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Flag Dates by Month
Month Country Flag Event
UnknownSwedenFirst use as a battle flag - 1569
NetherlandsFirst use of the flag - 1581
SwedenUse as a naval flag 1620s
DenmarkFlag adopted 1625
Netherlands1630-1660 - orange stripe becomes red
Sweden1663 - warrant on use of flags at sea
Russia1693 - First use as a naval ensign
DenmarkSpecifications on dimensions specified - 1748
United StatesTwo stars and two stripes added to flag in 1795
FranceColors standardized 1804
FranceColors standardized 1812
El SalvadorFlag adopted 1822
PeruFlag adopted 1825
Polandflag constituted by Polish parliament 1831 following November uprising (modeled on the flag of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw)
GreeceFlag adopted 1832
RomaniaFlag first authorized by Ottoman sultan 1834
TunisiaFlag adopted 1835
El SalvadorMinor modifications to flag - 1841
HaitiFlag current pattern adopted 1843
Turkeyflag in use since 1844 (ref: Ottoman Empire)
Costa RicaFlag adopted 1848
HungaryFlag adopted during the 1848-49 uprising
HungaryFirst law about flag in Constitution - 1848
Haitiflag reconfirmed - 1849
HungaryFlag in disuse during Austrian period 1849-1867
Haitiarms on flag changed - 1859
RomaniaHorizontal version of the flag adopted 1859
Haiticirca 1860 - blue-red bicolor in use
Poland1863 - 1831 flag with arms used during Polish revolt
AndorraAdopted 1866
RomaniaVertical version of the flag adopted 1866
HungaryFlag restored 1867
VenezuelaMinor modification 1867
PanamaProvisionally approved 1904
AlbaniaFlag Adopted 1912 modeled on the flag of Iskander Bey
TaiwanFlag adopted as naval ensign - 1914
ArmeniaAdopted 1918; disuse during Soviet era
AzerbaijanAdopted 1918; disuse during Soviet era
LithuaniaFlag adopted 1918 (in disuse during Soviet era)
AlbaniaFlag changed with a redesigned double headed eagle - 1920
PanamaFlag officially approved 1925
NepalFirst Nepali flag adopted 1928
AfghanistanCurrent pattern (Black-Red-Green vertical bars) adopted between September 1928 and January 1929
Afghanistan1929 - Black-Red-Green motif restored after period of disuse
VenezuelaStar pattern redesigned 1930
BahrainSerrated flag adopted 1933
AlbaniaColor of flag background changed - 1934
MongoliaFlag adopted 1940 (socialist version)
AlbaniaPostwar flag adopted - 1944
Faroe IslandsFlag recognized by Denmark - 1948
RomaniaArms of People's Republic of Romania added to flag 1948
HungaryRáskosi arms on flag - 1949-1956
HungaryConstitution modified regarding flag - 1949
Korea, Republic ofDefacto use of the flag, 1950 (from older flag)
Puerto RicoFlag adopted for use by Commonwealth 1952
RomaniaNew arms of People's Republic of Romania added to flag 1952
VenezuelaVenezuelan flag law passed 1954 regulating flag
British Virgin IslandsFlag adopted - 1956
MoroccoFlag adopted by decree - 1956
HungaryBasic flag restored 1957
NetherlandsColors defined - 1958
NigeriaFlag selected (pre-independence) 1959
GuamRed border added around flag 1960
Trinidad and TobagoFlag adopted 1962
SyriaReverted to original pattern with three green stars 1963 (following coup d'état
BhutanFlag adopted 1969
Afghanistancirca 1973 - flag modified to eliminate Arabic numerals; replaced and in disuse as of 9 May 1974
East TimorSelf-proclaimed independence flag 1975
Norfolk Island1980 - Official approval by Australian Governor-General and Queen Elizabeth II
Poland1980 - Minor modification to flag (People's Republic of Poland)
