List of Burmese flags

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This is a list of flags used in Myanmar (also known as Burma).

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State/Union Flag

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Myanmar.svg 21 October 2010 [1] State Flag [2] of Republic of the Union of Myanmar, also called the Union Flag [3] A horizontal triband of yellow, green and red; charged with a large white five-pointed star at the centre
Variants
Flag of Myanmar (vertical).svg Vertical [4]

Flags of administrative divisions

States

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Chin State.svg 1986 [5] Flag of Chin State Hornbill on a branch within a white circle surrounded by 9 white stars atop a blue-red-green horizontal triband
Flag of Kachin State.svg 2010Flag of Kachin State Blue circle with white mountains defaced with Manaw poles on a green field
Flag of Kayah State.svg 2010Flag of Kayah State A Kinnara centred on a red-blue-green horizontal triband
Flag of Kayin State.svg Flag of Kayin State Blue-white-red horizontal triband with a white star inset on top-left of blue band
Flag of Mon State (2018).svg 8 June 2018 [6] Flag of Mon State Yellow Hamsa on a red field
Flag of Rakhine.svg Flag of Rakhine State Emblem of Rakhine, a Shrivatsa, on a blue disk in the centre of a white-red horizontal bicolour
Flag of the Shan State.svg 12 February 1947 [7] Flag of Shan State White circle, representing the moon, on a yellow-green-red horizontal triband

Regions

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Ayeyarwady Region.svg 2022Flag of Ayeyarwady Region Seal of Ayeyarwady Region on a blue field
Flag of Bago Region.png c.2018 Flag of Bago Region Female hamsa perched on a male hamsa within a white circle bordered in green on a dark blue field. The text ပဲခူးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး ("Bago Region") is above the birds.
Flag of Magway Region.svg 2021Flag of Magway Region Seal of Magway Region on a yellow field with the text မကွေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး ("Magway Region") above the seal in green.
Flag of Mandalay Region (2010-2021).svg 2010 (except 2021)Flag of Mandalay Region Seal of Mandalay Region on a red field
Flag of Sagaing Region (2019).svg 30 September 2019 [8] Flag of Sagaing Region Seal of Sagaing Region centred on a yellow-blue-red horizontal triband with the text စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး ("Sagaing Region") above the seal within the yellow band.
Flag of Tanintharyi Region (2010-current).svg 2010Flag of Tanintharyi Region Naga facing forward with a white star above on a red-blue-green horizontal triband
Flag of Yangon Region.svg 2022Flag of Yangon Region Inner portion of the Seal of Yangon Region centred on a yellow-green-red horizontal triband with the text ရန်ကုန်တိုင်းဒေသကြီးအစိုးရအဖွဲ့ ("Yangon Region Government Group") on a white banner below the seal.

Union territory

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Naypyidaw Union Territory.svg Flag of the Naypyidaw Union Territory Seal of the Naypyidaw Union Territory on a teal-blue field

Self-administered zones and divisions

Self-administered zones

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Danu people.svg 2017 [9] Flag of the Danu Self-Administered Zone [10] [11] [12] Blue over yellow bicolour with a green disc at the centre charged with a white flower
Flag of Kokang Self-Administered Zone.svg Flag of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone Blue-red-green horizontal triband charged with a white star and 8 white circular rings forming an arc above the star.
Flag of Naga Self-Administered Zone.png Flag of the Naga Self-Administered Zone [13] [12] White over red bicolour with a green square in the upper hoist charged with two crossed spears and a tribal headdress
Flag of the Palaung people.svg Flag of the Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone Red circle on a light blue-yellow-green horizontal triband.
Pa-o nationality flag.svg 1955Flag of the Pa'O Self-Administered Zone [12] White star within a blue canton on a red-green horizontal bicolour

Self-administered divisions

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Myanmar.svg Flag of the Wa Self-Administered Division There is no official flag, the flag of Myanmar is used

