Kingdom of Egypt (1922-1952)

Last modified: 2002-07-20 by ivan sache
Keywords: anchors: 2 (white) | swords :2 (white) | naval ensign | army flag | air force ensign | crescent (white) | stars: 3 (white) | royal standard |
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by Zeljko Heimer

• Description of the flag
• Naval ensign
• Royal standard
• Army flag
• Air Force ensign

See also:

• Kingdom of Egypt: Rank flags
• Egypt
• Egypt: Historical flags

Description of the flag

"Although the revolution was suppressed, continued agitation led to the termination of the British protectorate in 1922. Fuad I adopted a distinctive national flag (...) on 10 December 1923 (...) three white stars arranged within a single crescent standing for Muslims, Christians, and Jews living in Egypt."

Quoted from Whitney Smith [smi75c] by Nick Artimovich, 23 April 1996

This flag was used up until the overthrow of the monarchy in 1952.

Roy Stilling, 14 February1996

Naval ensign

by Calvin Paige Herring

The ensign was green with a thin white crescent surrounding three white stars, in the canton are two crossed and fouled anchors.

Nathan Augustine, 5 December1995

Royal standard

by Zeljko Heimer

Source: Flaggenbuch [neu92], Royal arms from this site.

Zeljko Heimer, 27 December 2001

Army flag

by Calvin Paige Herring

I believe that the flag of the Army was first (1922-25) with two crossed cannons. In 1925, there were changed to two crossed sword but in a different design of theabove one. Later (unknown date) the swords were changed, always with different design of the above one. I believe also that the stars are larger and the crescent thicker.

Jaume Ollé, 11 August 1998

Air Force ensign

by Calvin Paige Herring

I am unsure of the proportions. I have seen the flag depicted in both 2:3 and 1:2 proportions; however, I chose to depict it as Kannik did in his book [kan56].

Calvin Paige Herring, 15 August 1998