List of Czech flags

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This is a list of flags used in the Czech Republic to further history.

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Current flags

State flag

FlagFrom DescriptionRatio
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1 January 1993 flag FIAV 110111.svg Tricolor of blue, white and red.2:3
Flag of Czech Republic (vertical hoisting).svg 1 January 1993 flag (vertical version) FIAV 110111.svg IFIS Vertical normal.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic (abnormal vertical hoisting).svg 1 January 1993abnormal vertical hoisting hanging flag IFIS Vertical exclusive.svg Tricolor of blue, white and red with extended length proportion is traditionally used as ceremonial flag for hanging on the buildings. Used also on 30 March 2020 on the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the flag in Prague. [1] 1:9
Czech Republic tricolour ribbon 2x9.svg 1 January 1993 ribbon of the national colours Ribbon of white, red and blue is one of the National symbols of the Czech Republic.–
Flag of the President of the Czech Republic.svg 1 January 1993 Flag of the PresidentGreater coat of arms with inscription of national motto Pravda vítězí.1:1

Governmental flags

Military flags

Banners of the Armed Forces

Each branch of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic has a representative banner, each branch of the Army of the Czech Republic like Czech Land Forces, the Czech Air Force, and Special Forces has representative banner which together represents the entire Armed Forces as a whole.

Obverse (Front)Reverse (Back)DateUseDescriptionRatio
Flag of Prague Castle Guard (1993).svg Flag of Prague Castle Guard (1993, reverse).svg 20 February 1993Banner of the Prague Castle Guard Banner represents Prague Castle Guard. The obverse side of the banner is formed by a blue field and in its center is the emblem of the Castle Guard. Below is a dark blue inscription with the motto of Pravda vítězí. The reverse is also formed by blue field. To the tip to the upper edge, a white sword with a yellow leaves. From the sword to the pole there is a yellow sprig with 15 yellow linden leaves, and from the sword to the fluttering edge is a yellow sprig with yellow leaves and white laurel berries. Above the emblem is the dark blue inscription Hradní stráží, below it in the same color is inscription of year 1993. In the bottom is golden signature of President Václav Havel who granted the banner to the guard in 1993. [2] [3] 1:1
War Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of the General Staff (Czech Republic).svg 1993Banner of the General Staff of the ArmyBanner represents the Chief of the General Staff. Obverse side shows same insignia of the greater coat of arms of the Czech Republic same for all branches of the Army. Reverse side shows emblem of the General Staff of the Army with golden linden leaves.1:1
War Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of the Czech Land Force.svg 1993Banner of the Czech Land Forces Banner represents the Czech Land Forces. Obverse side shows same insignia of the greater coat of arms of the Czech Republic same for all branches of the Army. Reverse side shows emblem of Czech Land Forces with golden linden leaves.1:1
War Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of the Czech Air Force.svg 1993Banner of the Czech Air Force Banner represents the Czech Air Forces. Obverse side shows same insignia of the greater coat of arms of the Czech Republic same for all branches of the Army. Reverse side shows emblem of Czech Land Forces with golden linden leaves.1:1
War Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
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2004Banner of the University of Defence Banner represents the University of Defence. Obverse side shows same insignia of the greater coat of arms of the Czech Republic same for all branches of the Army. Reverse side shows emblem of the University in the yellow field with green linden leaves. [4] 1:1

Police flags

Banners of special forces

Obverse (Front)Reverse (Back)DateUseDescriptionRatio
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2020Banner of the Security Information Service Banner represents intelligence agency. Banner shows emblem of the Security Information Service and on the reverse side greater coat of arms held by two two-tailed lion. [5]

Parliamentary flags

FlagDateUseDescriptionRatio
Flag of the Committee for Heraldry and Vexillology of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic.svg 2019–presentFlag of the Committee for Heraldry and Vexillology of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic cs Flag of one of the Committees of the Chamber of Deputies of white, red and blue and the emblem of the committee in 2:3 ratio. [6] 2:3

Subnational flags

Historic regions

FlagAdministrative divisionAdopted
Flag of Bohemia.svg Bohemia
Moravia
Flag of Czech Silesia.svg Czech Silesia

