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 ensignDimensions: 7:11

Governmental flags

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

Military flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1991–present
1926–1940		Naval ensignSwallow-tailed tricolour with the lesser coat of arms in the center
1991–present
1926–1940		Naval jackDimension: 7:11 (the saltaire equals 1 part, the George's cross 2 parts)
?–presentState flag of the Air Force
?–presentFlag of the Estonian Defence Forces
?–presentFlag of the Estonian Defence Forces
?–presentFlag of the Ground Forces
?–presentFlag of the Air Force
?–presentFlag of the Defence League
obverse
?–presentFlag of the Defence League
reverse
?–presentChief of Naval ForcesWhite triangular swallow tailed pennant (broad pennant) with blue "chevron" rising from the hoist and with yellow anchor near the hoist
?–presentRear Admiral’s FlagFlag similar to CinC Armed Forces but without any yellow borders
?–presentLieutenant General’s FlagFlag similar to CinC Armed Forces but with yellow edge only at the top
?–presentMajor General’s FlagFlag similar to CinC Armed Forces but with yellow edge only along the lower edge
?–presentChief of DivisionThe same flag as Chief of Naval Forces, but without the anchor
?–presentSenior Officer AfloatWhite triangular pennant with horizontal blue stripe though the middle
?–presentGeneral Agent of the NavyNational flag with two crossed anchors in the top canton
?–presentPresidential Pennant
?–presentMasthead PennantWhite pennant tappering toward the point in the fly from about the half of the length with the national tricolour at hoist
?–presentMinister of Internal Affairs pennant
?–presentBorder Guard pennant
?–presentPolice and Border Guard Flag
?–presentBorder Guard
?–presentBorder GuardThe letters PV are visible on the national flag which is defaced with green and yellow markings
2004–presentCustoms flag
1994-2004Customs flag

County flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1996–presentHarju County
1996–presentHiiu County
1997–presentIda-Viru County
1996–presentJõgeva County
1996–presentJärva County
1996–presentLääne County
1996–presentLääne-Viru County
1996–presentPõlva County
1996–presentPärnu County
1996–presentRapla County
1996–presentSaare County
1996–presentTartu County
1996–presentValga County
1996–presentViljandi County
1996–presentVõru County

Regional and minority flags

FlagDateUseDescription
?-presentFlag of Baltic Germans
?-presentFlag of Ingrian Finns
?-presentFlag of Setos
2003–presentFlag of Votes
?-presentAlternate flag of Votes
2013–presentFlag of Võros
?-presentAlternate flag of Võros
1920–1940Petseri County

Historical flags

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

FlagDateUseDescription
1219-1346
1559-1645		Flag of Denmark

Livonian Order (1237-1561)

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

Kingdom of Sweden (1561-1721)

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

Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1561-1569)

FlagDateUseDescription
1561-1569Royal Banner of Lithuania

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569-1629)

FlagDateUseDescription
1569-1587Royal Banner of Lithuania
1569-1587Royal Banner of Poland
1587-1668Flag 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
1858-1883Flag of Russia
1914-1917Flag of Russia (for private use)
1710/1721-1858Imperial Standard of Russia
1858-1917Imperial Standard of Russia
?–1917
1917-1918		Flag of the Governorate of Estonia
Flag of the autonomous Governorate of Estonia
?-1917/1918Flag of the Governorate of Livonia
1917-1918Bolshevik flagA red flag

German Empire (1918)

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

Estonian Workers' Commune (1918-1919)

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

Soviet Union (1940-1941, 1944-1991)

FlagDateUseDescription
1940-1941
1944-1955		Flag of the Soviet Union
1955-1980Flag of the Soviet Union
1980-1990/1991Flag of the Soviet Union
1940-1941
1944-1953		Flag of the Estonian SSRA 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.
1953–1990Flag 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.
1953-1990Flag 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
1941-1944Flag of Germany and the Reichskomissariat Ostland

Proposed State flags

FlagDateUseDescription
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See also

References

  1. ↑ Estonia's Blue-Black-White Tricolour Flag at estemb.org
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