List of flags of Latvia

The following is a list of flags of Latvia.

National flag and State flag

FlagDateUseDescription
1918–present
(1940–1990 de iure)
State flag and civil ensignDimensions: 10 horizontally and 2:1:2 vertically.

Governmental standards

FlagDateUseDescription
1923–1940
1995–present
Presidential standard
1995–presentSpeaker of the Saeima
1995–presentPrime Minister's standard
2002–presentDefence Minister

Military flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1991–present
1919–1940
Naval ensign
1991–present
1919–1940
Naval jack
 ?The Flag of CinC of ArmyLike the naval ensign, but with the naval jack in canton
 ?–PresentThe Flag of CinC of Naval ForcesLike the naval ensign, but with the naval ensign in canton
 ?–PresentFlotilla Admiral’s Flag
 ?–PresentRear Admiral’s Flag
 ?–PresentBorder guard

Military pendants

FlagDateUseDescription
 ?–PresentThe Pendant of Commander of Flotilla
 ?–PresentThe Pendant of Commander of Squadron
 ?–PresentThe Pendant of Commander of Division
 ?–PresentWarship Pendant

Administrative divisions

Cities / State Cities

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Riga
Flag of Daugavpils
Flag of Jelgava
Flag of Jūrmala
Flag of Liepāja
Flag of Ogre
Flag of Rēzekne
Flag of Ventspils

Towns and smaller settlements

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Ainaži
Flag of Aizkraukle
Flag of Aizpute
Flag of Cēsis
Flag of Viļaka

Historical flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1562–1795Flag of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
1562–1795Merchant ensign of the Duchy of Courland and SemigalliaKnown as "Crab Flag" (Krabju karogs)
1918Flag of the short-lived United Baltic Duchy
1919–1920Flag of the short-lived Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic
1940–1953First flag of the Latvian SSRRed flag with the gold hammer and sickle in the top-left corner, with the Latin characters LPSR.
1941–1945German occupation (Reichskommissariat Ostland)
1953–1990Second flag of the Latvian SSR
Reverse flagAll flags of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union did not bear the hammer and sickle on their reverse side.

See also

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