List of Danish flags

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
	(1219) —Present	National flag and civil ensign	Dimensions: 6:2:9 horizontally and 6:2:6 vertically.
	? —Present	State flag.

Historical

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	Circa 1300s	State Banner of the King of Denmark as depicted in the Gelre Armorial, the earliest representation of the Dannebrog.
	Circa 1300s	Royal Banner	Yellow Banner depicting the Arms of the King of Denmark; three crowned lions with a semée of hearts.

Royal flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1972—present	Royal Standard of Denmark, used by Queen Margrethe II	Royal flag with the greater (Monarch's) coat of arms
	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.
	1914—present	The Flag of the Crown Prince of Denmark	Royal flag with the smaller (also: national) coat of arms.
	1972—present	The Flag of Prince Henrik of Denmark	Royal flag with the arms of Prince Henrik.
	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.
	? —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
	1948–1972	Royal Standard of Denmark	Royal flag with the greater coat of arms of Denmark
	1903–1948	Royal Standard of Denmark	Royal flag with the greater coat of arms of Denmark
	1819–1903	Royal Standard of Denmark	Royal flag with the greater coat of arms of Denmark
	1731–1819	Royal Standard of Denmark	Royal flag with the middle coat of arms of Denmark
	1948–2000	Royal Standard of Queen Ingrid, The Queen Mother

Military flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	? —Present	The Royal Danish Army uses the state flag.
	? —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 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

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) and the Jutlandic flag ("Den jyske fane") are obscure. None of these flags have legal recognition in Denmark, and are officially considered to be "fantasy flags".^[1] 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.[2] Designed by Mogens Bohøj.[3]
	1975 —Present	Unofficial flag of Jutland	A Nordic Cross Flag in blue, green and red. Designed by Per Kramer in 1975.[4]

Flags of 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

References

1. harteg.dk Bornholms områdeflag afvist
2. klauber-flag.dk - Vendelbrog
3. nordjyske.dk Det faldt ikke nedfra himlen ...
4. klauber-flag.dk

See also

• Flag of Denmark
• Coat of arms of Denmark