A yellow flag with coat of arms of Romanian General Staff in the centre with two stars in the left and in the right of coat of arms and surrounded by the four branch elements
?—present
Flag of the Romanian Land Forces
A red flag with coat of arms of Romanian Land Forces in the centre with two stars in the left and in the right of coat of arms and surrounded by four crossed swords
?—present
Flag of the Romanian Naval Forces
A dark blue flag with coat of arms of Romanian Naval Forces in the centre with two stars in the left and in the right of coat of arms and surrounded by four anchors
?—present
Flag of the Romanian Air Force
A light blue flag with coat of arms of Romanian Air Force in the centre with two stars in the left and in the right of coat of arms and surrounded by four air force elements
Naval jack
A light blue flag with the national flag in the canton, a vertically set black-outlined anchor in the quarter
?—present
Commissioning pennant
Tri-colour long pennant of blue-yellow-red
?—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.
Historical flags
Flag
Date
Use
Description
Flag of the Principality of Wallachia
Ratio: 2:3
1700s
Naval Ensign of the Principality of Wallachia
Ratio: 2:3
1859—1862
Civil ensign of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia[citation needed]
Blue-yellow-red horizontal tricolor with blue above.
1862—1866
Civil ensign of the United Principalities of Romania
Blue-yellow-red horizontal tricolor with red above.
1867—1947
Civil ensign of the Principality/Kingdom of Romania
Blue-yellow-red vertical tricolor with blue near the hoist.
Jan-Mar 1948
Flag of the People's Republic of Romania (never used)
Provisional coat of arms established in January 1948. This is a reconstituted/theoretical model, as the "tractor" coat of arms was never used.
1948—1952
Flag of the People's Republic of Romania
The arms had a scroll bearing the letters RPR (no 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.
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.
1967 — 1989
Flag of Chairman of Councils of State and of Ministers of the Socialist Republic of Romania.
Ratio: 1:1
1989—1990
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 Ceaușescu regime
Flag of the Prince 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.
1863—1866
Army flag of the United Principalities of Romania and after 1866 Principality of Romania
Blue-yellow-red horizontal tricolor with red above. Flying crowned aquila 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.
1866—1874
Army flag of the Principality of Romania
Blue-yellow-red horizontal tricolor with company's number in corners and name in the middle.
1867—1872/3
Army flag of the Principality of Romania/Princely standard, official model. Used as military ensign. Not used as war or state flag.
Blue-yellow-red vertical tricolor with the country's coat of arms in the middle.
Blue-yellow-red vertical tricolor with the city's coat of arms in the middle, and company number in corners.
1872—1921
Army flag of the Principality of Romania/Princely standard, official model. Several other models were used instead (see above). Used as military ensign. Not used as war or state flag.
Blue-yellow-red vertical tricolor with the country's coat of arms in the middle.
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. Ratio: 1:1.
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. Ratio: 1:1.
1882—1897
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). In corners, the monogram of king Carol I of Romania, crowned and surrounded by a laurel wreath. Ratio: 1:1.
1897—1902
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). In corners, the monogram of king Carol I of Romania, crowned and surrounded by a laurel wreath.
1902—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.
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.
1921—1927 (1930?)
Army flag of the Kingdom of Romania. First awarded in 1926
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.
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.
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.
1922—1947
Naval ensign. Not used as war or state flag.
Blue-yellow-red vertical tricolor with the country's middle coat of arms in the center.
1922—1947
Naval jack
Blue-yellow-red vertical tricolor with the country's middle coat of arms in the center.
Military flags of the Socialist Republic of Romania