Flags Of North Macedonia
This is a list of flags which have been used in the 20th century or are still used on the territory of North Macedonia, or by ethnic Macedonians, in 21st century.
North Macedonia
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1995–present | Flag of North Macedonia (civil, state, and war flag) | A golden-yellow sun with eight rays extending to the edges of the red field. |
Historical flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1992–1995 | Flag of the Republic of Macedonia | A red flag with the yellow Vergina Sun in the middle. |
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1947–1991 | Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | Three equal horizontal fields, blue on the top, white in the middle and red on the bottom, five-pointed red star in the center. |
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1946–1991 | Flag of the People's Republic of Macedonia (1946–1963) and Socialist Republic of Macedonia (1963–1991) | A red flag with a gold-edged red star in the top-left corner. |
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1944–1946 | Flag of Democratic Federal Macedonia | A red flag with a gold-edged red star in the middle of the flag. |
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1941–1945 | Flag of Yugoslav partisan movement | Three equal horizontal fields, blue on the top, white in the middle and red on the bottom, red star in the white field. |
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3 August – 13 August 1903 | Flag of the Republic of Kruševo | A red banner with a symbol representing unity and with text writing "Freedom or Death". |
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1920s–present | Historical flag of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) used by political parties in Bulgaria and North Macedonia. | Horizontal bicolor of red and black |
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1914–1917 | Flag of the Macedonian Colony (Macedonian Scientific and Literary Society) in Petrograd, Russian Empire | A horse in a white square on a red background and a sun in the lower left corner above which there is an inscription "ONE INDEPENDENT MACEDONIA" |
Local flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Flag of the Mijaks | ||
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Flag of a Mijak family in Galičnik | A red rectangle and inside with a circle, a horsemen ,a horsmen with a crown, the crescent and another figure(possibly a flower) | |
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Mijaks wedding flag | ||
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Flag of Albania, used by Albanians in North Macedonia and publicly displayed in local areas with a majority Albanian population. | A silhouetted black double-headed eagle in the center of a red background. |
Municipal flags
- Note: This list is incomplete.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2012–present | Aerodrom Municipality | |
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? – Present | Aračinovo Municipality | A red flag with the coat of arms in the middle and two thin horizontal stripes. |
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? – Present | Berovo Municipality | A light (sky) blue flag with red insignia in the middle. |
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2006–present | Bitola Municipality | A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. |
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? – Present | Bogdanci Municipality | A blue and red flag (two blue & two red cantons), with the Municipality coat-of-arms in the middle. |
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1996–present | Bogovinje Municipality | A red background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. |
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1996–present | Bosilovo Municipality | |
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Brvenica Municipality | ||
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2010–present | Čair Municipality | A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. |
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Čaška Municipality | ||
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?–2014 | Municipality of Češinovo-Obleševo | |
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Centar Župa Municipality | ||
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Municipality of Čučer-Sandevo | A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. | |
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Debar Municipality | ||
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Debarca Municipality | ||
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Municipality of Delčevo | ||
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?–2015 | Demir Hisar Municipality | |
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Demir Kapija Municipality | A yellow background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. | |
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Dojran Municipality | ||
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Dolneni Municipality | ||
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?-Present | Gevgelija Municipality | A flag with a blue bar over a white bar & the coat-of-arms of the Municipality near the mast of the flag. |
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Gostivar Municipality | ||
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1996–present | Ilinden Municipality | A red vertical flag with a 12-pointed sun and the letter "I" in Cyrillic (И). |
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Jegunovce Municipality | ||
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Karbinci Municipality | A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. | |
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Kavadarci Municipality | ||
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?–2015 | Kisela Voda Municipality | |
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2010–present | Municipality of Kočani | |
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Konče Municipality | A red background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. | |
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2006–present | Kratovo Municipality | |
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2009–present | Kriva Palanka Municipality | |
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2005–present | Karpoš Municipality | A yellow background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. |
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Municipality of Krivogaštani | A red background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. | |
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Municipality of Kruševo | ||
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2002–Present | Kumanovo Municipality | A red background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. |
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Lipkovo Municipality | ||
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Lozovo Municipality | ||
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?-Present | Makedonska Kamenica Municipality | |
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Makedonski Brod Municipality | ||
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Municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša | ||
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Mogila Municipality | ||
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Negotino Municipality | ||
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Novaci Municipality | ||
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Novo Selo Municipality | ||
