This is a list of flags used in theMaldives. For more information about the national flag, seeflag of Maldives.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965–present | Flag of Maldives | A green rectangle centered on a red field, charged with a white crescent facing the fly side[1] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968–present | Flag of thepresident of the Maldives[2] | A green rectangle centered on a red field, charged with a white crescent and a five-pointed star facing the fly side |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–present | Flag of theMaldives National Defence Force[3][4] | A horizontal bicolour of white and black with the emblem in the center | |
| 1988–present | Flag of theMNDF Marine Corps | A red field with the golden emblem of the Marine Corps in the center and the flag of the MNDF on the canton | |
| 1988–present | War flag of the Maldives[5] | A horizontal tricolour of blue, white and green |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1117–1400 | 1st flag of the Kingdom of Maldives | Two juxtaposed triangular figures with a black base and red and white borders | |
| 1400–1558 1573–1757 1759–1766 1773–1796 | 2nd flag of the Kingdom of Maldives | Two juxtaposed triangular figures with a red base | |
| 1645–1757 1759–1766 1773–1795 | The Prince's Flag | A horizontal tricolour of orange, white and blue | |
| 1652–1672 | States Flag | A horizontal tricolour of red, white and blue | |
| 1796–1903 | 3rd flag of the Kingdom of Maldives | A simple red field[6] | |
| 1903–1926 | 4th flag of the Kingdom of Maldives | A red field with a black and white hoist | |
| 1926–1953 | Final and national flag of the Kingdom of Maldives | A red field with a black and white hoist and a white crescent moon facing the hoist side[7] | |
| 1926–1953 | State flag of the Kingdom of Maldives | A green rectangle centered on a red field with a black and white hoist, charged with a white crescent facing the hoist side[8] | |
| 1953–1965 | 1st flag of the Republic of Maldives | A green rectangle centered on a red field with a black and white hoist, charged with a white crescent facing the fly side[9] | |
| 1926–1952 | Flag of theprime minister of the Maldives[10] | A quarterly divided green–blue–red–green, with a white star in the first quarter | |
| 1959–1963 | Flag of theUnited Suvadive Republic | A horizontal tricolour of blue, green and red with a white crescent in the center and three five-pointed stars in each stripe, diagonally aligned[11] |