List of flags of Georgia (country)
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The following is a list of flags of Georgia.
National flag
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2004–present | Civil and state flag and ensign | Ratio: 2:3 |
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2004–present | Flag of Georgia (vertical) |
President's flag
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2020–present | Flag of the president of Georgia | |
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These two flags were used in different periods from 2004 to 2020, although neither of them was an officially approved flag of the President.[1] | Flag of the president of Georgia | |
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Flag of the president of Georgia | ||
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1918–1920 | Flag of the government of the Democratic Republic of Georgia |
Military
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2004–present | War flag | |
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2004–present | Flag of the Chief of the General Staff | |
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2004–present | Flag of the Minister of Defence |
Land Force
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2004–present | Flag of Georgian Land Forces |
National Guard
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2018–present | Flag of the National Guard of Georgia | |
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2004–2018 | Former flag of the National Guard |
Air force
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2019–present | Flag of the Georgian Air Force | Flag of Aviation and Air Defence Command |
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2004-2019 | Former flag Georgian Air Force | Flag of former Georgian Air Force. Was disbanded in 2010 but then was reestablished as Aviation and Air Defence Command in 2016 |
Coast Guard and former Navy
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2009–present | Flag of the Georgian Coast Guard | |
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2009–present | Ensign of the Georgian Coast Guard | |
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2004–2009 | Naval ensign | |
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1997-2004 | Ensign of the former Georgian Navy | Was used for Georgian Navy until new was implemented in 2004. |
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1997–2004 | Flag of the commander-in-chief of the Georgian Navy |
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The proposed naval flag of the Georgian Democratic Republic -
The proposed naval flag of the Georgian Democratic Republic -
The proposed naval flag of the Georgian Democratic Republic
Paramilitary
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1989–1995 | Flag of Mkhedrioni |
Border Police
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1997–present | Flag of the Georgian Border Police | |
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1997–present | Flag of the Georgian Border Police Special Air Force | |
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1997–present | Flag of the Georgian Border Police Rapid Reaction Directorate |
Intelligence Service
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2004–present | Flag of the Georgian Intelligence Service |
Vexillology Associations
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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?–present | Flag of State Council of Heraldry |
Self-governing city flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2004–present | Flag of Tbilisi | Flag of the capital of Georgia |
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2004–present | Flag of Kutaisi | Flag of a legislative city of Georgia, located in the Imereti region |
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2004–present | Flag of Batumi | Flag of the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara and the biggest port in the Republic. |
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2004–present | Flag of Rustavi | Flag of the biggest city in the Kvemo Kartli region. |
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2004–present | Flag of Poti | Flag of a secondary Georgian port city, located in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region. |
Self-governing community flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Flag of Abasha Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region | |
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Flag of Adigeni Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region | |
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Flag of Akhalgori Municipality | Flag of a provisional municipality on the territory of former South Ossetia region | |
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Flag of Akhaltsikhe Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region | |
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Flag of Akhmeta Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Kakheti region | |
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Flag of Ambrolauri Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region | |
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Flag of Aspindza Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region | |
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Flag of Baghdati Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Imereti region | |
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Flag of Bolnisi Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Kvemo Kartli region | |
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Flag of Borjomi Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region | |
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Flag of Chiatura Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Imereti region | |
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Flag of Chkhorotsqu Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region | |
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Flag of Chokhatauri Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Guria region | |
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Flag of Dedoplistskaro Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Kakheti region | |
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Flag of Dmanisi Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Kvemo Kartli region | |
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Flag of Dusheti Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region | |
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Flag of Eredvi Municipality | Flag of a provisional municipality on the territory of former South Ossetia region | |
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Flag of Gardabani Municipality | Flag of a municipality in Kvemo Kartli region | |
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Flag of Gori Municipality | Flag of a municipality in Shida Kartli region | |
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Flag of Kareli Municipality | Flag of a municipality in Kakheti region | |
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Flag of Kaspi Municipality | Flag of a municipality in Shida Kartli region | |
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Flag of Kazbegi Municipality | Flag of a municipality in Mtskheta-Mtianeti region | |
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Flag of Keda Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara | |
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Flag of Kharagauli Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Imereti region | |
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Flag of Khashuri Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Shida Kartli region | |
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Flag of Khelvachauri Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara | |
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Flag of Khobi Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region | |
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Flag of Khulo Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara | |
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Flag of Kobuleti Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara | |
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Flag of Kurta Municipality | Flag of a provisional municipality on the territory of former South Ossetia region | |
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Flag of Kvareli Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Kakheti region | |
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Flag of Lagodekhi Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Kakheti region | |
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Flag of Lanchkhuti Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Guria region | |
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Flag of Lentekhi Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region | |
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Flag of Marneuli Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Kvemo Kartli region | |
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Flag of Martvili Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region | |
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Flag of Mtskheta Municipality | Flag of a municipality in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region |
Regional flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2004–present | Flag of Adjara | Used by government of Autonomous Republic of Ajara. |
