List of Namibian flags

This is a following list of the Namibian flags. for the national flag, see The Flag of Namibia

National flag and state flag[]

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1990–present	National flag and ensign	A white-edged red diagonal band radiating from the lower hoist-side corner. The upper triangle is blue, charged with a gold sun with 12 triangular rays and the lower triangle is green.

Governmental flag[]

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1990–present	Presidential Standard	Blue, Golden and green triangles with the coat of arms inside the Golden triangle.

Military flags[]

Date	Use	Description
1990–present	Defence Force Flag	Red, White and Blue triangles with the Force arms inside the White triangle.
1990–present	Police Flag	A Blue Standard with a red diagonal band radiating from the lower hoist-side corner, The National Flag on the Canton and the police force symbol on the corner.
1990–present	Naval jack	A white field with the national flag in the canton.

Flags of bantustans in South West Africa[]

Some of the bantustans established by South Africa during its period of administering South West Africa had adopted their own distinctive flags whilst others used the flag of South Africa.

Bushmanland
Damaraland
East Caprivi
Hereroland
Kaokoland
Kavangoland
Namaland
Ovamboland
Rehoboth (Basterland)
Tswanaland

Political flags[]

Flag of SWAPO used at the United Nations between 1976 and 21 March 1990.

Historical flags[]

German Empire (1884-1915)[]

Date	Use	Description
1884-1915	Flag of The German Empire	Black, white, and red horizontal tricolour.
1884-1915	Colonial Flag	Black, white, and red horizontal tricolour with The German Eagle in the center.
1914	1st Proposal for German South-West Africa	Black, white, and red horizontal tricolour with The arms in the center (a bull in a azure field and a 16 pointed star).
1914	2nd Proposal for German South-West Africa	Black, white, and red horizontal tricolour with The arms in the center (a bull in a azure field and a 16 pointed star with The German Eagle).
1884-1888	German Emperor's Standard
1888-1915	German Emperor's Standard
1884-1901	Empress Augusta and Empress Victoria's Standard
1888-1915	Empress Augusta Viktoria's Standard
1884-1888	Standard of the Crown Prince
1888-1915	Standard of the Crown Prince

U.K. and South Africa (1878–1990)[]

Date	Use	Description
1878-1990	The Union Flag, also commonly known as the Union Jack. Used as the flag of the United Kingdom	A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
1878–1910	Cape Colony	A blue ensign defaced with the shield-of-arms of Cape Colony.
1910–1912	Union of South Africa (Merchant flag)	A British Red Ensign with the shield of the coat of arms of the Union of South Africa.
1910–1928	Union of South Africa (State Ensign)	A British Blue Ensign with the shield of the coat of arms of the Union of South Africa.
1912–1928	Union of South Africa (Merchant flag)	A British Red Ensign with the shield of the coat of arms of the Union of South Africa on a white roundel.
1928-1982	Flag of South Africa	Orange, white, and blue horizontal stripes, on the white stripe, a backwards Union Flag towards the hoist, the Orange Free State flag hanging vertically and the Flag of Transvaal, towards the fly. Used for both the Union and later Republic of South Africa.
1982-1990	Flag of South Africa	The flag using a lighter shade of "Solway" blue as specified by the South African government in 1982.
1878–1910	Flag of The Governor of the Cape Colony
1910–1931	Flag of The Governor-General of South Africa.
1931–1952	Flag of The Governor-General of South Africa.
1952–1961	Flag of The Governor-General of South Africa.
1961–1984	Flag of The State President of South Africa.
1984–1990	Flag of The State President of South Africa.
1878-1990	The Royal Standard of the United Kingdom (except Scotland)	A banner of the Queen's Arms, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom.
1901–1928	Standard of Queen Alexandra, consort of Edward VII	The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom impaled with the Arms of the King of Denmark.
1910–1953	Standard of Queen Mary, consort of George V	The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom impaled with the Arms of Prince Francis, Duke of Teck (the Queen's father) and Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (the Queen's maternal grandfather).
1936–1990	Standard of Queen Elizabeth, consort of George VI	The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom impaled with the Arms of the Earl of Strathmore: ("bows" and "lions").
1952–1990	Standard of Prince Philip, consort of Elizabeth II	A banner of the Coat of Arms of the Duke of Edinburgh, 1st quarter representing Denmark, 2nd quarter Greece, 3rd quarter the Mountbatten family, 4th quarter Edinburgh.
1952-1990	Personal Flag of Elizabeth II, used by the Queen in her capacity as Head of the Commonwealth	A crowned letter 'E' in gold, surrounded by a garland of gold roses on a blue background.