Military flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) of Myanmar.svg Flag of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) [14] [15] A horizontal triband of red, white and blue; charged with a large yellow five-pointed star at the centre [16]
Flag of the Ministry of Defense (Myanmar).svg Flag of the Ministry of Defence (Myanmar)

Commander-in-Chief

FlagDateUseDescription
Commander in Chief flag of Myanmar.svg 2015Flag of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services [17] [18] A red, dark blue, light blue horizontal tricolour defaced with five golden stars under golden logo of Tatmadaw [16]
Deputy Commander in Chief flag of Myanmar.svg 2015Flag of the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services [19] A red, dark blue, light blue horizontal tricolour defaced with four golden stars under golden logo of Tatmadaw
Commander in Chief (Army) flag of Myanmar.svg c.2015Flag of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) A red defaced with four golden stars under golden logo of Tatmadaw
Commander in Chief (Navy) flag of Myanmar.svg c.2015Flag of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Navy) A dark blue defaced with four golden stars under golden logo of Tatmadaw [20]
Commander in Chief (Air Force) flag of Myanmar.svg c.2015Flag of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Air Force) A light blue defaced with four golden stars under golden logo of Tatmadaw

Army

FlagDateUseDescription
Army Flag of Myanmar.svg c.1994Flag of the Myanmar Army A horizontal triband of blue, red and blue; charged with a large white five-pointed star at the centre
Myanmar Army Guidon.svg Ceremonial Guidon of the Myanmar Army

Regional Military Commands

FlagUseDescription
Mm-northern-rmc.svg Flag of the Northern Command
Mm-north-western-rmc.svg Flag of the North Western Command
Mm-north-eastern-rmc.svg Flag of the North Eastern Command
Mm-eastern-rmc.svg Flag of the Eastern Command
Myanmar Eastern Central RMC Flag.svg Flag of the Eastern Central Command
Mm-triangle-rmc.svg Flag of the Triangle Region Command
MM Western RMC Flag.svg Flag of the Western Command
Myanmar Naypyitaw RMC Flag.svg Flag of the Naypyitaw Command
Mm-central-rmc.svg Flag of the Central Command
Mm-southern-rmc.svg Flag of the Southern Command
Mm-south-western-rmc.svg Flag of the South Western Command
Mm-yangon-rmc.svg Flag of the Yangon Command
Mm-south-eastern-rmc.svg Flag of the South Eastern Command
Mm-coastal-rmc.svg Flag of the Coastal Region Command

Common flags

FlagUseDescription
Flag of Infantry Divisions of Myanmar Army.svg Flag of the Infantry and Light InfantryA red field charged with Bandula badge: a white ancient Burmese helmet crossed by a white sword and a white spear
Mm-armour-flag.svg Flag of the Armour Corps
Flag of Myanmar Artillery.svg Flag of the Artillery Corps
Myanmar Signal Corps Flag.svg Flag of the Signal Corps
Myanmar Military Engineers Flag.svg Flag of the Engineering Corps
Myanmar Ordnance Services Flag.svg Flag of the Ordnance Services
Myanmar Directorate of Defence Industries Flag.svg Flag of the Defence Industries
Mm-army-2.svg Flag of the Security Printing Works
Myanmar Resettlement Unit Flag.svg Flag of the Recovery and Resettlement Units
Flag of Myanmar.svg Flag of the Border Guard Forces [21] Recently, Tatmadaw ordered to change the arm patch of Border Guard and People’s militia. [22]

Battalions

Infantry Battalions
Flag of Kha La Ya 14.png Flag of the No. (14) Infantry Battalion

