This is a list of flags used in Bhutan. For more information about the national flag, see flag of Bhutan.
National flag FlagDateUseDescription 1969–present Flag of Bhutan Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is orange, with a white dragon holding four jewels in its claws centered along the dividing line and facing away from the hoist. 1969–present Flag of Bhutan (vertical) 1969–present Flag of Bhutan (variant)
Military flags FlagDateUseDescription 1958–present Flag of the Royal Bhutan Army A horizontal tricolour of white, black, and red with the Bhutanese flag in the canton and defaced with a Kartika. 1958–present Flag of the Royal Bodyguard of Bhutan Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is red, with a Dharmachakra centered along the dividing line.
Police flags FlagDateUseDescription 19??–present Flag of the Royal Bhutan Police 19??–present Flag of the Royal Bhutan Police (variant)
Political flags FlagDatePartyDescription 2003–present Communist Party of Bhutan 1990–present Bhutan Peoples' Party 1994–present Druk National Congress
Historical flags FlagDateUseDescription 1271–1354 Battle flag of the Yuan dynasty 1271–1354 Battle flag of the Yuan dynasty 1271–1354 Battle flag of the Yuan dynasty 1616–1774 Banners of Bhutan 1949 First flag of Bhutan Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is red, with a green dragon holding jewels in its claws.One photo (see ) was displayed in 2009 in the exhibition BBC coverage of this exhibition (see ) supplies the following caption for this photo: "The India-Bhutan Friendship Treaty of 1949 is the basis of close ties between Bhutan and India. It was signed at government house in Darjeeling in 1949. (Image: Queen Grandmother of Bhutan)."
The design of the flag is credited to Mayeum Choying Wongmo Dorji in 1947.
From 1949 to 1969 a variety of changes were made to individual flags leading toward the current design, but no particular flag is well-attested, and no official design appears to have been adopted until the present flag was established in 1969.
See also
Flag of Bhutan Emblem of Bhutan
References