List of Namibian flags

This is a following list of the Namibian flags.

National flag and state flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1990–present	National flag and ensign	A white-edged red diagonal band radiating from the lower hoist-side corner. The upper triangle is blue, charged with a gold sun with 12 triangular rays and the lower triangle is green.[1][2][3][4][5]

Governmental flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1990–present	Presidential standard	Blue, golden and green triangles with the coat of arms inside the golden triangle

Military flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1990–present	Defence Force flag	Red, white and blue triangles with the force arms inside the white triangle
	1990–present	Police flag	A blue standard with a red diagonal band radiating from the lower hoist-side corner, the national flag on the canton and the police force symbol on the corner
	1990–present	Naval jack	A white field with the national flag in the canton

Flags of bantustans in South West Africa

Some of the bantustans established by South Africa during its period of administering South West Africa had adopted their own distinctive flags whilst others used the flag of South Africa.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1976–1989	Flag of Bushmanland
	1980–1989	Flag of Damaraland
	1972–1989	Flag of East Caprivi
	1968–1989	Flag of Hereroland
	1964–1989	Flag of Kaokoland
	1970–1989	Flag of Kavangoland
	1976–1989	Flag of Namaland
	1968–1989	Flag of Ovamboland
	1979–1989	Flag of Rehoboth (Basterland)
	1980–1989	Flag of Tswanaland

Political flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2007–present	Rally for Democracy and Progress
Link to file	1985–present	United Democratic Party
	1999–present	Congress of Democrats
	1960–present	SWAPO
	1959–present	South West Africa National Union

Historical flags

German Empire (1884–1915)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1884–1915	Flag of the German Empire	Black, white, and red horizontal tricolour
	1884–1915	Colonial flag	Black, white, and red horizontal tricolour with the German Eagle in the center.
	1914	First proposal for German South-West Africa	Black, white, and red horizontal tricolour with the arms in the center (a bull in an azure field and a 16 pointed star)
	1914	Second proposal for German South-West Africa	Black, white, and red horizontal tricolour with the arms in the center (a bull in an azure field and a 16 pointed star with the German Eagle)
	1884–1888	German emperor's standard
	1888–1915	German emperor's standard
	1884–1901	Empress Augusta and Empress Victoria's standard
	1888–1915	Empress Augusta Viktoria's standard
	1884–1888	Standard of the crown prince
	1888–1915	Standard of the crown prince

United Kingdom and South Africa (1878–1990)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1878–1990	The Union Flag, also commonly known as the Union Jack. Used as the flag of the United Kingdom	A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland)
	1878–1910	Cape Colony	A blue ensign defaced with the shield-of-arms of Cape Colony
	1910–1912	Merchant flag of the Union of South Africa	A British Red Ensign with the shield of the coat of arms of the Union of South Africa
	1910–1928	State ensign of the Union of South Africa	A British Blue Ensign with the shield of the coat of arms of the Union of South Africa
	1912–1951	Merchant flag of the Union of South Africa	A British Red Ensign with the shield of the coat of arms of the Union of South Africa on a white roundel
	1928–1982	Flag of South Africa	Orange, white, and blue horizontal stripes, on the white stripe, a backwards Union Flag towards the hoist, the Orange Free State flag hanging vertically and the flag of Transvaal, towards the fly. Used for both the Union and later Republic of South Africa
	1982–1990	Flag of South Africa	The flag using a lighter shade of "Solway" blue as specified by the South African government in 1982
	1878–1910	Flag of the governor of the Cape Colony
	1910–1931	Flag of the governor-general of South Africa
	1931–1952	Flag of the governor-general of South Africa
	1952–1961	Flag of the governor-general of South Africa
	1961–1984	Flag of the state president of South Africa
	1984–1990	Flag of the state president of South Africa
	1878–1961	The royal standard of the United Kingdom (except Scotland)	A banner of the sovereign's arms, the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
	1901–1928	Standard of Queen Alexandra, consort of Edward VII	The royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom impaled with the arms of the king of Denmark
	1910–1953	Standard of Queen Mary, consort of George V	The royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom impaled with the arms of Prince Francis, Duke of Teck (the Queen's father), and Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (the Queen's maternal grandfather)
	1936–1961	Standard of Queen Elizabeth, consort of George VI	The royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom impaled with the arms of the Earl of Strathmore: "bows" and "lions"
	1952–1961	Standard of Prince Philip, consort of Elizabeth II	A banner of the coat of arms of the Duke of Edinburgh, 1st quarter representing Denmark, 2nd quarter Greece, 3rd quarter the Mountbatten family, 4th quarter Edinburgh
	1952–1961	Personal flag of Elizabeth II, used by the Queen in her capacity as Head of the Commonwealth	A crowned letter 'E' in gold, surrounded by a garland of gold roses on a blue background

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flags of Namibia.

• Flag of Namibia
• Coat of arms of Namibia

References