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List of Moroccan flags

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List of Moroccan flags This is a list of flags used in Morocco. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Morocco.

National flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1915–Present Flag of Morocco A red field with a green pentagram, the five-pointed "Seal of Solomon".[1]
1915–Present Civil Ensign A red field with the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star and a yellow one-starred crown in the canton corner.
1915–Present Naval Ensign A red field with the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star and a yellow one-starred crown in each corner.
1915–Present Naval Jack A red swallowtailed field with yellow border and the green yellow-bordered pentagram, a five-pointed linear star.
1915–Present Royal Flag A red field with the green yellow-bordered pentagram, a five-pointed linear star.

Royal Standard

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Flag Date Use Description
1915–Present Royal Standard A Green Field with the coat of arms in the center.

Military flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1956–Present Armed Forces A red field with yellow border, the green yellow-bordered pentagram, a five-pointed linear star and an Arabic script written in gold in three corners.
1956–Present Ground Force A red field with yellow border with the army's emblem in the center.
1960–Present Naval Force A light blue field with yellow border with the navy's emblem in the center.
1956–Present Air Force A blue field with yellow border with the air force's emblem in the center.
1957–Present Gendarmerie A black field with yellow border with the gendarmerie's emblem in the center.
1956–Present Royal Guard A green field with the yellow pentagram, a five-pointed linear star and smaller stars in each corner.

Historical flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1912-1956 Flag of The French Third Republic, the French State, the Provisional Government of the French Republic and The French Fourth Republic A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2).
1942-1944 Flag of Free France A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with The Cross of Lorraine.
Colonial Flags
1915-1919 Merchant flag of Morocco under the French protectorate A red field with the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star.
1915-1940

1945-1956

Merchant flag of Morocco under the French protectorate A red field with the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star with the French tricolour in the canton.
1940-1945 Merchant flag of Morocco under the Vichy French and free France rule A red field with the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star.
Flag Date Use Description
1912-1931 Flag of The Kingdom of Spain A horizontal triband flag of red, yellow (double width) and red; charged with the Spanish coat of arms off-centred toward the hoist.
1931-1938 Flag of the Second Spanish Republic A horizontal triband of red, yellow and purple charged with the Spanish coat of arms in the center.
1936-1938 Flag of Spain (Nationalist faction) A horizontal triband flag of red, yellow (double width) and red; charged with the Spanish coat of arms in the center.
1938-1945 Flag of Spain (under Franco's Rule) A horizontal triband flag of red, yellow (double width) and red; charged with the Eagle of Saint John added to the Spanish coat of arms off-centred toward the hoist.
1945-1956 Flag of Spain (under Franco's Rule) Similar to the previous flag, but with the eagle bigger in size.
Colonial Flags
1912-1937 Merchant flag of Morocco under the Spanish protectorate A simple red field.
1937-1956 Merchant flag of Morocco under the Spanish protectorate A red field with a green field with the white pentagram, a five-pointed linear star in the canton.
Flag Date Use Description
1921–1926 Flag of The Republic of The Rif A red field centered with a white diamond and a green crescent moon and a six-pointed star inside the diamond.
Flag Date Use Description
1945-1948
1951-1954
Flag of Tangier under Portuguese Administration A green and red rectangle with the coat of arms (an armillary sphere and a Portuguese shield).
1948-1951 Flag of Tangier under Dutch Administration A horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue.
1954-1956 Flag of Tangier under Belgian Administration A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red.
International Zone Flag
1924–1940
1945–1956
Flag of International Tangier A red field with the emblem of Tangier on the hoist side and the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star on the fly side.

Regional flags

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Flag Date Use Description
?-Present Flag of Sidi Bennour Province
1976-1997 Flag of Agadir Prefecture (1976–1997)
1976-1997 Flag of Al Hoceïma Province (1976–1997)
?-Present Flag of Marrakesh Province
1976-1997 Flag of Azilal Province (1976–1997)
?-Present Flag of Tan Tan Province
1976-1997 Flag of Dakhla Province (1976–1997)

References

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  1. ^ Complete Flags of the World (5th ed.). DK. 2009. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-7566-4115-3.
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