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This is a list of flags which have been, or are still today, used on the territory of North Macedonia or by ethnic Macedonians.

North Macedonia

Flag Date Use Description
1995–present Flag of the Republic of North Macedonia (civil, state, and war flag) A golden-yellow sun with eight rays extending to the edges of the red field.

Historical flags

Flag Date Use Description
1992–1995 Flag of the Republic of Macedonia A red flag with the yellow Vergina Sun in the middle.
1947–1991 Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Three equal horizontal fields, blue on the top, white in the middle and red on the bottom, Red star in the center.
1946–1991 Flag of the People's Republic of Macedonia (1946–1963) and Socialist Republic of Macedonia (1963–1991) A red flag with a gold-edged red star in the canton.
1944–1946 Flag of Democratic Federal Macedonia A red flag with a gold-edged red star in the middle of the flag.
1941–1945 Flag of Yugoslav partisan movement Three equal horizontal fields, blue on the top, white in the middle and red on the bottom, Red star in the white field.
2.8.1903 – 12.8.1903 Flag of the Republic of Kruševo[a] A plain red flag. In the middle is a yellow palm crown, decorated with two shaking hands - a symbol of the people's unity, and over there is a flaming torch. Around these symbols is the slogan "Svoboda ili smart" and another inscription "Banner of the Krushevo cheta".
1920s–present[3][4] Historical flag of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) used by political parties in Bulgaria and North Macedonia until now.[5][6] Horizontal bicolor of red and black

Local flags

Flag Date Use Description
Flag of the Mijaks 15 century[citation needed] Flag of the Mijaks
The newly discovered Mijak flag 15 century[citation needed] Flag of a Mijak family in Galičnik A red rectangle and inside with a circle, a horsemen ,a horsmen with a crown, the crescent and another figure(possibly a flower)
Mijaks wedding flag 15 century[citation needed] Mijaks wedding flag
Flag of the Macedonian Colony in Petrograd, Russia 1914 Flag of the Macedonian colony in Petrograd, Russia A horse in a white square on a red background and a sun in the lower left corner above which there is an inscription "ONE INDEPENDENT MACEDONIA"
File:Macedonian Lion flag with Inscription.png 2001 - 2004 Flag used by the Special Police Unit "Lions" from 2001 to 2004

Municipal flags

Note: This list is incomplete.
Flag Date Use Description
2012–present Aerodrom Municipality
? – Present Aračinovo Municipality A red flag with the coat of arms in the middle and two thin horizontal stripes.
? – Present Berovo Municipality A light (sky) blue flag with red insignia in the middle.
2006–present Bitola Municipality A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
? – Present Bogdanci Municipality A blue and red flag (two blue & two red cantons), with the Municipality coat-of-arms in the middle.
1996–present Bogovinje Municipality A red background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
1996–present Bosilovo Municipality
Brvenica Municipality
2010–present Čair Municipality A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
Čaška Municipality
?–2014 Municipality of Češinovo-Obleševo
Centar Župa Municipality
Municipality of Čučer-Sandevo A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
Debar Municipality
Debarca Municipality
Municipality of Delčevo
?–2015 Demir Hisar Municipality
Demir Kapija Municipality A yellow background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
Dojran Municipality
Dolneni Municipality
?-Present Gevgelija Municipality A flag with a blue bar over a white bar & the coat-of-arms of the Municipality near the mast of the flag.
Gostivar Municipality
1996–present Ilinden Municipality A red vertical flag with a 12-pointed sun and the letter "I" in Cyrillic (И).
Jegunovce Municipality
Karbinci Municipality A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
Kavadarci Municipality
Flag of Kisela Voda Municipality ?–2015 Kisela Voda Municipality
2010–present Municipality of Kočani
Konče Municipality A red background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
2006–present Kratovo Municipality
2009–present Kriva Palanka Municipality
2005–present Karpoš Municipality A yellow background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
Municipality of Krivogaštani A red background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
Municipality of Kruševo
2002–Present Kumanovo Municipality A red background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
Lipkovo Municipality
Lozovo Municipality
?-Present Makedonska Kamenica Municipality
Makedonski Brod Municipality
Municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša
Mogila Municipality
Negotino Municipality
Novaci Municipality
Novo Selo Municipality
Municipality of Pehčevo
Petrovec Municipality
Plasnica Municipality
? – Present Prilep Municipality A dark blue background with the municipal coat of arms, outlined in white, in the middle.
2015–present Municipality of Probištip
2007–present Rankovce Municipality
Resen (municipality) A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
Rosoman Municipality
Skopje Municipality
Municipality of Sopište
Municipality of Staro Nagoričane
Municipality of Štip A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.
?-Present Struga Municipality A blue vertical flag with the coat of arms in the middle.
?-Present Strumica Municipality A white vertical flag with the coat of arms and a blue-yellow border.
Municipality of Studeničani
?-Present Radoviš Municipality
2007–present Tearce Municipality
?-Present Tetovo Municipality A red, black and yellow tricolor flag, the yellow one being the thickest.
Valandovo Municipality
Vasilevo Municipality
?-Present Veles Municipality
?-Present Vevchani Municipality
2007–present Vinica Municipality A red and blue bicolor flag with outline of Vinica Fortress and an icon.
Municipality of Vrapčište
Zelenikovo Municipality
1996–present Municipality of Želino
Zrnovci Municipality
Šuto Orizari Municipality A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle.