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Municipality of Pehčevo | ||
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Petrovec Municipality | ||
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Plasnica Municipality | ||
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? – Present | Prilep Municipality | A dark blue background with the municipal coat of arms, outlined in white, in the middle. |
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2015–present | Municipality of Probištip | |
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2007–present | Rankovce Municipality | |
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Resen (municipality) | A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. | |
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Rosoman Municipality | ||
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Skopje Municipality | ||
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Municipality of Sopište | ||
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Municipality of Staro Nagoričane | ||
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Municipality of Štip | A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. | |
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?-Present | Struga Municipality | A blue vertical flag with the coat of arms in the middle. |
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?-Present | Strumica Municipality | A white vertical flag with the coat of arms and a blue-yellow border. |
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Municipality of Studeničani | ||
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?-Present | Radoviš Municipality | |
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2007–present | Tearce Municipality | |
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?-Present | Tetovo Municipality | A red, black and yellow tricolor flag, the yellow one being the thickest. |
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Valandovo Municipality | ||
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Vasilevo Municipality | ||
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?-Present | Veles Municipality | |
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?-Present | Vevchani Municipality | |
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2007–present | Vinica Municipality | A red and blue bicolor flag with outline of Vinica Fortress and an icon. |
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Municipality of Vrapčište | ||
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Zelenikovo Municipality | ||
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1996–present | Municipality of Želino | |
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Zrnovci Municipality | ||
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Šuto Orizari Municipality | A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. |
Former flags of municipalities
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Aračinovo Municipality | ||
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?–2015 | Kisela Voda Municipality | |
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Šuto Orizari Municipality |
Military flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1944 | Flag of the First Macedonian Brigade (WW2) | Red flag and the lower half of the flag the unit's name is written in yellow capital Cyrillic letters. |
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2009–present | Flag of 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Red flag with the coat of arms of Macedonia on the upper left and the unit's badge on upper right and the lower half of the flag the unit's name is written in yellow capital Cyrillic letters. |
Political parties flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2019–present | SDSM | |
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1997–present | Liberal Democratic Party | |
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2020–present | Green Humane City | |
| Link to file | 2002–present | Democratic Union of the Vlachs of Macedonia | |
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1997–present | Albanian Democratic Party | |
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1992–present | Democratic Party of Turks | |
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Dostoinstvo | ||
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1944-1990 | League of Communists of Macedonia | |
Macedonian diaspora flags
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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-present | Flag of the Macedonians in Serbia | |
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-present | Flag of the Macedonians in Slovenia | |
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-present | Flag of the Macedonians in Croatia | |
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-present | Flag of Macedonians in Argentina |
Organizations flags
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Flag of Macedonian Herald Society | red flag with the COA of the society |
References
- ^ Pål Kolstø (2016). Strategies of Symbolic Nation-building in South Eastern Europe. Taylor & Francis. pp. 173, 179–182. ISBN 9781317049364.
- ^ In an article from the Macedonian journalist Spase Shuplinovski in the Macedonian mainstream daily newspaper Utrinski vesnik - issue 1166, October 16, 2006 is described, that the flag of the Macedonian party VMRO - DPMNE was adopted from IMRO, which was established in 1920 and was banned in 1934. Archived May 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ In official speech in Macedonian Parliament in June 2008 on the occasion of the enacting a Law about the usage of the flags in Republic of Macedonia, the deputy Yani Macraduli has maintained, the red - black flag of IMRO dates (was created) during the leadership of Todor Alexandrov, i.e. - 1920s.
- ^ The IMRO flag is considered to be Bulgarian in Bulgaria, see: "100 years IMARO" (in Bulgarian) ISBN 954-8187-10-8, Publisher: Macedonian Scientific Institute, Authors: Professor D. Michev, Ph.D. D. Gotsev, Sofia - 1994, p. 7. Archived January 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ However, according to Academician Ivan Katardjev, Director of the Historical Sciences section in the Department of Social Sciences in the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts the policy of IMRO leader in the beginning of the 1920s, Todor Alexandrov served the Bulgarian interests, see: "Утрински весник", Issue 1806, 16.10.2006 Александров изедначен со Гоце Делчев [Aleksandrov tied with Gotse Delchev]. Southeast European Times (in Macedonian). October 16, 2006. Archived from the original on May 30, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2008. and the policy of IMRO leader in the second half of 1920s until its ban in 1934, Ivan Mihailov, for establishment of an independent Macedonian state, meant a Macedonian state of the Bulgarians in Macedonia, see: "Утрински весник", Issue 1806, 16.10.2006.Интервју: Д-р Иван Катарџиев, Историчар [Interview: Dr. Ivan Katarjiev, Historian] (in Macedonian). Вест. March 24, 2001. Archived from the original on October 16, 2005. Retrieved August 29, 2008.
- ^ "Albanian Flag Day Causes Jitters in Macedonia". Balkan Insight. November 21, 2012.
- ^ "Përdorimi i cunguar i flamurit shqiptar në Maqedoni". Radio Free Europe (in Albanian). November 28, 2018.
- ^ "Знамето - спорен симбол во Македонија". Deutsche Welle (in Macedonian). May 3, 2011.
External links
Media related to Flags of North Macedonia at Wikimedia Commons- Media related to Flags of Macedonian Military at Wikimedia Commons
- Media related to Flags of Macedonian Diaspora at Wikimedia Commons
