List of flags by design
This is a list of flags, arranged by design, serving as a navigational aid for identifying a given flag.
Solid
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Flag of Afghanistan, used from 1709-1738 and 1880-1901
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Charged
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Olympic Flag
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Flag of the People's Republic of China
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Flag of Japan
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Flag of New Mexico
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Flag of Rapa Nui
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Bicolour
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Flag of Galicia (bicolour with a diagonal stripe) -
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Flag of Qatar (serrated vertical bicolour)
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Flag of Colorado (charged horizontal bicolour triband) -
Flag of Ecuador (charged horizontal tricolour) -
Flag of The Gambia (fimbriated horizontal tricolour) -
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Flag of Peru (vertical bicolour triband)
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Stripes
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Flag of Botswana (horizontal stripes)
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Flag of Algeria (crescent facing single five pointed star)
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Flag of Pakistan (crescent facing single five pointed star) -
Flag of Singapore (crescent and five stars)
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Flag of Western Sahara (crescent facing single star)
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Flag of Ibaraki Prefecture
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Flag of Vatican City (Two colour with coat of arms)
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Flag of Țarigrad
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Person or body part
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Flag of Corsica (Moor's head)
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Flag of Sint Eustatius (The Quill)
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Machine, tool, or instrument
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