List of flags of North Macedonia
This is a list of flags which have been, or are still today, used on the territory of North Macedonia or by ethnic Macedonians.
North Macedonia
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1995–present | Flag of the Republic of North Macedonia (civil, state, and war flag) | A golden-yellow sun with eight rays extending to the edges of the red field. |
Presidential standard
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2009–present | The standard for the President of the Republic of North Macedonia | The shield of the coat of arms has the sun from the flag of North Macedonia. Below the shield are two branches of Macedonian oak with eight leaves and acorns on each branch. The oak is used due to it being native to the region and representing strength. |
Historical flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | 1992–1995 | Flag of the Republic of Macedonia | A red flag with the yellow Vergina Sun in the middle. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1947–1991 | Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | Three equal horizontal fields, blue on the top, white in the middle and red on the bottom, Red star in the center. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1946–1991 | Flag of the People's Republic of Macedonia (1946–1963) and Socialist Republic of Macedonia (1963–1991) | A red flag with a gold-edged red star in the canton. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1944–1946 | Flag of Democratic Federal Macedonia | A red flag with a gold-edged red star in the middle of the flag. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1941–1945 | Flag of Yugoslav partisan movement | Three equal horizontal fields, blue on the top, white in the middle and red on the bottom, Red star in the white field. |
 | 2.8.1903 – 12.8.1903 | Flag of the Republic of Kruševo[lower-alpha 1] | A plain red flag. In the middle is a yellow palm crown, decorated with two shaking hands - a symbol of the people's unity, and over there is a flaming torch. Around these symbols is the slogan "Svoboda ili smart" and another inscription "Banner of the Krushevo cheta". |
 | 1920s–present[3][4] | Historical flag of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) used by political parties in Bulgaria and North Macedonia until now.[5][6] | Horizontal bicolor of red and black |
Local flags
Flag of the Mijaks from the 15th century| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 15 century [7] | of the Mijaks | |
 | 15 century[8] | Flag of a Mijaks family in Galičnik | A red rectangle and inside with a circle, a horsemen ,a horsmen with a crown, the crescent and another figure(possibly a flower) |
 | 15 century[9] | Mijaks wedding flag | |
 | 1914 | Flag of the Macedonian Colony in Petrograd, Russia | A horse in a white square on a red background and a sun in the lower left corner above which there is an inscription "ONE INDEPENDENT MACEDONIA" |
Municipal flags
- Note: This list is incomplete.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2012–present | Aerodrom Municipality | |
 | ? – Present | Aračinovo Municipality | A red flag with the coat of arms in the middle and two thin horizontal stripes. |
 | ? – Present | Berovo Municipality | A light (sky) blue flag with red insignia in the middle. |
 | 2006–present | Bitola Municipality | A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. |
 | ? – Present | Bogdanci Municipality | A blue and red flag (two blue & two red cantons), with the Municipality coat-of-arms in the middle. |
 | 1996–present | Bogovinje Municipality | A red background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. |
 | 1996–present | Bosilovo Municipality | |
 | Brvenica Municipality | ||
 | 2010–present | Čair Municipality | A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. |
 | Čaška Municipality | ||
 | ?–2014 | Municipality of Češinovo-Obleševo | |
 | Centar Župa Municipality | ||
 | Municipality of Čučer-Sandevo | A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. | |
 | Debar Municipality | ||
 | Debarca Municipality | ||
 | Municipality of Delčevo | ||
 | ?–2015 | Demir Hisar Municipality | |
 | Demir Kapija Municipality | A yellow background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. | |
 | Dojran Municipality | ||
 | Dolneni Municipality | ||
 | ?-Present | Gevgelija Municipality | A flag with a blue bar over a white bar & the coat-of-arms of the Municipality near the mast of the flag. |
 | Gostivar Municipality | ||
 | 1996–present | Ilinden Municipality | A red vertical flag with a 12-pointed sun and the letter "I" in Cyrillic (И). |
