List of flags of Laos

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The following is a flag list of Laos.[1][2][3]

National[edit]

Present[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
2 Dec. 1975 to present State flag and civil ensign Three horizontal stripes, with the middle stripe in blue being twice the height of the top and bottom red stripes. In the middle is a white disc, the diameter of the disc is 4⁄5 the height of the blue stripe. Ratio is 2:3.

Historical flags[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
3 Oct. 1893 - 8 Apr. 1945
19 Jul. 1949 - 22 Oct. 1953
Protectorate flag of Kingdom of Laos Ratio is 2:3. Influences:
12 Oct. 1945 - 24 Apr. 1946 State flag and civil ensign of Kingdom of Laos[4][5] Three horizontal stripes, with the middle stripe in blue being twice the height of the top and bottom red stripes. In the middle is a white disc, the diameter of the disc is 4⁄5 the height of the blue stripe. Ratio is 2:3. Influences:
22 Oct. 1953 - 2 Dec. 1975 State flag and civil ensign of Kingdom of Laos Ratio is 2:3. Influences:

Royal standards[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
1893 - 1949 Royal standard of Laotian kingdom.[6] Ratio is 2:3. Influences:
1949 - 1975 Royal standard of Kingdom of Laos. Ratio is 2:3. Influences:
1949 - 1975 Personal standard of the kings. Ratio is 1:1. Influences:

Military flags[edit]

Flag Date Use Description
2018 - Flag of the Lao People's Armed Forces National flag of Laos defaced with the Emblem of the Lao People's Armed Forces at the centre, "1.20" inscription at the top left corner represents the foundation of the Lao People's Armed Forces on January 20, 1949, and Lao inscription "Lao People's Armed Forces" (ກອງທັບປະຊາຊົນລາວ) at the bottom stripe. Influences:
2018 - Flag of the Lao People's Navy White and dark blue flag defaced with the Emblem of the Lao People's Armed Forces at the centre, "1.20" inscription at the top left corner and Lao inscription "Lao People's Navy" at the bottom stripe. Influences:
2018 - Flag of the Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force Light blue and dark blue flag defaced with the Emblem of the Lao People's Armed Forces at the centre, "1.20" inscription at the top left corner and Lao inscription "Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force" (ອຸບັດເຫດຍົນກອງທັບອາກາດຕົກ) at the bottom stripe. Influences:

Subjects[edit]

Kingdoms
Flags of ethnic minorities and minority organisations

Organizations[edit]

Under foreign domination[edit]

Khmer Empire
Burmese Empire
Chinese (2 AD - 1885)
Siamese (1707 - 1893)
Vietnamese (334 BC - 1848)
Indochinese (1893 - 1953)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao
  2. ^ Drapeau du Laos
  3. ^ Flag of Laos
  4. ^ Murashima, Eiji (December 2015). "Thailand and Indochina, 1945-1950" (PDF). Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies (Waseda University). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  5. ^ Evans, Grant (1998). The Politics of Ritual and Remembrance: Laos Since 1975. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. pp. 13–14. ISBN 0-8248-2054-1.
  6. ^ Unknown author(s) (1941). Hymnes et pavillons d'Indochine (in French). Retrieved 9 March 2021. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help); |work= ignored (help)