List of non-rectangular flags

This is a list of non-rectangular flags, including the official flags of states or territories, groups or movements, and individual people. This excludes square flags, such as those of Switzerland, or Vatican City.

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This is a list of non-rectangular flags, including the official flags of states or territories, groups or movements, and individual people. This excludes square flags, such as those of Switzerland, or Vatican City.

Current flags

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2022)

Country flags

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Name	Image	Notes	References
Flag of Nepal

Other sovereign state flags

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Name	Image	Notes	References
Danish State and War Flag and State Ensign
Danish Naval Ensign
Estonian Naval Ensign
Finnish War Flag and Naval Ensign
German Naval Ensign
Icelandic State and War Flag
Moroccan Naval Jack
Norwegian State and War Flag
Swedish War Flag and Naval Ensign

Government flags

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Flag	Image	Country
Minister of Defense of Brazil		Brazil

Sub-national territories

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Flag	Image	Country
Alameda		United States (California)
Aracena		Spain (Province of Huelva, Andalusia)
Banská Bystrica		Slovakia (Banská Bystrica Region)
Bartoszyce County		Poland (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship)
Bratislava		Slovakia (Bratislava Region)
Chillicothe		United States (Ohio)
Chodzież County		Poland (Greater Poland Voivodeship)
Érd		Hungary (Pest County)
Euclid		United States (Ohio)
Greater Poland Voivodeship[1]		Poland
Grodzisk County		Poland (Greater Poland Voivodeship)
Irkutsk		Russia (Irkutsk Oblast)
Janów County		Poland (Lublin Voivodeship)
Jarocin County		Poland (Greater Poland Voivodeship)
Kent		United States (Ohio)
Kępno County		Poland (Greater Poland Voivodeship)
Košice Old Town		Slovakia (Košice, Košice Region)
Leśna		Poland (Lower Silesian Voivodeship)
Lublin County		Poland (Lublin Voivodeship)
Łuków County		Poland (Lublin Voivodeship)
Marysville		United States (Ohio)
Międzychód County		Poland (Greater Poland Voivodeship)
Nantucket		United States (Massachusetts)
Nitra		Slovakia
North Savo		Finland
Oborniki County		Poland (Greater Poland Voivodeship)
Ohio[2]		United States
Övörkhangai Province		Mongolia
Piła County		Poland (Greater Poland Voivodeship)
Pleszew County		Poland (Greater Poland Voivodeship)
Portsmouth		United States (Ohio)
Poznań County		Poland (Greater Poland Voivodeship)
Radzyń County		Poland (Lublin Voivodeship)
Ruhnu Parish		Estonia (Saare County)
Ryki County		Poland (Lublin Voivodeship)
Słupca County		Poland (Greater Poland Voivodeship)
Selenge Province		Mongolia
Satakunta		Finland
Sükhbaatar Province		Mongolia
Suwałki County		Poland (Podlaskie Voivodeship)
Tampa		United States (Florida)
Veneto		Italy
Venice		Italy (Veneto)
Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship		Poland
Włocławek		Poland (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship)
Zamora		Spain (Province of Zamora, Castile and León)
Zlaté Moravce		Slovakia (Nitra Region)
Trnava		Slovakia
Trenčín		Slovakia
Jutland		Denmark
Lower Saxony (State Flag)		Germany
Gmina Słupia		Poland (Skierniewice County, Łódź Voivodeship)

Private entities

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Name	Image	Date	Notes	References
Holy Empire of Reunion		1997–present	A micronation based in Réunion.

Former flags

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2022)

Name	Image	Date	Notes	References
Ajaigarh State
Ajuran Sultanate
Allied-Occupied Germany		1946–1949	Merchant flag
Allied-Occupied Japan		1945–1952
Anuradhapura Kingdom			De facto flag.
Australia (unofficial)				Bowman flag
Benares State
Bogd Khanate of Mongolia		1911–1920 1921–1924
Emirate of Bukhara
Cambodia		Pre-1864
Catholic League		1576–1577 1584–1595	One of several variants used.	Procession de la Ligue 1590 Carnavalet
Caucasian Imamate
Republic of Cospaia
Republic of China (Wang Jingwei regime)		1940–1943		Flag of China
Chitral state
Cossack Hetmanate
Dewas State
Dir state
Emirate of Granada
Ethiopia		1881–1889
Holstein
War flag of the Holy Roman Empire		12th–early 14th centuries
Hungary		895–1000
Idrisid Emirate of Asir		1909–1927
India		1917		Indian Home Rule movement
Jaipur State		1699–1818
Jammu and Kashmir State		1836–1936
Jallon		pre-1896
Jallon		1896–1912
Kalisz		2004–2018
Kalmyk Khanate
Kanem–Bornu Empire
Khilchipur State
Kingdom of Kakheti		1465–1762
Kingdom of León				Flag of León
Maratha Confederacy				Bhagwa Dhwaj
Mamluk Sultanate
Mongolian People's Republic		1924–1930
Mongolian People's Republic		1930–1940
Mudhol State
Nepal		1743–1962	during this time period Nepal changed its flag multiple times, each time to a non-rectangular flag.	[3]
North Sea Empire		1013–1042
Oudh State		1572–1856
Royal Flag of Norway		1844–1905
Postal Flag of Norway		1899
Novgorod Republic		1385
Ottoman Tunisia
Republic of Rose Island		1968–1969	A micronation
Porbandar State				[citation needed]
Empire of Trebizond
Banner of Ivan the Terrible in the Siege of Kazan
Qing dynasty		1862–1889
Qing dynasty (Imperial Flag)		1862–1912
Republic of Venice				Banner of Saint Mark
Merchant Flag of the Ryukyu Kingdom.		1429–1879
Ahmadnagar Sultanate
Baroda State
Gwalior State		1731–1818
Indore State
Jhansi State
Kolhapur State
Kingdom of Nagpur
Sangli State
Crimean Khanate
Delhi Sultanate
West Macedonia
Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Imperial Ensign (according to Pietro Vesconte's portolan chart.)
Examples of Byzantine military banners probably borne by cavalry, according to the Chronicle of Ioannis Skylitzes.
Sultanate of Cirebon
Sultanate of Ternate		16th to 17th century
Chola dynasty
Republic of Siena		13th century
Princedom of Shapsugia
Crown of Aragon		1413–1516
Kingdom of Hungary		1102–1163
Bosnian Banate		1154–1277
Kingdom of Bosnia		1377–1463
Province of Carnaro		1924–1947
Duchy of Urbino
Military Flag of the warriors loyal to Japanese court.			In reality, it was hoisted vertically.
Venice War Flag
White Star Line		1845–1934	The White Star Line was a British shipping company; this was its house flag.
Oriflamme			Ancient French war flag.
Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia		1199–1349
Italian Regency of Carnaro		1919–1920

References

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1. ^ Herb i flaga Województwa Wielkopolskiego. Poznań: Samorząd województwa wielkopolskiego.
2. ^ Purcell, John M. (July 23, 2001). The Centennial of Ohio's Flag: From Obscurity to Esteem (PDF). International Congress of Vexillology. York: International Federation of Vexillological Associations. pp. 181–184. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
3. ^ "History of Nepal Flag". Flagmakers. Retrieved 2020-02-22.