The Dannebrog the national flag of Denmark.

The following is a list of flags of Denmark.

National flag and State flag

Flag Date Use Description
1370—Present National flag and civil ensign Flag of Denmark
? —Present State flag
? —Present Flag of Denmark (vertical banner)

Royal flags

Flag Date Use Description
1972—present Royal Standard of Denmark, used by King Frederik X Royal flag with the greater (Monarch's) coat of arms
1914—present The Flag of the Crown Prince of Denmark Royal flag with the smaller (also: national) coat of arms.
1914—present The Flag of the temporary Regent of Denmark (in practice a member of the Royal House) Royal flag with a Royal crown (top), a sceptre, a sword (in saltire), and an orb (bottom) in the centre white square.
? —Present Royal House Standard (Other Members of the Royal Family) Royal flag with a Royal crown in the centre white square.
1972—present Royal Pennant of the Monarch A pentagonal (i.e. a square and a triangle combined) pennant. In the hoist a white square with the same coat of arms as the royal flag, in the fly, a triangle with swallow-tail, a red field with a white cross.
? —Present Royal Pennant A pentagonal (i.e. a square and a triangle combined) pennant. In the hoist a white square with the lesser coat of arms (same as the crown prince's flag), in the fly, a triangle with swallow-tail, a red field with a white cross.

Historical Royal flags

Flag Date Use Description
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag 1948–1972 Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Royal Standard of Denmark Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Royal flag with the greater coat of arms of Denmark
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag 1903–1948 Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Royal Standard of Denmark Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Royal flag with the greater coat of arms of Denmark
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag 1819–1903 Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Royal Standard of Denmark Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Royal flag with the greater coat of arms of Denmark
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag 1731–1819 Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Royal Standard of Denmark Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Royal flag with the middle coat of arms of Denmark-Norway
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag 1948–2000 Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Royal Standard of Queen Ingrid, The Queen Mother Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag 1972-2002 The Flag of Prince Henrik of Denmark Royal flag with the arms of Prince Henrik.
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag 2002-2018 The Flag of Prince Henrik of Denmark Royal flag with the arms of Prince Henrik, with a prince's crown replaced by the royal crown.

Military flags

Army

Flag Date Use Description
<1580[1]—Present The Royal Danish Army uses the state flag.
1970s—Present Rank flag for King as General.
1970s—Present Rank flag for Chief of the Army
1970s—Present Rank flag for the Chief a Division
2019—Present Danish Artillery Regiment colours
1997—Present Engineer Regiment colours


2001—Present Guard Hussar Regiment colours and standard
2019—Present Intelligence Regiment colours
1972—Present Jutland Dragoon Regiment standard
1972—Present Royal Life Guards colours
2019—Present Schleswig Regiment of Foot colours
2019—Present Signal Regiment colours
1990—Present Logistic Regiment colours

Former regiments of the Royal Danish Army

Flag Date Use Description
1790–1842 Standards of the 10th Regiment
1785–1790 Standards of the 10th Regiment
1790–1819 Standards of the Danish Life Regiment
1785–1842 Standards of the Falster Regiment of Foot
1790–1808 Standards of the Funen Life Regiment
1749–1766 Standards of the Funen Life Regiment
1790–1842 Standards of the Jutlandic Regiment of Foot
1785–1790 Standards of the Jutlandic Regiment of Foot
1819–1842 Standards of the King's Regiment of Foot
1785–1819 Standards of the King's Regiment of Foot
?–1785 Standards of the King's Regiment of Foot
1790–1860 Standards of the Marine Regiment
1785–1790 Standards of the Marine Regiment
?–1785 Standards of the Marine Regiment
1790–1808 Standards of the Prince's Life Regiment
1753–1790 Standards of the Prince's Life Regiment
1810–1842 Standards of the Queen's Life Regiment
?–1790 Standards of the Queen's Life Regiment
1790–1808 Standards of the Zealand Life Regiment
1790–1842 Standards of the Schleswig Regiment of Foot
1779–1785 Standards of the Schleswig Regiment of Foot
1940s Standards of the Danish volunteers in the Winter War
1940-1945 Standards of the SS-Schalburgkorps (part of Germanic SS durning World War II, not part of Royal Danish Army)
1941-1943 Standards of the Free Corps Denmark (part of Germanic SS durning World War II, not part of Royal Danish Army)

Navy

Flag Date Use Description
<1585[1]—Present Naval Ensign Like the state flag but the Royal Danish Navy uses flags with a darker hue than both the national and state flags.
? —Present Minister of Defence flag. State flag with a crowned anchor with a bar and rope/chain.
? —Present Chief of Defence staff flag. State flag with two white staffs in saltire in the first quarter.
? —Present Rank flag for General admiral staff flag.
? —Present Rank flag for an Admiral
? —Present Rank flag for a Vice Admiral
? —Present Rank flag for a Rear Admiral
? —Present Rank flag for a Flotilla Admiral
? —Present Chief of Squadron flag
? —Present Senior Officer Afloat flag
1880s-? Vice Admiral flag
1880s-? Counter admiral flag

Customs services

Flag Date Use Description
1778-1814 Customs services flag

Flags of state-owned companies

Flag Date Use Description
?–Present Post Danmark State flag with the logo of Post Danmark
?–Present Danish State Railways State flag with the logo of DSB

Subnational flags

Autonomous entities

Flag Date Use Description
1985–Present Flag of Greenland Two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a large disk slightly to the hoist side of centre. The top half of the disk is red, the bottom half is white
1948–Present Flag of the Faroe Islands A red Nordic cross, which is offset to the left. The red cross is surrounded by an azure-blue border and is set on a white field

Regions

See also: Regions of Denmark

The regions of Denmark do not have flags, instead using "logos" as symbols. These are sometimes misattributed as flags, and can be seen flown at times, but this is not the official use of them.