Divisions

Light Infantry Divisions
Mm-lid-11.svg Flag of the No. (11) Light Infantry Division
Mm-lid-22.svg Flag of the No. (22) Light Infantry Division
Mm-lid-33.svg Flag of the No. (33) Light Infantry Division
Mm-lid-44.svg Flag of the No. (44) Light Infantry Division
Mm-lid-55.svg Flag of the No. (55) Light Infantry Division
Mm-lid-66.svg Flag of the No. (66) Light Infantry Division
Mm-lid-77.svg Flag of the No. (77) Light Infantry Division
Mm-lid-88.svg Flag of the No. (88) Light Infantry Division
Mm-lid-99.svg Flag of the No. (99) Light Infantry Division
Mm-lid-101.svg Flag of the No. (101) Light Infantry Division
FlagDateUseDescription
Naval Ensign of Myanmar.svg 1994Naval ensign of the Myanmar Navy White field with a red canton charged with a white five-pointed star and a blue anchor in the lower fly [20]
Myanmar Navy commissioning pennant.svg Commissioning pennant of the Myanmar Navy

Air Force

FlagDateUseDescription
Air Force Ensign of Myanmar.svg c.2010sAir force ensign of the Myanmar Air Force A seagull field defaced with the Union Star in the canton, with the Myanmar Air Force crest to the fly

Law enforcement flag

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Myanmar Police Force.svg Flag of the Myanmar Police Force Three vertical bands of yellow, blue and red with a union star in the middle
Myanmar Coast Guard Ensign.svg Ensign of the Myanmar Coast Guard White field with a blue canton charged with a white five-pointed star and two blue anchor crossed in the lower fly [23]

Ministry flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Education Flag of Myanmar.svg Flag of the Ministry of Education
Flag of the Ministry of Defense (Myanmar).svg Flag of the Ministry of Defence [24] A red field charged with logo of Tatmadaw
Myanmar MOHA Flag.svg Flag of the Ministry of Home Affairs [25] A horizontal triband of blue, yellow and green; charged with a black text of Burmese word for "Home Affairs" (ပြည်ထဲရေး) on the yellow band.

Religious flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Burmese buddhist flag.svg 1956Sasana Flag, the flag of Buddhism in Myanmar Vertical bands of blue, yellow, red, white, light pink and the vertical band of the combination of these five colours' rectangular bands. [26]
Sasana Flag - Buddhist flag in Myanmar.png A variant using pink in place of light pink
Flag of Myanmar Islamic Religious Affairs Council.png 1954Flag of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Islamic Religious Affairs CouncilA red field defaced with a green rectangular canton with the Takbir in the upper hoist [27]
Flag of the Burma YMBA.svg Flag of the Young Men's Buddhist Association A horizontal triband of yellow, green and red; charged with a yellow circle at the centre; a green Swastika on that circle and each of the four red alphabets — "Y", "M", "B", "A" — inside each blank between the arms of Swastika [28]

