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The following is a list of flags and banners associated with the Comoros.

National Flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2001–present	Flag of the Comoros	Four horizontal stripes of yellow, white, red and blue (from top to bottom); with a green chevron based on the hoist side charged with a white crescent and four five-pointed stars.
	2001–present	Flag of the Comoros (Vertical)

Island Flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2012–present	Flag of Anjouan	A red field charged with a centered white crescent moon and four white stars.
	2002–present	Flag of Grande Comore	A navy blue field charged with a crescent moon and four white stars in hoist side.
	2003–present	Flag of Mohéli	A large five-pointed red star centered on a yellow field.

Historical Flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1500–1698 1830–1833	Flag of the Sultanate of Ndzuwani	A Large Red Field.
	1576–1578	Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal	A White field with the coat of arms in the center.
	1578–1640	Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal	A White field with the coat of arms in the center.
	1616–1640	Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal (Putative)	A White field with the coat of arms in the center.
	1640–1650	Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal	A White field with the coat of arms in the center.
	1698–1830	Flag of The Omani Empire	A White Field with red Arabic script above and a red sword pointed to the right.
	1830–1868	Flag of the Mwali Sultanate	A simple red field.
	1833–1850	Flag of the Sultanate of Ndzuwani	A red field with a white border.
	1841–1940 1944–1975	Flag of The July Monarchy, The French Second Republic, The Second French Empire, The French Third Republic, The Provisional Government of the French Republic, The French Fourth Republic and The French Fifth Republic	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2).
	1841–1848	Royal Standard of Louis-Philippe I	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red centered with the royal arms of Louis-Philippe I.
	1842–1867 1997–1998	Flag of Queen Djoumbé Fatima (also used as a Separatist flag)	A Red field with a vertical yellow stripe on the hoist side.
	1850	Flag of the Sultanate of Ndzuwani	A vertical tricolour of red (hoist-side and fly-side) and white centered with an Arabic script written in black.
	1850–1893 1997–2012	Flag of the Sultanate of Ndzuwani (also used as a Separatist Flag and later as an Official Flag)	A Red Field centered with a white crescent moon and a hand.
	1868–1871	Flag of the Mwali Sultanate	8 horizontal stripes alternating red and white.
	1870	Imperial standard of Napoléon III	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red centered with the red stripe larger than the other 2 stripes, several golden bees and centered with the royal arms of Napoléon III.
	1871–1886	Flag of the Mwali Sultanate	A horizontal bicolour of white and red, similar to The Flag of Poland.
	1886–1891	Flag of the Mwali Sultanate	A Red Field centerd with an Arabic script written in white.
	1891–1904	Flag of the Mwali Sultanate	8 horizontal stripes alternating red and white and a vertical green stripe on the hoist side with a crescent moon and a 5 pointed star in the canton.
	1940–1942	Flag of Vichy France	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the axe and 7 golden stars.
	1942–1943	Flag of The United Kingdom	A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
	1943–1944	Flag of Free France	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the Lorraine cross
	1963–1975	1st Flag of The Comoros	A green field with a white crescent at upper hoist facing the fly, four stars in a diagonal.
	1975–1978	2nd Flag of The Comoros	A red field with a horizontal green stripe and a white crescent moon and 4 5-pointed stars in the canton.
	1978–1992	3rd Flag of The Comoros	A green field charged with a centered white crescent moon and four white stars.
	1992–1996	4th Flag of The Comoros	A green field charged with a centered white crescent moon and four white stars.
	1996–2001	5th Flag of The Comoros	A green field charged with a centered white crescent moon and four white stars and a white inscription to the lower hoist and another to the upper fly. The inscriptions are written in Arabic calligraphy with the former reading "Muhammed" and the latter reading "Allah".
	2002–2003	Flag of Mohéli	A yellow field with a vertical black stripe on the hoist side and a crescent moon and a 5-pointed star in the center.

See also

• Flag of the Comoros
• National seal of the Comoros

References

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