Syriaprevious flag readopted 1980
Northern Mariana IslandsDesign modified 1985
Paraguayratio changed 1988
Northern Mariana IslandsModified 1991
ParaguayApparent change to flag circa 1991
Åland Islandsproportions standardized - 1992
TurkmenistanFlag adopted 1992
Czech RepublicFlag adopted 1993, using the former flag of Czechoslovakia, originated on 30 March 1920
HungaryFlag legislated regarding use - 1995
Puerto RicoColors standardized - 1995
ZambiaFlag specifications changed 1996
British Virgin IslandsSize of badge modified - 1999
Cayman IslandsBadge modified on flag 1999
Turks and CaicosBadge modified in 1999
HungaryRatio set for flag and pole sizes 2000
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsFlag adopted 2003 (unofficial)
JanuaryUnited KingdomFlag adopted 1 January 1801 adding "St. Patrick's Cross" to the flag of the United Kingdom of England and Scotland
MexicoFlag decreed in December 1880 becomes effective 1 January 1881
MexicoNew emblem placed on flag 1 January 1889
ItalyOfficial date of flag use - 1 January 1948
SyriaFederation of Arab Republics formed, stars replaced by golden Quraish eagle
Norfolk IslandFlag adopted 1 January 1980
PalauFlag adopted 1 January 1981
Netherland AntillesAdopted 1 January 1986
MyanmarFlag adopted 3 January 1974
AfghanistanBlack-Red-Green motif restored 4 January 2004
SeychellesFlag legislated 8 January 1996
HondurasFlag adopted 9 January 1866
MauritiusFlag adopted 9 January 1968
BangladeshAdopted 13 January 1972
IraqTakbir added to flag 13 January 1963
GeorgiaFlag adopted 14 January 2004
Norfolk IslandFlag official 17 January 1980
RussiaAdopted as Merchant ensign 20 January 1705 (disuse during Soviet era)
LesothoFlag adopted 20 January 1987
BelgiumAdopted 23 January 1831
Turkmenistandesign modified 24 January 2001
Korea, Republic ofFlag adopted 25 January 1950
MontserratBadge modified on flag 25 January 1999
Christmas IslandOfficial adoption of flag 26 January 2006
BelgiumFlag reconfirmed - 28 January 1936
UkraineFlag adopted 28 January 1992
TurkmenistanOlive branch added to flag 29 January 1997
NauruFlag adopted 21 January 1968
FebruaryBelizeFlag adopted 2 February 1950 from the design of People's Unity Party
BelgiumOrder of colors specified by Minister of Navy - 4 February 1831
Bosnia and HerzegovinaAdopted 4 February 1998
MexicoNew emblem placed on flag 5 February 1934
AzerbaijanReadopted, 5 February 1991
EthiopiaFlag adopted 6 February 1996
GrenadaFlag adopted 7 February 1974
MexicoFlag reconfirmed 8 February 1984
Sri LankaFlag legislated in constitution 8 February 2000
GuamFlag accepted by Guam congress 9 February 1948
PolandNew law on the Polish flag - 9 February 1990
FinlandColors slightly modified - 12 February 1920
MongoliaSocialist star removed 12 February 1992
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsCoat of arms introduced 14 February 1992
BahrainFlag serrations modified 14 February 2002
FranceFlag adopted 15 February 1794
CanadaFlag proclaimed by Queen Elizabeth II, 15 February 1965
Hong KongFlag adopted (pre-transfer) - 16 February 1990
HaitiFlag restored 17 February 1986
GambiaFlag adopted and hoisted 18 February 1965
VanuatuFlag adopted 18 February 1980
SlovakiaSpecifications issued 18 February 1993
Congo, Democratic Republic ofNew symbols and arms legislated 16 February 2006
NetherlandsColors regulated by royal decree and official adoption of flag - 19 February 1937
VenezuelaCodification of flag 19 February 1954 ????