 | Jegunovce Municipality | ||
 | Karbinci Municipality | A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. | |
 | Kavadarci Municipality | ||
 | ?–2015 | Kisela Voda Municipality | |
 | 2010–present | Municipality of Kočani | |
 | Konče Municipality | A red background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. | |
 | 2006–present | Kratovo Municipality | |
 | 2009–present | Kriva Palanka Municipality | |
 | 2005–present | Karpoš Municipality | A yellow background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. |
 | Municipality of Krivogaštani | A red background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. | |
 | Municipality of Kruševo | ||
 | 2002–Present | Kumanovo Municipality | A red background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. |
 | Lipkovo Municipality | ||
 | Lozovo Municipality | ||
 | ?-Present | Makedonska Kamenica Municipality | |
 | Makedonski Brod Municipality | ||
 | Municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša | ||
 | Mogila Municipality | ||
 | Negotino Municipality | ||
 | Novaci Municipality | ||
 | Novo Selo Municipality | ||
 | Municipality of Pehčevo | ||
 | Petrovec Municipality | ||
 | Plasnica Municipality | ||
 | ? – Present | Prilep Municipality | A dark blue background with the municipal coat of arms, outlined in white, in the middle. |
 | 2015–present | Municipality of Probištip | |
 | 2007–present | Rankovce Municipality | |
 | Resen (municipality) | A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. | |
 | Rosoman Municipality | ||
 | Municipality of Sopište | ||
 | Municipality of Staro Nagoričane | ||
 | Municipality of Štip | A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. | |
 | ?-Present | Struga Municipality | A blue vertical flag with the coat of arms in the middle. |
 | ?-Present | Strumica Municipality | A white vertical flag with the coat of arms and a blue-yellow border. |
 | Municipality of Studeničani | ||
 | ?-Present | Radoviš Municipality | |
 | 2007–present | Tearce Municipality | |
 | ?-Present | Tetovo Municipality | A red, black and yellow tricolor flag, the yellow one being the thickest. |
 | Valandovo Municipality | ||
 | Vasilevo Municipality | ||
 | ?-Present | Veles Municipality | |
 | ?-Present | Vevchani Municipality | |
 | 2007–present | Vinica Municipality | A red and blue bicolor flag with outline of Vinica Fortress and an icon. |
 | Municipality of Vrapčište | ||
 | Zelenikovo Municipality | ||
 | 1996–present | Municipality of Želino | |
 | Zrnovci Municipality | ||
 | Šuto Orizari Municipality | A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. |
Former flags of municipalities
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Aračinovo Municipality | ||
 | ?–2015 | Kisela Voda Municipality | |
 | Šuto Orizari Municipality |
Government flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | - present | Flag of Ministry Foreign Affairs of Republic of Macedonia | |
 | - present | Flag of Ministry of Culture of Republic of Macedonia | |
 | 1992–present | Flag of the Army of Republic of Macedonia | |
 | 1992-2013 | Flag of Ministry of Internal Affairs | A blue flag with the emblem in the middle |
 | 1992–present | Flag of Uniformed members of MIA | A blue flag with the emblem in the middle |
 | - present | Flag of Border Police of Republic of Macedonia | A green flag with the emblem in the middle |
Universities
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | St. Clement of Ohrid University of Bitola |
Military flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1944 | Flag of the First Macedonian Brigade (WW2) | red flag and the lower half of the flag the unit's name is written in yellow capital Cyrillic letters |
 | 2009–present | Flag of 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade | red flag with the coat of arms of Macedonia on the upper left and the unit's badge on upper right and the lower half of the flag the unit's name is written in yellow capital Cyrillic letters |
| 1992–present | Flag of Military Police Battalion | green flag with the unit's badge in the middle | |
| 1990s-present | Flag of Combat Helicopter Squadron | blue flag with the unit's badge in the middle |
Political parties flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
current | |||
 | 2019–present | SDSM | |
 | ?–2019 | ||
 | 1997–present | Liberal Democratic Party | |
 | 2020–present | Green Humane City | |
| Link to file | 2002–present | Democratic Union of the Vlachs of Macedonia | |
 | 1997–present | Albanian Democratic Party | |
 | 1992–present | Democratic Party of Turks | |
 | 1990–present | IMRO-DPMNU | |
former | |||
