List of Comorian flags

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 pile based on the hoist side charged with a white crescent and four five-pointed stars in a line between the points of the crescent.
Flag of the Comoros (vertical) When displayed vertically, the green triangle at the hoist is at the top, with the blue stripe to the left and the yellow stripe to the right.

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 Flag of the Sultanate of Ndzuwani A red field.
1830–1833
1576–1578 Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal A white field with the coat of arms in the center.
1578–1640
1616–1640 Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (putative)
1640–1650 Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal
1698–1830 Flag of the Omani Empire [citation needed] A white field with red Arabic script below 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 Flag of the July Monarchy A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2).
Flag of the French Second Republic
Flag of the Second French Empire
Flag of the French Third Republic
1944–1975 Flag of the Provisional Government of the French Republic
Flag of the French Fourth Republic
Flag of the French Fifth Republic
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 Flag of Queen Djoumbé Fatima (also used as a separatist flag) A red field with a vertical yellow stripe on the hoist side.
1997–1998
1850 Flag of the Sultanate of Ndzuwani A vertical triband of red (hoist-side and fly-side) and white centered with an Arabic script written in black.
1850–1893 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.
1997–2012
1868–1871 Flag of the Mwali Sultanate Eight horizontal stripes alternating red and white.
1870 Imperial standard of Napoléon III A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red, with the red stripe larger than the other two 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 A red field centered with an Arabic script written in white.
1891–1904 Eight horizontal stripes alternating red and white and a vertical green stripe on the hoist side with a crescent moon and five-pointed star in the canton.
1940–1942 Flag of Vichy France A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with an axe and seven 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 First flag of the Comoros A green field with a white crescent at upper hoist facing the fly, four stars in a diagonal.
1975–1978 Second flag of the Comoros A red field with a horizontal green stripe at the bottom and a white crescent moon and four white five-pointed stars in the canton.
1978–1992 Third flag of the Comoros A green field charged with a centered white crescent moon and four white stars.
1992–1996 Fourth flag of the Comoros
1996–2001 Fifth 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 narrow vertical black stripe on the hoist side and a crescent moon and five-pointed star towards the fly.

See also

References

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