This is a list offlags used inMontenegro. For more information about the national flag, visit the articleFlag of Montenegro.
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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![]() | 2004– | National flag; civil and state ensign;Naval ensign until 2010. | Red with a golden border and the state coat of arms in the middle. Ratio: 1:2. Adopted on 13 July 2004.[1] |
![]() | 2004– | National flag, Vertical Banner | Red with a golden border and the state coat of arms in the middle. |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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![]() | 2010 — present | Flag of theArmy of Montenegro. | Red background with the logo of theArmed Forces of Montenegro and the traditional motto "Čojstvo i Junaštvo" (roughly translated as "Humanity and Courage"), with golden borders. |
![]() | 2010 — present | Naval ensign of Montenegro. | Blue with the national flag in as its canton, occupying 2/5 of its width and 1/2 of its length with a white anchor interlaced with three lines representing surface of the water in the right side. |
![]() | 2010 — present | Naval jack of Montenegro. | Coat of Arms of Montenegro on blue background, with golden borders. |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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![]() | 2008 — present | The national flag ofSerbs in Montenegro. | Horizontal tricolor of red, blue and white with golden cross pattée. |
![]() | 2004 — present | The national flag ofBosniaks in Montenegro. | White background with the coat of arms in the middle. |
![]() | 2020 — present | The national flag ofAlbanians in Montenegro.[2][3] | A red field with a black two-headed eagle in the center. |
![]() | 2020 — present | The national flag ofCroats in Montenegro.[4][3] | A horizontal tricolour of red, white, and blue with the Coat of Arms of in the centre. |
![]() | 2020 — present | The national flag ofRomani people in Montenegro.[5][3] | Horizontal bicolor of blue and green with a red wheel. |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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![]() | 1451–1496 | Flag of medieval Montenegrin stateZeta | Red flag with golden double-headed eagle |
![]() ![]() | 1516–1852 | Flag of thePrince-Bishopric of Montenegro | Top: White cross pattée on red background. Bottom: Red cross pattée on white background. |
![]() | 1767–1773 | Flag ofMontenegro during the reign ofStephen the Little | White background with red borders. |
![]() | 1852–1860 | Flag of thePrincipality of Montenegro underDanilo I | Red flag with white double-headed eagle |
![]() | 1860–1905 | Flag of thePrincipality of Montenegro underNicholas I | |
![]() ![]() | 1905–1918 | Top: State flag of the Principality (1905–10) and theKingdom of Montenegro (1910–18)[6] Bottom: Civil flag of the Principality (1905–10) and the Kingdom of Montenegro (1910–18) | Top: Red-blue-white tricolor with white double-headed eagle. Bottom: Red-blue-white tricolor. |
![]() | 1945–1993 | Flag of thePeople's/Socialist Republic of Montenegro | Red-blue-white tricolor with the communistred star. |
![]() | 1993–2004 | Flag of theRepublic of Montenegro | Red-bluish-white tricolour, with "bluish" (plavetna/плаветна) meaning light-blue.[7] |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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![]() | 15th century | Stag of the House of Crnojević | Flag during regime ofHouse of Crnojević inPrincipality of Zeta (1451–1496). |
![]() | theocratical rule ofPetrović-Njegoš dynasty | Banner of the Prince-bishops of Montenegro and Metropolitans of Cetinje from House of Petrović | Orthodox red cross in a white field with a red border. Represents the highlyChristian virtue of subjected peoples and the desire to fight against invadingIslam. Adopted during theGreat Turkish War at the end of the 17th century. |
![]() | c. 1852 | Princely standard | Court flag and Princely standard during regime ofDanilo II Petrović-Njegoš. |
![]() | 1861–1900 | Princely standard | Court flag and Princely standard during regime ofNikola I Petrović-Njegoš. |
![]() | 1910–1918 | Royal standard of the King of Montenegro | The lion was replaced by Nikola's cypher H.I. The crown was changed from a princely to a royal crown. |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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![]() | 1881-1916 | Civil ensign flag | Tricolor with theCyrillic cypherНІ (i.e. NI) ofPrince Nicholas I topped with a golden crown in the center. Because the owners as well as the crew of Montenegro'sUlcinj cruisers wereMuslims, Nikola changed the flag not to offendIslam |
![]() | 1881–1916 | Civil ensign flag | Version of the Civil Ensign that was predominantly used. Usage extended beyond primary purpose to even of that of the National flag. |
![]() | late 1880-early 1881 | Civil ensign flag | Tricolor flag with the cross from the war flag (krstaš-barjak) with Nicholas' initials set in canton; stripes based upon domestic national flag. |
![]() | early 1880s-late 1880s | Civil ensign flag | Horizontally divided red-white-red with the cross from the war flag (krstaš-barjak) with Nicholas' initials set in canton; based on the naval flag ofAustria-Hungary according to the Dalmatian marine codelines sanctioned by the 1878 Congress of Berlin. |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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![]() | 1876–78 | War flag, civil flag | The Montenegrin war flag used in theBattle of Vučji Do (1876) was red with a whitecross pattée in the center and a white border. This flag was used in Cetinje in 1878,[8] upon recognition of the independence ofPrincipality of Montenegro by theOttoman Empireat San Stefano. |
![]() | 19th century | Montenegrin naval flags from the late 19th century | The Montenegrin naval flags and civil ensigns during the rule of PrinceNicholas I of Montenegro. |
![]() | Early 19th Century–1880 | Naval ensign (unofficial) | White flag with a redSt George's Cross. Inspired by the British Naval Ensign back from the 1814 British navy's takeover of the port ofKotor during the war between the Montenegrins and the French Empire. |
![]() | reign of Prince Danilo Petrović-Njegoš | War Stag of Prince Danilo Army | Flag signifying a unit of 1,000 men; red field with the double-headed eagle and Prince Danilo I's initials in it. Alaj-barjak of Prince Danilo, signifying the supreme command over the Montenegrin army. |
![]() | reign of Prince Danilo Petrović-Njegoš | War Stag in Prince Danilo's Army | Flag signifying a unit of 100 men; red field with the traditional Montenegrin Cross of Saint George and Danilo I's initials in it. Introduced by Prince Danil during his martial reforms. Based upon the old tribal Montenegrin flag. |
Flag | Date | Party | Description |
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![]() | 2020s–present | Reconstruction of the flag used byMontenegrin Greens widely used byMontenegrin nationalists. | |
former | |||
![]() | 1943-1991 | League of Communists of Montenegro | |
![]() | 1920s-1940s | Flag used byMontenegrin Greens |