List of Moroccan flags

List of Moroccan flags This is a list of flags used in Morocco. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Morocco.

National Flags

Date	Use	Description
1956-Present	Flag of Morocco	A red field with the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star.
1915-Present	Civil Ensign	A red field with the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star and a yellow one-starred crown in the canton corner.
1915-Present	Naval Ensign	A red field with the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star and a yellow one-starred crown in each corner.
1915-Present	Naval Jack	A red swallowtailed field with yellow border and the green yellow-bordered pentagram, a five-pointed linear star.
1915-Present	Royal Flag	A red field with the green yellow-bordered pentagram, a five-pointed linear star.

Royal Standard

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1915-Present	Royal Standard	A Green Field with the coat of arms in the center.

Military Flags

Date	Use	Description
1956-Present	Armed Forces	A red field with yellow border, the green yellow-bordered pentagram, a five-pointed linear star and an arabic script written in gold in three corners.
1956-Present	ground Force	A red field with yellow border with the army's emblem in the center.
1960-Present	Naval Force	A light blue field with yellow border with the navy's emblem in the center.
1956-Present	Air Force	A blue field with yellow border with the air force's emblem in the center.
1957-Present	Gendarmerie	A black field with yellow border with the gendarmerie's emblem in the center.
1956-Present	Royal Guard	A green field with the yellow pentagram, a five-pointed linear star and smaller stars in each corner.

Historical Flags

Pre-Colonial Period

Date	Use	Description
780-1070 1258-1659	Flag of Morocco (Idrissid, Marinid, Wattasid and Saadi dynasties)	A Simple White Field.
1073-1147	Flag of Morocco (Almoravid dynasty)	A White field with an arabic script written in black in the center.
1147-1212	Battle Banner of Morocco (Almohad dynasty)	Similar to the Traditional Moroccan Carpet with Quran inscriptions written on it.
1147-1269	Flag of Morocco (Almohad dynasty)	A Red Field with a Chess-like emblem in the center.
1258-1659	Flag of Morocco, used along with a white banner (Marinid, Wattasid and Saadi dynasties)	A Red field with a yellow border and a yellow eight-pointed pentagram.
1666-1865	Flag of Morocco (Alaouite dynasty)	A simple red field.
1865-1915	Flag of Morocco (Alaouite dynasty)	A red field with a white triangled border and 2 crossed swords.

French Morocco

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1912-1956	Flag of The French Third Republic, The Provisional Government of the French Republic and The French Fourth Republic	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2).
	1940-1942	Flag of Vichy France	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the axe and 7 golden stars.
	1942-1944	Flag of Free France	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with The Cross of Lorraine.
Colonial Flags
	1912-1915	Merchant flag of Morocco under the French protectorate	A red field with a green 6-pointed pentagram, similar to the Star of David.
	1915-1919	Merchant flag of Morocco under the French protectorate	A red field with the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star.
	1919-1956	Merchant flag of Morocco under the French protectorate	A red field with the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star with the French tricolour in the canton.

Spanish Morocco

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1912-1931	Flag of The Kingdom of Spain	A horizontal triband flag of red, yellow (double width) and red; charged with the Spanish coat of arms off-centred toward the hoist.
	1931-1938	Flag of the Second Spanish Republic	A horizontal triband of red, yellow and purple charged with the Spanish coat of arms in the center.
	1936-1938	Flag of Spain (Nationalist faction)	A horizontal triband flag of red, yellow (double width) and red; charged with the Spanish coat of arms in the center.
	1938-1945	Flag of Spain (under Franco's Rule)	A horizontal triband flag of red, yellow (double width) and red; charged with the Eagle of Saint John added to the Spanish coat of arms off-centred toward the hoist.
	1945-1956	Flag of Spain (under Franco's Rule)	Similar to the previous flag, but with the eagle bigger in size.
Colonial Flags
	1912-1937	Merchant flag of Morocco under the Spanish protectorate	A simple red field.
	1937-1956	Merchant flag of Morocco under the Spanish protectorate	A red field with a green field with the white pentagram, a five-pointed linear star in the canton.

Republic of the Rif

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1921–1926	Flag of The Republic of The Rif	A red field centered with a white diamond and a green crescent moon and a six-pointed star inside the diamond.

Tangier International Zone

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1945-1948 1951-1954	Flag of Tangier under Portuguese Administration	A green and red rectangle with the coat of arms (an armillary sphere and a Portuguese shield).
	1948-1951	Flag of Tangier under Dutch Administration	A horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue.
	1954-1956	Flag of Tangier under Belgian Administration	A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red.
International Zone Flag
	1924–1940 1945–1956	Flag of International Tangier	A red field with the emblem of Tangier on the hoist side and the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star on the fly side.

Regional flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?-Present	Flag of Sidi Bennour Province
	1976-1997	Flag of Agadir Prefecture (1976-1997)
	1976-1997	Flag of Al Hoceïma Province (1976-1997)
	?-Present	Flag of Marrakesh Province
	1976-1997	Flag of Azilal Province (1976-1997)
	?-Present	Flag of Tan Tan Province
	1976-1997	Flag of Dakhla Province (1976-1997)

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