List of flags of Montenegro

The following is a list of flags of Montenegro.

State flag

FlagDateUseDescription
2004–National flag; civil and state ensign; Naval ensign until 2010.Red with a golden border and the state coat of arms in the middle. Ratio: 1:2. Adopted on 13 July 2004.[1]
2004–National flag, Vertical BannerRed with a golden border and the state coat of arms in the middle.

Presidential Standard

FlagDateUseDescription
2006–Standard of the President on LandSquare version of the State Flag, with a border fleury
2006–Standard of the President AfloatSquare version of the State Flag, replacing red with blue, a border fleury

Military flags

FlagDateUseDescription
2010—PresentFlag of the Army of Montenegro.Red background with the logo of the Armed Forces of Montenegro and the traditional motto "Čojstvo i Junaštvo" (roughly translated as "Humanity and Courage"), with golden borders.
2010—PresentNaval ensign of Montenegro.Blue with the national flag in as its canton, occupying 2/5 of its width and 1/2 of its length with a white anchor interlaced with three lines representing surface of the water in the right side.
2010—PresentNaval jack of Montenegro.Coat of Arms of Montenegro on blue background, with golden borders.

Historical flags

National flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1993–2004State Flag of the Republic of MontenegroRed-bluish-white with equal width, with "bluish" (plavetna) meaning light-blue.[2]
1945–1993Republican Flag of the People's/Socialist Republic of MontenegroRed-blue-white traditional tricolor with the communist red star, same as Flag of the Socialist Republic of Serbia
1905–1918State flag of the Kingdom of Montenegro[3]National flag of Principality (1905-10) and the Kingdom of Montenegro (1910-18). Red-blue-white tricolor.
1852–1905State flag of the Principality of MontenegroNational flag of Principality of Montenegro. During regime of Danilo II and Nicholas I.
pre-19th centuryState flag of Prince-bishopric of MontenegroNational flag during theocratical rule of Petrović-Njegoš dynasty in Montenegro. White cross pattée on red background.

Royal flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1910–1918Royal standard of the King of MontenegroThe lion was replaced by Nikola's cypher H.I. The crown was changed from a princely to a royal crown.
1861–1900Princely standardCourt flag and Princely standard during regime of Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš
c. 1852Princely standardCourt flag and Princely standard during regime of Danilo II Petrović-Njegoš
theocratical rule of Petrović-Njegoš dynastyBanner of the Prince-bishops of Montenegro and Metropolians of Cetinje from House of PetrovićOrthodox red cross in a white field with a red border. Represents the highly Christian virtue of subjected peoples and the desire to fight against invading Islam. Adopted during the Great Turkish War at the end of the 17th century.
16th centuryStag of the House of CrnojevićFlag during regime of House of Crnojević in Principality of Zeta/ Montenegro (1451–1516)

Civil ensigns

FlagDateUseDescription
1905-1918, used by 1945Civil flag of Montenegro (1905-1918), used by Montenegrins up the 1940s.Red-blue-white pan-slavic tricolor. Civil flag of Principality and the Kingdom of Montenegro, from 1905 constitution.
1881-1916Civil ensign flagTricolor with the Cyrillic cypher НІ (i.e. NI) of Prince Nicholas I topped with a golden crown in the center. Because the owners as well as the crew of Montenegro's Ulcinj cruisers were Muslims, Nikola changed the flag not to offend Islam
1881–1916Civil ensign flagVersion of the Civil Ensign that was predominantly used. Usage extended beyond primary purpose to even of that of the National flag.
late 1880-early 1881Civil ensign flagTricolor flag with the cross from the war flag (krstaš-barjak) with Nicholas' initials set in canton; stripes based upon domestic national flag.
early 1880s-late 1880sCivil ensign flagHorizontally divided red-white-red with the cross from the war flag (krstaš-barjak) with Nicholas' initials set in canton; based on the naval flag of Austro-Hungary according to the Dalmatian marine codelines sanctioned by the 1878 Congress of Berlin.

Military flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1876–78War flag, civil flagThe Montenegrin war flag used in the Battle of Vučji Do (1876) was red with a white cross pattée in the center and a white border. This flag was used in Cetinje in 1878,[4] upon recognition of the independence of Principality of Montenegro by the Ottoman Empire at San Stefano.
19th centuryMontenegrin naval flags from the late 19th centuryThe Montenegrin naval flags and civil ensigns during the rule of Prince Nicholas I of Montenegro.
Early 19th Century–1880Naval ensign (unofficial)White flag with a red St George's Cross. Inspired by the British Naval Ensign back from the 1814 British navy's takeover of the port of Kotor during the war between the Montenegrins and the French Empire.
reign of Prince Danilo Petrović-NjegošWar Stag of Prince Danilo ArmyFlag signifying a unit of 1,000 men; red field with the double-headed eagle and Prince Danilo I's initials in it. Alaj-barjak of Prince Danilo, signifying the supreme command over the Montenegrin army.
reign of Prince Danilo Petrović-NjegošWar Stag in Prince Danilo's ArmyFlag signifying a unit of 100 men; red field with the traditional Montenegrin Cross of Saint George and Danilo I's initials in it. Introduced by Prince Danil during his martial reforms. Based upon the old tribal Montenegrin flag.
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See also

References

  1. "Montenegro, Adopted: 12th July 2004". The Flags & Arms of the Modern Era. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  2. "Republic of Montenegro, 1993 – 2004". The Flags & Arms of the Modern Era. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  3. Historical symbols, Official Montenegrin web presentation Archived 28 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Nenadović, Ljubomir P. (1929). O Crnogorcima: pisma sa Cetinja 1878. godine, Volume 212 (in Serbian). p. 187.
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