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Flag of Estonia
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| Name |
Riigilipp, Sinimustvalge |
| Use |
Civil and state flag and ensign   |
| Proportion |
7:11 |
| Adopted |
November 21, 1918 |
| Design |
Tri-color, with three equal horizontal bands; the upper band is blue, the middle black and the lower white. |
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| Name |
Sõjalipp |
| Use |
State flag and ensign and war flag  |
| Proportion |
7:11 |
| Adopted |
1918 |
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| Name |
Sõjalipp
Mereväe lipp |
| Use |
State flag and ensign and war flag |
| Proportion |
7:11 |
| Adopted |
1918 |
| Design |
Tri-color, swallow-tailed, defaced with the shield of the state arms off-set towards hoist. |
The national flag of Estonia is a tricolour featuring three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black, and white. The normal size is 105 × 165 cm. In Estonian it is colloquially called the "sinimustvalge" (literally "blue-black-white") , after the colours of the bands. The flag became associated with Estonian nationalism and was used as the national flag (riigilipp) when the Estonian Declaration of Independence was issued on February 24, 1918. The flag was formally adopted on November 21, 1918. On December 12, 1918 was the first time the flag was raised as the national symbol atop of the Pikk Hermann Tower in Tallinn.[1]
The following is a list of flags of Estonia.
[edit] National flag and State flag
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
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1918—1940
1944
1990—Present |
State flag and civil ensign |
Dimensions: 7:11 |
[edit] Governmental flags
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
 |
?—Present |
Presidential standard |
National tricolour with the greater coat of arms in the center |
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?—Present |
Presidential standard (at sea) |
Swallow-tailed tricolour with the greater coat of arms in the center |
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?—Present |
Defence Minister |
National tricolour with the lesser coat of arms off-set to hoist |
[edit] Military flag
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
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1991—Present
?—1940 |
Naval ensign |
Swallow-tailed tricolour with the lesser coat of arms in the center |
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1991—Present
?—1940 |
Naval jack |
Dimension: 7:11 (the saltaire equals 1 part, the George's cross 2 parts) |
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?—Present |
Border guard |
The letters PV are visible on the national flag which is defaced with green and yellow markings |
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?—Present |
The Flag of CinC of the Armed Forces |
Swallow tailed flag vertically divided in blue and white with the lesser coat of arms over the edge of the two fields and with two yellow borders along upper and lower edge one each |
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?—Present |
Rear Admiral’s Flag |
Flag similar to CinC Armed Forces but without any yellow borders |
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?—Present |
Lieutenant General’s Flag |
Flag similar to CinC Armed Forces but with yellow edge only at the top |
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?—Present |
Major General’s Flag |
Flag similar to CinC Armed Forces but with yellow edge only along the lower edge |
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?—Present |
Chief of Naval Forces |
White triangular swallow tailed pennant (broad pennant) with blue "chevron" rising from the hoist and with yellow anchor near the hoist |
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?—Present |
Senior Officer Afloat |
The same flag as Chief of Naval Forces, but without the anchor |
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?—Present |
Senior Officer Afloat |
White triangular pennant with horizontal blue stripe though the middle |
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?—Present |
General Agent of the Navy |
National flag with two crossed anchors in the top canton |
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?—Present |
Masthead Pennant |
White pennant tappering toward the point in the fly from about the half of the length with the national tricolour at hoist |
[edit] Historical flags
[edit] County flags
[edit] See also
[edit] References
