List of Azerbaijani flags - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

National Flag

Flag	\|Use	Flag of Republic of Azerbaijan Flag of Azerbaijan The flag of Azerbaijan is the national flag of Azerbaijan. It consists of an horizontal tricolour of blue, red, and green, with a white crescent and an eight-pointed star centered in the red band. The blue band refers to the nation's Turkic heritage, the red stands for progress, and the green...	Three horizontal stripes, the upper stripe of blue colour, the middle stripe red and the lower one green with a white crescent and eightpointed star in the middle of the red stripe on both sides of the flag. The proportion of the width to the length is 1 to 2.
	1991	Flag of the Navy
	1991	Presidential Flag	Square flag with 3 strips blue, red and green, with the National Coat of Arms in the center.

Historical Flags

Flag	\|Use	Flag of the Russian Empire Flag of Russia The flag of Russia is a tricolour flag of three equal horizontal fields, white on the top, blue in the middle and red on the bottom. The flag was first used as an ensign for Russian merchant and war ships and only became official in 1896...	A rectangular cloth with three equal horizontal stripes: the upper stripe black, middle stripe yellow, and lower stripe white.
	1883–1917	Flag of the Russian Empire	A rectangular cloth with three equal horizontal stripes: the upper stripe white, middle stripe blue, and lower stripe red. The ratio of the width of the flag to its length is 2 to 3.
	1813–1917	Ensign Ensign An ensign is a national flag when used at sea, in vexillology, or a distinguishing token, emblem, or badge, such as a symbol of office in heraldry... of the Imperial Russian Navy Imperial Russian Navy The Imperial Russian Navy refers to the Tsarist fleets prior to the February Revolution.-First Romanovs:Under Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich, construction of the first three-masted ship, actually built within Russia, was completed in 1636. It was built in Balakhna by Danish shipbuilders from Holstein...	A blue saltire Saltire A saltire, or Saint Andrew's Cross, is a heraldic symbol in the form of a diagonal cross or letter ex . Saint Andrew is said to have been martyred on such a cross.... on a white field
	1918	Flag of the Centrocaspian Dictatorship Centrocaspian Dictatorship The Central-Caspian Dictatorship , or the Centro-Caspian Dictatorship, was a short-lived anti-Soviet client state proclaimed in Baku, the capital of present-day Azerbaijan, during World War I...	Three horizontal stripes, the upper and lower stripes of light blue colour and the middle stripe red.
	1918	Flag of the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic The Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic , was a short-lived state composed of the modern-day countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia in the South Caucasus.-...	Three horizontal stripes, the upper stripe of yellow colour, the middle stripe black and the lower one red.
	1918	Flag of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic Azerbaijan Democratic Republic The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was the first successful attempt to establish a democratic and secular republic in the Muslim world . The ADR was founded on May 28, 1918 after the collapse of the Russian Empire that began with the Russian Revolution of 1917 by Azerbaijani National Council in...	Source for the design of the current flag
	1918–1920	Flag of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic Azerbaijan Democratic Republic The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was the first successful attempt to establish a democratic and secular republic in the Muslim world . The ADR was founded on May 28, 1918 after the collapse of the Russian Empire that began with the Russian Revolution of 1917 by Azerbaijani National Council in...	Three horizontal stripes, the upper stripe of blue colour, the middle stripe red and the lower one green with a white crescent and eightpointed star in the middle of the red stripe on both sides of the flag. The proportion of the width to the length is 1 to 2.
	1918–1920	Variant Flag of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic	Similar to the current national flag, with crescent and star greater, over all red strip and part of blue and green strips. Ratio 2:3.
	1920–1921	Flag of the Azerbaijan Socialist Soviet Republic
	1930s - 1936	Flag of the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic	Later flag of the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
	1937–1940	Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
	1940–1952	Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
	1952–1991	Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic	Last flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
	1937–1940	Flag of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic The Nakhichevan ASSR was an autonomous republic within the Azerbaijan SSR, which was then a part of the Soviet Union...	One version of the flag of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic The Nakhichevan ASSR was an autonomous republic within the Azerbaijan SSR, which was then a part of the Soviet Union... . Later versions bore the text "Нахчыван МССР" (Naxçıvan MSSR, meaning Nakhichevan ASSR), placed on the flag of the Azerbaijan SSR of the time, without the Armenian Armenian language The Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities in the Armenian diaspora... name.
	1923–1955	Flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Flag of the Soviet Union The flag of the Soviet Union consisted of a plain red flag, with a setting or cross-peen hammer crossed with a sickle and a red star in the upper canton...	A red cloth, with the image at its upper hoist corner of a gold hammer and sickle Hammer and sickle The hammer and sickle is a part of communist symbolism and its usage indicates an association with Communism, a Communist party, or a Communist state. It features a hammer and a sickle overlapping each other. The two tools are symbols of the industrial proletariat and the peasantry; placing them... , and above them a red five-pointed 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 :... , framed in gold. The ratio of width to length is 1:2.
	1955–1980	Flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	Slight change of the hammer and sickle design from the previous Soviet national flag
	1980–1991	Flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	Slightly brighter red from the previous Soviet national flag
	1946–1991	Flag of the Soviet Army Soviet Army The Soviet Army is the name given to the main part of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union between 1946 and 1992. Previously, it had been known as the Red Army. Informally, Армия referred to all the MOD armed forces, except, in some cases, the Soviet Navy.This article covers the Soviet Ground...
	1924–1935	Ensign of the Naval Fleet of the USSR Soviet Navy The Soviet Navy was the naval arm of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy would have played an instrumental role in a Warsaw Pact war with NATO, where it would have attempted to prevent naval convoys from bringing reinforcements across the Atlantic Ocean...
	1935–1950	Ensign of the Naval Fleet of the USSR
	1950–1992	Ensign of the Naval Fleet of the USSR	Slight modification from previous design

Subnational flags

Flag	\|Use	Flag Flag of Nagorno-Karabakh The flag of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, a de facto independent republic located in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan located in South Caucasus, is derived from the flag of Armenia, with only a white pattern added. The flag was adopted on June 2, 1992... of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Nagorno-Karabakh Republic The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic , or Artsakh Republic is a de facto independent republic located in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia... (in secession)	Same as armenian flag Flag of Armenia The national flag of Armenia, the Armenian Tricolour , consists of three horizontal bands of equal width, red on the top, blue in the middle, and orange on the bottom. The Armenian Supreme Soviet adopted the current flag on 24 August 1990... , but with a white triangular shape zigzag cutting through the flag..

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