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The following is a list of Icelandic flags.
[edit] National flag and State flag
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
 |
1915—Present |
National flag and civil ensign |
A blue flag with a red Scandinavian Cross, fimbriated white. Used unofficially in 1913-1915, and as a territorial symbol as of 1915 until 1944 when the Republic of Iceland was established. Current color scheme established in 1944. The dimensions of the flag are 7:1:2:1:14 horizontally and 7:1:2:1:7 vertically; ratio: 18:25 |
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1919—Present |
State flag |
Ratio: 37:18 |
[edit] Governmental flags
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
 |
1944—Present |
President's flag |
The State Emblem charged in the center. Ratio: 37:1 |
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1944—Present |
Customs ensign. |
[edit] Military flag
- See also: Military of Iceland
[edit] Historical flags
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
 |
until 1915 |
Flag of Denmark |
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[edit] Unofficial flags
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
 |
|
Flag proposal. |
White with a sky-blue cross with a white and blue stripe on either side. The flag committee of 1913 presented two proposals, the current flag and this flag. |
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Republican flag |
Unofficial flag used by the republicans in the early 1900s. This flag was rejected by the flag committee of 1913 as it was considered too similar to the flag of Sweden and the Greek naval ensign. |
[edit] See also
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