List of Armenian flags

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This is a list of flags associated with Armenia.

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Armenian flag on the embassy in Stockholm Armenian Embassy in Stockholm (cropped).JPG
Armenian flag on the embassy in Stockholm

National flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Armenia.svg 1918 (1990)– Flag of Armenia.A horizontal tricolour of red, blue, and orange.
Flag of Armenia (vertical).svg 1918 (1990)– Flag of Armenia (vertical).

President's flag

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the President of Armenia.svg 1990–presentFlag of the president of Armenia

Municipalities and Cities

FlagDateDescription
Flag of Yerevan.svg 2004–present Flag of Yerevan [1]
Flag of Ejmiatsin.svg Flag of Vagharshapat [2]
Flag of Gyumri.svg 2011–presentFlag of Gyumri [3]
Flag of Ashtarak, Armenia.svg Flag of Ashtarak [4]
Flag of Abovyan.png Flag of Abovyan
Flag of Dilijan.jpg Flag of Dilijan
Flag of Artashat.png Flag of Artashat
Flag of Talin Urban Municipality%25 2C Armenia.webp Flag of Talin

Political flags

FlagDateDescription
Armenian Communist Party logo.svg Armenian Communist Party
Armenian Revolutionary Federation Flag.svg Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Civil Contract Armenia flag.svg Civil Contract
Link to file 2020–present For The Republic Party
Link to file National Security Party
Link to file 2021–present Sovereign Armenia Party
Yezidi flag in Armenia.jpg Yezidi National Union ULE
Flag of ASALA.png 1975–1991 Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia

Religious flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Armenian Apostolic Church logo.svg Flag of the Armenian Apostolic Church

Historical flags

FlagDateDescription
Flag of the Rubenid Dynasty.svg 1198–1219Reconstructed flag of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia under the Rubenid dynasty.
Drapeau roupenide.png
Armenian Cilicia (Catalan Atlas, 1375).png
FlagKilikia.png 1226–1341Flag of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia under the Hethumid dynasty.
Flag of Lusignan dynasty.webp 1341–1375Flag of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia under the Lusignan dynasty.
Royal Standard of the Principality of Khachen (1214-1261).svg 1214–1261 Royal Standard of the Principality of Khachen.
Flag of Hasan-Jalalians.svg 1214Standard of House of Hasan-Jalalyan.
Flag of Administration of Western Armenia.svg 1915–1918Flag of Republic of Van
Flag of the Transcaucasian Federation.svg 22 April–28 May 1918Flag of Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic
Flag of the First Republic of Armenia.svg 1918 – February 1922Flag of the First Republic of Armenia [5]
Flag of SSRA.svg Feb. 1922 – Mar. 1922Flag of the Socialist Soviet Republic of Armenia [6]
Flag of Transcaucasian SFSR (1925-1936).svg Mar. 1922–1936Flag of the Transcaucasian SFSR [7]
Flag of Armenian SSR (1937-1940).svg 1936–1940Flag of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic [6]
Flag of Armenian SSR (1940-1952).svg 1940–1952Flag of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic [6]
Flag of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (1952-1990).svg 1952–1990Flag of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic [6]
Flag of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (1952-1990, reverse).svg FIAV twosided.svg Reverse flag. All flags of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union did not bear the hammer and sickle on their reverse side.
Flag of Armenia.svg 1990–1991Flag of the Second Republic of Armenia [6]
1991–presentFlag of the Third Republic of Armenia

Misattributed and fictional

FlagDateUse
Bagratuni flag.svg Misattributed flag of Bagratid Armenia
Standard of the Artaxiad dynasty.svg Misattributed flag of Artaxiad Armenia
Standard of the Arshakuni Arsacid dynasty.svg Misattributed flag of Arsacid Armenia
Flag of the Arshakuni dynasty (non-original, amateur version).png Misattributed flag of Arsacid Armenia, another variant

Flag Proposals

FlagDateUse
1885ArmenianFlag.svg 1885Flag designed by Father Ghevont Alishan for the Armenian Diaspora in France
Red-green-blue flag.svg Late 19th centurySecond flag of the Armenian Diaspora designed by Father Ghevont Alishan (Mekhitarist Congregation Member)
Flag of Armenia (Martiros Saryan).svg 1919One of the flags designed by Martiros Saryan for the First Republic of Armenia
Proposal for the Flag of Armenia 1919 Martiros Saryan.jpg 1919One of the flags designed by Martiros Saryan for the First Republic of Armenia
Proposal flag of the First Republic of Armenia 1919.png 1919Proposed flag for the First Republic of Armenia
Flag of Armenia Proposed by the Mekhitarist order 1919 black and white.png 1919Proposed flag for the First Republic of Armenia by Vardan Hatsuni of the Mekhitarists.
Flag of Armenia Proposed by the Mekhitarist order 1919.png 1919Color scheme of the previous flag.

Armenian people in other countries

FlagDateUse
Flag of Western Armenia.png 2004–presentFlag of Western Armenia [8]
Flag of Armenians in Russia.svg Flag of Armenians in Russia
Flag of Artsakh.svg 1992–present Flag of Artsakh Armenians
Flag of Javakhk.svg Flag of Javakheti Armenians
Proposed flag of Cherkesogai.svg Flag of Cherkesogai
Flag of the Hemshin People.svg Flag of Hemshin peoples [9]

See also

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