Political flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Mon Unity Party.svg 2019–present Mon Unity Party
Flag of the Arakan Front Party.svg 2018–present Arakan Front Party
Lahu flag.svg 2018–present Lahu Democratic Union
Link to file 2016–present National Unity Party
Flag of National Unity Party.svg 1988–2016
Flag of the Akha National Development Party.svg 2015–present Akha National Development Party
Flag of the Zo National Regional Development Party.png 2015–presentZo National Regional Development Party my
Link to file 2014–present Arakan National Party
Flag of Karen National Party.png 2014–present Karen National Party
Flag People's Party of Myanmar Farmers and Workers.svg 2014–present People's Party of Myanmar Farmers and Workers
Link to file 2013–present Democracy and Human Rights Party
Flag of the National Democratic Party for Human Rights.png 1980s
Link to file 2013–present Lisu National Development Party
Flag of the Federal Union Party.svg 2013–present Federal Union Party
Link to file 2012–present Myanmar Farmers Development Party
Flag of the Tai-Leng Nationalities Development Party.svg 2012–present Tai-Leng Nationalities Development Party
United League of Arakan flag.svg 2012–present United League of Arakan
Flag of the United Nationalities Federal Council.svg 2011–present United Nationalities Federal Council
Flag of AMRDP.svg 2010–present All Mon Region Democracy Party
Flag of the Chin National Party.svg 2010–present Chin National Party
Flag of the Ethnic National Development Party.png 2010–present Ethnic National Development Party
Link to file 2010–present Inn National Development Party
Kaman National Development Party.svg 2010–presentKaman National Progressive Party my
Flag of the Kayin People's Party.svg 2010–present Kayin People's Party
Flag of the Kokang Democracy and Unity Party.png 2010–present Kokang Democracy and Unity Party
Link to file 2010–present Lahu National Development Party
Flag of National Democratic Force.svg 2010–present National Democratic Force
Link to file 2010–present Peace and Diversity Party
Flag of Peace and Diversity Party Myanmar.jpeg
Shan National Democratic Party Flag.svg 2010–present Shan Nationalities Democratic Party
Flag of the Ta'ang National Party.svg 2010–present Ta'ang National Party
Flag of the Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State.svg 2010–present Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State
Flag of the Union Solidarity and Development Party.svg 2010–present Union Solidarity and Development Party
Wa Democratic Party.png 2010–present Wa Democratic Party
Flag of the Arakan National Council.svg 2004–present Arakan National Council
RCSS Flag.svg 1996–present Restoration Council of Shan State
Link to file 1989–present Arakan League for Democracy
Chin League for Democracy Party.svg 1989–present Chin National League for Democracy
Flag of the United Wa State Party.svg 1989–present United Wa State Party
Flag of Wa State.svg 1989–present Wa State
Flag of the Chin National Front.svg 1988–present Chin National Front
Link to file 1988–present Democratic Party
Flag of the DPNS.png 1988–present Democratic Party for a New Society
Flag of KNCD Party.svg 1988–present Kachin State National Congress for Democracy
Flag of the Mon National Party.svg 1988–present Mon National Party
Mro-Khimi People Flag.svg 1988–present Mro National Development Party
Flag of National League for Democracy.svg 1988–present National League for Democracy
Flag of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army.svg 1992–present Palaung State Liberation Front
Flag of Shan Nationalities League for Democracy.svg 1988–present Shan Nationalities League for Democracy
Link to file 1988–present Zomi Congress for Democracy
Communist Party of Burma flag (1970).svg 1985–present Communist Party of Burma
Communist Party of Burma flag (1946-1969).svg 1946–1969
Communist Party of Burma flag (1939-1946) and (1946-1970).svg 1939–1946
Flag of the Shan State Army-North.svg 1971–present Shan State Progress Party
Flag of the Arakan Liberation Party.svg 1967–present Arakan Liberation Party
New Mon State Party flag.svg 1958–present New Mon State Party
Flag of the Karenni National Progressive Party.svg 1957–present Karenni National Progressive Party
Flag of the Pa-O National Organisation.svg 1949–present Pa-O National Organisation
Flag of the Karen National Union.svg 1947–present Karen National Union
ABFSU Flag.svg 1936–present All Burma Federation of Student Unions

Other

FlagDateUseDescription
Three Finger Salute Flag.svg 2021 Three-finger salute flagA red field charged with a white three-finger salute symbol. Flown in opposition against the 1st February Coup

