National flag and State flag
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | 1918–present (1940–1990 de iure) | State flag and civil ensign | Dimensions: 10 horizontally and 2:1:2 vertically. |
Governmental standards
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | 1923–1940 1995–present | Presidential standard | |
![]() | 1995–present | Speaker of the Saeima | |
![]() | 1995–present | Prime Minister's standard | |
![]() | 2002–present | Defence Minister |
Military flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | 1991–present 1919–1940 | Naval ensign | |
![]() | 1991–present 1919–1940 | Naval jack | |
![]() | ?-present | Flag of the commander-in-chief of the army | Like the naval ensign, but with the naval jack in canton |
![]() | ?–present | Flag of the commander-in-chief of the naval forces | Like the naval ensign, but with the naval ensign in canton |
![]() | ?–present | Flotilla admiral's flag | |
![]() | ?–present | Rear admiral's flag | |
![]() | ?–present | Border guard |
Military pendants
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
---|---|---|---|
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?–Present | Flotilla commander's pendant | |
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?–Present | Squadron commander's pendant | |
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?–Present | Division commander's pendant | |
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?–Present | Warship pendant |
Administrative divisions
Cities / State Cities
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | Flag of Riga | ||
![]() | Flag of Daugavpils | ||
![]() | Flag of Jelgava | ||
![]() | Flag of Jūrmala | ||
![]() | Flag of Liepāja | ||
![]() | Flag of Ogre | ||
![]() | Flag of Rēzekne | ||
![]() | Flag of Ventspils |
Towns and smaller settlements
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | Flag of Ainaži | ||
![]() | Flag of Aizkraukle | ||
![]() | Flag of Aizpute | ||
![]() | Flag of Cēsis | ||
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Flag of Viļaka | ||
Historical flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
---|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | 1953–1990 | Second flag of the Latvian SSR (obverse and reverse) | All flags of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union did not bear the hammer and sickle on their reverse side. |
![]() | 1940-1941 1945–1953 | First flag of the Latvian SSR | Red flag with the gold hammer and sickle in the top-left corner, with the Latin characters LPSR. |
![]() | 1919–1920 | Flag of the short-lived Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic | |
![]() | 1919 | Flag of the Iron Division | |
![]() | 1917–1918 | Flag of the Iskolat | |
![]() | 1918 | Flag of the short-lived United Baltic Duchy | |
![]() | 1795–1918 | Flag of the Courland Governorate | |
![]() | 1795–1918 | Flag of the Governorate of Livonia | |
![]() | 1570–1579 | Flag of the Kingdom of Livonia | |
![]() | 1562–1795 | Flag of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia | |
![]() | 1650s–1680s | Merchant ensign of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia | Known as "Crab Flag" (Krabju karogs ) |
![]() | 1562–1795 | Merchant ensign of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia | |
Political flags
Flag | Date | Party | Description |
---|---|---|---|
current | |||
![]() | 1990–present | Latvian Green Party | |
![]() | 2010–present | Latgale Party | |
![]() | 2003–present | National Power Unity | |
former | |||
![]() | 2006-2011 | All for Latvia! | |
![]() | 1946–1949 | Communist Party of Latvia | Requires better flag. |
![]() | 1929–1940s | Mazpulkilv | Latvia 4-H section. |
![]() | 1995–2000s | Pērkonkrusts | |
![]() | 1933-1944 | ||
Ethnic group flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | 1988–present 1923–1941 | Flag of Livonians | A tricolor flag with green at top, a narrow white band at the middle, and blue at the bottom. |
![]() | 2010–present | Flag of Latgalians | A dark blue flag with a narrow white band at the middle. Adopted as official flag of Latgale in April 2023. |
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2000-present | Flag of Selonians | A tricolor flag with red at top, a narrow white band at the middle, and green at the bottom. |
![]() | 1991–present 1918-1941 | Flag of Baltic Germans | A bicolor flag with blue at the top and white at the bottom. |
![]() | 2005–present | Flag of Latvian Russians | A light purple flag with a narrow white band at the middle. |
Proposed flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | Nordic cross proposal flag | ||
![]() | 1917 | Jānis Grosvalds' proposal, intended for the Latvian Riflemen in their advance towards Jelgava[1] | |
![]() | Diplomat Oļģerts Grosvalds' proposal, intended for the Latvian Riflemen[2][3] |
House flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | 1836-1947 | Flag of Riga Steamship Companyde | Requires better flag. |
See also

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References
- ↑ "Latvia - Flag Proposals and Variants". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ↑ "Latvijas valsts karogs". Latvian National Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ↑ vestnesis.lv. "Latvijas sarkanbaltsarkanās krāsas - Latvijas Vēstnesis". www.vestnesis.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-01-26.
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