List of Tunisian flags

This is a list of flags, banners and standards used in Tunisia.

National flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1999–Present	Flag of Tunisia	A red field with a centered white sun–disc containing a red five–pointed star surrounded by a red crescent. [1]
	1999–Present	Flag of Tunisia (vertical)

Government flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1999–Present	Presidential Flag of Tunisia	A red field with a centered white sun–disc with a golden border containing a red five–pointed star surrounded by a red crescent. A golden Arabic script is located in an upper corner closer to the disc.
	1987–2011	2nd Presidential Flag of Tunisia under Zine El Abidine Ben Ali	A purple ground, superimposed with the white Tughra characters: Jim and Ta. The character Jim in Arabic is the first character of the word Jumhuriyya and the character Ta in Arabic is the first character of the name Tounes. In translation Tunisian Republic.

Municipality flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–Present	Flag of The City of Sousse	A horizontal bicolour of blue and yellow with the emblem of the city in the center.

Historical flags

Hafsid dynasty

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1229–1337	Flag of The Hafsid dynasty	A red field with a white crescent moon in the center and 3 sestiere on the fly.
	1424–1550		A yellow field with a white crescent moon and a 5–pointed star in the center.
	1550–1574		A white field with a blue crescent moon in the center and a vertical blue stripe off–centered toward the hoist.

Spanish rule

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1535–1570	Flag of Habsburg Spain	A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly–pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field.
	1573–1574

Ottoman rule

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1570–1573	Flag of the Ottoman Empire	Red field with a green disc in the center and 3 golden crescent moons inside the disc.
	1574–1793
	1793–1837		A red field with a white crescent moon and a 8–pointed star.
	1574–1705	Flag of the Ottoman Tunisia	A red field with 3 golden crescent moons off–centered towards the hoist.
	1705–1827		A 5 horizontal striped banner with 2 blue strip, 2 red and 1 green. The right edge of the flag is partially scalloped.
	1827–1881	Flag of the Beylik of Tunis	A red field with a centered white sun–disc containing a red five–pointed star surrounded by a red crescent.
	1827–1881	Flag of the Bey of Tunis	A 7 horizontal striped banner with 4 red strips, 2 golden and 1 green with 31 6–pointed stars, 24 discs and a 2 pointed sword in the center.

French rule

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1881–1885	Unofficial flag of the French protectorate of Tunisia	A red field with a centered white sun–disc containing a red five–pointed star surrounded by a red crescent with the French tricolour in the canton.
	1885–1956	Flag of the French protectorate of Tunisia	A red field with a centered white sun–disc containing a red five–pointed star surrounded by a red crescent.

Kingdom of Tunisia

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1956–1957	Flag of the Kingdom of Tunisia	A red field with a centered white sun–disc containing a red five–pointed star surrounded by a red crescent.

Republic of Tunisia

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1957–1959	Flag of the Republic of Tunisia	A red field with a centered white sun–disc containing a red five–pointed star surrounded by a red crescent.
	1959–1999	Flag of the Republic of Tunisia	A red field with a centered white sun–disc containing a red five–pointed star surrounded by a red crescent.

See also

• Flag of Tunisia
• Coat of arms of Tunisia

References

1. "Loi du 30 juin 1999 relative au drapeau de la République tunisienne" (PDF). Journal Officiel de la République Tunisienne (in French) (54): 1088. 6 July 1999. ISSN   0330-9258. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2024.