National flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1965–present | Flag of Maldives | A green rectangle centered on a red field, charged with a white crescent facing the fly side [1] |
This is a list of flags used in the Maldives. For more information about the national flag, see flag of Maldives.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| | 1965–present | Flag of Maldives | A green rectangle centered on a red field, charged with a white crescent facing the fly side [1] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1968–present | Flag of the president of the Maldives [2] | A green rectangle centered on a red field, charged with a white crescent and a five-pointed star facing the fly side |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1988–present | Flag of the Maldives National Defence Force [3] [4] | A horizontal bicolour of white and black with the emblem in the center |
 | 1988–present | Flag of the MNDF Marine Corps | A red field with the golden emblem of the Marine Corps in the center and the flag of the MNDF on the canton |
 | 1988–present | War flag of the Maldives [5] | A horizontal tricolour of blue, white and green |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1000–1117 | Flag of the Chola dynasty | The tiger flag of Chola is mentioned in the Periya Puranam |
 | 1117–1400 | 1st flag of the Kingdom of Maldives | Two juxtaposed triangular figures with a black base and red and white borders |
 | 1400–1558 1573–1757 1759–1766 1773–1796 | 2nd flag of the Kingdom of Maldives | Two juxtaposed triangular figures with a red base |
 | 1558–1573 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal | A white field with the coat of arms in the center |
 | 1645–1757 1759–1766 1773–1795 | The Prince's Flag | A horizontal tricolour of orange, white and blue |
 | 1652–1672 | States Flag | A horizontal tricolour of red, white and blue |
 | 1757–1759 1766–1773 | Flag of the Arakkal kingdom | A white banner with a border of 22 red triangles |
 | 1795–1796 | Flag of the French First Republic | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red |
 | 1795–1796 | Flag of the Batavian Republic | A horizontal tricolour of red, white and blue with the republic's emblem in the canton |
 | 1796–1801 | Flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland |
 | 1796–1801 | Flag of the East India Company | A striped banner with the Union Jack in the canton |
 | 1796–1903 | 3rd flag of the Kingdom of Maldives | A simple red field [6] |
 | 1801–1965 | Flag of the United Kingdom | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland) |
 | 1801–1858 | Flag of the East India Company | A striped banner with the Union Jack in the canton |
 | 1880–1903 | Flag of the British Raj | A Red Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the Star of India emblem displayed in the fly |
 | 1903–1926 | 4th flag of the Kingdom of Maldives | A red field with a black and white hoist |
 | 1926–1953 | Final and national flag of the Kingdom of Maldives | A red field with a black and white hoist and a white crescent moon facing the hoist side [7] |
 | 1926–1953 | State flag of the Kingdom of Maldives | A green rectangle centered on a red field with a black and white hoist, charged with a white crescent facing the hoist side [8] |
 | 1953–1965 | 1st flag of the Republic of Maldives | A green rectangle centered on a red field with a black and white hoist, charged with a white crescent facing the fly side [9] |
 | 1926–1952 | Flag of the prime minister of the Maldives [10] | A quarterly divided green–blue–red–green, with a white star in the first quarter |
 | 1959–1963 | Flag of the United Suvadive Republic | A horizontal tricolour of blue, green and red with a white crescent in the center and three five-pointed stars in each stripe, diagonally aligned [11] |
Following the independence of Nauru, the flag of Nauru was raised for the first time. The flag, chosen in a local design competition, was adopted on independence day, 31 January 1968. The design symbolically depicts Nauru's geographical position, with a star just south of the Equator.
The Flag of the Republic of Maldives is green with a red border. The center bears a vertical white crescent; the closed side of the crescent is on the raising side of the flag. It was adopted on 25 July 1965.
