List of flags used by the nation of Tunisia
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.
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.
Ethnic Group Flags
Flag
Date
Use
Description
?–Present
Flag of The Berbers in Tunisia
A vertical tricolour of green, yellow and red with a red Tifinagh script in the center.
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
Flag of The Hafsid dynasty
A yellow field with a white crescent moon and a 5–pointed star in the center.
1550–1574
Flag of The Hafsid dynasty
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 1573–1574
Flag of Habsburg Spain
A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly–pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field.
Ottoman Rule
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1570–1573 1574–1793
Flag of the Ottoman Empire
Red field with a green disc in the center and 3 golden crescent moons inside the disc.
1793–1837
Flag of the Ottoman Empire
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
Flag of the Ottoman Tunisia
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
1881–1956
Flag of the French Third Republic , the Provisional Government of the French Republic and the French Fourth Republic .
A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2).
1940–1942
Flag of Vichy France
A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with an axe and 7 golden stars in the center.
1942–1944
Flag of Free France
A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with a red Cross of Lorraine in the center.
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.
See also
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