List of flags of Nepal

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

National flags

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

Royal flags

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

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

Historical flags

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

Political flags

FlagDatePartyDescription
Current
2022–presentNepal Socialist Party
2021–presentCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)
2021–presentCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2021–presentDemocratic Socialist Party
2021–presentTerai Madhesh Loktantrik Party
2020–presentPeople's Socialist Party
2019–presentJanamat Party
2017–presentBibeksheel Sajha Party
2016–presentNepal Federal Socialist Party
2008–presentRastriya Janata Dal Nepal
Link to file2007–presentSanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch
Link to file2007–presentAll Nepal Democratic Youth Association
Link to file1999–presentRastriya Janamorcha
1994–presentCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
1990–presentPeople's Liberation Party
1990–presentRastriya Prajatantra Party
1975–presentNepal Workers Peasants Party
1975–presentNepal Revolutionary Students' Union
1970–presentNepal Student Union
Link to file1965–presentAll Nepal National Free Students Union
1950–presentNepali Congress
Former
2017-2020Rastriya Janata Party Nepal
2017Nepal Loktantrik Forum
2016-2019New Force Party
2009-?Nepal National Development Party
2007-2017Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party
2006-2015Madhesi People's Rights Forum
2005-2013Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist)
2005-2007Rastriya Janashakti Party
2002-2009Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre–Masal)
1991-2021Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1985-2017Nepal Sadbhawana Party

References

  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.
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