List of Eritrean flags

This is a list of flags used in Eritrea. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Eritrea.

National flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1995–Present	National flag and ensign of Eritrea	A red isosceles triangle based on the hoist-side pointed toward the fly-side and then divided into two right triangles: the upper triangle is green and the lower triangle is blue with an Emblem (1952–1995) in gold (a vertical olive branch encircled by an olive wreath) centered on the hoist side of the triangle.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Governmental flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1995–Present	Standard of the president of state	A red isosceles triangle based on the hoist-side pointed toward the fly-side and then divided into two right triangles: the upper triangle is green and the lower triangle is blue with The Emblem of Eritrea centered on the hoist side of the triangle.^[4]

Ethnic groups flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–present	Flag of Kunama people (used by DMLEK)	A Horizontal tricolour of black, red and white with a flower in the white stripe.
	?–present	Flag of Saho people (used by SPDM)	A Horizontal tricolour of black (top), white and black with a 5-pointed star in the canton.

Historical flags

Date	Use	Description
1270-1853	Flag of The Ethiopian Empire	A horizontal tricolour of Yellow, Red and Green.
1530-1543	Flag of The Adal Sultanate	A vertical tricolour of white, red and white with a crescent moon in each stripe.
1557–1793	Flag of The Ottoman Empire	Red field with a Green Disc in the center and 3 golden crescent moons inside the disc.
1793–1844	Flag of The Ottoman Empire	A Red Field with a white crescent moon and an 8-pointed star.
1793–1844	Flag of Ottoman Egypt	Red flag with a white crescent containing a seven-pointed white star.
1844–1882	Flag of The Ottoman Empire	A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 5-pointed star.
1844-1867	Flag of self-declared Khedivate of Egypt introduced by Muhammad Ali	Red flag with a white crescent containing a five-pointed white star.
1867–1881	Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt	Red flag with a white crescent, containing three five-pointed white stars.
1875–1881	Flag of The Ethiopian Empire	A horizontal tricolour of red, white and purple with the Lion of Judah superimposed at the center.
1881–1882	Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt under British occupation	Identical to the previous flag.
1881–1882	Flag of The Ethiopian Empire	3 triangular pennants of red, yellow and green.
1881–1882	Flag used during the Mahdist Revolt and in Mahdist Sudan	A golden field with blue and red borders and a blue Arabic script in the center.
1881–1882	black standard used in Mahdist Sudan	A simple black field.
1882–1941	Flag of Kingdom of Italy (Italian Eritrea)	An Italian tricolour featuring three equally sized vertical pales of green, white and red with Savoy shield and Royal crown in the middle.^[5]
1882–1941	Royal Standard of the King of Italy	A blue flag with an eagle with crown and four crown at corners.
1938-1941	Flag of the Viceroy and Governor-General Italian East Africa
1941–1952	Flag of United Kingdom (Anglo-Egyptian Sudan {British Military Administration in Eritrea})	A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
1941–1952	The Royal Standard of the United Kingdom	A banner of the King's Arms, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
1941–1952	Flag of Kingdom of Egypt (Anglo-Egyptian Sudan)	Green field with a white crescent containing three five-pointed white stars.
1941–1952	Standard of the King of Egypt	Identical to the national flag of the Kingdom of Egypt, with the royal crown added in the upper-left corner.
1952–1962	Flag of Eritrea under Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea	A Light Blue Field with a Green vertical olive branch encircled by an olive wreath in the center.^[6]
1952–1974	Flag of The Ethiopian Empire	A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the Lion of Judah superimposed at the center.
1952–1974	Imperial Standard of Ethiopia (Obverse)	A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the Lion of Judah superimposed at the center with 5 6-pointed stars.
1952–1974	Imperial Standard of Ethiopia (Reverse)	A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the figure of Saint George and the Dragon superimposed at the center with 5 6-pointed stars.
1974–1975	Flag of The Derg	A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the Lion of Judah superimposed at the center (without the crown and with a spear).
1975–1987	Flag of The Derg	A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with The Ethiopian Emblem superimposed at the center.
1987–1991	Flag of The People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia	A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the Ethiopian Emblem superimposed at the center.
1991–1993	Flag of the Transitional Government of Ethiopia	A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the Ethiopian Emblem superimposed at the center.
1961–1991	Flag of The EPLF	A red isosceles triangle based on the hoist-side pointed toward the fly-side and then divided into two right triangles: the upper triangle is green and the lower triangle is blue with a golden 5-pointed star centered on the hoist side of the triangle.^[7]
1993–1995	Flag of Eritrea	A red isosceles triangle based on the hoist-side pointed toward the fly-side and then divided into two right triangles: the upper triangle is green and the lower triangle is blue with an Emblem (1952–1995) in gold (a vertical olive branch encircled by an olive wreath) centered on the hoist side of the triangle.