Regional flags

FlagAdministrative divisionAdopted
Flag of Prague.svg Prague 28 April 1891
Flag of Central Bohemian Region.svg Central Bohemian Region 27 November 2001
Flag of South Bohemian Region.svg South Bohemian Region 22 November 2002
Flag of Plzen Region.svg Plzeň Region 31 January 2002
Flag of Karlovy Vary Region.svg Karlovy Vary Region 27 June 2001
Flag of Usti nad Labem Region.svg Ústí nad Labem Region 9 April 2002
Flag of Liberec Region.svg Liberec Region 8 October 2001
Flag of Hradec Kralove Region.svg Hradec Králové Region 8 October 2001
Flag of Pardubice Region.svg Pardubice Region 27 June 2001
Flag of Vysocina Region.svg Vysočina Region 14 March 2001
Flag of South Moravian Region.svg South Moravian Region 25 November 2003
Flag of Olomouc Region.svg Olomouc Region 27 June 2001
Flag of Zlin Region.svg Zlín Region 22 November 2002
Flag of Moravian-Silesian Region.svg Moravian-Silesian Region 13 November 2001

Municipal flags

Historical flags

National flags

FlagDateUseDescriptionRatio
Velka Morava vlajka.png 833-907Vexilloid of the Great Moravia Vexilloid Banner of a red-purple color.–
12th centuryBanner of the Duchy of Bohemia Banner with black eagle of the Přemyslid dynasty.–
Royal banner of the Kingdom of Bohemia (colorful).svg 14th centuryBanner of the Kingdom of Bohemia Banner with two-tailed lion in red field.–
12th century Banner of the Margraviate of Moravia Banner with white-red-checkered eagle with golden claws.–
Flag of Bohemia.svg 1800s–1918bicolour of white and red.2:3
Flag of the Czechoslovak National Council.jpg 1916–1918Flag of the Czechoslovak National Council in Paris tricolour flag of red, white and blue with golden inscription of ČS representing Czechs and Slovaks.2:3
Flag of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.svg 1939–1945Flag of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia tricolour flag of red, white and blue.2:3
Flag of Bohemia.svg 1990–1992Flag of the Czech Republic in Czech and Slovak Federative Republic 2:3

Military flags

War flags

Obverse (Front)Reverse (Back)DateUseDescriptionRatio
Czech and Slovak American flag.svg
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1918Banner of Czechoslovak Volunteers from the USABanner presented to Czechoslovak First World War volunteers departing from New York City, 22 June 1918.
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1919Banner of the Czechoslovak Legion Banner granted to the First Assault Battalion of the Czechoslovak Legion on 2 February 1919 in Yekaterinburg.
1954–1960Banner of the Czechoslovak People's Army Banner granted to the army by Minister of National Defence General Alexej Čepička after creation of the Czechoslovak People's Army in 1954.
Czechoslovak People's Army Flag.svg 1960–1990Banner of the Czechoslovak People's Army Banner granted to the Army in 1960 with the new socialist coat of arms of Czechoslovakia.

Hussite Wars

FlagDateUseDescription
Husitska korouhev.svg 1419–1434 Hussite banner
Flag of the Taborites.svg 1420s–1434 Taborites banner
Hussite banner (Schwanberg).png 1420s–1434 Bohuslav of Švamberg banner
Hussite banner (Orphans).png 1420s–1434 Orebites bannerBanner with pelican used by Orebites and later Orphans.
Prague banner c1477.png 1420s–1434 Praguers bannerThe "Prague Banner". During the Hussite Wars the city militia fought under this banner. Later banner was captured by Swedish troops in 1649 and placed in the Royal Military Museum in Stockholm

University flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Brno University of Technology.svg 2015–presentFlag of the Brno University of Technology Public university established in 1899
Flag of the Palacky University Olomouc.svg 2011–presentFlag of the Palacký University Olomouc Public university established in 1573
Flag of the Tomas Bata University in Zlin.svg 2001–presentFlag of the Tomas Bata University in Zlín Public university established in 2001
Flag of the Masaryk University.svg 2017–presentFlag of the Masaryk University Public university established in 1919
Flag of the University of Ostrava.svg 2016–presentFlag of the University of Ostrava Public university established in 1991
Flag of the University of West Bohemia.svg 2009–presentFlag of the University of West Bohemia Public university established in 1991

