic’s flag, which reads “Death to the bourgeoisie”
1917–1918Bolshevik flagA red flag
1918Flag of German Empire (Ober Ost)The German Empire flag
1918-1940

1944

 Flag of Republic of Estonia Flag used by Estonia from its independence war to soviet occupation in 1940
1918–1919

(50 days)

Flag of the Estonian Workers' CommuneA red flag with a golden canton. Inside the canton, the texts meaning "Estonian Workers' Commune", separated by a red line:
Estonian: "Eesti Töörahva Kommuun";
Russian: "Эстляндская трудовая коммуна" ("Estlyandskaya Trudovaya Kommuna").

On the red filed there are also white Russian inspections "НА БАРИКАДЫ ЭСТОНСКИЙ ПРОЛЕТАРИАТ" "ЗА СОВЕТСКУЮ ЭСТЛЯНДИЮ ВЕЛИКУЮ ВОЛГУ, УРАЛ, СИБИРЬ ЗА ИМЯ III КОММУНИСТИЧЕСКАГО ИНТЕРНАЦИОНАЛА" which means "On the barricades is the Estonian proletariat. For Soviet Estonia the great Volga, Ural and Siberia In the name of the third Communist International".[10]

1940–1941
1944–1953		Flag of the Estonian SSRA red flag with a golden hammer and sickle in the top-left corner. Above the hammer and sickle were the gold Latin upper case characters "ENSV" (Eesti Nõukogude Sotsialistlik Vabariik - "Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic") in a sans-serif font.
1941-1944(Nazi occupation)
Flag of the 3rd Reich		A red field, with a white disc with a black swastika at a 45 degree angle. Disk and swastika are slightly off-centre.
1953–1990Flag of the Estonian SSR
obverse		A red flag with a golden hammer and sickle and outlined star above them in the top-left corner. In the lower half of the flag was a band of blue and white water waves.
1953–1990Flag of the Estonian SSR
reverse		A red flag with a band of blue and white waves in the lower half of the flag.

Proposed flags
FlagDateUseDescription
1918Flag of the United Baltic Duchy
1919-Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag A black-bordered white cross offset to left defacing a blue field.
-Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag A black-bordered blue cross offset to left defacing a white field.
-Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
-Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag

Other Flags
FlagDateUseDescription
1913–1918Flag of Rotalia student corporationA tricolour with horizontal bends of blue, black and green.

See also
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References
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  9. Flag of Noarootsi Parish, because most of the remaining Estonian Swedes in Estonia live in this parish and this flag reflects the Swedish heritage of the region.
  10. "Estonia in the Soviet Union (early flags)". Flag of the World. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
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