Armed groups

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Myanmar's Royal Dragon Army.svg 2022–present Myanmar Royal Dragon Army
Flag of the Bamar People's Liberation Army.svg 2021–present Bamar People's Liberation Army
CNO-CNDF Flag.svg 2021–present Chin National Defence Force
Flag of the KNLA.svg 2021[ citation needed ]–present Karen National Liberation Army
Former flag of the Karen National Liberation Army.svg 1949–2021[ citation needed ]
KNDF Flag.jpg 2021–present Karenni Nationalities Defence Force
Flag of PDF Myanmar.svg 2021–present People's Defence Force
Flag of the People's Liberation Army (Myanmar).png 2021–present People's Liberation Army
Pdfkalay.png 2021–present People's Defence Force – Kalay
Flag of the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation.png
Flag of the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (alternate).png
2021–present
1982–1998
Rohingya Solidarity Organisation
Flag of Student Armed Force.svg 2021–present Student Armed Force
Flag of the Shanni Nationalities Army.svg 2016–present Shanni Nationalities Army
Flag of ARSA.png 2013–present Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army
Flag of the United Nationalities Federal Council.svg 2011–present Federal Union Army
ANC-AA Flag.svg 2010–present Arakan Army (Kayin State)
ULA-AA Flag.svg 2009–present Arakan Army
Flag of Zomi Re-unification Organisation.svg 1997–present Zomi Revolutionary Army
Shan State Army (South) Flag.svg 1996–present Shan State Army – South
National United Party of Arakan flag.png 1994–present National United Party of Arakan
Flag of DKBA.svg 1994–present Democratic Karen Buddhist Army and DKBA-5
Flag of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army.svg 1992–present Ta'ang National Liberation Army
Flag of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army.svg 1989–present Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
Flag of the NDAA.png 1989–present National Democratic Alliance Army
United Wa State Army flag.svg 1989–present United Wa State Army
Fighting peacock flag.svg 1988–present All Burma Students' Democratic Front
Chin National Army Flag.svg 1988–present Chin National Army
Flag of the Kuki people.svg 1988–present Kuki National Army
Unofficial flag of Nagaland.svg 1980–present National Socialist Council of Nagaland
Flag of the Arakan Liberation Party.svg 1968–present Arakan Liberation Army
Flag of the Shan State Army-North.svg 1971–present Shan State Army – North
Flag of the Wa National Army.svg 1969–present Wa National Army
Kachin Independence Army flag.svg 1961–present Kachin Independence Army
Flag of the Karenni Army.png 1957–present Karenni Army
Flag of the Pa-O National Organisation.svg 1949–present Pa-O National Army
Flag of the Karen National Defence Organisation.svg 1947–present Karen National Defence Organisation

Historical flags

National

FlagDateUseDescription
Golden Hintar flag of Burma.svg c.1300sc.1500sFlag used in the Hanthawaddy Kingdom A green field with a golden hamsa in the centre
Taungoo Imperial Flag.jpg c.1510s – 1752National flag of the Second Burmese Empire under the Taungoo Dynasty A golden field charged with a black peacock
National flag of Third Burmese Empire (Konbaung Dynasty).svg c.1752 – 1885National flag of the Third Burmese Empire under the Konbaung Dynasty A swallowtail with white field charged with a green peacock biting a flower branch on a red disk (the sun) in the centre of the field [29] [30] [31] [32]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1824 – 1942; Union Flag of The United Kingdom used as the State flag of British Burma
1945 – 4 January 1948 [33]
Flag of Burma (1939-1941, 1945-1948).svg 6 February 1939 – 30 March 1941; [34] National Flag of British Burma British Blue Ensign with the Union Jack occupying one quarter of the field placed in the canton and defaced with the Badge of Burma: a peacock on a golden disk
1945 – 3 January 1948
Flag of Burma (1941-1942).svg 30 March 1941 – 1942 [34] National Flag of British BurmaUnion Jack removed and the badge moved to centre
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1942–1943Flag of Japanese occupied Burma
Flag of Burma 1943.svg 1 August 1943 [34] [35] – 1945State flag of the State of Burma
Flag of the State of Burma (Stylized version).svg 1943–1945Stylized variant flag of the State of Burma
Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg

Vertical: [36] Vertical flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg
4 January 1948 [33] – 3 January 1974 [37] Former National Flag of the Union of Burma A red field defaced with a blue rectangular canton in the upper hoist, and a big white star with five small white stars inside the rays of it in the canton. [36]
Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg 3 January 1974 [37] –21 October 2010 [1] Former State Flag of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974–1988), later, the Union of Myanmar (1988–2010)The background is red field with blue rectangular canton in the upper hoist. Inside the blue canton are the 14 equal-sized white stars surrounding the paddy ears and the gear. [38]

