The following is a list of Flags used in Saudi Arabia. For more information about the national flag, see the Flag of Saudi Arabia.
National Flag
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1973–present | Flag of Saudi Arabia | A green field with the Shahada or Muslim creed written in the Thuluth script in white above a horizontal sword, having its tip pointed to the left.[1][2][3][4][5] | |
1973–present | Vertical Flag of Saudi Arabia | [6] |
Royal Flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1973–present | Royal Flag of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 2:3) | A green field with the Shahada or Muslim creed written in the Thuluth script in white above a horizontal sword, having its tip pointed to the left with the golden royal emblem on the fly side.[7] | |
1973–present | Royal Flag of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 1:1) | A Green Field with the golden royal emblem in the center. | |
1973–present | Royal Flag of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 2:3) | A green field with the Shahada or Muslim creed written in the Thuluth script in white above a horizontal sword, having its tip pointed to the left with the royal emblem on the fly side. | |
1938-1953 | Royal Flag of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 2:3) | A green field with the Shahada or Muslim creed written in the Thuluth script in white above 2 crossed swords. | |
1938-1953 | Royal Flag of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 12:25) | A green field with the Shahada or Muslim creed written in the Thuluth script in white above 2 crossed swords and 4 sestiere on the fly. | |
1938-1953 | Royal Flag of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 1:1) | A green field with the Shahada or Muslim creed written in the Thuluth script in white above 2 crossed swords. | |
1953-1964 | Royal Flag of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 2:3) | A green field with the Shahada or Muslim creed written in the Thuluth script in white above 2 crossed swords. | |
1953-1964 | Royal Flag of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 1:1) | A green field with the Shahada or Muslim creed written in the Thuluth script in white above 2 crossed swords. | |
1964-1973 | Royal Flag of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 2:3) | A green field with the Shahada or Muslim creed written in the Thuluth script in white above 2 crossed swords and a golden leaf border. | |
1964-1973 | Royal Flag of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 1:1) | A Green Field with the royal emblem in the center and a golden leaf border. |
Ministry Flag
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1926–present | Flag of The Ministry of Interior |
Military Flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1973–present | Civil Ensign of Saudi Arabia (obverse) | [8][9] | |
1973–present | Civil Ensign of Saudi Arabia (reverse) | ||
1973–present | Flag of The Royal Saudi Arabian Army | ||
1973–present | War Flag of The Royal Saudi Arabian Army | ||
1973–present | Flag of The Airborne Units and Special Security Forces Command | ||
1973–present | Flag of The Airborne Units and Special Security Forces | ||
1973–present | Flag of The Saudi Artillerry Corps | ||
1973–present | Flag of The Saudi Armored Corps Command | ||
1973–present | Flag of The Saudi Armored Corps | ||
1920–present | Air Force Ensign of Saudi Arabia (with seal) | ||
1920–present | Air Force Ensign of Saudi Arabia | ||
1960–present | Flag of The Royal Saudi Navy | ||
1960–present | Naval Ensign of The Royal Saudi Navy | ||
1973–present | Flag of The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces | ||
1973–present | Flag of The Saudi Special Security Forces |
Historical Flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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632–661 750–1258 1261–1517 |
Flag of The Rashidun and Abbasid Caliphates | A Simple Black Field. | |
661–750 909–1171 |
Flag of The Umayyad Caliphate and Caliphal Flag of The Fatimid Caliphate | A Simple White Field. | |
750–1258 1261–1517 |
Caliphal Flag of The Abbasid Caliphate | A Black Field with The Golden Caliphal Emblem in The Center.[10] | |
750–1258 1261–1517 |
Military Pennon of The Abbasid Caliphate | A Black Pennon with The Golden Caliphal Emblem off-centred toward the hoist and the takbīr in Gold in the center.[11] | |
750–1258 1261–1517 |
Military Flag of The Abbasid Caliphate | A Black Field with an Arabic Script written in white in the Center. | |
909–1171 | Flag of The Fatimid Caliphate | A Simple Green Field. | |
1171-1260/1341 | Flag of The Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt | A Simple Golden Field. | |
1174-1193 | Saladin's personal standard | A Golden Field with a Red Double-Headed Eagle in the Center.[12] | |
1250-1517 | Flag of The Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt | A Golden Field with a White Crescent Moon off-centered toward the hoist. | |
1517-1793 | Flag of The Ottoman Empire | Red field with a Green Disc in the center and 3 golden crescent moons inside the disc. | |
1744-1818 1822-1891 1902-1913 |
Flag of the Emirate of Diriyah, The Emirate of Nejd and The Emirate of Riyadh | A Green Field with a White Stripe on the fly and a Arabic script written in white in the center.[13][14][15][16] | |
1793-1844 | Flag of The Ottoman Empire | A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 8-pointed star. | |
1844-1916 | Flag of The Ottoman Empire | A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 5-pointed star. | |
1835-1921 | Flag of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar | A Red Field With a Large Golden Crescent Moon and a 8-pointed star. | |
1909-1927 | Flag of the Idrisid Emirate of Asir | A Green Field with a White spiked border and a Arabic script written in white in the center. | |
1913-1921 | Flag of the Emirate of Nejd and Hasa | A Green Field with a White Stripe on the fly, a Arabic script written in white in the center and 2 crossed swords.[17] | |
1916-1917 | Provisional Flag of the Kingdom of Hejaz | A simple Red Field. | |
1916-1920 | Flag of the Sheikdom of Upper Asir | A white field with a blue crescent moon in the canton and a Arabic script written in blue in the center. | |
1917-1920 | Flag of The Kingdom of Hejaz | A horizontal triband of black, green and white; with a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side. | |
1920-1926 1924-1925 |
Flag of The Kingdom of Hejaz and The Sharifian Caliphate | A horizontal triband of black, white and green; with a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side. | |
1921-1926 | Flag of the Sultanate of Nejd | A Green Field with a White Stripe on the fly, a Arabic script written in white in the center and a horizontal sword, having its tip pointed to the left.[18] | |
1926-1932 | Flag of Nejd as part of the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd | A Green Field with a White Stripe on the fly, a Arabic script written in white in the center above a horizontal sword, having its tip pointed to the left and above another arabic script.[19] | |
1927-1930 | Flag of the Idrisid Emirate of Asir | A Green Field with an Arabic script written in white in the center. | |
1932-1934 | Flag of Saudi Arabia | A green flag with arabic Shahada with the sword with white stripe on the hoist. | |
1934-1938 | Flag of Saudi Arabia | A green flag with arabic Shahada with the sword with a thinner white stripe. | |
1938-1973 | Flag of Saudi Arabia | A green flag with arabic Shahada with the sword with no stripe. |
See also
References
- ^ "About Saudi Arabia: Facts and figures". The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington D.C. Archived from the original on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
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- ^ UN Map Library
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