List of Libyan flags

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This is a List of Flags used in Libya. for more information about the national flag, see the Flag of Libya

National flag

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Flag Date Use Description
2011–present National Flag of Libya A horizontal triband of red, black (double width) and green; charged with a white crescent and five-pointed star centred on the black stripe.[1][2][3][4]

Military flags

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Flag Date Use Description
Current
2011–present Naval Jack of Libya[5] a light blue field with the Libyan tricolour in the canton and defaced with a vertical White anchor.
2014 –present Flag of the Libyan National Army[6] a red field with the golden emblem in the center.
2011–present Flag of the Libyan Army[7] a red field with the emblem in the center.
2011–present Flag of the Libyan Navy[8] a blue field with the emblem in the center.
2011–present Flag of the Libyan Air Force[9] a cyan field with the emblem in the center.
Flag of the Libyan Air Defense Forces[10] a diagonally divided field. the upper triangle is blue and the lower triangle is brown and with the emblem in the center.
2014 –present Flag of the Libyan National Army (Variant) a white field with the emblem in the center.
Former
1977–2011 Naval Jack of Libya a light blue field with the Libyan green banner in the canton and defaced with a vertical White anchor

Historical flags

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Independence

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Flag Date Use Description
1977–2011 Flag of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya A plain green flag – the colour represents Islamic faith and the nation's agricultural industry.[11]
1974 Flag of the Arab Islamic Republic A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black with a red crescent moon and 5 pointed star in the center.
1972–1977 Flag of the Federation of Arab Republics A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black with a golden eagle in the center.[12]
1969–1972 Flag of the Libyan Arab Republic A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black.[13]
1951–1969 Flag of the Kingdom of Libya A horizontal triband of red, black (double width) and green; charged with a white crescent and five-pointed star centred on the black stripe.[14][15][16][17]

Emirate of Cyrenaica

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Flag Date Use Description
1949–1951 Flag of the Emirate of Cyrenaica A black field with a white crescent moon and a 5 pointed star.

See also

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References

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  2. ^ What's in a flag? – Libya. Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  3. ^ Mark Tran (17 February 2011). "Bahrain in crisis and Middle East protests – live blog". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  4. ^ "What's the deal with the new Libyan flag?". Christian Science Monitor. 24 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Libya". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  6. ^ "National Army, Libya". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  7. ^ "Ground (Land) Forces, Libya". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  8. ^ "Naval Forces, Libya". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  9. ^ "Air Force, Libya". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  10. ^ "Air Defence, Libya". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  11. ^ Moore, Edwin; Ross, David (1986). Collins Gem Guides: Flags of the World. Glascow: William Collins, Sons & Co. Ltd. p. 106. ISBN 0-00-459503-3.
  12. ^ "Federation of Arab Republics (1 July 1972 - March 1977)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  13. ^ "Libya, 1969-1972". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  14. ^ cited after a copy kept by the library of Swiss Vexillological Society; cf. Jos Poels at FOTW, 1997.
  15. ^ "For Amal, life (re)begins at 75 |". Feb17.info. 19 October 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
  16. ^ [English translation based on The Libyan Flag & The National Anthem, a booklet issued by the Ministry of Information and Guidance of the Kingdom of Libya, cited after Jos Poels at FOTW, 27 January 1997]
  17. ^ "Libya, 1951-1972". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-11.