Governmental

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Burma (Alaungpaya Dynasty).svg 1753–1885Royal Standard used in royal occasions by the Konbaung Dynasty [39] A red peacock sewn on a white silk flag
Flag of the Governor-General of India (1885-1947).svg 1886–1937Standard of the Viceroy and Governor-General of India [40] Union Jack with the Order of the Star of India in the centre, surmounted by the Tudor Crown.
Flag of the Governor of Burma (1939-1948).svg 1939–1948Standard of the Governor of Burma [40] Union Jack with the Badge of Burma in the centre
Government Ensign of Burma (1948-1974).svg 1952–1974Former Government Ensign of the Union of Burma [41] A blue field with the national flag in the canton.
Presidential Flag of the Union of Burma.jpg 1948–1962Former presidential flag of the Union of Burma [41] [40] An orange field background charged with a peacock in the centre

Embassy

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Burmese Embassy, Nanjing (1949).png 1949Flag hoisted at the Embassy of the Union of Burma to the Republic of China in Nanjing [42] National flag with Palace city wall on lower fly

Civil

FlagDateUseDescription
British Raj Red Ensign.svg 1886–1937 Civil Ensign of the British Raj used after the Annexation of Burma in 1886British Red Ensign with the Union Jack occupying one quarter of the field placed in the canton and defaced with the Order of the Star of India.
Civil Ensign of Burma (1952-1974).svg 1952–1974Former Civil Ensign of the Union of Burma [41]
Civil Ensign of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg 1974–2010Former Civil Ensign of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma, later, the Union of Myanmar

Military

Commander-in-Chief

FlagDateUseDescription
Commander in Chief flag of Myanmar (2010).svg 1948–2010Former Flag of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services [43] with a triband of light blue, red and dark blue, and a large golden five-pointed star at the centre [44] [45]
Commander in Chief flag of Myanmar (Old)2.svg 2010–2014Former Flag of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services [40]
Flag of Commander-in-Chief of the Burma Army.png 1948 – c.1994Former Flag of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army [41] Guidon with red-blue-red triband and a small white five-pointed star at the centre of the blue stripe
Former flag of Chief of Air Staff (Myanmar).png 1948–1974Former Flag of the Chief of Air Staff [43] Guidon with stratos background charged with Air Force's roundel

War flags of the Royal Burmese Armed Forces

FlagName
(in Burmese)
Description
သတ္တရုဇေယGolden field charged with a green disk with a latte rabbit on it, at the centre
မဟာသတ္တရုLatte field charged with a bīlūḥ holding up both hands with weapons
War Flag of Konbaung Dynasty (Chinthe).png သတ္တရုဇမ္ဗူA horizontal triband of red, latte and red; with a chinthe in the latte band.
War Flag of Konbaung Dynasty (Red-Blue-Red).png ရွှေပြည်လက်ဝဲA horizontal triband of red, blue and red
War Flag of Konbaung Dynasty (Blue-Red-Blue).png ရွှေပြည်ဝရဇိန်A horizontal triband of blue, red and blue
War Flag of Konbaung Dynasty (Red-Mallard-Red).png ရွှေပြည်တမွတ်စံA horizontal triband of red, mallard and red
War Flag of Konbaung Dynasty (Red-William-Red).png ရွှေပြည်မှန်ကင်းA horizontal triband of red, william and red
War Flag of Konbaung Dynasty (Red-Falu Red-Red).png ရွှေပြည်နတ်A horizontal triband of red, falu and red
War Flag of Konbaung Dynasty (Yellow-White-Yellow).png ရွှေပြည်စက်ထိA horizontal triband of yellow, white and yellow
War Flag of Konbaung Dynasty (Green-Yellow-Green).png ရွှေပြည်တံဆိပ်A horizontal triband of green, yellow and green