Australia20 February 1903 - Flag approval announced by King Edward VII
Korea, Republic ofChange to ying-yang symbols on flag, 21 February 1984
MacaoFlag adopted 31 March 1993
SyriaFlag of United Arab Republic (Syria and Egypt) adopted 22 February 1958
Saint LuciaFlag adopted 22 February 1979 (in use since 1 March 1967)
PolandEffective date of legislation - 22 February 1990
EstoniaFlag adopted 24 February 1918, in disuse during Soviet era
SamoaFlag adopted 24 February 1949
Antigua and BarbudaAdopted 27 February 1997
Western SaharaFlag adopted 27 February 1976
LatviaFlag readopted 27 February 1990
GhanaFlag readopted 28 February 1966
MarchMaliFlag approved 1 March 1961
KyrgyzstanFlag Adopted 3 March 1992
Congo, Democratic Republic ofNew flag of D.R. Congo first hoisted - 4 March 2006
GhanaFlag adopted 6 March 1957, in disuse 1964-66
VenezuelaLaw changing flag and arms passed 9 March 2006
MoroccoFlag described in constitution - 10 March 1974
HaitiCap of Liberty restored to flag in constitution dated 10 March 1987
VenezuelaPublication of law and arms legislation 10 March 2006
VenezuelaNew 8-star national flag first hoisted 12 March 2006
ArubaOfficial specifications published - 14 March 1977
Saudi ArabiaFlag adopted 15 March 1973
South AfricaFlag design selected 15 March 1994
ArubaFlag adopted 16 March 1976
ArubaFlag first hoisted - 18 March 1976
South AfricaSpecification issued 18 March 1994
LithuaniaReadopted, 20 March 1989
NamibiaFlag adopted 21 March 1990
East TimorFlag confirmed and colors redefined in constitution 22 March 2002
PhilippinesSpecifications issued 25 March 1936
VenezuelaMinor modification adding coat of arms to the flag - 28 March 1905
PanamaFlag ratified 28 March 1941
HaitiConstitution officially ratified 29 March 1987
PeruCivil flag confirmed 31 March 1950
Northern Mariana IslandsAdopted as a district flag 31 March 1972
AprilMauritaniaFlag adopted 1 April 1959
PitcairnFlag approved by Queen Elizabeth II on 2 April 1984 (based on 1980 design)
AlbaniaSocialist star added to flag - 1946
Åland IslandsFlag first hoisted - 3 April 1954
MonacoFlag adopted 4 April 1881
Northern Mariana IslandsAdopted as territorial flag 4 July 1976
San MarinoFlag adopted 6 April 1862
Albania1920 flag readopted - 7 April 1992
MontserratFlag adopted 10 April 1909
TogoFlag adopted 11 April 1960
Tuvalureverted to 1977 flag 11 April 1997
French PolynesiaFlag use regulated 12 April 1996 (autonomous region flag)
AlbaniaFlag changed by occupying Italian government - 13 April 1939
MexicoFlag modified by Republican government 14 April 1823
Australiaflag confirmed in legislation - 14 April 1954
Christmas IslandFlag unofficially adopted 14 April 1986
BulgariaFlag adopted 16 April 1897
JordanFlag adopted 16 April 1928
Tuvaluflag legislated 17 April 1997
ZimbabweFlag adopted 18 April 1980
South AfricaFlag proclamation issued in government gazette
American SamoaFlag changed 27 April 1960
Sierra LeoneFlag adopted 27 April 1961
AustriaLegislated 27 April 1984, flag dates to 1230
MoldovaFlag adopted 27 April 1990
El SalvadorFlag replaced 28 April 1865
MayPitcairnFirst hoisted May 1984
DenmarkProportions set - 1 May 1893
MozambiqueFlag adopted 1 May 1983
South AfricaFlag adopted in Constitution
RussiaAdopted as Civil ensign 7 May 1883 (disuse during Soviet era)
GermanyFlag adopted 9 May 1949
BrazilFour stars added to flag 11 May 1992
Cayman IslandsFlag adopted 14 May 1958
El Salvador1821 flag reinstated - 17 May 1912
Virgin IslandsFlag adopted 17 May 1921
Congo, Democratic Republic ofFlag adopted 17 May 1997
PhilippinesFlag adopted 19 May 1898 (use prohibited until 1919)
CubaFlag adopted 20 May 1902, from a revolutionary flag dating from 1850
SudanFlag adopted 20 May 1970
CameroonFlag adopted 20 May 1975
YemenFlag adopted 20 May 1990
East TimorFirst hoisting 20 May 2002
NigerFlag specified in constitution, 22 May 1995
GuyanaFlag adopted 26 May 1966
FinlandColors standardized - 26 May 1978
South AfricaFlag first hoisted 27 April 1994
BrazilStar added to flag 28 May 1968
