The following is a list of flags used in Somaliland.
National flags + Flag Date Use Description 1996–present National flag of Somaliland A horizontal tricolour of green, white, and red with the Shahada inscribed in black on the green stripe, and a black five-pointed star in the center.
Governmental flags + Flag Date Use Description ?–present Presidential standard of Somaliland Same as the regular flag, except with a white monocolour version of the emblem of Somaliland in the canton.
Police flags + Flag Date Use Description ?–present Flag of the Somaliland Police Force A dark blue background with the emblem of the Somaliland Police Force in white. ?–present Flag of the Chief of the Somaliland Police Force Same flag but with a golden fringe at its edges.
Military flags + Flag Date Use Description ?–present Flag of the Somaliland Armed Forces A red swallow-tail flag with an emblem of the Somaliland Armed Forces and the flag of Somaliland in the canton. ?–present Flag of the Somaliland National Army Green field with an emblem of the army. ?–present Flag of the Chief of Staff of the Somaliland National Army Green field with an emblem of the army and golden fringe at its edges. ?–present Flag of the Somaliland Coast Guard Blue field with the Coast Guard emblem in the center.
Historical flags + Flag Date Use Description 1903–1950 Flag of British Somaliland Blue Ensign bearing the badge of British Somaliland, a kudu. 1950–1952 Flag of British Somaliland Blue Ensign bearing the badge of British Somaliland, a shield of multiple elements below a kudu head bearing the Tudor Crown. 1952–1960 Flag of British Somaliland Blue Ensign bearing the badge of British Somaliland, a shield of multiple elements below a kudu head bearing St Edward's Crown. 1960–1991 Flag of Somalia Light blue field with a white five-pointed star in the center. Used after union with Italian Somaliland. 1991–1996 Flag of Somalia (used in Somaliland) Same as Somalia's flag, used locally before Somaliland adopted its own distinct flag.
Proposed flags + Flag Date Use Description 1991 Proposal 1
See also
Flag of Somaliland Flag of Somalia British Somaliland History of Somaliland Politics of Somaliland Somaliland Armed Forces
References Sources
Drysdale, John. Somaliland: The Anatomy of Secession. Haan Associates, 1992. Lewis, I. M. A Modern History of the Somali: Nation and State in the Horn of Africa. Ohio University Press, 2002. Harper, Mary. Getting Somalia Wrong? Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State. Zed Books, 2012. Somalia and Somaliland vexillology at Flags of the World
Citations
Wikimedia Commons: Flags of Somaliland