List of black flags

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This is a list of flags which are entirely or largely black.

The black flag is the traditional anarchist symbol
The black flag is the traditional anarchist symbol
  • The Anarchist black flag has been an anarchist symbol since the 1880s. Anarchists use either a plain black flag or a black flag with an "A" and an "O" around it, this symbol is a reference to a Proudhon quote, meaning anarchy is the mother of order .
  • Black flags are often associated with funerals in the West, particularly state funerals and public mourning.
  • In former Yugoslavia, a plain black flag is the flag of mourning. It is displayed for 40 days after death on the deceased person's house.
  • A black flag was used by Muhammad to represent his religion.[1] It has also been stated that it will be the flag of the army that will fight the Dajjal.
  • Black Flag is another name for the Jolly Roger, a skull and crossbones on a black background, and is associated with pirates.
  • The black flag is an Irish Republican symbol dating from the time of the 1981 hunger strikes.
  • The black flag is a racing flag used to summon a driver to the pits.
  • In sail racing, when the black flag is displayed with the preparatory signal, a boat which passes the start line before the starting signal is disqualified.
  • In some forms of racing, including most small boat races (especially sailing races) a black flag is used to disqualify competitors or indicate some other penalty (such as a forced pit stop in NASCAR).
  • Afghanistan flew a solid black flag from 1880-1901 (see Flag of Afghanistan)
  • Upon the surrender of Nazi Germany in World War II German U-boats were ordered to fly a black flag and sail to an Allied port and surrender.[2]
  • The black flag is the symbol of the Jewish ultra-Orthodox, anti-Zionist group, Neturei Karta. It is flown as a sign of mourning over the creation of the State of Israel, most commonly on Israeli Independence Day.

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A Black Flag Stencil
A Black Flag Stencil