This is a list of flags used in Bhutan. For more information about the national flag, see flag of Bhutan.
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1969-Present | Flag of Bhutan | Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is orange, with a white dragon holding four jewels in its claws centered along the dividing line and facing away from the hoist. [1] [2] |
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1969-Present | Flag of the Bhutan (vertical) | |
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1969-Present | Flag of the Bhutan (variant) |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1958–Present | Flag of the Royal Bhutan Army [3] | A horizontal tricolour of white, black and red with the bhutanese flag in the canton and defaced with a Kartika |
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1958–Present | Flag of the Royal Bodyguard of Bhutan [4] | Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is red, with a Dharmachakra centered along the dividing line. |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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19??-Present | Flag of Royal Bhutan Police | |
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19??-Present | Flag of Royal Bhutan Police (variant) |
Flag | Date | Party | Description |
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2003–Present | Communist Party of Bhutan | |
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1990-Present | Bhutan Peoples' Party |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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751-842 | Flag of The Tibetan Empire | |
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1271–1354 | Battle Flag of The Yuan dynasty | |
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1271–1354 | Battle Flag of The Yuan dynasty | |
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1271–1354 | Battle Flag of The Yuan dynasty | |
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1616-1774 | Banners of Bhutan | |
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1949-1956 | 1st Flag of Bhutan | Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is red, with a white dragon holding four jewels in its claws centered along the dividing line and facing away from the fly.
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The design of the flag is credited to Mayeum Choying Wongmo Dorji in 1947. [7] |
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1956-1969 | 2nd Flag of Bhutan | Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is red, with a white dragon holding four jewels in its claws centered along the dividing line and facing away from the hoist. [8] |
This is a list of flags used in Bhutan. For more information about the national flag, see flag of Bhutan.
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1969-Present | Flag of Bhutan | Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is orange, with a white dragon holding four jewels in its claws centered along the dividing line and facing away from the hoist. [1] [2] |
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1969-Present | Flag of the Bhutan (vertical) | |
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1969-Present | Flag of the Bhutan (variant) |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1958–Present | Flag of the Royal Bhutan Army [3] | A horizontal tricolour of white, black and red with the bhutanese flag in the canton and defaced with a Kartika |
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1958–Present | Flag of the Royal Bodyguard of Bhutan [4] | Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is red, with a Dharmachakra centered along the dividing line. |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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19??-Present | Flag of Royal Bhutan Police | |
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19??-Present | Flag of Royal Bhutan Police (variant) |
Flag | Date | Party | Description |
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2003–Present | Communist Party of Bhutan | |
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1990-Present | Bhutan Peoples' Party |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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751-842 | Flag of The Tibetan Empire | |
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1271–1354 | Battle Flag of The Yuan dynasty | |
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1271–1354 | Battle Flag of The Yuan dynasty | |
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1271–1354 | Battle Flag of The Yuan dynasty | |
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1616-1774 | Banners of Bhutan | |
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1949-1956 | 1st Flag of Bhutan | Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is red, with a white dragon holding four jewels in its claws centered along the dividing line and facing away from the fly.
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[6]
The design of the flag is credited to Mayeum Choying Wongmo Dorji in 1947. [7] |
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1956-1969 | 2nd Flag of Bhutan | Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is red, with a white dragon holding four jewels in its claws centered along the dividing line and facing away from the hoist. [8] |