List of Libyan flags

This is a List of Flags used in Libya. for more information about the national flag, see the Flag of Libya

National flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2011–present	National Flag of Libya	A horizontal triband of red, black (double width) and green; charged with a white crescent and five-pointed star centred on the black stripe.[1][2][3][4]

Military flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Current
	2011–present	Naval Jack of Libya[5]	a light blue field with the Libyan tricolour in the canton and defaced with a vertical White anchor.
	2014 –present	Flag of the Libyan National Army[6]	a red field with the golden emblem in the center.
	2011–present	Flag of the Libyan Army[7]	a red field with the emblem in the center.
	2011–present	Flag of the Libyan Navy[8]	a blue field with the emblem in the center.
	2011–present	Flag of the Libyan Air Force[9]	a cyan field with the emblem in the center.
		Flag of the Libyan Air Defense Forces[10]	a diagonally divided field. the upper triangle is blue and the lower triangle is brown and with the emblem in the center.
	2014 –present	Flag of the Libyan National Army (Variant)	a white field with the emblem in the center.
Former
	1977–2011	Naval Jack of Libya	a light blue field with the Libyan green banner in the canton and defaced with a vertical White anchor

Historical flags

Independence

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1977–2011	Flag of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	A plain green flag – the colour represents Islamic faith and the nation's agricultural industry.[11]
	1974	Flag of the Arab Islamic Republic	A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black with a red crescent moon and 5 pointed star in the center.
	1972–1977	Flag of the Federation of Arab Republics	A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black with a golden eagle in the center.[12]
	1969–1972	Flag of the Libyan Arab Republic	A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black.[13]
	1951–1969	Flag of the Kingdom of Libya	A horizontal triband of red, black (double width) and green; charged with a white crescent and five-pointed star centred on the black stripe.[14][15][16][17]

Emirate of Cyrenaica

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1949–1951	Flag of the Emirate of Cyrenaica	A black field with a white crescent moon and a 5 pointed star.

See also

• Flag of Libya
• Coat of arms of Libya

References

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