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List of flags of Georgia (country)

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The flag of Georgia alongside the flag of autonomous Adjara

The following is a list of flags of Georgia.

National flag

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Flag Date Use Description
2004–present Civil and state flag and ensign Ratio: 2:3
2004–present Flag of Georgia (vertical)

President's flag

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Flag Date Use Description
2020–present Flag of the president of Georgia
These two flags were used in different periods from 2004 to 2020, although neither of them was an officially approved flag of the President.[1] Flag of the president of Georgia
Flag of the president of Georgia
1918–1920 Flag of the government of the Democratic Republic of Georgia

Military

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Flag Date Use Description
2004–present War flag
2004–present Flag of the Chief of the General Staff
2004–present Flag of the Minister of Defence

Land Force

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Flag Date Use Description
2004–present Flag of Georgian Land Forces

National Guard

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Flag Date Use Description
2018–present Flag of the National Guard of Georgia
2004–2018 Former flag of the National Guard

Air force

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Flag Date Use Description
2019–present Flag of the Georgian Air Force Flag of Aviation and Air Defence Command
2004-2019 Former flag Georgian Air Force Flag of former Georgian Air Force. Was disbanded in 2010 but then was reestablished as Aviation and Air Defence Command in 2016

Coast Guard and former Navy

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Flag Date Use Description
2009–present Flag of the Georgian Coast Guard
2009–present Ensign of the Georgian Coast Guard
2004–2009 Naval ensign
1997-2004 Ensign of the former Georgian Navy Was used for Georgian Navy until new was implemented in 2004.
1997–2004 Flag of the commander-in-chief of the Georgian Navy

Paramilitary

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Flag Date Use Description
1989–1995 Flag of Mkhedrioni

Border Police

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Flag Date Use Description
1997–present Flag of the Georgian Border Police
1997–present Flag of the Georgian Border Police Special Air Force
1997–present Flag of the Georgian Border Police Rapid Reaction Directorate

Intelligence Service

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Flag Date Use Description
2004–present Flag of the Georgian Intelligence Service

Vexillology Associations

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Flag Date Use Description
?–present Flag of State Council of Heraldry

Self-governing city flags

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Flag Date Use Description
2004–present Flag of Tbilisi Flag of the capital of Georgia
2004–present Flag of Kutaisi Flag of a legislative city of Georgia, located in the Imereti region
2004–present Flag of Batumi Flag of the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara and the biggest port in the Republic.
2004–present Flag of Rustavi Flag of the biggest city in the Kvemo Kartli region.
2004–present Flag of Poti Flag of a secondary Georgian port city, located in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region.

Self-governing community flags

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Flag Date Use Description
Flag of Abasha Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region
Flag of Adigeni Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region
Flag of Akhalgori Municipality Flag of a provisional municipality on the territory of former South Ossetia region
Flag of Akhaltsikhe Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region
Flag of Akhmeta Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Kakheti region
Flag of Ambrolauri Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region
Flag of Aspindza Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region
Flag of Baghdati Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Imereti region
Flag of Bolnisi Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Kvemo Kartli region
Flag of Borjomi Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region
Flag of Chiatura Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Imereti region
Flag of Chkhorotsqu Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region
Flag of Chokhatauri Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Guria region
Flag of Dedoplistskaro Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Kakheti region
Flag of Dmanisi Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Kvemo Kartli region
Flag of Dusheti Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region
Flag of Eredvi Municipality Flag of a provisional municipality on the territory of former South Ossetia region
Flag of Gardabani Municipality Flag of a municipality in Kvemo Kartli region
Flag of Gori Municipality Flag of a municipality in Shida Kartli region
Flag of Kareli Municipality Flag of a municipality in Kakheti region
Flag of Kaspi Municipality Flag of a municipality in Shida Kartli region
Flag of Kazbegi Municipality Flag of a municipality in Mtskheta-Mtianeti region
Flag of Keda Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara
Flag of Kharagauli Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Imereti region
Flag of Khashuri Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Shida Kartli region
Flag of Khelvachauri Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara
Flag of Khobi Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region
Flag of Khulo Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara
Flag of Kobuleti Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara
Flag of Kurta Municipality Flag of a provisional municipality on the territory of former South Ossetia region
Flag of Kvareli Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Kakheti region
Flag of Lagodekhi Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Kakheti region
Flag of Lanchkhuti Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Guria region
Flag of Lentekhi Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region
Flag of Marneuli Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Kvemo Kartli region
Flag of Martvili Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region
Flag of Mtskheta Municipality Flag of a municipality in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region

Regional flags

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Flag Date Use Description
2004–present Flag of Adjara Used by government of Autonomous Republic of Ajara.
2000–2004 Flag of Adjara Was used by Aslan Abashidze's semi-independent government of Autonomous Republic of Ajara.
1951–2000 Flag of Adjarian ASSR Flag of Adjara from the Soviet era.
2013–present Flag used by the Georgian Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. Used by Georgian Government. It's De jure flag for Abkhazian Autonomy.
1990–present Flag of South Ossetia and Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia (Samachablo). Used both by the separatist government of the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia and the Georgian government-aligned Provisional Administrative Entity. Also subsequently the flag of the Russian Autonomous Republic of North Ossetia-Alania.

