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The following is a list of flags of Latvia.
National flag and State flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1990–present (1940–1990 de jure) |
State flag and civil ensign | Dimensions: 10 horizontally and 2:1:2 vertically. |
Governmental standards
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1923–1940 1995–present |
Presidential standard | |
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1995–present | Speaker of the Saeima | |
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1995–present | Prime minister's standard | |
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2002–present | Defence minister |
Military flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1991–present 1919–1940 |
Naval ensign | |
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1991–present 1919–1940 |
Naval jack | |
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?-present | Flag of the commander-in-chief of the army | Like the naval ensign, but with the naval jack in canton |
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?–present | Flag of the commander-in-chief of the naval forces | Like the naval ensign, but with the naval ensign in canton |
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?–present | Flotilla admiral's flag | |
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?–present | Rear admiral's flag | |
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?–present | Border guard |
Military pendants
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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?–present | Flotilla commander's pendant | |
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?–present | Squadron commander's pendant | |
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?–present | Division commander's pendant | |
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?–present | Warship pendant |
Administrative divisions
Cities / Towns
Main article: List of city flags in Europe § Latvia| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1673–present | Flag of Riga | |
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1937–present | Flag of Daugavpils | |
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1938–present | Flag of Jelgava | |
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1990–present | Flag of Jūrmala | |
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1938–present | Flag of Liepāja | |
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Flag of Ogre | ||
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Flag of Rēzekne | ||
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1993–present | Flag of Ventspils |
Municipalities and Parishes
Historical flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1953–1990 | Second flag of the Latvian SSR (obverse and reverse) | All flags of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union did not bear the hammer and sickle on their reverse side. |
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1940-1941 1945–1953 |
First flag of the Latvian SSR | Red flag with the gold hammer and sickle in the top-left corner, with the Latin characters LPSR. |
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1919–1920 | Flag of the short-lived Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic | |
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1919 | Flag of the Iron Division | |
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1917–1918 | Flag of the Iskolat | |
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1795–1918 | Flag of the Courland Governorate | |
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1795–1918 | Flag of the Governorate of Livonia | |
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1570–1579 | Flag of the Kingdom of Livonia | |
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1562–1795 | Flag of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia | |
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1650s–1680s | Merchant ensign of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia | Known as "Crab Flag" (Krabju karogs) |
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1562–1795 | Merchant ensign of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia |
Political flags
| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| current | |||
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1990–present | Latvian Green Party | |
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2010–present | Latgale Party | The flag was created as an unofficial flag of the historical land of Latgale, gaining widespread use and later adopted by the party. |
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2003–present | National Power Unity | |
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2006-2011 | All for Latvia! | |
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1946–1949 | Communist Party of Latvia | Requires better flag. |
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1929–1940s | Mazpulki | Latvia 4-H section. |
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1995–2000s | Pērkonkrusts | |
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1933-1944 | ||
Ethnic group flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1988–present 1923–1941 |
Flag of Livonians | A tricolor flag with green at top, a narrow white band at the middle, and blue at the bottom. |
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2010–present | Flag of Latgalians | A dark blue flag with a narrow white band at the middle. Adopted as official flag of Latgale in April 2023. |
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2000-present | Flag of Selonians | A tricolor flag with red at top, a narrow white band at the middle, and green at the bottom. Adopted as official flag of Selonia in April 2023. |
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1991–present 1918-1941 |
Flag of Baltic Germans | A bicolor flag with blue at the top and white at the bottom. |
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2005–present | Flag of Latvian Russians (rarely used) | A light purple flag with a narrow white band at the middle. |
Proposed flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1917 | Jānis Grosvalds' proposal, intended for the Latvian Riflemen in their advance towards Jelgava | |
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Diplomat Oļģerts Grosvalds' [lv] proposal, intended for the Latvian Riflemen |
House flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1836-1947 | Flag of Riga Steamship Company | Requires better flag. |
See also
References
- "Latvia - Flag Proposals and Variants". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- "Latvijas valsts karogs". Latvian National Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- vestnesis.lv. "Latvijas sarkanbaltsarkanās krāsas - Latvijas Vēstnesis". www.vestnesis.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-01-26.