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

National flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1965–present	Flag of Maldives	A green rectangle centered on a red field, charged with a white crescent facing the fly side

Governmental flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1968–present	Flag of the president of the Maldives	A green rectangle centered on a red field, charged with a white crescent and a five-pointed star facing the fly side

Military flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1988–present	Flag of the Maldives National Defence Force	A horizontal bicolour of white and black with the emblem in the center
	1988–present	Flag of the MNDF Marine Corps	A red field with the golden emblem of the Marine Corps in the center and the flag of the MNDF on the canton
	1988–present	War flag of the Maldives	A horizontal tricolour of blue, white and green

Historical flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1117–1400	1st flag of the Kingdom of Maldives	Two juxtaposed triangular figures with a black base and red and white borders
	1400–1558 1573–1757 1759–1766 1773–1796	2nd flag of the Kingdom of Maldives	Two juxtaposed triangular figures with a red base
	1645–1757 1759–1766 1773–1795	The Prince's Flag	A horizontal tricolour of orange, white and blue
	1652–1672	States Flag	A horizontal tricolour of red, white and blue
	1796–1903	3rd flag of the Kingdom of Maldives	A simple red field
	1903–1926	4th flag of the Kingdom of Maldives	A red field with a black and white hoist
	1926–1953	Final and national flag of the Kingdom of Maldives	A red field with a black and white hoist and a white crescent moon facing the hoist side
	1926–1953	State flag of the Kingdom of Maldives	A green rectangle centered on a red field with a black and white hoist, charged with a white crescent facing the hoist side
	1953–1965	1st flag of the Republic of Maldives	A green rectangle centered on a red field with a black and white hoist, charged with a white crescent facing the fly side
	1926–1952	Flag of the prime minister of the Maldives	A quarterly divided green–blue–red–green, with a white star in the first quarter
	1959–1963	Flag of the United Suvadive Republic	A horizontal tricolour of blue, green and red with a white crescent in the center and three five-pointed stars in each stripe, diagonally aligned

See also

• Flag of Maldives
• Emblem of Maldives

References

1. "Maldives". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
2. "Maldives: Governmental flags". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
3. "MNDF Marine Corps by Abdulla Saeed - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
4. "Maldives: Service flags". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
5. "Maldives". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
6. "Sultanate of the Maldives (-1949)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
7. "Sultanate of the Maldives (-1949)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
8. "Sultanate of the Maldives (-1949)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
9. "Maldives: From protectorate to independence (1949-1968)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
10. "Maldives: Governmental flags". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
11. "United Suvadive Republic (Maldives)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-24.

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