List of inscribed flags

This is a list of flags that are inscribed with written text. The flags are divided by language of the text.

Abkhaz Flag Dates used Abkhaz text English translation Abkhaz ASSR1978–91АҦСНЫ АССРAbkhaz ASSR SSR Abkhazia1921–25АПСНЫ AВТОНПИТЗ СОВЕТПЗ СОЦЯИСРЗ РЕСПЧДИКАAbkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic SSR Abkhazia1925–31CCPA(abbreviation of "Советтә Социалисттә Республика Аҧсны")SSRA(abbreviation of "Socialist Soviet Republic of Abkhazia")

Afrikaans Flag Dates used Afrikaans text English translation Union of South Africa (Governor-General)1910–61Unie Van Suid-AfrikaUnion of South Africa South African Police1981–94Suid-Afrikaanse PolisieSouth African Police

Ambonese Malay Flag Dates used Ambonese Malay text English translation Maluku–present1. Maluku2. Siwa Lima1. Maluku2. Belongs Together

Amharic Flag Dates used Amharic text English translation Ethiopia1987–91የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝባዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክPeople's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Arabic

Armenian Flag Dates used Armenian text English translation Armenian SSR1936–40ՀԽՍՀ(abbreviation of "Հայկական Խորհրդային Սոցիալիստական Հանրապետություն")ASSR(abbreviation of "Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic") Flag of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic1940–52ՀՍՍՌ(abbreviation of "Հայկական Սովետական Սոցիալիստական Ռեսպուբլիկա") Vagharshapat–presentԷՋՄԻԱԾԻՆEjmiatsin YerevanԵՐԵՎԱՆYerevan

Austral Flag Dates used Rapa text English translation Raivavae–presentRAIVAVAE RimataraRIMATARA Rurutu1858–89RURUTU Rurutu–present TubuaiTUBUAI

Azerbaijani Flag Dates used Azerbaijani text English translation Azerbaijan SSR1922.ٱ.ا.ش.ج Azerbaijan SSR1922–241. A.I.Ş.Ç.2. .ٱ.ا.ش.ج Azerbaijan SSR19241. A.S.Ş.Ç.2. .ٱ.س.ش.ج Azerbaijan SSR1924–251. A.I.Ş.Ç.2. .ٱ.ا.ش.ج Azerbaijan SSR1929–36ASŞÇ Azerbaijan SSR1937–40AzSSR[abbreviation of "Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist Respublikası"]AzSSR[abbreviation of "Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic"] Azerbaijan SSR1940–52АзCCP[abbreviation of "Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы"] Nakhichevan ASSR1981–91Нахчыван МССРNakhichevan ASSR

Bashkir Flag Dates used Bashkir text English translation Bashkir ASSR1978–90БАШҠОРТ АCCP-ыBASHKIR ASSR

Belarusian Flag Dates used Belarusian text English translation Belarus (President)–presentРЭСПУБЛІКА ВЕЛАРУСЬREPUBLIC OF BELARUS Byelorussian SSR1919–27CCPБ[abbreviation of "Савецкая Сацыялістычная Рэспубліка Беларуская"]SSRB[abbreviation of "Soviet Socialist Republic of Byelorussia"] Byelorussian SSR1927–37БCCP[abbreviation of "Беларуская Савецкая Сацыялістычная Рэспубліка]BSSR[abbreviation of "Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic"] Byelorussian SSR1937–51

