List of Belarusian flags
The following is a list of flags of Belarus.
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State flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | June 7, 1995[1] —Present (Ornament pattern modified in 2012)[2] | State flag and civil ensign | Proportions: 1:2 |
 | Flag of Belarus (vertical) |
Presidential flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | December 11, 1997 – 2012 | Presidential flag | |
 | 2012—present | Presidential flag | Proportions: 5:6 |
Presidential Institutions
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus | ||
 | Flag of National Academy of Sciences of Belarus | ||
 | Flag of State Forensic Examination Committee of the Republic of Belarus |
Military flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2007—Present | General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus | |
.svg.png.webp) | 2000—2012 | Flag of the Armed Forces | |
 | 2012—present | Flag of the Armed Forces | Ornament pattern modified in 2012 |
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?—present | Flag of the Presidential Seurity Service of Belarus | The obverse of the flag bears the coat of arms of Belaurs and the inscription "Служба бяспекі прэзідэнта" (Presidential Security Service). |
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 Reverse flag |
The reverse of the flag bears the emblem of the Presidential Secret Service of Belarus and the inscription "Абавязак. Гонар. Айчына." (Duty. Honor. Fatherland.). | |
 | March 8, 2005—Present | Land Forces Flag | Red, with emblem of the Land Forces in full colors in the center |
 | 2005—Present | Air Forces | Air force emblem corresponding to 2/5 of the total flag-width, placed on a blue field with yellow beams |
 | 2003 —Present | Flag of DOSAAF | Emblem of the Voluntary Society of Assistance to the Army, the Air Force and the Navy of the Republic of Belarus, centered on a sky-blue background |
 | Flag of Special Forces of Belarus |
Governmental flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2018—present | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
 | 2018—present | Ministry of Labour and Social Protection | |
 | 2018—present | Ministry of Economy | |
 | 2018—present | Ministry of Agriculture and Food | |
 | December 9, 1991—present | Ministry for Emergency Situations | |
 | 2000—2009 | Border Guard | Green with a red saltire |
 | 2000—2009 | Chairman of State Committee of the Border Guard | Green with a red saltire with the State coat of arms in the center. |
| 2000—2009 | Chief of Staff of Border Guard | Green with a red saltire with the Border Guard emblem in the center. |
 | March 5, 2001—Present | State Committee of Aviation | Blue with a triangle, in the center of which the symbol of the SCA is placed. |
 | March 5, 2001—Present | Customs | Green flag with the emblem of the Belarusian customs in the center. |
 | March 5, 2001—Present | Vitebsk Customs |
Subdivision flags
| Flag | Administrative division | Adopted | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | City of Minsk | 2001 | Blue with the Minsk Coat of Arms of 1591 in the center. |
 |  | Brest Voblast | 2004 | Blue with a yellow zoubre (Bison bonasus) on a red stylized tower (coat of arms of the Region of Brest). |
 |  | Homiel Voblast | 2005 | Green with the coat of arms of the Region of Homyel (Gomel) (only in the centre of an obverse side of the flag). Ratio: 1:2. |
 |  | Hrodna Voblast | 2007 | Red with the coat of arms of the Region of Hrodna (only in the centre of an obverse side of the flag). Ratio 1:2 |
 |  | Mahilyow Voblast | 2005 | Red with the coat of arms of the Region of Mogilyov (only in the centre of an obverse side of the flag). Ratio: 1:2. |
 |  | Minsk Voblast | 2007 | Red with the coat of arms of the Region of Minsk (only in the centre of an obverse side of the flag). Ratio 1:2 |
 |  | Vitsebsk Voblast | 2009 | Green with the coat of arms of the Region of Vitsebsk (only in the centre of an obverse side of the flag). Ratio 1:2 |
Flags of cities and towns
Political flags
| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | 1996—Present | Communist Party of Belarus | Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1951–1991) |
 | 1992—Present | Belarusian Agrarian Party | |
  | Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus | ||
.svg.png.webp) | Republican Party | ||
 | National Bolshevik Party of Belarus | ||
 | Conservative Christian Party – BPF | ||
 | 2004—Present | Right Alliance | |
| Belarusian Social Democratic Party | |||
 | Belarusian Peasant Party | ||
 | Belarusian Peasant Party Green Oak | ||
 | Flag used by some of Belarusian Anarchists[3] |
Minority flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
  | Flags of Lipka Tatars | Top:A white-red-white flag with a crescent moon and a five-pointed star. Bottom:Flag is based on the flag of the Golden Horde. |
Historical flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | since 1918 (in exile after 1919) | Belarusian Democratic Republic | Proportions: 1:2 |
.svg.png.webp) | 1919—1925 | Belarusian Democratic Republic (in exile) | White with a red horizontal band of red, the central red stripe being bordered by a thin black stripes. In use besides the regular white-red-white flag. Black stripes are believed to symbolize mourning. |
 | 1919—1919 | Lithuanian–Byelorussian SSR | |
 | 1919—1937 | Flag of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Belarus | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1937—1940 | Flag of the Byelorussian SSR | |
| 1942—1944 | Belarusian Central Council | |
.svg.png.webp) | 1944—1951 | Flag of the Byelorussian SSR | |
| 1951—1991 | Flag of the Byelorussian SSR | |
.svg.png.webp) | Reverse flag | All flags of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union did not bear the hammer and sickle on their reverse side. | |
| 1991—1995 | State flag and civil ensign; today the white-red-white flag is used in opposition to the current government | Proportions: 1:2 |
.svg.png.webp) | 1995—2012 |
Other flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
_with_Arms_(2020).svg.png.webp) | 2020 | A variant of the 1991–1995 flag of Belarus, used by pro-democracy protestors. | A white-red-white flag with the Pahonia coat of arms in the centre. |
Former national flag proposals
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Proposed in 1991 | Proposed flag for Belarus. | |
.svg.png.webp) | Proposed in 1992 | Proposed flag for Belarus. | A red Scandinavian Cross on a white field with the Pahonia in the centre of the cross. |
 | Proposed in 1995 | Alexander Lukashenko's proposed flag for Belarus. | A red field with small green bars at the top and bottom. |
 | around 2016 | Different version of the 1992 proposal. |
See also
References
- "Указ Президента Республики Беларусь Об утверждении Положения о Государственном флаге Республики Беларусь | Геральдика.ру". Geraldika.ru. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- "STB 911–2008: National Flag of the Republic of Belarus. Technical Specifications" (in Russian). State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus. 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ""Прыйшоў час галіць вусы": "Пошуг" зрабіў новае графіці ў Менску. Фотафакт" (in Belarusian).
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