The following is a list of flags of Latvia.
National flag and state flag
FlagDateUseDescription 2019–present Digital flag Dimensions: 10 horizontally and 2:1:2 vertically. 1990–present(1940–1990 de jure) State flag and civil ensign
Governmental standards
FlagDateUseDescription 1923–19401995–present Presidential standard 1995–present Speaker of the Saeima Prime minister's standard 2002–present Defence minister
Military flags
FlagDateUseDescription 1991–present1919–1940 Naval ensign 1991–present1919–1940 Naval jack ?–present Flag of the commander-in-chief of the army Like the naval ensign, but with the naval jack in canton ?–present Flag of the commander-in-chief of the naval forces Like the naval ensign, but with the naval ensign in canton ?–present Flotilla admiral's flag ?–present Rear admiral's flag ?–present Border guard
Military pennants
FlagDateUseDescription ?–present Flotilla commander's pennant ?–present Squadron commander's pennant ?–present Division commander's pennant ?–present Warship pennant
Administrative divisions
Cities / Towns
FlagDateUseDescription 1673–present Flag of Riga 1937–present Flag of Daugavpils 1938–present Flag of Jelgava 1990–present Flag of Jūrmala 1938–present Flag of Liepāja Flag of Ogre Flag of Rēzekne 1993–present Flag of Ventspils
Municipalities and Parishes
Historical flags FlagDateUseDescription 1953–1990 Flag of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (obverse and reverse) All flags of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union did not bear the hammer and sickle on their reverse side. 1940–19411945–1953 Flag of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic Red flag with the gold hammer and sickle in the canton, with the Latin characters LPSR. 1919–1920 Flag of the short-lived Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic 1919 Flag of the Iron Division 1917 Reconstructed flag of the 5th Army Congress in Daugavpils, used by Latvian soldiers on May 17, 1917 A red flag with a white band at the middle (1:1:1 vertical dimensions), with a heart symbol pierced with a sword. The inscription in old orthography reads God bless Latvia (). 1917–1918 Flag of the Iskolat 1808–1918 Landesfarben tricolours of German-speaking student societies Curonia (1808–1939) and Livonia (1920–1939), unofficial symbols of the Courland Governorate (banned by Russian authorities 1821–1862, 1887–1904, 1915–1918)Vivat Academia. Üliõpilasseltsid ja korporatsioonid Eestis. EÜS kirjastus, 2007. Pages 80, 85–87 A horizontal tricolour of green, blue, and white. 1820–1918 A horizontal tricolour of red, green, and white. 1562–1795 Flag of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia Merchant ensign of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia 1650s–1680s Known as "Crab Flag" ()
Political flags FlagDatePartyDescription 1990–present Latvian Green Party 2010–present Latgale Party The flag was created as an unofficial flag of the historical land of Latgale, gaining widespread use and later adopted by the party. 2003–present National Power Unity 2006–2011 All for Latvia! 1946–1949 Communist Party of Latvia 1929–1940s Mazpulkilv Latvia 4-H section. 1995–2000s Pērkonkrusts 1933–1944 1990s–2000s Latvian National Democratic Partylv
Ethnic group flags Flag Date Use Description 1988–present1923–1941 Flag of Livonians A tricolor flag with green at top, a narrow white band at the middle, and blue at the bottom. 2010–present Flag of Latgalians A dark blue flag with a narrow white band at the middle. Adopted as official flag of Latgale in April 2023. 2000–present Flag of Selonians A tricolor flag with red at top, a narrow white band at the middle, and green at the bottom. Adopted as official flag of Selonia in April 2023. 2023–present Flag of Semigallians A dark green flag with a narrow white band at the middle. Adopted as official flag of Semigallia in September 2023. 1991–present1918–1941 Flag of Baltic Germans A bicolor flag with blue at the top and white at the bottom. 2005–present Flag of Latvian Russians (rarely used) A light purple flag with a narrow white band at the middle.
Proposed flags Flag Date Use Description 1917 Jānis Grosvalds' proposal, intended for the Latvian Riflemen in their advance towards Jelgava Diplomat proposal, intended for the Latvian Riflemen 2024 Flag of the Historical Latvian Land of Kurzeme (Courland), proposed by A. Kuzmins. A tricolor flag with red at top, a narrow white band at the middle, and black at the bottom. Flag of the Historical Latvian Land of Vidzeme, proposed by A. Kuzmins. A tricolor flag with red at top, a narrow white band at the middle, and gold at the bottom.
House flags Flag Date Use Description 1836–1947 Flag of Riga Steamship Companyde A red five-pointed star, off-center towards the flag pole, on a white field.
See also
Armorial of Latvia
References