Bengali Flag Date used Bengali text English translation Presidential of Bangladesh1972–presentরাষ্ট্রপতিPresident Prime minister of Bangladeshপ্রধানমন্ত্রীPrime Minister Chief adviser of Bangladesh1996–2008প্রধান উপদেষ্টাChief Adviser2024–present Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament)1972–presentবাংলাদেশ জাতীয় সাংসদBangladesh Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) Speaker of the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad (Parlament)বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় সাংসদ স্পীকারBangladesh Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) Speaker Bangladesh Supreme Courtসুপ্রীম কোর্ট বাংলাদেশSupreme Court Bangladesh Bangladesh Armed Forcesশান্তিতে সংগ্রামে সমুদ্রে দুর্জয় · বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী · বাংলার আকাশ রাখিব মুক্তIn War and Peace Invincible at Sea · Bangladesh Airforce · Free shall we keep the sky of Bangladesh Chief of Naval StaffবাংলাদেশBangladesh Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB)2010–presentবর্ডার গার্ড বাংলাদেশBorder Guard Bangladesh Bangladesh Police2025–presentপুলিশPoliceCriminal Investigation Department (Bangladesh)1971–presentক্রিমিনাল ইনভেষ্টিগেশন ডিপার্টমেন্ট · পুলিশ · বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ · সি আই ডিCriminal Investigation Department · Police · Bangladesh Police · C I D IGP of the Bangladesh Policeশৃঙ্খলা নিরাপত্তা প্রগতি · পুলিশDiscipline Security Progress · Police Bangladesh Ansar-VDP1948–presentআনসার ভিডিপিAnsar VDP

Bislama Flag Dates used Bislama text English translation Vanuatu (President)1980–presentLONG GOD YUMI STANAPIN GOD WE STAND

Bulgarian Flag Dates used Bulgarian text English translation Bulgaria1948–719 IX 19449 IX 1944 [9 September 1944] Bulgaria1971–901. 6812. 19441. 6812. 1944 Plovdiv–presentДРЕВЕН И ВЕЧЕНANCIENT AND ETERNAL Sofia–presentРАСТЕ НО НЕ СТАРEЕEVER GROWING NEVER AGING

Burmese Flag Dates used Burmese text English translation Ayeyarwady Region–presentဧရာဝတီတိုင်းAyeyarwady Region Bago Regionပဲခူးတိုင်းBago Region Magway Regionမကွေးတိုင်းMagway Region Mandalay Regionမန္တလေးတိုင်းMandalay Region Mon State–2018မွန်ပြည်နယ်Mon State Tanintharyi Region–presentတနင်္သာရီတိုင်းTanintharyi Region Yangon Regionရန်ကုန်တိုင်းYangon Region

Buryat Flag Dates used Buryat text English translation Buryat ASSR1978–90БУРЯАДАЙ ACCPBURYAT ASSR

Chechen Flag Dates used Chechen text English translation Chechen-Ingush ASSR1978–91НОХЧ-ГІАЛГІАЙН ACCPCHECHEN-INGUSH ASSR Chechen-Ingush ASSR1957–78НГІACCP[abbreviation of "Нохч-ГӀалгӀайн АССР"]CIASSR[abbreviation of "Chechen-Ingush ASSR"]

Chinese characters Flag Dates used Chinese text English translation Changhua County–present 彰化縣Changhua County Chiayi County–present 嘉義縣Chiayi County Chiayi City–present 嘉義市Chiayi City Fujian Province, Republic of China–present 閩Min [A Chinese abbreviation of Fujian Province] Hualien County–present 花蓮縣Hualien County Hsinchu–present 竹市 [stylised] Chu City[meaning "Bamboo City"; "Hsinchu literally means "New Bamboo"] Hsinchu County–present 1. 新竹縣2. 竹 1. Hsinchu City2. Chu[meaning "bamboo"; "Hsinchu" literally means "New Bamboo"] Jiangxi–Fujian Soviet1931–34 中共Chinese Communist Party Kaifeng2006–present 1. 河南 开封2. 開封 1. Kaifeng Henan [in simplified script]2. Kaifeng [in traditional script] Keelung–present 1. 基隆 [stylised]2. 基隆市 1. Keelung2. Keelung City Kinmen County–present 金門Kinmen Lienchiang County–present 連江縣Lienchiang County Miaoli County–present 苗栗縣Miaoli County Nantou County–present 南投縣Nantou County New Taipei City–present新北市New Taipei City Penghu County–present 澎湖縣Penghu County Pingtung County–present 屏東縣 [twice]Pingtung County Reformed Government of the Republic of China1938–40 和平建國Peaceful National Construction Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China1940–43 和平反共建國Peaceful, Anticommunism National Construction Shanghai International Settlement–43工部局Works Department Shangrao–present江西 上饶Shangrao Jiangxi Taichung1945–2025臺中市Taichung Tainan City2010–present臺南Tainan Taipei–present臺北Taipei Taitung County–present 台東縣Taitung County Government of Taiwan Province–present 台灣省政府Government of Taiwan Province Taoyuan City–present桃園Taoyuan Yilan County, Taiwan–present 宜蘭縣Yilan County Yunlin County–present 雲林Yunlin

