Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
|
1992—Present |
Flag of the Armed Forces |
State coat of arms in the center. In the flag edges are two-branch wreaths. |
|
?—Present |
Naval jack |
National flag in square format with two white anchors in saltire defacing the blue stripe in its center. |
|
?—Present |
Air force flag |
Flag of the Air Forces in square format, white with roundel in its center. |
|
?—Present |
Chief of the General Staff |
A square national tricolour with four white five-pointed stars one above other in the blue stripe. |
|
?—Present |
Chief of Naval Staff |
A light blue flag with the national flag in the canton, a diagonally set black-outlined anchor in the fly upper quarter and four yellow five-pointed stars in a horizontal line in the lower half |
|
?—Present |
Deputy Chief of Naval Staff |
A light blue flag with the national flag in the canton, a diagonally set black-outlined anchor in the fly upper quarter and three yellow five-pointed stars in a horizontal line in the lower half |
|
?—Present |
Fleet or Flotilla Commander |
A light blue flag with the national flag in the canton, a diagonally set black-outlined anchor in the fly upper quarter and two yellow five-pointed stars in a horizontal line in the lower half |
|
?—Present |
Major Naval Unit Commander |
A light blue flag with the national flag in the canton, a diagonally set black-outlined anchor in the fly upper quarter and one yellow five-pointed stars in a horizontal line in the lower half |
|
?—Present |
Naval Unit Commander |
A triangular light blue flag with the national tricolour near the hoist in the central part and in the fly a black outlined anchor, set vertically. |
Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
|
1989 |
de facto State flag and civil ensign during the 1989 revolution |
The Communist flag with a hole cut out of the middle to remove the coat of arms, as a symbolic protest against the despised Ceauşescu regime |
|
1965—1989 |
Flag of the Socialist Republic of Romania |
The arms had a scroll with the word REPUBLICA (left), SOCIALISTĂ (right) and ROMÂNIA (center) and were surmounted by a red star. |
|
1952—1965 |
Flag of the People's Republic of Romania |
The arms had a scroll bearing the letters RPR and were surmounted by a red star. |
|
1948—1952 |
Flag of the People's Republic of Romania |
The arms had a scroll bearing the letters RPR (no red star). |
|
Jan-Mar 1948 |
Flag of the People's Republic of Romania |
Provisional coat of arms established in January 1948. This is a reconstituted/theoretical model, as the "tractor" coat of arms was never used. |
|
1940—1947 (and 1927—1930?) |
Army flag of the Kingdom of Romania |
Blue-yellow-red vertical tricolor with the country's coat of arms in the middle, surrounded by a laurel wreath. In corners, the monogram of king Michael I of Romania, crowned and surrounded by a laurel wreath. |
|
1930—1940 |
Army flag of the Kingdom of Romania |
Blue-yellow-red vertical tricolor with the country's coat of arms in the middle, surrounded by a laurel wreath. In corners, the monogram of king Carol II of Romania, crowned and surrounded by a laurel wreath. |
|
1921—1927 (1930?) |
Army flag of the Kingdom of Romania |
Blue-yellow-red vertical tricolor with the country's coat of arms in the middle, surrounded by a laurel wreath. In corners, the monogram of king Ferdinand I of Romania, crowned and surrounded by a laurel wreath. |
|
1921—1947 |
Army flag of the Kingdom of Romania, official model. Several other models were used instead (see above). |
Blue-yellow-red vertical tricolor with the country's coat of arms in the middle. |
|
1914—1921 |
Army flag of the Kingdom of Romania |
Blue-yellow-red vertical tricolor with the country's coat of arms in the middle (slightly modified de facto), surrounded by a laurel wreath. In corners, the monogram of king Ferdinand I of Romania, crowned and surrounded by a laurel wreath. |
|
1881—1914 |
Army flag of the Kingdom of Romania |
Blue-yellow-red vertical tricolor with the country's coat of arms in the middle (slightly modified de facto), surrounded by a laurel wreath. In corners, the monogram of king Carol I of Romania, crowned and surrounded by a laurel wreath. |
|
1877—1878 |
Army flag of the Principality of Romania |
Blue-yellow-red vertical tricolor with the medium country's coat of arms in the middle, on a purple background, surrounded by a laurel wreath. In corners, the monogram of king Carol I of Romania, crowned and surrounded by a laurel wreath. Used during the Romanian War of Independence. |
|
1874—1881 |
Army flag of the Principality of Romania |
Blue-yellow-red vertical tricolor with the country's coat of arms in the middle, surrounded by a laurel wreath. In corners, the monogram of king Carol I of Romania, crowned and surrounded by a laurel wreath. |
|
1872—1921 |
Army flag of the Principality of Romania, official model. Several other models were used instead (see above). |
Blue-yellow-red vertical tricolor with the country's coat of arms in the middle. |
|
1867—1872 |
Army flag of the Principality of Romania, official model, never used. |
Blue-yellow-red vertical tricolor with the country's coat of arms in the middle. |
|
1867—1947 |
Civil ensign of the Principality/Kingdom of Romania |
Blue-yellow-red vertical tricolor with blue near the hoist. |
|
1863—1874 |
Army flag of the United Principalities of Romania and after 1866 Principality of Romania |
Blue-yellow-red horizontal tricolor with red above. Flying crowned aquilla with the coats of arms of Wallachia and Moldavia over it. The aquila holds the sceptre and the sword. In the corners, the monogram of prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza, surrounded by a laurel wreath. On the red scarf it is written: HONOR ET PATRIA. |
|
1862—1866 |
Princial flag of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia |
Blue-yellow-red horizontal tricolor with red above. Coats of arms of Wallachia and Moldavia crowned and surrounded by Romanian tricolors. |
|
1862—1866 |
Civil ensign of the United Principalities of Romania |
Blue-yellow-red horizontal tricolor with red above. |
|
1859—1862 |
Civil ensign of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia |
Blue-yellow-red horizontal tricolor with blue above. |