Army

FlagName
(in Burmese)
DateUseDescription
War Flag of Konbaung Dynasty.svg သတ္တရုမြဇမ္ဗူc.1784–1885War flags of the Burmese Royal Armed Forces [46] Golden field charged with a red disk with a golden peacock on it, at the centre
Flag of Burmese Royal Artillery (1853-1876).svg 1853-1876Flag used by European mercenaries from Burmese Royal Artillery
War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army (1868-1945).svg 1942–1945War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army in Burma
First flag of the Burma Independence Army.svg 1941(First) flag of the Burma Independence Army A white field with a red peacock in the centre [47]
Flag of Burma Independence Army (1942).png 1942(Second) flag of the Burma Independence Army A green field with a peacock in the centre and thunderbolts in the corners [48]
Flag of Burma 1943.svg သုံးရောင်ခြယ်အလံ1942(Third) flag of the Burma Independence Army A horizontal triband of yellow, green and red; charged with a peacock on a white disk at the centre
Burma Defence Army Flag.svg 1942–1945Flag of the Burma Defence Army, later, the Burma National Army A horizontal triband of yellow, green and red; charged with a stylized red peacock at the centre
Flag of the AFPFL.svg တော်လှန်ရေးအလံ1945Flag of the anti-fascist resistance guerrillas and the Burma National Army, later, Patriotic Burmese Forces A red field with a white five-pointed star in the upper hoist [36]
Former army flag of Myanmar.png 1948–c.1994Former flag of the Burma Army, later, Myanmar Army A horizontal triband of red, blue and red, charged with a small white five-pointed star at the centre of the blue stripe
FlagDateUseDescription
Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg 1824–1942;Navy Ensign of Royal Navy, in British Burma British White Ensign: a white field defaced with the Saint George's Cross, and the Union Jack placed in the canton.
1945 – 4 January 1948 [33]
Flag of Imperial India.svg 1886–1937 Navy Jack of British Indian Navy, used when Burma was a province of British IndiaBritish Blue Ensign with the Union Jack occupying one quarter of the field placed in the canton and defaced with the Order of the Star of India
Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg 1942–1945 Former Navy Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy in Burma
Naval Ensign of Burma (1948-1974).svg 1948–1974Former Naval Ensign of the Union of Burma Navy [41] A white field defaced with Saint George's Cross and the national flag's canton in the canton
Naval Ensign of Burma (1974-1994).svg 1974–1994Former Naval Ensign of the
Union of Burma Navy, later, the Myanmar Navy [49]
A horizontal bicolour, sky blue over navy blue, with a white large five-pointed star at the centre [50]

Air Force

FlagDateUseDescription
Air Force Ensign of Burma (1948-1974).svg 1948–1974Former Air Force Ensign of the Burmese Air Force
Former Ensign of Myanmar Air Force.png 1974 – c.2010Former Air Force Ensign of
the Burmese Air Force, later, the Myanmar Air Force [43]
A dodger blue field defaced with the Union Star in the canton, with the Myanmar Air Force crest to the fly

Administrative Divisions

States

FlagDateUseDescription
Former flag of Kachin State (1974-2010).jpg 1974–2010Former flag of Kachin State A dark blue field charged with mountains
Flag of Mon State (old).svg 1974–2018 Former flag of Mon State A blue field charged with a yellow hamsa in the centre and the text မွန်ပြည်နယ် (meaning "Mon State") underneath it
Flag of Kayah State (old).svg 1974–2010Former flag of Kayah State A Kinnara centred on a red-blue-green horizontal triband; a small blue canton defaced on the red band; inside the canton, 14 equal-sized white stars surrounding the paddy ears and the gear

