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List of flags of Nepal

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This is the list of all the flags used and being used in Nepal.

National flags

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Flag Date Use Description Ref(s).
19th century Former flag of Nepal Double-pennon with sun and the crescent moon. [1]
1856—c. 1930 Former flag of Nepal Double-pennon with sun and the crescent moon edited with faces. [2]
c. 1930—1962 Former flag of Nepal Double-pennon with sun and the crescent moon. [3]
1962—present National flag of Nepal Double-pennon with sun and the crescent moon without the faces to modernize the flag. [4]

Flags used during the unification campaign

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Royal flags

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Flag Date Use Description Ref(s).
1928–1969 Royal Standard Rectangle flag with sun and the crescent moon. [5]
1969–2001 Royal Standard Rectangle flag with sun and the crescent moon.
2001–2008 Royal Standard Rectangle flag with sun and the crescent moon without the faces to modernize the flag.

City

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Flag Date Use Description Ref(s).
unknown Flag of Kathmandu [6]

Historical flags

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Flag Date Use Description Ref(s).
Unknown Former flag of Mustang Kingdom [7][8]
Unknown Flag of Mustang Kingdom

Political flags

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Flag Date Party Description
Current
2022–present Nepal Socialist Party
2021–present Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)
2021–present Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2021–present Democratic Socialist Party
2021–present Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party
2020–present People's Socialist Party
2019–present Janamat Party
2017–present Bibeksheel Sajha Party
2016–present Nepal Federal Socialist Party
2008–present Rastriya Janata Dal Nepal
Link to file 2007–present Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch
Link to file 2007–present All Nepal Democratic Youth Association
Link to file 1999–present Rastriya Janamorcha
1994–present Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
1990–present People's Liberation Party
1990–present Rastriya Prajatantra Party
1975–present Nepal Workers Peasants Party
1975–present Nepal Revolutionary Students' Union
1970–present Nepal Student Union
Link to file 1965–present All Nepal National Free Students Union
1950–present Nepali Congress
Former
2017-2020 Rastriya Janata Party Nepal
2017 Nepal Loktantrik Forum
2016-2019 New Force Party
2009-? Nepal National Development Party
2007–2017 Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party
2006-2015 Madhesi People's Rights Forum
2005–2013 Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist)
2005–2007 Rastriya Janashakti Party
2002-2009 Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre–Masal)
1991-2021 Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1985-2017 Nepal Sadbhawana Party

References

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  1. ^ "vexilla mundi".
  2. ^ Nosowitz, Dan (3 September 2018). "Decoding the Unusual Shape of the Nepali Flag". Atlas Obscura. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. ^ Smith, Nicole (9 November 2015). What Flag?. Book Sales. ISBN 978-0-7858-3323-9. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Flag of Nepal". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Nepal Royal Flags". crwflags.com. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office". Kathmandu. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  7. ^ Peissel, Michel (1992). Mustang: A Lost Tibetan Kingdom. Pilgrims Book House. ISBN 978-81-7303-002-4. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Principality of Mustang, Nepal". crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.