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List of flags of Latvia

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The following is a list of flags of Latvia.

National flag and State flag

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Flag Date Use Description
1990–present
(1940–1990 de jure)
State flag and civil ensign Dimensions: 10 horizontally and 2:1:2 vertically.

Governmental standards

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Flag Date Use Description
1923–1940
1995–present
Presidential standard
1995–present Speaker of the Saeima
1995–present Prime minister's standard
2002–present Defence minister

Military flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1991–present
1919–1940
Naval ensign
1991–present
1919–1940
Naval jack
?-present Flag of the commander-in-chief of the army Like the naval ensign, but with the naval jack in canton
?–present Flag of the commander-in-chief of the naval forces Like the naval ensign, but with the naval ensign in canton
?–present Flotilla admiral's flag
?–present Rear admiral's flag
?–present Border guard

Military pendants

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Flag Date Use Description
?–present Flotilla commander's pendant
?–present Squadron commander's pendant
?–present Division commander's pendant
?–present Warship pendant

Administrative divisions

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Cities / Towns

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Flag Date Use Description
1673–present Flag of Riga
1937–present Flag of Daugavpils
1938–present Flag of Jelgava
1990–present Flag of Jūrmala
1938–present Flag of Liepāja
Flag of Ogre
Flag of Rēzekne
1993–present Flag of Ventspils

Municipalities and Parishes

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Historical flags

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Flag Date Use Description

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.
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.
1919–1920 Flag of the short-lived Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic
1919 Flag of the Iron Division
1917–1918 Flag of the Iskolat
1795–1918 Flag of the Courland Governorate
1795–1918 Flag of the Governorate of Livonia
1570–1579 Flag of the Kingdom of Livonia
1562–1795 Flag of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
1650s–1680s Merchant ensign of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia Known as "Crab Flag" (Krabju karogs)[citation needed]
1562–1795 Merchant ensign of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia

Political flags

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Flag Date Party Description
current
1990–present Latvian Green Party
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.
2003–present National Power Unity
former
2006-2011 All for Latvia!
1946–1949 Communist Party of Latvia Requires better flag.
1929–1940s Mazpulkilv Latvia 4-H section.
1995–2000s Pērkonkrusts
1933-1944

Ethnic group flags

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Flag Date Use Description
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.
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.
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.
1991–present
1918-1941
Flag of Baltic Germans A bicolor flag with blue at the top and white at the bottom.
2005–present Flag of Latvian Russians (rarely used) A light purple flag with a narrow white band at the middle.

Proposed flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1917 Jānis Grosvalds' proposal, intended for the Latvian Riflemen in their advance towards Jelgava[1]
Diplomat Oļģerts Grosvalds' [lv] proposal, intended for the Latvian Riflemen[2][3]

House flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1836-1947 Flag of Riga Steamship Companyde Requires better flag.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Latvia - Flag Proposals and Variants". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  2. ^ "Latvijas valsts karogs". Latvian National Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  3. ^ vestnesis.lv. "Latvijas sarkanbaltsarkanās krāsas - Latvijas Vēstnesis". www.vestnesis.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-01-26.