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

National flag[edit]

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]</ref>[2][3][4]

Military flags[edit]

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 theLibyan National Army[6] a red field with the golden emblem in the center.
2011–present Flag of theLibyan Army[7] a red field with the emblem in the center.
2011–present Flag of theLibyan Navy[8] a blue field with the emblem in the center.
2011–present Flag of theLibyan 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

Standards of the head of state[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
Former
1947–1951 Presidential standard ofVincent Auriol A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "VA".
1943–1951 TheRoyal Standardof the United Kingdom A banner of the Queen's Arms, theRoyal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom.
1927–1943 Standard of theHead of Government and Duce of Fascism A blue flag with a yellow line and a yellowfascesin the middle.
1922–1934 Royal Flag of theKingdom of Egypt A green field with a white crescent containing three five-pointed white stars and with the royal crown added in the upper-left corner.
1911–1943 Royal Standard of theKing of Italy A blue flag with a eagle with crown and four crown at corners.
1890–1911 Imperial standard of the Ottoman sultan A Red field with thesultan'stughrain the center

Historical flags[edit]

Independence[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
1977–2011 Flag of theGreat Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya A plain green flag – the colour represents Islamic faith and thenation's agricultural industry.[11]
1974 Flag of theArab 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 theFederation of Arab Republics A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black with a golden eagle in the center.[12]
1969–1972 Flag of theLibyan Arab Republic A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black.[13]
1951–1969 Flag of theKingdom 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]

French Fezzan[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
1949–1951 Flag of the Military Territory of Fezzan-Ghadames[18][19] A red field with a white crescent moon and a transparent 5 pointed star.
1944–1951 Flag of theProvisional Government of the French Republicand TheFrench Fourth Republic(Military Territory of Fezzan-Ghadames) A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2).
1943–1944 Flag of theFree France A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2) with TheCross of Lorrainein the center.

Emirate of Cyrenaica[edit]

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.

British Libya[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
1943–1951 Flag of theUnited Kingdom(British Military Administration of Libya) A superimposition of the flags ofEnglandandScotlandwith theSaint Patrick's Saltire(representingIreland).

Italian Libya[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
1911–1943 Flag of TheKingdom of Italy(Italian Tripolitania,Italian Cyrenaicaand Italian Libya) An Italian tricolour with Savoy shield andRoyal Crownin the middle.

Ottoman Libya[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
1844–1911 Flag of theOttoman Empire A red field with a white crescent moon and a five-pointed star.
1793–1844 Flag of The Ottoman Empire A red field with a white crescent moon and an eight-pointed star.
1517–1793 Flag of the Ottoman Empire A red field with a green disc in the center with three golden crescent moons inside the disc.
Flags of Tripolitania
1864–1911 Flag ofOttoman Tripolitania A green Field with 3 white crescent moons.
1800–1864 Flag of The Ottoman Tripolitania A 7 horizontal striped flag. 3 red, 2 green and 2 white.
1771–1800 Flag of Ottoman Tripolitania A 7 horizontal striped flag. 3 red, 2 green and 2 white (big).

Hospitaller Tripoli[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
1530–1551 Flag of theKnights Hospitaller(Hospitaller Tripoli) Red rectangular flag quartered by a white cross.

Spanish Tripoli[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
1516–1530 Flag ofHabsburg Spain(Spanish Tripoli) A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field.
1510–1516 Flag ofCrown of Castile(Spanish Tripoli) A Quartered Flag with ThearmsofCastile(the yellow castle) and thearmsofLeón(the purple lion).

Hafsid Libya[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
1401–1510 Flag of the Hafsid Sultanate of Tunis A yellow field with a white crescent moon and a five-pointed star.
1300–1327 Flag of theHafsid Sultanate of Tunis A Red Field with a White Crescent Moon and 3 sestiere on the fly.

Mamluk and Ayyubid rule[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
Mamluk Era
1260–1517 Flag of theMamluk Sultanate A Golden Swallowtailed Field with a White Crescent Moon.
1260–1517 Flag of the Mamluk Sultanate A Golden Field with a black disc containing a white lion in the center.
Ayyubid Era
1171–1260 Flag of theAyyubid dynasty A Simple Golden Field

Tripoli[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
14th century Flag attributed to Tripoli by theBook of Knowledge of All Kingdoms[20] A White field with a palm tree in the center and 2 red keys on both sides of the tree.[20]

Ethnic flags[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
Flag of TheDaza people [citation needed]
Flag of TheBerbers[21] A tricolour of Blue, Green and Yellow with a red Berber Tifinagh in the center.

See also[edit]

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References[edit]

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  4. ^"What's the deal with the new Libyan flag?".Christian Science Monitor.24 August 2011.
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  10. ^"Air Defence, Libya".www.fotw.info.Retrieved2022-03-11.
  11. ^Moore, Edwin; Ross, David (1986).Collins Gem Guides: Flags of the World.Glascow:William Collins, Sons & Co. Ltd.p. 106.ISBN0-00-459503-3.
  12. ^"Federation of Arab Republics (1 July 1972 - March 1977)".www.fotw.info.Retrieved2022-03-11.
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  15. ^"For Amal, life (re)begins at 75 |".Feb17.info. 19 October 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 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.Retrieved2022-03-11.
  18. ^"Fezzan, Libya (spurious flag)".www.fotw.info.Retrieved2022-03-11.
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  20. ^ab"Libya in the" Book of All Kingdoms "".www.fotw.info.Retrieved2022-03-11.
  21. ^"Berbers".www.crwflags.com.Retrieved2022-03-11.
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