 | Dostoinstvo | ||
 | 1944-1990 | League of Communists of Macedonia | |
other | |||
 | 1990s–present | Flag of the proposed Republic of Ilirida, one of the flags used by Albanian nationalists and irredentist. | |
Macedonian diaspora flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | -present | Flag of the Macedonians in Serbia | |
| -present | Flag of Macedonians in Bulgaria | The UMO Ilinden–Pirin party flag in Bulgaria. | |
| -present | Flag of Macedonians in Greece | The Rainbow Party flag in Greece. | |
 | -present | Flag of the Macedonians in Slovenia | |
 | -present | Flag of the Macedonians in Croatia | |
 | -present | Flag of Macedonians in Argentina |
1995 Flag Proposals
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1995 | Flag proposal of Macedonia | |
 | 1995 | Flag proposal of Macedonia | |
 | 1995 | Flag proposal of Macedonia | |
 | 1995 | Flag proposal of Macedonia | |
 | 1995 | Flag proposal of Macedonia | |
 | 1995 | Flag proposal of Macedonia | |
 | 1995 | Flag proposal of Macedonia | |
 | 1995 | Flag proposal of Macedonia | |
 | 1995 | Flag proposal of Macedonia | |
 | 1995 | Proposal for presidential flag of North Macedonia |
Other
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1990s –1990s | Ethnic Macedonian flag | A red flag with the Golden Lion from the 1741 coat of arms of the geographical region of Macedonia |
 | -present | Neo Macedonian Flag | Flag for 'Greece is Macedonia' as a response to the Blue Sun of Vergina Flag. Used on football matches. |
| -present | Neo Macedonian Flag (2) | Similar to the above flag. This flag is used on football matches. |
Organizations flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of Macedonian Herald Society | red flag with the COA of the society |
References
- Xисарлъшка-Танова, С. Знамената на Илинденско-Преображенското въстание 1903 г. — издателство: Векове, 1983, № 3, стр. 77.
- The insurgents in Krushevo flew also Bulgarian flags everywhere. See: "Who are the Macedonians", Published by C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2000, ISBN 1-85065-534-0, by Hugh Poulton - p. 57.
- In an article from the Macedonian journalist Spase Shuplinovski in the Macedonian mainstream daily newspaper Utrinski vesnik - issue 1166, October 16, 2006 is described, that the flag of the Macedonian party VMRO - DPMNE was adopted from IMRO, which was established in 1920 and was banned in 1934. Archived May 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- In official speech in Macedonian Parliament in June 2008 on the occasion of the enacting a Law about the usage of the flags in Republic of Macedonia, the deputy Yani Macraduli has maintained, the red - black flag of IMRO dates (was created) during the leadership of Todor Alexandrov, i.e. - 1920s.
- The IMRO flag is considered to be Bulgarian in Bulgaria, see: "100 years IMARO" (in Bulgarian) ISBN 954-8187-10-8, Publisher: Macedonian Scientific Institute, Authors: Professor D. Michev, Ph.D. D. Gotsev, Sofia - 1994, p. 7. Archived January 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- However, according to Academician Ivan Katardjev, Director of the Historical Sciences section in the Department of Social Sciences in the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts the policy of IMRO leader in the beginning of the 1920s, Todor Alexandrov served the Bulgarian interests, see: "Утрински весник", Issue 1806, 16.10.2006 Александров изедначен со Гоце Делчев [Aleksandrov tied with Gotse Delchev]. Southeast European Times (in Macedonian). October 16, 2006. Archived from the original on May 30, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2008. and the policy of IMRO leader in the second half of 1920s until its ban in 1934, Ivan Mihailov, for establishment of an independent Macedonian state, meant a Macedonian state of the Bulgarians in Macedonia, see: "Утрински весник", Issue 1806, 16.10.2006.Интервју: Д-р Иван Катарџиев, Историчар [Interview: Dr. Ivan Katarjiev, Historian] (in Macedonian). Вест. March 24, 2001. Archived from the original on October 16, 2005. Retrieved August 29, 2008.
- "БАЈРАК". Тресонче. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- "СЕМЕЕН БАЈРАК". Тресонче. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- "СВАДБАРСКИ БАЈРАК". Тресонче. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
External links
- North Macedonia at Flags of the World
Media related to Flags of North Macedonia at Wikimedia Commons- Media related to Flags of Macedonian Military at Wikimedia Commons
- Media related to Flags of Macedonian Diaspora at Wikimedia Commons
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