List of Armenian flags

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This is a list of flags associated with Armenia.

Armenian flag on the embassy in Stockholm
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National flags

Flag Date Use Description
1918 (1990)– Flag of Armenia. A horizontal tricolour of red, blue, and orange.
1918 (1990)– Flag of Armenia (vertical).

President's flag

Flag Date Use Description
1990–present Flag of the president of Armenia

Military flags

Flag Date Use Description
2012–present Flag of the Armenian Ministry of Defense

Municipalities and cities

Present

Flag Date Description
2004–present Flag of Yerevan[1]
Flag of Vagharshapat[2]
2011–present Flag of Gyumri[3]
Flag of Ashtarak[4]
Flag of Abovyan
Flag of Dilijan
Flag of Artashat
Flag of Talin

Historical

Flag Description
The flag of Alexandretta as shown on the Jorge Aguiar atlas, now modern İskenderun (1492)
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flagSmall vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag The flag of medieval Lamos, a port city of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, as shown on the Catalan Atlas (1375)
The flag of medieval Corycus, a port city of Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, shown on the Villadestes atlas kept in the Topkapi Museum, as well as in the Book of Knowledge of All Kingdoms (1428)
The flag of medieval Tarson, a port city of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, as shown on the Villadestes atlas kept in the Topkapi Museum, now modern Tarsus (1428)
The flag of Medieval Ayas/Lajazzo, a port city of Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, as shown on the Dulcert atlas, now modern Yumurtalık (1339)
One of the flags of Sebastia as seen in the Book of Knowledge of All Kingdoms, now modern Sivas
The flag of Sebastia as seen on the Catalan Atlas and Dulcert atlas, now modern Sivas (1339) (1375)

Political flags

Flag Date Description
Armenian Communist Party
Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Civil Contract
Link to file 2020–present For The Republic Party
Link to file National Security Party
Link to file 2021–present Sovereign Armenia Party
Yezidi National Union ULE
1975–1991 Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia

Religious flags

Flag Date Use Description
Flag of the Armenian Apostolic Church

Historical flags

Flag Date Description
Flag attributed to Cilician Armenia as shown on Diogo Homem's Chart (1563)[5]
Flag of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia as recorded by an unknown Franciscan priest
Flag of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia as seen in the Book of Knowledge of All Kingdoms[6]
The flag of Sargis Pitsak
The flag and seal of Leo I, King of Armenia that is kept in the Vatican City[7][8]
1198–1219 Reconstructed flag of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia under the Rubenid dynasty.
1226–1341 Flag of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia under the Hethumid dynasty.
1341–1375 Flag of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia under the Lusignan dynasty.
1214–1261 Royal Standard of the Principality of Khachen.
1214 Standard of House of Hasan-Jalalyan.
1915–1918 Flag of Republic of Van
22 April–28 May 1918 Flag of Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic
1918 – February 1922 Flag of the First Republic of Armenia[9]
Feb. 1922 – Mar. 1922 Flag of the Socialist Soviet Republic of Armenia[10]
Mar. 1922–1936 Flag of the Transcaucasian SFSR[11]
1936–1940 Flag of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic[10]
1940–1952 Flag of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic[10]
1952–1990 Flag of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic[10]
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Reverse flag. All flags of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union did not bear the hammer and sickle on their reverse side.
1990–1991 Flag of the Second Republic of Armenia[10]
1991–present Flag of the Third Republic of Armenia

Misattributed and fictional

Flag Use
Misattributed flag of Bagratid Armenia based on the Bagratid Coat of Arms located on the gates of Ani
Misattributed flag of Artaxiad Armenia based on the Armenian tiara of Tigranes the Great
Misattributed flag of Artaxiad Armenia, another variant
Misattributed flag of Arsacid Armenia
Misattributed flag of Arsacid Armenia, another variant
Misattributed flag of Hayk Nahapet proposed by Mkrtoum Hovnatanian (1832)
Misattributed flag of Tiridates proposed by Mkrtoum Hovnatanian (1832)

Flag Proposals

Flag Date Use
1885 Flag designed by Father Ghevont Alishan for the Armenian Diaspora in France
Late 19th century Second flag of the Armenian Diaspora designed by Father Ghevont Alishan (Mekhitarist Congregation Member)
1919 One of the flags designed by Martiros Saryan for the First Republic of Armenia
1919 One of the flags designed by Martiros Saryan for the First Republic of Armenia
1919 Proposed flag for the First Republic of Armenia
1919 Proposed flag for the First Republic of Armenia by Vardan Hatsuni of the Mekhitarists.
1919 Color scheme of the previous flag.

Armenian people in other countries

Flag Date Use
2004–present Flag of Western Armenia[12]
Flag of Armenians in Russia
1992–present Flag of Artsakh Armenians
Flag of Javakheti Armenians
Flag of Cherkesogai
Flag of Hemshin peoples[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Official website of Yerevan Municipality". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  2. ^ "ԷՋՄԻԱԾԻՆ ՔԱՂԱՔԻ ԴՐՈՇԸ". Էջմիածնի քաղաքապետարանի պաշտոնական կայք (in Armenian). 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Symbols of Gyumri". Gyumri Municipality. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Նշված չէ". Ashtarak Municipality (in Armenian). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  5. ^ Cortesão, Armando (1960). Portugaliae Monumenta Cartographica (2nd ed.). Lisbon.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ Markham, Clements Robert; Jimenez de la Espada, Marcos (1912). Book of the Knowledge of all the Kingdoms, Lands, and Lordships that are in the World (2nd ed.). London: The Hakluyt Society. pp. 18, 21, 23.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  7. ^ Patrik, Arakel (1974). Պատմագիրք Յուշամատեան Սեբաստիոյ Եւ Գաւառի Հայութեան Հատոր Ա․ (in Armenian). Beirut: Meshag Press. p. 146.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  8. ^ Պատրիկ, Ա․ Ն․ (1967). Պատմական Հայ Դրոշները (in Armenian).
  9. ^ Hovhannissian, Petros (2009). "Հայաստանի աոաջին Հանրապետության պետական դրոշի՝ Մարտիրոս Սարյանի նախագիծը [The design of the national flag of the First Republic of Armenia by Martiros Sarian]". Etchmiadzin (in Armenian). 65 (5). Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin: 118–119.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Советская Армения (Soviet Armenia)" (in Russian). Russian Centre of Vexillology and Heraldry. 14 November 2004. Retrieved 20 January 2007.
  11. ^ "Flags of the Transcaucasian Federation, 1922-1936 gg". Vexillographia. Russian Centre of Vexillology and Heraldry. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  12. ^ "DECREE ON THE FLAG OF THE STATE OF WESTERN ARMENIA".
  13. ^ "Western Armenia (Turkey)".