FinlandFlag adopted 29 May 1918
AnguillaAdopted 30 May 1990; First hoisted 30 May 1990
JuneBrazilStar added to flag June 1960
Tunisiaflag legislated 1 June 1959
AlbaniaItalian occupying flag formalized in constitution - 3 June 1939
LiechtensteinCrown modified 3 June 1957
KazakhstanFlag adopted 4 June 1992
TurkeyFlag adopted 5 June 1936
Faroe IslandsChange of shade of blue - 5 June 1959
Norfolk IslandFlag selected 6 June 1979 (unofficial)
BelarusFlag adopted 7 June 1995
Vatican City (Holy See)Flag adopted 8 June 1929 (based on Catholic Church flag of 1825)
New ZealandFlag legislated as National flag - 12 June 1902
Marshall IslandsFlag adopted 12 June 1979
United StatesFlag adopted 14 June 1777
IcelandChange in the specification for the blue color 17 June 1944
SeychellesEffective date of legislation 17 June 1996
MexicoArms on flag modified 18 June 1864
IcelandFlag approved by royal decree 19 June 1915 for Marine purposes
ItalyFlag adopted 19 June 1946 (originally the flag of the Cisalpine Republic
GreenlandFlag adopted 21 June 1985
SwedenOfficially readopted 22 June 1906
Marshall IslandsFlag approved by High Commissioner 22 June 1979
LuxembourgFlag adopted 23 June 1972 (first hoisted circa 1845-1848)
LiechtensteinFlag adopted 24 June 1937 (crown added to older version)
Haitinew constitution changes flag - 25 June 1964, in disuse until 1987
DjiboutiFlag adopted 27 June 1977
SloveniaFlag adopted 27 June 1991
BurundiAdopted 28 June 1967
IraqFlag modified 28 June 2004
PortugalFlag adopted 30 June 1911
TanzaniaFlag adopted 30 June 1964
LiechtensteinCrown modified 30 June 1982
JulyPapua New GuineaFlag adopted 1 July 1971 (pre-independence)
Hong KongFlag officially hoisted 1 July 1997
AlgeriaFlag adopted 3 July 1962 - originally a pre-revolutionary flag
United StatesFive stars added and number of stripes returned to 13 - 4 July 1818
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1819
United StatesTwo stars added to flag 4 July 1820
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1822
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1836
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1836
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1845
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1846
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1847
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1848
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1851
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1858
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1859
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1861
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1863
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1865
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1867
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1877
United StatesFive stars added to flag 4 July 1890
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1891
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1896
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1908
United StatesTwo stars added to flag 4 July 1912
GuamFlag adopted 4 July 1917
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1959
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1960
MalawiFlag adopted 6 July 1964
VenezuelaFlag pattern adopted 9 July 1863 with seven stars
QatarFlag adopted 9 July 1971
BahamasFlag adopted 10 July 1973
UruguayFlag adopted 11 July 1830
KiribatiFlag adopted 12 July 1979
MontenegroFlag adopted 12 July 2004
VenezuelaFirst hoisting of Venezuelan flag 14 July 1811
BoliviaFlag reconfirmed 14 July 1888
HungaryDecree specifies flag sizes for governmental use - 14 July 2000
VenezuelaFlag adopted as official flag 15 July 1811
VenezuelaFlag adopted 15 July 1930
MontenegroFlag first hoisted 15 July 2004
NorwayFlag adopted - July 21, 1821 (unofficial)
HungaryFlag replaced by Hungarian Soviet Republic flag
IndiaFlag adopted 22 July 1947
MaldivesFlag adopted 25 July 1965
LiberiaFlag created 26 July 1847
