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This is a list of flags used in Bhutan. For more information about the national flag, see flag of Bhutan.

National flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1969-Present	Flag of Bhutan	Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is orange, with a white dragon holding four jewels in its claws centered along the dividing line and facing away from the hoist.
	1969-Present	Flag of the Bhutan (vertical)
	1969-Present	Flag of the Bhutan (variant)

Military flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1958–Present	Flag of the Royal Bhutan Army	A horizontal tricolour of white, black and red with the bhutanese flag in the canton and defaced with a Kartika
	1958–Present	Flag of the Royal Bodyguard of Bhutan	Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is red, with a Dharmachakra centered along the dividing line.

Police flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	19??-Present	Flag of Royal Bhutan Police
	19??-Present	Flag of Royal Bhutan Police (variant)

Political flags

Flag	Date	Party	Description
	2003–Present	Communist Party of Bhutan
	1990-Present	Bhutan Peoples' Party

Historical flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	751-842	Flag of The Tibetan Empire
	1271–1354	Battle Flag of The Yuan dynasty
	1271–1354	Battle Flag of The Yuan dynasty
	1271–1354	Battle Flag of The Yuan dynasty
	1616-1774	Banners of Bhutan
	1949-1956	1st Flag of Bhutan	Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is red, with a white dragon holding four jewels in its claws centered along the dividing line and facing away from the fly. The design of the flag is credited to Mayeum Choying Wongmo Dorji in 1947.
	1956-1969	2nd Flag of Bhutan	Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is red, with a white dragon holding four jewels in its claws centered along the dividing line and facing away from the hoist.

See also

• Flag of Bhutan
• Emblem of Bhutan

References

1. "National Flag". National Portal of Bhutan. 2004. Archived from the original on 2010-10-12. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
2. "Indo-Bhutanese Treaty". Bhutan 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-10-04. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
3. "Royal Bhutan Army". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
4. "Royal Bhutan Army". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
5. One photo (see "Indo-Bhutan Friendship Treaty, 8th of August, 1949". New Delhi: National Gallery of Modern Art. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-12-22.) was displayed in 2009 in the exhibition "Bhutan: An Eye to History". New Delhi: National Gallery of Modern Art. Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2010-12-22. BBC coverage of this exhibition (see "In pictures: Rare images of Bhutan go on display". BBC. 2010-02-14. Archived from the original on 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2010-12-22.) supplies the following caption for this photo: "The India-Bhutan Friendship Treaty of 1949 is the basis of close ties between Bhutan and India. It was signed at government house in Darjeeling in 1949. (Image: Queen Grandmother of Bhutan)."
6. "Indo-Bhutanese Treaty". Bhutan 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-10-04. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
7. "National Symbols". Department of Information Technology. 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
8. Penjore, Dorji; Kinga, Sonam (November 2002). The Origin and Description of The National Flag and National Anthem of The Kingdom of Bhutan (PDF). Thimphu: The Centre for Bhutan Studies. pp. 1−43. ISBN 99936-14-01-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2022-03-24. (Archived at WebCite)

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