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Flag Dates: Former Countries

Adoption Dates

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Czechoslovakia

  • Flag adopted 30 March 1920
  • Flag in disuse 1939-1948
  • Flag reauthorized and in use until dissolution in 1993; currently Czech Republic flag

East Germany

  • Basic flag pattern established 19 March 1949
  • Flag reaffirmed 26 September 1955
  • Arms added to Flag 1 October 1959; abolished 1990
  • 1973 - State flag also used as Civil Ensign

Pacific Island Trust Territory

  • First hoisted 24 October 1962
  • Adopted by Congress of Micronesia July 1965
  • Flag becomes official 19 August 1965; in disuse since dissolution of the Trust Territory in 1980

Serbia and Montenegro

  • (as Yugoslavia) - adopted 27 April 1992, from older Serbian flag

South Vietnam

  • Flag ordinance adopting Vietnamese flag

South Yemen

  • Flag adopted 30 November 1967; in disuse since merger with North Yemen 22 May 1990

Soviet Union

  • Flag adopted 1923, Country dissolved 26 December 1991

Yugoslavia