IranFlag adopted 29 July 1980
HungaryFlag restored circa 31 July 1919
IraqFlag adopted 31 July 1963
AugustPoland1831 flag used as the flag of the Second Republic - 1 August 1919
BeninFlag readopted 1 August 1990
AlbaniaKingdom of Albania approved a modified flag to include Skanderbeg's Helmet - 3 August 1929
Cook IslandsFlag adopted 4 August 1979
Burkino FasoFlag adopted 4 August 1984
AlbaniaNew flag proposal submitted to King Zog - 5 August 1929
JamaicaFlag adopted 6 August 1962
EstoniaFlag reinstated 7 August 1990
AlbaniaKingdom of Albania flags formally adopted - 8 August 1929
GabonFlag adopted 09 August 1960
NigerFlag recodified in constitution, 9 August 1999
Hong KongApproval of flag by Hong Kong SAR preparatory committee 10 August 1996
GuatemalaFlag adopted 12 August 1871
JapanFlag adopted 13 August 1999 (in use since 17th century)
PakistanFlag adopted 14 August 1947
ParaguayFirst Paraguayan tribar adopted 15 August 1812
CyprusFlag adopted 16 August 1960
LuxembourgAdoption official on 16 August 1972
SerbiaFlag adopted 17 August 2004
Congo Flag adopted 18 August 1958, in disuse 1969-1991
SenegalFlag adopted 20 June 1960
RomaniaNew arms of People's Republic of Romania added to flag 21 August 1965
Equatorial GuineaFlag adopted 21 August 1979
RussiaOfficially adopted as state flag 21 August 1991
NicaraguaSpecifications on size and shade of blue issued 23 August 1971
ArmeniaReconfirmed by Supreme Council 23 August 1990
LiberiaFirst hoisted 24 August 1847
ArmeniaAdopted by Supreme Council 24 August 1990
Angola27 August 2003 - New flag adopted, not yet ratified
SeptemberSlovakiaFlag adopted 1 September 1992
LithuaniaProportions changed 1 September 2004
AustraliaFirst hoisted, 3 September 1901
SlovakiaFirst hoisted 3 September 1992
Ukraineuse reconfirmed 3 September 1998
NicaraguaFlag adopted 4 September 1908
MoroccoFlag described in constitution - 4 September 1992
KuwaitFlag adopted 7 September 1961
Sri LankaFlag adopted 7 September 1978, incorporating thee flag of Kandy, dating back to 1815, and national flag of 1948
Korea, Democratic Peoples Republic ofFlag adopted 8 September 1948
GuatemalaFlag colors and size standardized 12 September 1968
El SalvadorFlag reaffirmed in legislation - 14 September 1972
MexicoNew representation of arms on flag 15 September 1917
MalaysiaFlag adopted 16 September 1963
IndonesiaFlag hoisted 17 August 1945
MexicoFlag revised 17 September 1968
Haitiflag dimensions specified 18 September 1949
ItalyColors standardized 18 September 2002
Saint Kitts and NevisFlag adopted 19 September 1983
MaltaFlag adopted 21 September 1964
CambodiaFlag readopted 21 September 1993
Cape VerdeFlag adopted 22 September 1992
Guinea BissauFlag adopted 24 September 1973
EcuadorFlag adopted 26 September 1860
GuatemalaColors standardized 26 September 1997
BurundiProportions changed 27 September 1982
ThailandFlag adopted 28 September 1917
AlbaniaRoyal decree (Italian) approving flag - 28 September 1939
SyriaUnited Arab Republic dissolved 28 September 1961, flag in disuse
BruneiFlag adopted 29 September 1959
VietnamFlag adopted 30 November 1955
BotswanaFlag adopted 30 September 1996
OctoberChileFlag adopted 1 October 1949
ChinaFlag adopted 1 October 1949
NigeriaFlag officially adopted 1 October 1960
TuvaluFlag adopted at independence 1 October 1978
TuvaluFlag changed to add additional star - 1 October 1995
BermudaFlag adopted 4 October 1910
EgyptFlag adopted 4 October 1984
Saint HelenaFlag adopted 4 October 1984
Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic ofFlag approved 5 October 1995
SwazilandFlag adopted 6 October 1968
MexicoFlag adopted 7 October 1821
TaiwanNaval ensign adopted as national flag - 8 October 1928
UgandaFlag adopted 9 October 1962
Congo Flag readopted 10 October 1991
SomaliaFlag adopted 12 October 1954
NiueFlag adopted 15 October 1975
OmanChange in width of stripes and proportions 18 October 1995
Tristan da CunhaFlag adopted 20 October 2002
MadagascarFlag adopted 21 October 1958