Chuvash Flag Dates used Chuvash text English translation Chuvash ASSR1978–92ЧӐВАШ АССРCHUVASH ASSR

Comorian Flag Dates used Comorian text English translation Mayotte (unofficial)–presentRA HACHIRIWE ARE VIGILANT

Crimean Tatar Flag Dates used Crimean Tatar text English translation Crimean ASSR1921–29ق س ش ج[abbreviation of ?]C S S R [abbreviation of "Crimean Soviet Socialist Republic"] Crimean ASSR1929–37QrMSŞÇ[abbreviation of "Qırım Muhtar Sotsialist Şovet Çumhuriyeti]CrASSR[abbreviation of "Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic"]

Croatian Flag Dates used Croatian text English translation Croatia (President)–presentRH[abbreviation of "Republika Hrvatska"]RC[abbreviation of "Republic of Croatia"]

Czech Flag Dates used Czech text English translation Czech Republic (President)1993–presentPRAVDA VÍTĚZÍTRUTH PREVAILS Czechoslovakia (President)1918–391960–90

Dutch Flag Dates used Dutch text English translation Belgium (royal standard)2013–presentF [four times][abbreviation of "Filip"]F [four times][abbreviation of "Filip"] Brooklyn, New York City–presentEen Draught Maekt MaghtUnity Makes Strength

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Estonian Flag Dates used Estonian text English translation Commune of the Working People of Estonia1918–19EESTI TÖÖRAHVA KOMMUNACOMMUNE OF THE WORKING PEOPLE OF ESTONIA Estonian SSR1940–53ENSV[abbreviation of "Eesti Nõukogude Sotsialistlik Vabariik]ESSR[abbreviation of "Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic"]

Fijian Flag Dates used Fijian text English translation Fiji1908–70Rerevaka na Kalou ka doka na TuiFear God and honour the Queen Fiji (President)–present Fiji (Governor-General)1970–87FIJI

Filipino (Tagalog) Flag Dates used Filipino text English translation Cavite–present1. LALAWIGAN NG KABITE2. SAGISAG3. DANGAL AT PAG-IBIG SA BAYAN1. PROVINCE OF CAVITE2. OFFICIAL SEAL3. HONOUR AND LOVE OF HOMETOWN Manila–present1. LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA2. PILIPINAS1. CITY OF MANILA2. PHILIPPINES Quezon City–present1. LUNGSOD QUEZON2. PILIPINAS1. QUEZON CITY2. PHILIPPINES

Finnish Flag Dates used Finnish text English translation Karelian ASSR1978–91KARJALAN ASNTKARELIAN ASSR Karelo-Finnish SSR1940–53KARJALAIS-SUOMALAINEN SNTKARELO-FINNISH SSR

