The following is a list of flags, banners and standards used in theUnited Arab Emirates
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1971–present | Flag of the United Arab Emirates | A horizontaltricolour of green, white and black with a vertical1⁄4-width purple bar at the hoist.[1][2] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2008–present | Presidential Flag of the United Arab Emirates | A horizontaltricolour of green, white and black with a vertical1⁄4-width red bar at the hoist with the emblem in the center.[3] |
.svg) | 1973–2008 |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1971–present | Civil Ensign | A red field with the national flag on the canton.[4] |
 | ?–present | Flag of TheUnited Arab Emirates Armed Forces | A red field with the national flag on the canton defaced with The Armed Forces Emblem.[5] |
 | ?–present | Flag of TheUnited Arab Emirates Army | A red field with the army's emblem in the center.[6] |
 | ?–present | Flag of TheUnited Arab Emirates Air Force | A blue field with the air force's emblem in the center.[7] |
 | ?–present | Flag of TheUnited Arab Emirates Navy | A white field with the navy's emblem in the center.[8] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1820–present | Flag ofAbu Dhabi | A red field with a white rectangle at the canton.[9][10][11] |
 | Flag ofAjman | A red field with a white bar at the hoist.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] | |
| Flag ofDubai | |||
.svg) | 1952–1961 | Flag ofFujairah | A red field with a white Arabic calligraphy in the center.[20][21] |
 | 1820–present | Flag ofRas Al Khaimah | A large red rectangle on a white field.[22][23][24][25][26] |
| Flag ofSharjah | |||
 | Flag ofUmm Al Quwain | A red field with a white bar at the hoist and a large whitestar and crescent in the center.[12][27][28] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Islamic Persia | |||
 | 559–529 BC | Standard of theAchaemenid Empire | Also calledDerafsh Sahbaz, it was the Standard ofCyrus the Great, founder of theAchaemenid Empire. |
 | 225–651 | Flag of theSasanian Empire | CalledDerafsh Kaviani, It's the mythological and historical flag of Iran until the end of the Sassanid dynasty, which according toFerdowsi's narration in theShahnameh, This flag emerged with the uprising ofKaveh the Blacksmith against the tyrannical kingZahak and the beginning of theFereydon's kingdom andPishdadian dynasty. |
| Islamic Persia | |||
| 945–1055 | Banner of theBuyid dynasty | 4 greensulde suspended on a staff. | |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caliphates | |||
 | 651–661 | Flag of theRashidun Caliphate | A simple black field. |
| 750–934 | Flag of theAbbasid Caliphate | ||
 | 661–750 | Flag of TheUmayyad Caliphate | A simple white field. |
| Emirates | |||
 | 1417–1520 | Flag of TheJabrids Emirate | A red field with a white symbol in the center and a white Arabic script upwards. |
.svg) | 1727–1818 | Flag of theEmirate of Diriyah | A green field with a white stripe on the fly and an Arabic script written in white in the center.[29][30][31] |
| 1822–1891 | Flag of theEmirate of Nejd | ||
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingdom of Portugal | |||
.svg) | 1508–1521 | Flag of TheKingdom of Portugal | White field with the royal coat of arms in the middle. |
.svg) | 1521–1578 | ||
.svg) | 1578–1640 | ||
.svg) | 1616–1640 | Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal (Putative) | |
.svg) | 1640–1650 | Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal | |
| Iberian Union | |||
 | 1580–1640 | Flag of TheIberian Union | A redsaltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field. |
 | Banner of Arms of The Iberian Union | The heraldry of theHouse of Austria (with thearms of Portugal).[32] | |
 | Royal Flag of The Iberian Union | A red field with the royal arms in the center. | |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1650–1783 | Flag of theImamate of Oman | A white field with the royal emblem in the canton. |
 | 1696–1783 | Flag of theOmani Empire | A white field with red Arabic script above and a red sword pointed to the right. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1783–1820 | Flag of theHinawi (theBani Yas – Abu Dhabi and Dubai) tribal confederation | A simple red field. |
| Flag of theGhafiri (Umm Al Quwain and Ajman) tribal confederation | |||
 | Original flag ofAl Qawasim (Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah) | A horizontal tricolor of green, white and red with a black Arabic calligraphy in the center.[33] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1820–1971 | Flag of the United Kingdom | A superimposition of the flags ofEngland andScotland with theSaint Patrick's Saltire (representingIreland). |
 | 1880–1947 | Flag ofBritish India | ARed Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with theStar of India emblem displayed in the fly. |
.svg) | 1968–1971 | Flag of theTrucial States Council | A horizontal tricolour of red, white and red with a green 7-pointed star in the center.[34] |
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