Costa RicaChange to number of stars - 12 October 1964
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesFlag adopted 21 October 1985
CanadaFlag adopted 22 October 1964
New Zealand23 October 1869 - Flag proclaimed as colonial ensign
ZambiaFlag adopted 24 October 1964
RwandaFlag adopted 25 October 2001
IsraelFlag adopted 28 October 1948
CambodiaFlag adopted 29 October 1948 (in disuse 1970-1993)
PhilippinesFlag sanction lifted by US - 30 October 1919
BoliviaFlag adopted 31 October 1851
NovemberDominicaFlag adopted 3 November 1978
DominicaModifications to disk - 3 November 1981
DominicaFimbriations eliminated around stars 3 November 1990
TongaFlag adopted 4 November 1875
São Tomé and PrincipeFlag adopted 5 November 1975
Dominican RepublicFlag adopted 6 November 1844
ChadFlag adopted 6 November 1959
Turks and CaicosFlag adopted 7 November 1968
British Indian Ocean TerritoryFlag adopted 8 November 1990
GuineaFlag adopted 10 November 1958
AngolaAdopted 11 November 1975
British Virgin IslandsScroll added to flag - 15 November 1960
BeninFlag adopted 16 November 1959, in disuse 1975-1990
MoroccoFrench protectorate of Morocco flag officialized - 17 November 1915
LatviaAdopted 18 November 1918 (flag dates from 1279, in disuse during Soviet era)
Solomon IslandsFlag adopted 18 November 1977
UzbekistanFlag adopted 18 November 1991
BrazilAdopted 19 November 1889
LibyaFlag adopted 19 November 1977
MacaoOfficially hoisted at transfer 19 November 1999
RomaniaFlag established in Romanian constitution 21 November 1991
NigerFlag adopted 23 November 1959
French PolynesiaFlag adopted 23 November 1984
KuwaitFlag first hoisted, 24 November 1961
TajikistanFlag adopted 25 November 1992
ParaguayFlag with arms in center codified 25 November 1842
SurinameFlag adopted 25 November 1975
ColumbiaFlag adopted 26 November 1861
IcelandFlag approved for national use 30 November 1918
Federated States of MicronesiaFlag adopted 30 November 1978 as the flag of the Pacific Island Trust Territory
BarbadosAdopted 30 November 1996
DecemberAfghanistanBlack-Red-Green motif restored December 1992 - in disuse during Taliban era
TuvaluFlag changed in December 1995 and original pattern goes into disuse
Central African RepublicFlag adopted 1 December 1958
LaosFlag adopted 2 December 1975
SingaporeFlag adopted 3 December 1959
Côte d'IvoireFlag adopted 4 December 1959
EritreaFlag adopted 5 December 1995
Bulgariaarms of People's Republic added to flag - 6 December 1947
LebanonFlag adopted 7 December 1943
RomaniaEffective date of Romanian Constitution 8 December 1991
Mexicorecodification of flag law in revised decrees on national symbols - 8 December 2005
NorwayFlag legislated on 10 December 1898
SwitzerlandFlag adopted 12 December 1889, although some forms were in use unoffically since the 15th century
KenyaFlag adopted 12 December 1963
IndiaNew law regarding respect for the national flag - 12 December 2005
NorwayFlag legislation published 15 December 2 1898
Norwaylegislation becomes effective 15 December 1899
NepalEmblems on flag streamlined 16 December 1962
OmanFlag adopted 17 December 1970
AustraliaAddition of seventh point to Commonwealth star announced 19 December 1908
SpainFlag adopted 19 December 1981
Congo, Democratic Republic ofConstitutional referendum (18-19 Dec. 2005) passed - planned return to flag of 1963-66 (implementation date unknown)
MexicoArms on flag modified 20 December 1880 by proclamation
PanamaFlag first hoisted 20 December 1903
United Arab EmiratesAdopted 21 December 1971
CroatiaFlag adopted 21 December 1990
Puerto RicoFlag adopted 22 December 1895 (use forbidden until 1952)
GreeceColors standardized 22 December 1978
ComorosFlag prescribed in new constitution - 23 December 2001
RussiaReuse following dissolution of Soviet Union - 26 December 1991
RomaniaArms removed from flag 27 December 1989
Bulgaria1897 flag readopted 17 December 1990
IrelandUse confirmed 29 December 1937
Faroe IslandsBlue color standardized - 29 December 1998
ComorosNew flag hoisted - 31 December 2001