List of Burmese flags
This is a list of flags used in Myanmar.
National flags
| Flag | Date adopted | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 21 October 2010 | Flag of Myanmar | A horizontal triband of yellow, green and red; charged with a large white five-pointed star at the centre. |
Military
| Flag | Date adopted | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) | ||
 | Alternative flag of the Tatmadaw[1] | Similar to the Luxembourgish flag. | |
 | Flag of the Myanmar Army | ||
 | Flag of the Myanmar Air Force | A sky blue field defaced with the Union Star in the canton, with the Myanmar Air Force crest to the fly. | |
 | Naval ensign of the Myanmar Navy | White field with a red canton charged with a white five-pointed star. A blue anchor in the lower fly.[2] | |
 | 19th century–1974 | Former Army Flag of the Union of Burma | |
.svg.png) | 1948–1974 | Former Naval Ensign of the Union of Burma | |
.svg.png) | 1948–1974 | Former Air Force Ensign of the Union of Burma |
Law enforcement flag
| Flag | Date adopted | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of the Myanmar Police Force | Three vertical bands of yellow, blue and red with a union star in the middle. |
Administrative divisions
The flags of Burmese states and regions exhibit a variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as different styles and design principles. Modern state flags date from the 1940s, when Myanmar was starting to gain its independence from the colonial British Empire. Most state flags were designed and adopted after independence in 1948.
States
| Flag | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | Flag of Chin State | |
 | Flag of Kachin State | |
 | Flag of Kayah State | |
 | Flag of Kayin State | |
.svg.png) | 8 June 2018[3] | Flag of Mon State |
 | Flag of Rakhine State | |
 | 12 February 1947 | Flag of Shan State |
Regions
| Flag | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | Flag of Ayeyarwady Region | |
 | Flag of Bago Region | |
 | Flag of Magway Region | |
 | Flag of Mandalay Region | |
.svg.png) | Flag of Sagaing Region | |
 | Flag of Tanintharyi Region | |
 | Flag of Yangon Region |
Union territory
| Flag | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | Flag of Naypyidaw Union Territory | |
Self-administered zones and divisions
Self-administered zones
| Flag | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | Flag of the Danu Self-Administered Zone | |
 | Flag of the Naga Self-Administered Zone[4] | |
 | Flag of the Pa'O Self-Administered Zone |
Historical
Kingdom flags
| Flag | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | c. 1300–1500 | Flag used in the Hanthawaddy Kingdom |
 | 1752-1885 | Flag of the Third Burmese Empire under the Konbaung dynasty |
Colonial and national flags
| Flag | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | 1824-1937 | Flag of British Burma as a part of British India |
.svg.png) | 1939-1941 1945-1948 | Flag of British Burma as a separate colony |
.svg.png) | 1941-1942 | Flag of British Burma |
.svg.png) | 1942-1943 | Provisional flag used during the Japanese Occupation |
.svg.png) | 1943-1945 | Flag of the State of Burma |
 | 1943-1945 | Variant flag of the State of Burma |
.svg.png) | 1948-1974 | Flag of the Union of Burma |
.svg.png) | 1952-1974 | Former Civil Ensign of the Union of Burma |
.svg.png) | 1974-2010 | Flag of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974-1988) Flag of the Union of Myanmar (1988–2010) |
.svg.png) | 1974-2010 | Former Civil Ensign of the Union of Burma |
References
- Military parade to mark 74th Anniversary of Armed Forces Day held in Nay Pyi Taw
- Burmese Flags (Myanmar) from The World Flag Database. Flags.net (21 October 2010). Retrieved on 27 May 2011.
- Khant, Naung (8 June 2018). "Mon State Hluttaw approves picture of golden hamsa on red background as Mon State flag". Burma News International. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- "Union Minister U Kyaw Tint Sweattends 2019 Naga New Year ceremony". www.msco.gov.mm. Government of Myanmar. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
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