Former flags of municipalities

Flag Date Use Description
Old flag of Aračinovo Municipality Aračinovo Municipality
Old flag of Kisela Voda Municipality ?–2015 Kisela Voda Municipality
Old Flag of Šuto Orizari Municipality Šuto Orizari Municipality

Government flags

Flag Date Use Description
- present Flag of Ministry Foreign Affairs of Republic of North Macedonia
- present Flag of Ministry of Culture of Republic of North Macedonia
Flag of the Army of Republic of Macedonia 1992–present Flag of the Army of Republic of North Macedonia
1992-2013 Flag of Ministry of Internal Affairs A blue flag with the emblem in the middle
1992–present Flag of Uniformed members of MIA A blue flag with the emblem in the middle
- present Flag of Border Police of Republic of North Macedonia A green flag with the emblem in the middle

Universities

Flag Date Use Description
St. Clement of Ohrid University of Bitola

Military flags

Flag Date Use Description
1944 Flag of the First Macedonian Brigade (WW2) Red flag and the lower half of the flag the unit's name is written in yellow capital Cyrillic letters.
2009–present Flag of 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade Red flag with the coat of arms of Macedonia on the upper left and the unit's badge on upper right and the lower half of the flag the unit's name is written in yellow capital Cyrillic letters.

Political parties flags

Flag Date Use Description
current
New flag of SDSM 2019–present SDSM
Old flag of SDSM ?–2019
1997–present Liberal Democratic Party
2020–present Green Humane City
Link to file 2002–present Democratic Union of the Vlachs of Macedonia
1997–present Albanian Democratic Party
1992–present Democratic Party of Turks
1990–present IMRO-DPMNU
former
Dostoinstvo
1944-1990 League of Communists of Macedonia
other
1990s–present Flag of the proposed Republic of Ilirida, one of the flags used by Albanian nationalists and irredentist.

Macedonian diaspora flags

Flag Date Use Description
-present Flag of the Macedonians in Serbia
-present Flag of Macedonians in Bulgaria The UMO Ilinden–Pirin party flag in Bulgaria.
-present Flag of Macedonians in Greece The Rainbow Party flag in Greece.
Flag of Macedonians in Slovenia -present Flag of the Macedonians in Slovenia
Flag of Macedonians in Croatia -present Flag of the Macedonians in Croatia
-present Flag of Macedonians in Argentina
-present Flag of Macedonians in Australia
-present Flag of Macedonians in Germany
-present Flag of Macedonians in Italy
-present Flag of Macedonians in Switzerland

Organizations flags

Flag Date Use Description
Flag of Macedonian Herald Society red flag with the COA of the society

Notes

  1. ^ Considered to be Bulgarian in Bulgaria.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Xисарлъшка-Танова, С. Знамената на Илинденско-Преображенското въстание 1903 г. — издателство: Векове, 1983, № 3, стр. 77.
  2. ^ The insurgents in Krushevo flew also Bulgarian flags everywhere. See: "Who are the Macedonians", Published by C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2000, ISBN 1-85065-534-0, by Hugh Poulton - p. 57.
  3. ^ In an article from the Macedonian journalist Spase Shuplinovski in the Macedonian mainstream daily newspaper Utrinski vesnik - issue 1166, October 16, 2006 is described, that the flag of the Macedonian party VMRO - DPMNE was adopted from IMRO, which was established in 1920 and was banned in 1934. Archived May 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ In official speech in Macedonian Parliament in June 2008 on the occasion of the enacting a Law about the usage of the flags in Republic of Macedonia, the deputy Yani Macraduli has maintained, the red - black flag of IMRO dates (was created) during the leadership of Todor Alexandrov, i.e. - 1920s.
  5. ^ The IMRO flag is considered to be Bulgarian in Bulgaria, see: "100 years IMARO" (in Bulgarian) ISBN 954-8187-10-8, Publisher: Macedonian Scientific Institute, Authors: Professor D. Michev, Ph.D. D. Gotsev, Sofia - 1994, p. 7. Archived January 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ However, according to Academician Ivan Katardjev, Director of the Historical Sciences section in the Department of Social Sciences in the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts the policy of IMRO leader in the beginning of the 1920s, Todor Alexandrov served the Bulgarian interests, see: "Утрински весник", Issue 1806, 16.10.2006 Александров изедначен со Гоце Делчев [Aleksandrov tied with Gotse Delchev]. Southeast European Times (in Macedonian). October 16, 2006. Archived from the original on May 30, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2008. and the policy of IMRO leader in the second half of 1920s until its ban in 1934, Ivan Mihailov, for establishment of an independent Macedonian state, meant a Macedonian state of the Bulgarians in Macedonia, see: "Утрински весник", Issue 1806, 16.10.2006.Интервју: Д-р Иван Катарџиев, Историчар [Interview: Dr. Ivan Katarjiev, Historian] (in Macedonian). Вест. March 24, 2001. Archived from the original on October 16, 2005. Retrieved August 29, 2008.