List of flags of Latvia

The following is a list of flags of Latvia.

National flag and State flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1918–present (1940–1990 de iure)	State flag and civil ensign	Dimensions: 10 horizontally and 2:1:2 vertically.

Governmental standards

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

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1991–present 1919–1940	Naval ensign
	1991–present 1919–1940	Naval jack
	?	The Flag of CinC of Army	Like the naval ensign, but with the naval jack in canton
	?–Present	The Flag of CinC of 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

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–Present	The Pendant of Commander of Flotilla
	?–Present	The Pendant of Commander of Squadron
	?–Present	The Pendant of Commander of Division
	?–Present	Warship Pendant

Administrative divisions

Cities / State Cities

See also: List of city flags in Europe § Latvia

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of Riga
		Flag of Daugavpils
		Flag of Jelgava
		Flag of Jūrmala
		Flag of Liepāja
		Flag of Ogre
		Flag of Rēzekne
		Flag of Ventspils

Towns and smaller settlements

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of Ainaži
		Flag of Aizkraukle
		Flag of Aizpute
		Flag of Cēsis
		Flag of Viļaka

Historical flags

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
	1918	Flag of the short-lived United Baltic Duchy
	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)
	1562–1795	Merchant ensign of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia

Political flags

Flag	Date	Party	Description
current
	1990–present	Latvian Green Party
	2010–present	Latgale Party
	2003–present	National Power Unity
former
	2006-2011	All for Latvia!
	1946–1949	Communist Party of Latvia
	1929–1940s	Mazpulkilv	Latvia 4-H section.
	1995–2000s	Perkonkrusts
	1933-1944

Ethnic groups flags

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.
	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	A light purple flag with a narrow white band at the middle.

Proposed flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Nordic cross proposal flag
	1917	Jānis Grosvalds' proposal, intended for the Latvian Riflemen in their advance towards Jelgava
		Diplomat Oļģerts Grosvalds' proposal, intended for the Latvian Riflemen

House flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1836-1947	Flag of Riga Steamship Companyde

See also

• Armorial of Latvia