French Flag Dates used French text English translationArgyle, Nova Scotia–present1. MUNICIPALITÉ ARGYLE2. 1880 Fondée3. INDUSTRIE4. N.-É.[abbreviation of "Nouvelle Écosse"]1. ARGYLE MUNICIPALITY2. ESTABLISHED 18803. INDUSTRY4. N.S.[abbreviation of "Nouvelle- Scotia"] Austral IslandsARCHIPEL DES ILES AUSTRALES ARCHIPELAGO OF THE AUSTRAL ISLANDS Baton Rouge–presentBaton RougeBaton Rouge [literally, "Red Stick"] Belgium (royal standard)1909–34A [four times][abbreviation of "Albert I"]1934–51LIII [four times][abbreviation of "Leopold III"]1951–93B [four times][abbreviation of "Baudouin"]1993–presentAII [four times][abbreviation of "Albert II"] Belgium (royal standard)2013–presentP [four times][abbreviation of "Philippe"] Canada (Governor General)1931–81CANADACANADA DR Congo (President)–presentLE PRESIDENTTHE PRESIDENT Dollard-des-Ormeaux–presentDOLLARD-des-ORMEAUXDOLLARD-des-ORMEAUX French Guiana (Territorial Collectivity Flag)–present1. Collectivité2. Territoriale3. de Guyane1. Territorial2. Community3. of Guiana French Southern and Antarctic Lands2007–presentTAAF[abbreviation of "Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises"]FSAL[abbreviation of "French Southern and Antarctic Lands"] Gabon (President)1963–presentUNION TRAVAIL JUSTICEUNION WORK JUSTICE Guadeloupe (region flag)–presentREGION GUADELOUPEGUADELOUPE REGION Haiti1806–49L'UNION FAIT LA FORCEUNITY MAKES STRENGTH1859–present Empire of Haiti1849–59DIEU MA CAUSE ET MON ÉPÉEGOD MY CAUSE AND MY SWORD Helvetic Republic (reverse)1798–1803RÉPUBLIQUE HELVÉTIQUE.HELVETIC REPUBLIC. Kinshasa–presentK Laval, Quebec–presentLAVAL Mayotte (unofficial)–presentMAYOTTE Minnesota1893–2024L'ETOILE DU NORDTHE STAR OF THE NORTH Monaco (princely standard)2005–presentA [twice][abbreviation of "Albert II"]A [twice][abbreviation of "Albert II"] Montgomery County, Maryland1944–76GARDEZ BIENWATCH WELL Netherlands (royal standard)1815–1908JE MAINTIENDRAII WILL MAINTAIN Niger Coast Protectorate1893–19001. HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE2. DIEU ET MON DROIT1. MAY HE BE SHAMED WHO THINKS EVIL OF IT2. GOD AND MY RIGHT Northern Nigeria Protectorate1900–14 Southern Nigeria Protectorate Ottawa1987–20001. OTTAWA2. EN AVANT1. OTTAWA2. ADVANCE Port Vila–presentVILLE DE PORT VILACITY OF PORT VILA Quebec (Lieutenant-Governor)1950–presentJE ME SOUVIENSI REMEMBER Saint-Damien, Quebec–presentMUNICIPALITÉ DE ST-DAMIENMUNICIPALITY OF ST DAMIEN St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador–presentAVANCEZGO FORWARDSaint-Lambert, Quebec–presentVILLE SAINT-LAMBERTSAINT-LAMBERT CITY Society Islands–presentI S L V[abbreviation of "Îles Sous Le Vent"]L I[abbreviation of "Leeward Islands"] Trois-Rivières–presenttrois-rivièrestrois-rivières [literally, "three rivers"] Vaud1803–presentLIBERTÉ ET PATRIELIBERTY AND HOMELAND

Georgian Flag Dates used Georgian text English translation Adjar ASSR1978–90აასსრ[abbreviation of აჭარის ავტონომიური საბჭოთა სოციალისტური რესპუბლიკა]AASSR [abbreviation of "Adjar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic"] Georgian SSR1937–52საქართველოს სსრSakartvelos SSR Tbilisi–presentთბილისი[written three times in different scripts]Tbilisi

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