Organizations

Firefighting Associations flags

FlagDateUseDescriptionRatio
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1995–presentFlag of the Firefighters Association of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia cs Adopted in 1995. [7] [8] [9] 2:3

Vexillology Associations flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Vlajka Ceske vexilologicke spolecnosti.svg 1976–presentFlag of Czech Vexillological Society cs Member of the International Federation of Vexillological Associations
Flag of SVI.svg 1994–presentFlag of Flag Data CenterMember of the International Federation of Vexillological Associations

Sport Associations flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Historical flag of Sokol (1938).svg 1930s–2019Flag of Sokol Traditional national and sports organization founded in 1862
Vlajka Ceske obce sokolske.png 2019–presentFlag of Sokol Traditional national and sports organization founded in 1862
Bohemian Olympic Flag (1912).svg 1912Flag that the Bohemian team competed under at the 1912 Olympics.

Political flags

FlagDatePartyDescription
current
ODS vlajka logotyp.svg 2015–present Civic Democratic Party
Flag of KDU-CSL.svg 2012–present Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party
Flag of the Czech National Social Party.svg 1945–1948
1997–present		 Czech National Social Party
2010–present Workers' Party of Social Justice
Flag of the Party of Free Citizens.svg 2017–present Svobodní
Flag of the Czech Pirate Party.svg 2017–present Czech Pirate Party
Flag of the Social Democracy (Czech Republic).svg 2023–present Social Democracy
Flag of KSCM.svg 1990–present Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia
Czech Sovereignity of Social Democracy Flag.svg 2023–present Czech Sovereignty of Social Democracy
Flag of the Masaryk Democratic Party.svg  ?–present Masaryk Democratic Party
Flag of SPR-RSC.svg 2016–present Rally for the Republic – Republican Party of Czechoslovakia
Flag of the Communist Youth Union (Czech Republic).svg  ?–present Communist Youth Union
former
Flag of Ceska suverenita.svg 2018–2021
2022–2023		 Czech Sovereignty
Flag of Green Party (Czech Republic).svg 2017–2022 Green Party Currently the party has no flag.
Flag of the Czech Social Democratic Party (1998-2021).svg 1998–2021 Czech Social Democratic Party
Flag of the Czech Social Democratic Party (2021-2023).svg 2021–2023 Czech Social Democratic Party
Link to file 1989–2005 Party for Life Security
Flag of the KSC.svg  ?–1990 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
National Partnership flag.png 1939–1945 National Partnership
Flag of the Sudeten German Party.svg 1933–1938 Sudeten German Party
Bandera Vlajka.svg 1928–1942 Vlajka
Flag of the Young Generation of the Czechoslovak People's Party.svg 1927–1938Young Generation of the Czechoslovak People's Party
Flag of Farmers' League.svg 1919–1938 Farmers' League
other
Flag of Kralovec Region (fictional).png 2022Flag of " Královec Region "
Flag of Purple Legion.svg 1936–1939 Purple Legion

Religious flags

Roman Catholic flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague.jpg Flag of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague
Flag of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc.svg Flag of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc
Dieceze Brno flag.png Flag of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno

Other Christian flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren.svg Flag of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren Flag of the main protestant church in the Czech Republic.
Hussite flag.svg Universal Hussite flagModern universal Hussite flag used by state authorities as well as the Czechoslovak Hussite Church or the Moravian Church.

Ethnic groups flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Chodov (Domazlice).svg  ?–presentFlag of Chodové
Flag of Province Sudetenland.svg 1920s-1945Flag of Sudeten Germans

Proposed flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Proposed Flag for the Czech Republic 1 (1992).svg 1992Proposed Flag for the Czech Republic
Proposed Flag for the Czech Republic 2 (1992).svg

House Flags

FlagDateUseDescription
House Flag of Czechoslovak Ocean Shipping.svg 1959–1992 Czechoslovak Ocean Shipping

See also

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