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 and was used as the national flag (riigilipp) when the Estonian Declaration of Independence was issued on February 24, 1918. The flag was formally adopted on November 21, 1918. On December 12, 1918 was the first time the flag was raised as the national symbol atop of the Pikk Hermann Tower in Tallinn.[1]
The following is a list of flags of Estonia.

National flag and State flag

FlagDateUseDescription
1918–1940
1944
1988–present
State flag and civil ensign Dimensions: 7:11

Governmental flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1992–present
1926-1940
Presidential standardNational tricolour with the greater coat of arms in the center
?–present Presidential standard (at sea)Swallow-tailed tricolour with the greater coat of arms in the center
?–present Defence MinisterNational tricolour with the lesser coat of arms off-set to hoist
?–present Postal flag

Military flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1991–present
1926–1940
Naval ensign Swallow-tailed tricolour with the lesser coat of arms in the center
1991–present
1926–1940
Naval jack Dimension: 7:11 (the saltaire equals 1 part, the George's cross 2 parts)
?–present State flag of the Air Force
?–present Flag of the Estonian Defence Forces
?–present Flag of the Estonian Defence Forces
?–present Flag of the Ground Forces
?–present Flag of the Air Force
?–present Flag of the Defence League
obverse
?–present Flag of the Defence League
reverse
?–present Chief of Naval Forces White triangular swallow tailed pennant (broad pennant) with blue "chevron" rising from the hoist and with yellow anchor near the hoist
?–present Rear Admiral’s Flag Flag similar to CinC Armed Forces but without any yellow borders
?–present Lieutenant General’s Flag Flag similar to CinC Armed Forces but with yellow edge only at the top
?–present Major General’s Flag Flag similar to CinC Armed Forces but with yellow edge only along the lower edge
?–present Chief of Division The same flag as Chief of Naval Forces, but without the anchor
?–present Senior Officer Afloat White triangular pennant with horizontal blue stripe though the middle
?–present General Agent of the NavyNational flag with two crossed anchors in the top canton
?–present Presidential Pennant
?–present Masthead Pennant White pennant tappering toward the point in the fly from about the half of the length with the national tricolour at hoist
?–present Minister of Internal Affairs pennant
?–present Border Guard pennant
?–present Police and Border Guard Flag
?–present Border Guard
?–present Border Guard The letters PV are visible on the national flag which is defaced with green and yellow markings
2004–present Customs flag
1994-2004 Customs flag

County flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1996–present Harju County
1996–present Hiiu County
1997–present Ida-Viru County
1996–present Jõgeva County
1996–present Järva County
1996–present Lääne County
1996–present Lääne-Viru County
1996–present Põlva County
1996–present Pärnu County
1996–present Rapla County
1996–present Saare County
1996–present Tartu County
1996–present Valga County
1996–present Viljandi County
1996–present Võru County

Regional and minority flags

FlagDateUseDescription
?-present Flag of Baltic Germans
?-present Flag of Ingrian Finns
?-present Flag of Setos
2003–present Flag of Votes
?-present Alternate flag of Votes
2013–present Flag of Võros
?-present Alternate flag of Võros
1920–1940 Petseri County

Historical flags

Kingdom of Denmark (1219-1346 and 1559-1645)

FlagDateUseDescription
1219-1346
1559-1645
Flag of Denmark

Livonian Order (1237-1561)

FlagDateUseDescription
1237-1561 Flag of the State of the Teutonic Order

Kingdom of Sweden (1561-1721)

FlagDateUseDescription
1561-ca. 1650 Flag of Sweden
ca. 1650-
1710/1721
Flag of Sweden

Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1561-1569)

FlagDateUseDescription
1561-1569 Royal Banner of Lithuania

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569-1629)

FlagDateUseDescription
1569-1587 Royal Banner of Lithuania
1569-1587 Royal Banner of Poland
1587-1668 Flag of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Russian Empire (1721-1917) and Russian Republic (1917-1918)

FlagDateUseDescription
1710/1721-1858
1883–1917/1918
Civil ensign of Russia
Flag of Russia
1858-1883 Flag of Russia
1914-1917 Flag of Russia (private use)
1710/1721-1858 Imperial Standard of Russia
1858-1917 Imperial Standard of Russia
?–1917
1917-1918
Flag of the Governorate of Estonia
Flag of the autonomous Governorate of Estonia
?-1917/1918 Flag of the Governorate of Livonia
1917-1918 Bolshevik flag A red flag

German Empire (1918)

FlagDateUseDescription
1918 Flag of Germany and the Ober Ost
1918 Flag of the United Baltic Duchy

Estonian Workers' Commune (1918-1919)

FlagDateUseDescription
1918-1919 Flag of the Estonian Workers' Commune A red flag with a golden canton. Inside the canton, the texts meaning "Estonian Workers' Commune", separated by a red line:
Estonian: "Eesti Töörahva Kommuna";
Russian: "Эстляндская трудовая коммуна" ("Estlyandskaya Trudovaya Kommuna").

Soviet Union (1940-1941, 1944-1991)

FlagDateUseDescription
1940-1941
1944-1955
Flag of the Soviet Union
1955-1980 Flag of the Soviet Union
1980-1990/1991 Flag of the Soviet Union
1940-1941
1944-1953
Flag of the Estonian SSR A 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.
1953–1990 Flag 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.
1953-1990 Flag of the Estonian SSR
reverse
A red flag with a band of blue and white waves in the lower half of the flag.

Greater German Reich (1941-1944)

FlagDateUseDescription
1941-1944 Flag of Germany and the Reichskomissariat Ostland

Proposed State flags

FlagDateUseDescription
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See also

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References

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