List of flags of Laos

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The following is a flag list of Laos. [1] [2] [3]

National

Present

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Laos.svg 2 Dec. 1975 to presentState flag and civil ensignThree horizontal stripes, with the middle stripe in blue being twice the height of the top and bottom red stripes. In the middle is a white disc, the diameter of the disc is 4⁄5 the height of the blue stripe. Ratio is 2:3.

Historical flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Laos (1893-1952).svg 3 Oct. 1893 - 8 Apr. 1945
24 Apr. 1946 - 22 Oct. 1953		Protectorate flag of Kingdom of Laos Ratio is 2:3. Influences: Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg Flag of the Kingdom of Luang Phrabang (1707-1893).svg
Flag of Laos.svg 12 Oct. 1945 - 24 Apr. 1946State flag and civil ensign of Kingdom of Laos [4] [5] Three horizontal stripes, with the middle stripe in blue being twice the height of the top and bottom red stripes. In the middle is a white disc, the diameter of the disc is 4⁄5 the height of the blue stripe. Ratio is 2:3. Influences: Flag of Thailand.svg
Flag of Laos (1952-1975).svg 22 Oct. 1953 - 2 Dec. 1975State flag and civil ensign of Kingdom of Laos Ratio is 2:3. Influences: Flag of the Kingdom of Luang Phrabang (1707-1893).svg Flag of the Kingdom of Luang Phrabang (1945).svg

Royal standards

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Kingdom of Luang Phrabang (1707-1893).svg 1893 - 1949Royal standard of Laotian kingdom. [6] Ratio is 2:3. Influences: Flag of Thailand (Ayutthaya period).svg
Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Laos.svg 1949 - 1975Royal standard of Kingdom of Laos.Ratio is 2:3. Influences: Flag of the Kingdom of Luang Phrabang (1707-1893).svg Royal Seal of the Kingdom of Laos.svg
Royal Standard of Laos -1975.svg 1949 - 1975Personal standard of the kings.Ratio is 1:1. Influences: Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Laos.svg

Military flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Lao People's Armed Forces.svg 2018 -Flag of the Lao People's Armed Forces National flag of Laos defaced with the Emblem of the Lao People's Armed Forces at the centre, "1.20" inscription at the top left corner represents the foundation of the Lao People's Armed Forces on January 20, 1949, and Lao inscription "Lao People's Armed Forces" (ກອງທັບປະຊາຊົນລາວ) at the bottom stripe. Influences: Flag of the Korean People's Army Ground Force.svg
Flag of the Lao People's Navy.svg 2018 -Flag of the Lao People's Navy White and dark blue flag defaced with the Emblem of the Lao People's Armed Forces at the centre, "1.20" inscription at the top left corner and Lao inscription "Lao People's Navy" (ກອງທັບເຮືອປະຊາຊົນລາວ) at the bottom stripe. Influences: Flag of the Korean People's Navy (1993-2023).svg
Flag of the Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force.svg 2018 -Flag of the Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force Light blue and dark blue flag defaced with the Emblem of the Lao People's Armed Forces at the centre, "1.20" inscription at the top left corner and Lao inscription "Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force" (ກອງທັບອາກາດປະຊາຊົນລາວ) at the bottom stripe. Influences: Flag of the Korean People's Army Air Force (1997-2012).svg

Subjects

Kingdoms
Flags of ethnic minorities and minority organisations

Organizations

Under foreign domination

Khmer Empire
Burmese Empire
Chinese (2 AD - 1885)
Siamese (1707 - 1893)
Vietnamese (334 BC - 1848)
Indochinese (1893 - 1953)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao
  2. ↑ Drapeau du Laos
  3. ↑ Flag of Laos
  4. ↑ Murashima, Eiji (December 2015). "Thailand and Indochina, 1945-1950" (PDF). Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies (Waseda University). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ Evans, Grant (1998). The Politics of Ritual and Remembrance: Laos Since 1975. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. pp. 13–14. ISBN   0-8248-2054-1.
  6. ↑ Unknown author(s) (1941). Hymnes et pavillons d'Indochine (in French). Retrieved 9 March 2021.{{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help); |work= ignored (help)
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