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List of Moroccan flags This is a list of flags used in Morocco . For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Morocco .
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List of Moroccan flags This is a list of flags used in Morocco . For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Morocco .
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1915–Present | Flag of Morocco | A red field with the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star. |
 | 1915–Present | Civil Ensign | A red field with the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star and a yellow one-starred crown in the canton corner. |
 | 1915–Present | Naval Ensign | A red field with the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star and a yellow one-starred crown in each corner. |
 | 1915–Present | Naval Jack | A red swallowtailed field with yellow border and the green yellow-bordered pentagram, a five-pointed linear star. |
 | 1915–Present | Royal Flag | A red field with the green yellow-bordered pentagram, a five-pointed linear star. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1915–Present | Royal Standard | A Green Field with the coat of arms in the center. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1956–Present | Armed Forces | A red field with yellow border, the green yellow-bordered pentagram, a five-pointed linear star and an Arabic script written in gold in three corners. |
 | 1956–Present | ground Force | A red field with yellow border with the army's emblem in the center. |
 | 1960–Present | Naval Force | A light blue field with yellow border with the navy's emblem in the center. |
 | 1956–Present | Air Force | A blue field with yellow border with the air force's emblem in the center. |
 | 1957–Present | Gendarmerie | A black field with yellow border with the gendarmerie's emblem in the center. |
 | 1956–Present | Royal Guard | A green field with the yellow pentagram, a five-pointed linear star and smaller stars in each corner. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1912-1956 | Flag of The French Third Republic, the French State, the Provisional Government of the French Republic and The French Fourth Republic | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2). |
 | 1942-1944 | Flag of Free France | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with The Cross of Lorraine. |
| Colonial Flags | |||
 | 1915-1919 | Merchant flag of Morocco under the French protectorate | A red field with the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star. |
 | 1915-1940 1945-1956 | Merchant flag of Morocco under the French protectorate | A red field with the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star with the French tricolour in the canton. |
| | 1940-1945 | Merchant flag of Morocco under the Vichy French and free France rule | A red field with the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1912-1931 | Flag of The Kingdom of Spain | A horizontal triband flag of red, yellow (double width) and red; charged with the Spanish coat of arms off-centred toward the hoist. |
 | 1931-1938 | Flag of the Second Spanish Republic | A horizontal triband of red, yellow and purple charged with the Spanish coat of arms in the center. |
 | 1936-1938 | Flag of Spain (Nationalist faction) | A horizontal triband flag of red, yellow (double width) and red; charged with the Spanish coat of arms in the center. |
 | 1938-1945 | Flag of Spain (under Franco's Rule) | A horizontal triband flag of red, yellow (double width) and red; charged with the Eagle of Saint John added to the Spanish coat of arms off-centred toward the hoist. |
 | 1945-1956 | Flag of Spain (under Franco's Rule) | Similar to the previous flag, but with the eagle bigger in size. |
| Colonial Flags | |||
 | 1912-1937 | Merchant flag of Morocco under the Spanish protectorate | A simple red field. |
 | 1937-1956 | Merchant flag of Morocco under the Spanish protectorate | A red field with a green field with the white pentagram, a five-pointed linear star in the canton. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1921–1926 | Flag of The Republic of The Rif | A red field centered with a white diamond and a green crescent moon and a six-pointed star inside the diamond. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1945-1948 1951-1954 | Flag of Tangier under Portuguese Administration | A green and red rectangle with the coat of arms (an armillary sphere and a Portuguese shield). |
 | 1948-1951 | Flag of Tangier under Dutch Administration | A horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue. |
 | 1954-1956 | Flag of Tangier under Belgian Administration | A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red. |
| International Zone Flag | |||
 | 1924–1940 1945–1956 | Flag of International Tangier | A red field with the emblem of Tangier on the hoist side and the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star on the fly side. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?-Present | Flag of Sidi Bennour Province | |
 | 1976-1997 | Flag of Agadir Prefecture (1976-1997) | |
 | 1976-1997 | Flag of Al Hoceïma Province (1976-1997) | |
 | ?-Present | Flag of Marrakesh Province | |
 | 1976-1997 | Flag of Azilal Province (1976-1997) | |
 | ?-Present | Flag of Tan Tan Province | |
 | 1976-1997 | Flag of Dakhla Province (1976-1997) |
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