Flag of Serbia and Montenegro

The flag of Serbia and Montenegro was originally adopted on 27 April 1992 as the flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and was used as such from 1992 to 2003. After the country was renamed to the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro in February 2003 it remained in use as the national flag until the country's dissolution in June 2006.[5]

Not to be confused with Flag of Yugoslavia, Flag of Serbia, or Flag of Montenegro.

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
State Union of Serbia and Montenegro

Name	National flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
Use	National flag
Proportion	1:2
Adopted	27 April 1992 (1992-04-27)[1]
Design	Three equal horizontal bands, blue (top), white, and red
Variant flag of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
Use	Civil flag and ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	27 April 1992 (1992-04-27)[2]
Design	Three equal horizontal bands, blue (top), white and red
Variant flag of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
Use	Naval ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	31 May 1993 (1993-05-31)[3]
Variant flag of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
Use	Naval jack
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	31 May 1993 (1993-05-31)[4]

Aside from a different aspect ratio, it is essentially the same flag that used by the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1943–1992) but without the red star in the center, and was effectively like an inverted Dutch flag.[6]

Other flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2003[7]	Proposed national flag of Serbia and Montenegro	Serbian tricolour
	2004–2006[8]	State flag of Serbia (2004–2006)	Serbian tricolour with small coat of arms on the left side
	1992–2004[9]	State flag of Serbia	Serbian tricolour
	2004–2006[10]	State flag of Montenegro	Red field with golden border and Montenegrin coat of arms in the center
	1993–2004[11]	State flag of Montenegro	Serbian tricolour with lighter shade of blue
	1992–1993	State flag of Montenegro	Serbian tricolour with Red Star in the center
	1993–2006[12]	Standard of the President	1:1 proportioned Yugoslav tricolour with the Serbian eagle (version used by Serbia and Montenegro) in the center and blue-red border fleury
	1995–2006[13]	Standard of the Prime Minister	1:1 proportioned Yugoslav tricolour
	1995–2006[14]	Standard of a Member of the High Defense Council	1:1 proportioned Yugoslav tricolour with Serbian eagle in the center (version used by Serbia and Montenegro)
	1995–2006[15]	Standard of the Minister of Defense	1:1 proportioned Yugoslav tricolour with small emblem of the Armed Forces in the center
	1995–2006[16]	Standard of the Chief of the General Staff	1:1 proportioned white field with Serbian eagle in the center (Serbo-Montenegrin version) plus blue and red stripes at the border

Rank flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1993–2006	Flag of the Admiral of the Fleet	1:1 Yugoslav tricolour with blue and red stripes at the border plus a golden anchor in the upper left corner
	1993–2006	Flag of the Admiral	1:1 proportioned white field with golden anchor in the upper left corner and blue and red stripes at the border
	1993–2006	Flag of the Vice Admiral	1:1 proportioned red field with blue and red stripes at the border and a golden anchor in the upper left corner
	1993–2006	Flag of the Rear Admiral	1:1 proportioned blue field with golden anchor in the upper left corner and blue and red stripes at the border

See also

• Coat of arms of Serbia and Montenegro
• Flag of Yugoslavia
• List of Yugoslav flags
• Flag of Montenegro
• Flag of Serbia

References

1. "National Flag". The Flags & Arms of the Modern Era. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
2. "Civil Ensign". The Flags & Arms of the Modern Era. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
3. "Naval Ensign". The Flags & Arms of the Modern Era. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
4. "Jack". The Flags & Arms of the Modern Era. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
5. "Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
6. "Balkan fans cheer dead country". 12 February 2003 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
7. "Belgrade flag flap reveals identity crisis". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
8. "State Flag, 2004 – 2010". The Flags & Arms of the Modern Era. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
9. "Republic of Serbia, 1992 – 2004". The Flags & Arms of the Modern Era. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
10. "Republic of Montenegro". The Flags & Arms of the Modern Era. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
11. "Republic of Montenegro, 1993 – 2004". The Flags & Arms of the Modern Era. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
12. "President of the Republic". The Flags & Arms of the Modern Era. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
13. "Prime Minister". The Flags & Arms of the Modern Era. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
14. "High Defence Council Member". The Flags & Arms of the Modern Era. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
15. "Minister of Defence". The Flags & Arms of the Modern Era. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
16. "Chief of the General Staff". The Flags & Arms of the Modern Era. Retrieved 2018-07-05.

External links

• Serbia and Montenegro at Flags of the World