List of flags of Nepal
This is the list of all the flags used and being used in Nepal
National flags
[edit]Flag | Date | Use | Description | Ref(s). |
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19th century | Former flag of Nepal | Double-pennon with sun and the crescent moon. | [1] | |
1856—c. 1930 | Former flag of Nepal | Double-pennon with sun and the crescent moon edited with faces. | [2] | |
c. 1930—1962 | Former flag of Nepal | Double-pennon with sun and the crescent moon. | [3] | |
1962—present | National flag of Nepal | Double-pennon with sun and the crescent moon without the faces to modernize the flag. | [4] |
Flags used during the unification campaign
[edit]Royal flags
[edit]Flag | Date | Use | Description | Ref(s). |
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1928–1969 | Royal Standard | Rectangle flag with sun and the crescent moon. | [5] | |
1969–2001 | Royal Standard | Rectangle flag with sun and the crescent moon. | ||
2001–2008 | Royal Standard | Rectangle flag with sun and the crescent moon without the faces to modernize the flag. |
City
[edit]Flag | Date | Use | Description | Ref(s). |
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unknown | Flag of Kathmandu | [6] |
Historical flags
[edit]Flag | Date | Use | Description | Ref(s). |
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Unknown | Former flag of Mustang Kingdom | [7][8] | ||
Unknown | Flag of Mustang Kingdom |
Political flags
[edit]References
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- ^ "Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office". Kathmandu. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Peissel, Michel (1992). Mustang: A Lost Tibetan Kingdom. Pilgrims Book House. ISBN 978-81-7303-002-4. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Principality of Mustang, Nepal". crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.