Divisions / Regions

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Ayeyarwaddy Division.svg 1974–2010 Former flag of Ayeyarwady Division A stylized orange map of Ayeyarwady Region in a white box on top a field of white and blue waves with the text ဧရာဝတီတိုင်း ("Ayeyarwady Division") above the map
Flag of Ayeyarwady Region (2010-2021).svg 2010–2022 Former flag of Ayeyarwady Division Seal of Ayeyarwady Region with the text ဧရာဝတီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး ("Ayeyarwady Region") above on a white field
Flag of Bago Division.svg 1974–2010 Former flag of Bago Division A blue field with a golden hamsa, and the text "ပဲခူးတိုင်း" ("Bago Division") under the bird
Former flag of Bago Region.png 2010 – c.2019 Former flag of Bago Region A blue field with a golden hamsa, and the text "ပဲခူးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး" ("Bago Region") under the bird
Flag of Magway Division.svg 1974–2010 Former flag of Magway Division An orange field with the red text "မကွေးတိုင်း" (meaning "Magway Division")
2010–2021 Former flag of Magway Division A yellow field charged with former seal (2010–2021)
Flag of Mandalay Division.svg 1974–2010 Former flag of Mandalay Division
Flag of Mandalay Region (2010-2021).svg 2010–2021Flag of Mandalay Region Seal of Mandalay Region on a red field
Is also the current Flag
Flag of Mandalay Region.svg 2021–2022 Former flag of Mandalay Region Seal of Mandalay Region on blue background
Flag of Sagaing Division.svg 1974–2010 Former flagof Sagaing Division A green field with a yellow Burmese leograph and the yellow text "စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်း" (meaning "Sagaing Division")
Flag of Sagaing Region (2010-2019).svg 2010–2019 Former flag of Sagaing Region A red field with a Burmese leograph and the text "စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး" (meaning "Sagaing Region") [51] [52] [53]
Flag of Tanintharyi Region (1974-2010).svg 1974–2010 Former flag of Tanintharyi Division A dark blue field with the text "တနင်္သာရီတိုင်း" (meaning "Tanintharyi Division")
Flag of Yangon Division.svg 1974–2010 Former flag of Yangon Division
Flag of Yangon Region (2011-2022).svg 2010–2022Former flag of Yangon Region

Political flags

FlagDatePartyDescription
Flag of the Confederate Farmers Party.png 2015–2019 Confederate Farmers Party
Flag of Kachin Democratic Party.svg 2014–2019Kachin Democratic Party my
Flag of the KSDP.png 2013–2019 Kachin State Democracy Party
Flag of Rakhine Nationalities Development Party.svg 2010–2014 Rakhine Nationalities Development Party
Flag of the Burma Socialist Programme Party (1962-1988).svg 1962–1988 Burma Socialist Programme Party
Flag of the AFPFL.svg 1958–1964
1945–1958
Union Party
Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
Flag of the Synyethe-Wunthann Party of Burma.svg 1942–1943 Poor Man's Party
Hammer and Sickle flag of Burma.svg 1930-1950s Thakins

Armed groups

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the VBSW.png 1999–2013 Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors
Shan State National Army.svg 1995–2005 Shan State National Army
Mong Tai Army flag.svg 1985–1996 Mong Tai Army
Karenni National People's Liberation Front flag.png 1978–2009 Karenni National People's Liberation Front
Flag of the Shan State Army.svg 1964–1975 Shan State Army
Shan United Revolutionary Army flag.png 1960–1996 Shan United Revolutionary Army

Former national flag proposals

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Myanmar (2006 proposal).svg Proposed in 2006Flag proposed for Myanmar at the 2006 Plenary Session of the National ConventionA horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red, with a white five-pointed star in the canton
Flag of Myanmar (2019 proposal).svg Proposed in 2019The National League for Democracy's proposed flag for MyanmarA red field with a blue canton, in which there is a large white five-pointed star surrounded by a circle of 14 small white five-pointed stars
Flag of Myanmar - Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD)'s proposal 2019.svg Proposed in 2019The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy's proposed flag for MyanmarA light blue field with a large white five-pointed star surrounded by a circle of eight small white five-pointed stars, with three horizontal stripes of yellow, green and red in the hoist
Flag of Myanmar - Zomi Congress for Democracy (ZCD)'s proposal 2019.svg Proposed in 2019The Zomi Congress for Democracy's proposed flag for MyanmarA light blue field with a white map of Myanmar in the centre surrounded by an orange oval ring
Flag of Myanmar - The National Unity Party (NUP)'s proposal 2019.svg Proposed in 2019The National Unity Party's proposed flag for MyanmarA yellow-brown field with a grey oval in the centre surrounded by a black ring and containing a map of Myanmar displaying the individual states and regions of the country in various colours

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