List of Algerian flags

The following is a list of flags and banners related with Algeria.

National flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1962–present	National flag, civil and state ensign	A vertical bicolor of green and white with the red crescent encircling the red five-pointed star centered along the dividing line.^[1]
	1962–present	National flag (vertical)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
current
	1962–present	Presidential flag of Algeria	A vertical bicolor of green and white with the red crescent encircling the red five-pointed star centered along the dividing line with Arabic scripts written in gold upwards and downwards.^[2]
	1962–present	Presidential flag of Algeria
former
	?–1837	Flag of Bey of Constantine	A red flag with a white drawing of the Zulfiqar sword.^[3]
	18th century	Flag of Dey of Algiers	A solid red flag.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
former
	1516–1830	Land forces Flags (Odjak of Algiers)	During the conquest, the French captured about 100 with varying numbers of red and yellow stripes. ^[4]^[5]
	1516–1830	Land forces Flags (Odjak of Algiers)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
current
	2004–present	Naval ensign of Algeria	A vertical bicolor of green and white with the red crescent encircling the red five-pointed star centered along the dividing line and white crossed fouled anchors in the canton.^[6]
	2004–present	Naval jack of Algeria	The national flag in the canton on a light blue field.^[7]
former
	1987–2004	Naval ensign of Algeria	A vertical bicolor of green and white with the red crescent encircling the red five-pointed star centered along the dividing line and red crossed fouled anchors in the canton.^[6]
		Rank flag of the Commander of the Naval Forces	A vertical bicolor of green and white with the red crescent encircling the red five-pointed star centered along the dividing line and red crossed fouled anchors in the canton.^[8]
		Rank flag of the Chief of Staff of the Naval Forces	A blue swallowtail flag with a yellow anchor in the center and two red ones in the canton.
		Rank flag of a flag officer of the Naval Forces	A blue swallowtail flag with a white anchor in the center and two red ones in the canton.
	16th–18th century	Flag of the official in charge of the fleet.	A blue flag with an arm holding sabers.^[9]^[10]
	16th–early 19th century	Naval flag seen on Algerian ships, including privateers.	Two color versions of the red flag with berberian head in the canton.^[11]^[10]
	16th–early 19th century
	18th–early 19th century		A red flag with a yellow stripe with a red crescent.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
former
	after 1848–1910	Merchant flag of French Algeria	The flag consists of 7 horizontal stripes, 3 white, 2 blue and 2 red. The colors are identical to the French national flag, and the form resembles flags from the Regency times The exact rules and years of use of this flag are unknown.^[12]
	16th–18th century	One of the types of merchant flags of Regency of Algiers	The flag consists of 5 horizontal stripes, 2 blue, 2 red and 1 green.^[9]^[10]
			The flag consists of 5 horizontal stripes, 2 red, 2 yellow and 1 green^[10]
			^[10]

			Horizontal bisection with white above black.^[10]

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1962	Flag proposed during ceasefire talks between FLN and OAS representatives in Algiers during Summer 1962.^[13]	A vertical bicolor of green and white with the red crescent encircling the red five-pointed star centered along the dividing line which is on the hoist side with the French tricolour upwards the fly side.
	1962

Flag	Date	Party	Description
current
	1953–present	Party of Liberation	The flag consists of the Black Standard with a white text of the Shahada emblazoned across it in calligraphy style writing.
Former
	1989–1992	Islamic Salvation Front	Red flag with white logo of the ISF, with the groups name in Arabic (الجبهة الإسلامية للإنقاذ) across it. The writing in the box above the logo is from Surah 'Ali `Imran [3:103] of the Quran. (وكنتم على شفا حفرة من النار فأنقذكم منها). Writing at the bottom of the logo states الجبهة الإسلامية الموحدة (en: United Islamic Front).^[14]
	1947–1966	Ba'ath Party	Main article: Flag of the Ba'ath Party
	1920–1962	Algerian Communist Party	A red flag with a white hammer and sickle and the slogan "Pain, Paix, Liberté" (en: Bread, Peace, Liberty).^[15]

Date	Party	Description
?	Alleged personal standard of Emir Abdelkader.	The flag was considered to be the emir's personal banner in the French Army Museum, but it may have been confused with Samori Ture.^[16]
19th century	Erroneous flag of French Algeria	A blue flag with the French tricolor in the canton. Some sources suggest its use in the Algiers Pavilion at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900, but this is not certain.^[17]
17th century	The banner of the Dey of Algiers according to the erroneous description of a 17th century French traveler.	A green flag with a yellow crescent.^[18]

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