Political flags

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Flag Date Party Description
current
2012–present Georgian Dream
2017–present Georgian March King David the Builder flag
2015–present Georgian Powerka
2006–present Republican Party of Georgia
2004–present Conservative Party of Georgia Flag of Georgia (1990–2004)
2020-present Girchi – More Freedom
2024–present New Political Centre – Girchi
2016–present Georgian National Unity
2024–present National Socialist Georgian Worker's Party
1990s–present United Javakhk Democratic Alliance
2008–present Christian-Democratic Movement
2022–present Pro-Ukraine Georgian flag during the Russo-Ukrainian War
former
1993-2003 Union of Citizens of Georgia
1992-2004 Democratic Union for Revival

Religious flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1991–present Flag of Georgian Orthodox Church

Historical flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1990–2004 Civil and State flag and ensign Ratio: 3:5
1951–1990 Flag of Georgia SSR Red hammer and sickle with star in a blue sun in canton, blue bar in upper part of flag. Adopted 11 April 1951.
1951-1990 Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Reverse flag All flags of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union did not bear the hammer and sickle on their reverse side.
1940–1951 Flag of Georgia SSR Red, with the Georgian characters სსსრ (SSSR) in gold in the canton.
1937–1940 Flag of Georgia SSR Red, with the Georgian characters საქართველოს სსრ (Sakartvelos SSR) in gold in the canton.
1921–1937 Flag of Georgia SSR Red, with the Cyrillic characters ССРГ (SSRG) in the canton.
1922–1936 Flag of the Transcaucasian SFSR Red, with the Cyrillic characters ЗСФСР (ZSFSR) in gold and with as well golden, tilted star in the canton.
1918–1921 Flag of the Democratic Republic of Georgia Ratio: 4:5[2]
1919-1920 Alleged flag of the Republic of Batumi
1918 Alleged flag of the Transcaucasian Federation
18th century A banner of the Principality of Samtskhe in the 18th century
18th century A banner of the Kingdom of Kakheti in the 18th century
18th century A banner of the Principality of Guria in the 18th century
18th century A banner of the Kingdom of Imereti in the 18th century
18th century A banner of the Principality of Svaneti in the 18th century


1560s Flags of the Principality of Mingrelia in the mid 16th century
15th-18th centuries Flag of the Kingdom of Imereti
13th and 14th centuries Flag of Western Georgia in the 13th-14th centuries[3]
14th and 15th centuries A flag of the Kingdom of Georgia in the 14th and 15 centuries
14th and 15 centuries A flag of the Kingdom of Georgia in the 14th and 15 centuries
1320-1321 Flag of Phasis
1184-1213 Flag of the Kingdom of Georgia Used during the reign of Queen Tamar.
1089–1125 Flag of the Kingdom of Georgia Used during the reign of David the Builder.
449-522 and 888–1008 Flag of the Kingdom of Iberia during Vakhtang I and flag of Principality of Tao-Klarjeti

Other

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Flag Date Use Description
1918–1921 Standard of the Democratic Republic of Georgia

Separatist Abkhazia

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National flag

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Flag Date Use Description
1992–present Flag used by the Abkhazian separatist government. It is De facto flag of Republic of Abkhazia. Used by separatist government.

President's flag

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Flag Date Use Description
1992–present Flag of the President of Abkhazia

Abkhazian Armed Forces

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Flag Date Use Description
1992–present Flag of the Abkhazian Armed Forces
?–present Another variant of Abkhazian military banner.
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Flag Date Use Description
1992–present Naval Ensign of the Republic of Abkhazia

Historical flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1989-1992 Flag of the Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
1978–1989 Flag of the Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
1951–1978 Flag of the Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
1938–1951 Flag of the Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
1937-1938 Flag of the Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
1935-1937 Flag of the Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
1925-1931 Flag of Socialist Soviet Republic of Abkhazia
1925 Flag of Socialist Soviet Republic of Abkhazia
1921-1925 Flag of Socialist Soviet Republic of Abkhazia
1917–1921 Flag of the Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus
1866 A flag used in the Lykhnensky revolt
1808–1810 Flag of Abkhazia
18th century Flag of the Principality of Abkhazia
1578 Flag of Abkhazia
786–1354 Flag of the Duchy of Tskhumi

Separatist South Ossetia

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National flag

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Flag Date Use Description
1991–present Flag used by the Ossetian separatist government. The Flag of the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia that was used by the Georgian-established Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia and also the flag of the ethnically related Republic of North Ossetia-Alania within the Russian Federation.
1991–present Flag of the President of South Ossetia Used by Separatist established government.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Statement By the State Council of Heraldry
  2. ^ "Georgia celebrates 100th anniversary of Establishment of First Democratic Republic – What happened on May 26". Georgian Journal. Georgian Journal. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. ^ Georgia: Historical flags, 5th-18th centuries
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