List of Bhutanese flags

This is list of flags used in Bhutan. For more information about the national flag, see flag of Bhutan.

National flag

Date	Use	Description
1969-Present	Flag of Bhutan	Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is orange, with a white dragon holding four jewels in its claws centered along the dividing line and facing away from the hoist.[1][2]
1969-Present	Flag of the Bhutan (vertical)
1969-Present	Flag of the Bhutan (variant)

Military flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1958-Present	Flag of The Royal Bhutan Army[3]	A horizontal tricolour of white, black and red with the bhutanese flag in the canton and defaced with a Kartika
	1958-Present	Flag of The Royal Bodyguard of Bhutan[4]	Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is red, with a Dharmachakra centered along the dividing line.

Police flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	19??-Present	Flag of Royal Bhutan Police
	19??-Present	Flag of Royal Bhutan Police (variant)

Political flags

Flag	Date	Party	Description
	2003-Present	Communist Party of Bhutan
	1990-Present	Bhutan Peoples' Party

Historical flags

Date	Use	Description
751-842	Flag of The Tibetan Empire
1271-1354	Battle Flag of The Yuan dynasty
1271-1354	Battle Flag of The Yuan dynasty
1271-1354	Battle Flag of The Yuan dynasty
1616-1774	Banners of Bhutan
1774-1801	Flag of The Kingdom of Great Britain	A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland
1774-1801	Flag of The East India Company[5]	A striped banner with the Union Jack in the canton.
1801-1947	Flag of The United Kingdom	A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
1801-1858	Flag of The East India Company	A striped banner with the Union Jack in the canton.
1880-1947	Flag of The British Raj	A Red Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the Star of India emblem displayed in the fly.
1947-1971	Flag of India	A horizontal tricolour of saffron at the top, white in the middle, and green at the bottom. In the centre is a navy blue wheel with twenty-four spokes, known as the Ashoka Chakra.
1949-1956	1st Flag of Bhutan	Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is red, with a white dragon holding four jewels in its claws centered along the dividing line and facing away from the fly.[6][7] The design of the flag is credited to Mayeum Choying Wongmo Dorji in 1947.[8]
1956-1969	2nd Flag of Bhutan	Divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is red, with a white dragon holding four jewels in its claws centered along the dividing line and facing away from the hoist.[9]

References

"National Flag". National Portal of Bhutan. 2004. Archived from the original on 2010-10-12. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
"Indo-Bhutanese Treaty". Bhutan 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-10-04. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
"Royal Bhutan Army". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
"Royal Bhutan Army". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
"East India Company - EIC (United Kingdom)". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
One photo (see "Indo-Bhutan Friendship Treaty, 8th of August, 1949". New Delhi: National Gallery of Modern Art. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-12-22.) was displayed in 2009 in the exhibition "Bhutan: An Eye to History". New Delhi: National Gallery of Modern Art. Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2010-12-22. BBC coverage of this exhibition (see "In pictures: Rare images of Bhutan go on display". BBC. 2010-02-14. Archived from the original on 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2010-12-22.) supplies the following caption for this photo: "The India-Bhutan Friendship Treaty of 1949 is the basis of close ties between Bhutan and India. It was signed at government house in Darjeeling in 1949. (Image: Queen Grandmother of Bhutan)."
"Indo-Bhutanese Treaty". Bhutan 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-10-04. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
"National Symbols". Department of Information Technology. 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
Penjore, Dorji; Kinga, Sonam (November 2002). The Origin and Description of The National Flag and National Anthem of The Kingdom of Bhutan (PDF). Thimphu: The Centre for Bhutan Studies. pp. 1−43. ISBN 99936-14-01-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2022-03-24. (Archived at WebCite)

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[btportalflag-1] "National Flag". National Portal of Bhutan. 2004. Archived from the original on 2010-10-12. Retrieved 2010-09-25.

[2] "Indo-Bhutanese Treaty". Bhutan 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-10-04. Retrieved 2010-12-22.

[3] "Royal Bhutan Army". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2022-03-24.

[4] "Royal Bhutan Army". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2022-03-24.

[5] "East India Company - EIC (United Kingdom)". www.crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-03-24.

[6] One photo (see "Indo-Bhutan Friendship Treaty, 8th of August, 1949". New Delhi: National Gallery of Modern Art. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-12-22.) was displayed in 2009 in the exhibition "Bhutan: An Eye to History". New Delhi: National Gallery of Modern Art. Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2010-12-22. BBC coverage of this exhibition (see "In pictures: Rare images of Bhutan go on display". BBC. 2010-02-14. Archived from the original on 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2010-12-22.) supplies the following caption for this photo: "The India-Bhutan Friendship Treaty of 1949 is the basis of close ties between Bhutan and India. It was signed at government house in Darjeeling in 1949. (Image: Queen Grandmother of Bhutan)."

[7] "Indo-Bhutanese Treaty". Bhutan 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-10-04. Retrieved 2010-12-22.

[ditflag-8] "National Symbols". Department of Information Technology. 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-09-25.

[bhutanstudies-9] Penjore, Dorji; Kinga, Sonam (November 2002). The Origin and Description of The National Flag and National Anthem of The Kingdom of Bhutan (PDF). Thimphu: The Centre for Bhutan Studies. pp. 1−43. ISBN 99936-14-01-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2022-03-24. (Archived at WebCite)