Unofficial regional flags

Some areas in Denmark have unofficial flags, listed below. The regional flags of Bornholm and Ærø are known to be in active use. The flags of Vendsyssel (Vendelbrog), the Jutlandic flag ("Den jyske fane"), and the flag of Funen ("Fynbo fanen") are obscure. None of these flags have legal recognition in Denmark, and are officially considered to be "fantasy flags".[2] Denmark reserves official recognition to official flags and regional flags (områdeflag) from other jurisdictions.

Flag Date Use Description

1970s—Present Unofficial flag of Bornholm Nordic Cross Flag in red and green. Also known in a version with a white fimbriation of the green cross in a style similar to design of the Norwegian flag.
1633—Present Unofficial flag of Ærø Tricolour in yellow, green and red
Very similar to the Flag of Lithuania. A frequent interpretation is that the colours represent the kings of Denmark (red), the dukes of Schleswig (yellow) and the islands itself (green).
1976—Present Unofficial flag of Vendsyssel Nordic Cross Flag in blue, orange and green.[3] Designed by Mogens Bohøj.[4]
1975—Present Unofficial flag of Jutland A Nordic Cross Flag in blue, green and red. Designed by Per Kramer in 1975.[5]

2015 — Present

Unofficial flag of Funen There are two proposed flags:

The green colour symbolises the island's importance as the 'pantry of Denmark'. The blue represents the island itself, and the red its strong ties to Denmark.[6]

Political flags

Flag Date Party Description

1932–1945 National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark The only party in the history of denmark that used flag was DNSAP.
around 1999 National Socialist Movement of Denmark, marginal traffic reactivating the former DNSAP.
2011-2017 Party of the Danes, considered to be the 3rd incarnation of DNSAP.

Ethnic groups flags

Flag Date Use Description
Flag of Frisians in Denmark Flags of Frisia
Flag of North Schleswig Germans

Historical

Flag Date Use Description
1016–1035 North Sea Empire The Raven Banner was used by Cnut the Great and many other Scandinavian rulers.
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Circa 1300s Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag State Banner of the King of Denmark as depicted in the Gelre Armorial, the earliest representation of the Dannebrog. Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Circa 1300s Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Royal Banner Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Yellow Banner depicting the Arms of the King of Denmark; three crowned lions with a semée of hearts.
1430s Kalmar Union Emblems of the Kalmar Union
1427 A medieval ship flag captured from a Danish ship by forces from Lübeck

House flags of Danish freight companies

Flag Date Use Description
1889–Present Dampskibsselskabet Torm
1866–Present DFDS
1904–Present Maersk
1897–Present EAC Invest A/S
1902–1979 Danish-French Steamship Companyda
1879–1898 Thingvalla Line

Yacht clubs of Denmark

Flag Date Use Description
?–Present Ensign of Royal Danish Yacht Club
?–Present Ensign of Randers Sejlklub
?–Present Denmark Yacht Ensign
Flag Club
Aarhus Sejlklub
Espergærde Sejlklub
Faaborg Sejlklub
Fredericia Sejlklub
Gråsten Sejlklub
Hellerup Sejlklub
Horsens Sejlklub
Kerteminde Sejlklub
Kjøbenhavns Amatør-Sejlklub
Kolding Sejlklub
Royal Danish Yacht Club
Middelfart Sejlklub
Skovshoved Sejlklub
Skælskør Amatør Sejlklub
Taarbæk Sejlklub
Thisted Sejlklub
Yachtklubben Furesøen

Other flags/Microstate flags

Flag Date Use Description
1796-1848 In the flag books this is labelled 'Danish in West Indies'. No official sources can tell us what the flag was, and that the flag is *not* the colonial ensign of the Danish West India. However, he argues that the flag was hoisted as a courtesy ensign on the foretop mast by ships bound for the colony. Dannebrog in the canton of a blue flag.
1924 Flag of 2nd World Scout Jamboree
1971–Present Flag of Christiania
1944–Present Flag of Kingdom of Elleore

References

  1. ^ a b Adriansen, Inge (2003). Nationale symboler i det danske rige 1830-2000. Museum Tusculanum forlag. pp. 129–130. ISBN 87-7289-794-5.
  2. ^ Sletskov, Torsten (21 April 2006). "Bornholm's Regional flag Denied". harteg.dk. Bornholms Tidende. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. ^ Klauber Flag. "Flag Name - Vendelbrog". Klauber-Flag. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. ^ Ottesen, Charlotte B. (9 August 2011). "It Didn't Fall From the Sky". NordJyske. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  5. ^ Klauber Flag. "Flag Name - Flag of Jutland". Klauber-Flag. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Det Fynske flag". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-02-08.

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