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2000–2004 | Flag of Adjara | Was used by Aslan Abashidze's semi-independent government of Autonomous Republic of Ajara. |
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1951–2000 | Flag of Adjarian ASSR | Flag of Adjara from the Soviet era. |
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2013–present | Flag used by the Georgian Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. | Used by Georgian Government. It's De jure flag for Abkhazian Autonomy. |
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1990–present | Flag of South Ossetia and Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia (Samachablo). | Used both by the separatist government of the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia and the Georgian government-aligned Provisional Administrative Entity. Also subsequently the flag of the Russian Autonomous Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. |
Political flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
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current
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2012–present | Georgian Dream | |
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2017–present | Georgian March | King David the Builder flag |
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2015–present | Georgian Powerka | |
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2006–present | Republican Party of Georgia | |
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2004–present | Conservative Party of Georgia | Flag of Georgia (1990–2004) |
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2020-present | Girchi – More Freedom | |
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2024–present | New Political Centre – Girchi | |
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2016–present | Georgian National Unity | |
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2024–present | National Socialist Georgian Worker's Party | |
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1990s–present | United Javakhk Democratic Alliance | |
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2008–present | Christian-Democratic Movement | |
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2022–present | Pro-Ukraine Georgian flag during the Russo-Ukrainian War | |
former
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1993-2003 | Union of Citizens of Georgia | |
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1992-2004 | Democratic Union for Revival | |
Religious flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1991–present | Flag of Georgian Orthodox Church |
Historical flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1990–2004 | Civil and State flag and ensign | Ratio: 3:5 |
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1951–1990 | Flag of Georgia SSR | Red hammer and sickle with star in a blue sun in canton, blue bar in upper part of flag. Adopted 11 April 1951. |
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1951-1990 |  Reverse flag |
All flags of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union did not bear the hammer and sickle on their reverse side. |
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1940–1951 | Flag of Georgia SSR | Red, with the Georgian characters სსსრ (SSSR) in gold in the canton. |
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1937–1940 | Flag of Georgia SSR | Red, with the Georgian characters საქართველოს სსრ (Sakartvelos SSR) in gold in the canton. |
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1921–1937 | Flag of Georgia SSR | Red, with the Cyrillic characters ССРГ (SSRG) in the canton. |
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1922–1936 | Flag of the Transcaucasian SFSR | Red, with the Cyrillic characters ЗСФСР (ZSFSR) in gold and with as well golden, tilted star in the canton. |
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1918–1921 | Flag of the Democratic Republic of Georgia | Ratio: 4:5[2] |
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1919-1920 | Alleged flag of the Republic of Batumi | |
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1918 | Alleged flag of the Transcaucasian Federation | |
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18th century | A banner of the Principality of Samtskhe in the 18th century | |
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18th century | A banner of the Kingdom of Kakheti in the 18th century | |
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18th century | A banner of the Principality of Guria in the 18th century | |
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18th century | A banner of the Kingdom of Imereti in the 18th century | |
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18th century | A banner of the Principality of Svaneti in the 18th century | |
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1560s | Flags of the Principality of Mingrelia in the mid 16th century | |
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15th-18th centuries | Flag of the Kingdom of Imereti | |
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13th and 14th centuries | Flag of Western Georgia in the 13th-14th centuries[3] | |
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14th and 15th centuries | A flag of the Kingdom of Georgia in the 14th and 15 centuries | |
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14th and 15 centuries | A flag of the Kingdom of Georgia in the 14th and 15 centuries | |
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1320-1321 | Flag of Phasis | |
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1184-1213 | Flag of the Kingdom of Georgia | Used during the reign of Queen Tamar. |
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1089–1125 | Flag of the Kingdom of Georgia | Used during the reign of David the Builder. |
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449-522 and 888–1008 | Flag of the Kingdom of Iberia during Vakhtang I and flag of Principality of Tao-Klarjeti |
Other
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1918–1921 | Standard of the Democratic Republic of Georgia |
Separatist Abkhazia
[edit]National flag
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1992–present | Flag used by the Abkhazian separatist government. | It is De facto flag of Republic of Abkhazia. Used by separatist government. |
President's flag
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1992–present | Flag of the President of Abkhazia |
Abkhazian Armed Forces
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1992–present | Flag of the Abkhazian Armed Forces | |
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?–present | Another variant of Abkhazian military banner. |
Navy
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1992–present | Naval Ensign of the Republic of Abkhazia |
Historical flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1989-1992 | Flag of the Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic | |
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1978–1989 | Flag of the Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic | |
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1951–1978 | Flag of the Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic | |
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1938–1951 | Flag of the Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic | |
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1937-1938 | Flag of the Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic | |
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1935-1937 | Flag of the Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic | |
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1925-1931 | Flag of Socialist Soviet Republic of Abkhazia | |
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1925 | Flag of Socialist Soviet Republic of Abkhazia | |
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1921-1925 | Flag of Socialist Soviet Republic of Abkhazia | |
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1917–1921 | Flag of the Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus | |
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1866 | A flag used in the Lykhnensky revolt | |
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1808–1810 | Flag of Abkhazia | |
| 18th century | Flag of the Principality of Abkhazia | ||
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1578 | Flag of Abkhazia | |
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786–1354 | Flag of the Duchy of Tskhumi |
Separatist South Ossetia
[edit]National flag
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1991–present | Flag used by the Ossetian separatist government. | The Flag of the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia that was used by the Georgian-established Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia and also the flag of the ethnically related Republic of North Ossetia-Alania within the Russian Federation. |
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1991–present | Flag of the President of South Ossetia | Used by Separatist established government. |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Statement By the State Council of Heraldry
- ^ "Georgia celebrates 100th anniversary of Establishment of First Democratic Republic – What happened on May 26". Georgian Journal. Georgian Journal. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ Georgia: Historical flags, 5th-18th centuries
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flags of Georgia.
- Georgia: Historical flags, 5th-18th centuries (crwflags.com)