List of flags of Latvia
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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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2019–present | Digital flag | Dimensions: 10 horizontally and 2:1:2 vertically. |
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1990–present (1940–1990 de jure) |
State flag and civil ensign |
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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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 pennants
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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?–present | Flotilla commander's pennant | |
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?–present | Squadron commander's pennant | |
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?–present | Division commander's pennant | |
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?–present | Warship pennant |
Administrative divisions
Cities / Towns
| 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
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Historical flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1953–1990 | Flag of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (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 |
Flag of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic | Red flag with the gold hammer and sickle in the canton, 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 | Reconstructed flag of the 5th Army Congress in Daugavpils, used by Latvian soldiers on May 17, 1917 | A red flag with a white band at the middle (1:1:1 vertical dimensions), with a heart symbol pierced with a sword. The inscription in old orthography reads God bless Latvia (Dievs, svētī Latviju). |
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1917–1918 | Flag of the Iskolat | |
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1808–1918 | Landesfarben tricolours of German-speaking student societies Curonia (1808–1939) and Livonia (1920–1939), unofficial symbols of the Courland Governorate (banned by Russian authorities 1821–1862, 1887–1904, 1915–1918)[1] | A horizontal tricolour of green, blue, and white. |
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1820–1918 | A horizontal tricolour of red, green, and white. | |
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1562–1795 | Flag of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia | |
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Merchant ensign of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia | ||
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1650s–1680s | Known as "Crab Flag" (Krabju karogs)[citation needed] |
Political flags
| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
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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 | |
former | |||
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2006–2011 | All for Latvia! | |
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1946–1949 | Communist Party of Latvia | |
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1929–1940s | Mazpulkilv | Latvia 4-H section. |
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1995–2000s | Pērkonkrusts | |
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1933–1944 | ||
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1990s–2000s | Latvian National Democratic Partylv | |
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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2023–present | Flag of Semigallians | A dark green flag with a narrow white band at the middle. Adopted as official flag of Semigallia in September 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[2] | |
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Diplomat Oļģerts Grosvalds' proposal, intended for the Latvian Riflemen[3][4] | ||
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2024 | Flag of the Historical Latvian Land of Kurzeme (Courland), proposed by A. Kuzmins.[5][6][7][8] | A tricolor flag with red at top, a narrow white band at the middle, and black at the bottom. |
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Flag of the Historical Latvian Land of Vidzeme, proposed by A. Kuzmins.[5][6][7][9] | A tricolor flag with red at top, a narrow white band at the middle, and gold at the bottom. |
House flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1836–1947 | Flag of Riga Steamship Companyde | A red five-pointed star, off-center towards the flag pole, on a white field. |
See also
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