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 (at sea)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 Forces

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)
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 two crossed anchors in the top canton
 ?–presentPresidential pennant
 ?–presentMasthead pennantWhite pennant tappering 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)

Police, Border Guard Board and Customs flags
FlagDateUseDescription
 ?–presentMinister of Internal Affairs pennant
 ?–presentBorder Guard pennant
 ?–presentPolice and Border Guard flag
1923[3]–presentBorder Guard
 ?–presentBorder GuardThe letters PV are visible on the national flag which is defaced with green and yellow markings
2004–presentCustoms flag
1923[4]–2004Customs flag

Sporting Flags
FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Estonian Olympic Committee

Postal Flag
FlagDateUseDescription
1994–2009[5]Postal flag

County flags
FlagAdministrative divisionAdoptedDescription
Harju1939[6]–present
Hiiu1996–present
Ida-Viru1997–present
Jõgeva1996–present
Järva1939[6]–present
Lääne1939[6]–present
Lääne-Viru1996–present
Põlva1996–present
Pärnu1939[6]–present
Rapla1996–present
Saare1939[6]–present
Tartu1939[6]–present
Valga1939[6]–present
Viljandi1939[6]–present
Võru1939[6]–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[7]

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
1569–1629Flag of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Duchy of Livonia)Flag of Poland
1705–1917 and 1896–1917Merchant flag of Russia
Flag of Russia
1858–1896State flag of Russia
1914–1917Flag of Russia (for private use)
1721–1918Flag of Governorate of Livonia
1721–1918Flag of Governorate of Estonia
1913–1918Flag of Rotalia
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
1918–1919Flag 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").
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.
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- A black-bordered white cross offset to left defacing a blue field.
- A black-bordered blue cross offset to left defacing a white field.
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1922Proposed flag, former flag of the Governorate of Estonia

See also

References
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  2. "VAU - Sisene". www.ra.ee.
  3. "VAU - Sisene". www.ra.ee.
  4. "VAU - Sisene". www.ra.ee.
  5. Postilipu kasutamise korra kinnitamine
  6. "Riigi Teataja 15 august 1939 — DIGAR Eesti artiklid". dea.digar.ee.
  7. 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.
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