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Historical Flags of Countries of the World

Can you name the correct country for each historical flag?
Some countries were omitted due to a lack of historical flags.
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Last updated: December 16, 2024
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First submittedSeptember 26, 2021
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(1775 - 1777)
(1707 - 1801)
(1868 - 1921)
Civil ensign
(1880 - 1947)
(1901, de facto)
(1835 - 1840)
(1814 - 1830)
(1248 - 1385)
(1861 - 1946)
(1867 - 1919)
(1933 - 1935)
(1804 - 1918)
(1858 - 1896)
(1572 - 1662)
(1830 - 1831)
(1931 - 1939)
(1912 - 1928)
(1946 - 1948)
(1945 - 1948)
Maritime ensign
(19th century)
(1823 - 1824)
(1959 - 1975)
(1814 - 1881)
(c. 1325)
(1862 - 1866)
(1820 - 1932)
(1887 - 1906)
(c. 1787 - 1897)
(1918)
(1991 - 1995)
(1821 - 1822)
(1895 - 1946)
(1960)
(1852 - 1907)
(1871 - 1874)
(1845 - 1860)
(1828 - 1830)
(1938 - 1945)
(1969 - 1992)
(1945 - 1991)
(1919 - 1926)
(1929)
(1960 - 1984)
(1878 - 1894)
(1921 - 1928)
(1959 - 1963)
(? - 1868)
(1871 - 1970)
(1903 - 1926)
(c. 1305)
(c. 1320 - 15th century)
(c. 1410 - 1795)
(1301 - 1382)
(1147 - 1269)
(1793 - 1844)
(1918)
(1940 - 1961)
In the north
(1923 - 1927)
(c. 1817 - 1855)
(1947 - 1975)
(1897)
(1968 - 1971, unofficial)
(1856 - c. 1930)
(1964 - 1966)
(1977 - 1996)
(1962 - 1966)
(1835)
(1848 - 1852)
(1860 - 1918)
(1963 - 1972)
(1914 - 1920)
(1991 - 1999)
(1918 - 1921)
(1990 - 2004)
(1814 - 1820)
(2010 - 2012)
(1992 - 1995)
(1979 - 1989)
(1917 - 1918)
(1970 - 1991)
(1911 - 1920)
(1921 - 1924)
(16th century)
(1961 - 2001)
(1975 - 1992)
(1862 - 1866)
(1974 - 2010)
(1953 - 1990)
(1953 - 1990)
(1953 - 1992)
(1952 - 1992)
(1952 - 1990)
(1952 - 1991)
(1974 - 1992)
(1953 - 1991)
(1852 - 1921)
(1905 - 1918)
(1981 - 2019)
(1996 - 1997)
(1834 - 1861)
( - 1906)
(1854 - 1856)
Court flag
(c. 1920 - 1945)
(1948 - 1951)
(1806 - 1866)
(1949 - 1956)
(1831 - 1851)
(1859 - 1863)
(1975 - 1999)
(1928 - 1994)
(1465)
(1977 - 2011)
(1958 - 1960)
(1744 - 1818)
(1824 - 1891)
(1922 - 1958)
(1992 - 1996)
(1968 - 1973)
(1864 - 1867)
(1968 - 1979)
(1975 - 1990)
(1971 - 1972)
(1975 - 1983)
(1798 - 1803)
(1957 - 1961)
(1966 - 1987)
(1878)
(1959 - 2017)
(1958 - 1959)
Imperial standard
(1976 - 1979)
(1971 - 1997)
Used at sports events
(1965 - 1970)
(1853 - 1889)
(1978 - 1981)
Predecessor state
(1961 - 1964)
(1941 - 1974)
(1959 - 1961)
(1967 - 1983)
(1959 - 1960)
(1962)
(1826 - 1842)
(1809)
(1920 - 1943)
(1903)
(1839 - 1866)
(1835 - 1850)
(1851 - 1858)
(1812 - 1814)
Rebellion flag
(c. 1868 - 1878)
(1877 - 1912)
Government ensign
(1940 - 1942)
UN recognized flag
(1976 - 1990)
(1702 - 1827)
(13th - 14th century)
(1895)
(1542 - 1801)
(1649 - 1764)
(1917 - 1918)
(1956 - 1970)
(1967 - 1974)
(1979 - 1985)
(1967 - 1979)
(1952 - 1961)
(1894 - 1902)
(1936 - 1949)
(c. 1395)
(1530 - 1798)
(1873 - 1900)
(1814 - 1821)
(1844 - 1849)
(1822 - 1969)
(1975 - 1978)
(1827 - 1847)
(1956 - 1962)
(1869 - 1904)
(1870 - 1966)
(1889 - 1965)
(1875 - 1906)
(1875 - 1906)
(1895 - 1921)
(1937 - 1979)
(1869 - 1906)
(1914 - 1952)
(1889 - 1916)
(1946 - 1952)
(1956 - 1966)
(1889 - 1958)
(1924 - 1964)
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16 Comments
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Level 23
Apr 1, 2022
Ooh, that was great fun. I managed only 31/179. I gave up. Had I continued I'd probably have correctly answered another 15 or so.

Otherwise thoroughly enjoyed it, despite my abysmal score!!

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Level 23
Apr 1, 2022
After a ten minute study, I have managed to obtain a score of 78/179. A vast improvement!! I ran out of time. Didn't even get to look at the last 12 images.

Next time, I'll start halfway through so I stand a sporting chance of attempting all of them.

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Level 18
Jul 27, 2022
only 124/179...
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Level 23
Oct 10, 2022
137/179.

Really struggling trying to memorize those last 42 flags.

What is wrong with me? Some are really obvious, but I just can't do it 🥺

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Level 31
Nov 10, 2025
Some of them have the names on them, e.g, Barbados, Kiribati has its sea sun and bird, and Gambia has a G. in the bottom
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Level 61
Nov 19, 2022
129/179. I still really enjoyed this and I’m surprised I got Singapore.
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Level 60
Dec 9, 2022
Isn't the one labeled Slovenia supposed to be Yugoslavia
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Level 20
Feb 15, 2023
there are different flags for different countries of yugoslavia.
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Level 75
May 7, 2025
Not for the dates mentioned. That WAS the Yugoslavian flag for the dates given. Slovenia didn't exist at that time.
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Level 55
May 7, 2025
Incorrect. Slovenia existed as constituent republic within Yugoslavia and the flag presented is from its time as that republic within its boundaries.
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Level 28
Mar 27, 2024
I DID IT!
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Level 28
Mar 27, 2024
Historical Flags of Countries of the World

I scored 100% in 14 minutes 20 seconds

https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/266956/historical-flags-of-countries-of-the-world

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Level 81
May 18, 2024
I'm glad Nicaragua shelved that design, lol
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Level 94
Nov 24, 2024
Yep, a truly heinous flag.

I quite like Estonia’s old one though…

+2
Level 62
May 6, 2025
Nominated, very good quiz.

I was especially surprised to see that Burkina Faso casually used the flag of the German empire for 24 years :)

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Level 76
May 6, 2025
The flag of France is just hilarious. And this was after Napoleon's defeat as well. I mean, the surrender jokes write themselves xD