Flags of the Republic of Macedonia - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of flags which have been, or are still today, used on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...

or by ethnic Macedonians
Macedonians (ethnic group)
The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...

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For more information on main flags see article: Flag of the Republic of Macedonia
Flag of the Republic of Macedonia
The national flag of the Republic of Macedonia depicts a stylised yellow sun on a red field, with eight broadening rays extending from the centre to the edge of the field. It was created by Pr...

Republic of Macedonia

Flag	\|Use	Flag of the Republic of Macedonia Flag of the Republic of Macedonia The national flag of the Republic of Macedonia depicts a stylised yellow sun on a red field, with eight broadening rays extending from the centre to the edge of the field. It was created by Pr... (Civil, State and War Flag)	A golden-yellow sun with eight rays extending to the edges of the red field.

Historical flags

Flag	\|Use	Flag of the Republic of Macedonia Flag of the Republic of Macedonia The national flag of the Republic of Macedonia depicts a stylised yellow sun on a red field, with eight broadening rays extending from the centre to the edge of the field. It was created by Pr...	A red flag with the yellow Vergina Sun Vergina Sun The Vergina Sun — also known as the Star of Vergina, Macedonian star, or Argead Star — is the name given to a symbol of a stylised star or sun with sixteen rays. It was unearthed in 1977 during excavations in Vergina, in the northern Greek region of Macedonia, by archaeologist Manolis Andronikos... in the middle.
	1947 – 1991	Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia consisted of three equal horizontal bands colored in pan-Slavic colors, blue , white and red, with a yellow-bordered red star at the flag's center...	Three equal horizontal fields, blue on the top, white in the middle and red on the bottom, Red star Red star A red star, five-pointed and filled, is an important ideological and religious symbol which has been used for various purposes, such as: state emblems, flags, monuments, ornaments, and logos.- Symbol of communism :... in the center.
	1946 – 1991	Flag of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia Socialist Republic of Macedonia The Socialist Republic of Macedonia was a socialist state that was a constituent country of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...	A red flag with a gold-edged red star in the canton.
	1944 – 1946	Flag of Democratic Federal Macedonia	A red flag with a so-called "fat" gold-edged red star in the middle of the flag.
	1941 – 1945	Flag of Partisan movement Partisans (Yugoslavia) The Yugoslav Partisans, or simply the Partisans were a Communist-led World War II anti-fascist resistance movement in Yugoslavia...	Three equal horizontal fields, blue on the top, white in the middle and red on the bottom, Red star Red star A red star, five-pointed and filled, is an important ideological and religious symbol which has been used for various purposes, such as: state emblems, flags, monuments, ornaments, and logos.- Symbol of communism :... in the white field.
	2.8.1903 - 12.8.1903	Flag of the Republic of Kruševo	A plain red flag.
	1920s - present	Historical flag of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) used by political parties in Bulgaria and Republic of Macedonia until now. Also Flag of the Grand Voivodeship of Macedonia in 1943.	Horizontal bicolor of red and black

Municipal flags

Note: This list is incomplete.

Flag	\|Use	Aračinovo municipality Aracinovo municipality Aračinovo is a municipality in northern Republic of Macedonia. Aračinovo is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. The municipality is located in the Skopje Statistical Region.-Geography:...	A red flag with the coat of arms in the middle and two thin horizontal stripes.
	? – Present	Berovo municipality Berovo municipality Berovo is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Berovo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Berovo Municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...	A light (sky) blue flag with red insignia in the middle.
	? – Present	Bogdanci municipality Bogdanci municipality Bogdanci is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Bogdanci is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Bogdanci Municipality is part of Southeastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...	A blue and red flag (two blue & two red cantons), with the municipality coat-of-arms in the middle and a jagged right edge.
	?-Present	Gevgelija municipality Gevgelija municipality Gevgelija is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Gevgelija is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found...	A flag with a 2:1 ratio, with a blue bar over a white bar & the coat-of-arms of the municipality near the mast of the flag.
	1996-Present	Ilinden municipality Ilinden municipality Ilinden is a municipality in northern Republic of Macedonia. Ilinden is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. It is named after the Ilinden Uprising in the region of Macedonia in 1903...	A red vertical flag with a 12-pointed sun and the letter "I" in Cyrillic (И).
	?-Present	Kisela Voda municipality Kisela Voda municipality Kisela Voda is one of the ten municipalities that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia.-Geography:The municipality borders Karpoš Municipality to the northwest, Centar Municipality to the north, Aerodrom Municipality to the northeast, Studeničani Municipality to the...	A red flag with the coat of arms in canton.
	2002-Present	Kumanovo municipality Kumanovo municipality Kumanovo is a municipality in northern Republic of Macedonia. Kumanovo is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. Kumanovo Municipality is part of the Northeastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...	A red flag with the coat of arms in the middle.
	? – Present	Ohrid municipality Ohrid municipality The Municipality of Ohrid is a municipality in the southwestern part of the Republic of Macedonia. Ohrid is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found...	A dark blue background with the municipal coat of arms in the centre.
	? – Present	Prilep municipality Prilep municipality Prilep is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Prilep is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. It is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region.-Geography:...	A dark blue background with the municipal coat of arms, outlined in white, in the middle.
	?-Present	Struga municipality Struga municipality Struga is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Struga is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Struga Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region.-Geography:...	A blue vertical flag with the coat of arms in the middle.
	?-Present	Strumica municipality Strumica municipality Strumica is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Strumica is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. Strumica Municipality is part of the Southeastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...	A white vertical flag with the coat of arms and a blue-yellow border.
	?-Present	Tetovo municipality Tetovo municipality Tetovo is a municipality in northwestern Republic of Macedonia. Tetovo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Tetovo Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.-Geography:...	A red, black and yellow tricolor flag, the yellow one being the thickest.
	?-Present	Vinica municipality Vinica municipality Vinica is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Vinica is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Vinica Municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...	A white flag with the Vinica Coat-of-Arms in the middle. The inscription reads "Vinica" in Macedonian.
\| ?-Present	Veles municipality Veles municipality Veles is a municipality in central Republic of Macedonia. Veles is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Veles Municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region.-Geography:...	A red and blue bicolor flag with the coat of arms in the middle.

Other

Flag	\|Use	Ethnic Macedonian Macedonians (ethnic group) The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness... flag	A red flag with the lion from the 1741 coat of arms of the geographical region of Macedonia Macedonia (region) Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. Its boundaries have changed considerably over time, but nowadays the region is considered to include parts of five Balkan countries: Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia, as... .
	1990s – present	Ethnic Macedonian Macedonians (ethnic group) The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness... flag	A red flag with the stylized yellow lion (but differently) from the historical coat of arms of the geographical region of Macedonia.
	1990s – present	Ethnic Macedonian Macedonians (ethnic group) The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness... flag	A red flag with the stylized yellow lion from the historical coat of arms of the geographical region of Macedonia.

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