# List of flags of Latvia

The following is a list of flags of Latvia.

## National flag and State flag

| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | 1990–present (1940–1990 de jure) | State flag and civil ensign | Dimensions: 10 horizontally and 2:1:2 vertically. |

## Governmental standards

| Date | Use |
| 1923–1940 1995–present | Presidential standard |
| 1995–present | Speaker of the Saeima |
| 1995–present | Prime minister's standard |
| 2002–present | Defence minister |

## Military flags

| Date | Use | Description |
| 1991–present 1919–1940 | Naval ensign | |
| 1991–present 1919–1940 | Naval jack | |
| ?-present | Flag of the commander-in-chief of the army | Like the naval ensign, but with the naval jack in canton |
| ?–present | Flag of the commander-in-chief of the naval forces | Like the naval ensign, but with the naval ensign in canton |
| ?–present | Flotilla admiral's flag | |
| ?–present | Rear admiral's flag | |
| ?–present | Border guard | |

## Military pendants

| Date | Use |
| ?–present | Flotilla commander's pendant |
| ?–present | Squadron commander's pendant |
| ?–present | Division commander's pendant |
| ?–present | Warship pendant |

## Administrative divisions
### Cities / Towns

| Date | Use |
| 1673–present | Flag of Riga |
| 1937–present | Flag of Daugavpils |
| 1938–present | Flag of Jelgava |
| 1990–present | Flag of Jūrmala |
| 1938–present | Flag of Liepāja |
| | Flag of Ogre |
| | Flag of Rēzekne |
| 1993–present | Flag of Ventspils |

### Municipalities and Parishes
## Historical flags

| Date | Use | Description |
| 1953–1990 | Second flag of the Latvian SSR (obverse and reverse) | All flags of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union did not bear the hammer and sickle on their reverse side. |
| 1940-1941 1945–1953 | First flag of the Latvian SSR | Red flag with the gold hammer and sickle in the top-left corner, with the Latin characters LPSR. |
| 1919–1920 | Flag of the short-lived Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic | |
| 1919 | Flag of the Iron Division | |
| 1917 | Reconstructed flag of the 5th Army Congress in Daugavpils, used by Latvian soldiers on May 17, 1917 | A red flag with a white band at the middle (1:1:1 vertical dimensions), with a heart symbol pierced with a sword. The inscription in old orthography reads God bless Latvia (Dievs, svētī Latviju). |
| 1917–1918 | Flag of the Iskolat | |
| 1795–1918 | Flag of the Courland Governorate | |
| 1795–1918 | Flag of the Governorate of Livonia | |
| 1570–1579 | Flag of the Kingdom of Livonia | |
| 1562–1795 | Flag of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia | |
| 1650s–1680s | Merchant ensign of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia | Known as "Crab Flag" (Krabju karogs) |
| 1562–1795 | Merchant ensign of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia | |

## Political flags

| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
| current ||||
| | 1990–present | Latvian Green Party | |
| | 2010–present | Latgale Party | The flag was created as an unofficial flag of the historical land of Latgale, gaining widespread use and later adopted by the party. |
| | 2003–present | National Power Unity | |
| former ||||
| | 2006-2011 | All for Latvia! | |
| | 1946–1949 | Communist Party of Latvia | Requires better flag. |
| | 1929–1940s | Mazpulki | Latvia 4-H section. |
| | 1995–2000s | Pērkonkrusts | |
| | 1933-1944 | Pērkonkrusts | |

## Ethnic group flags

| Date | Use | Description |
| 1988–present 1923–1941 | Flag of Livonians | A tricolor flag with green at top, a narrow white band at the middle, and blue at the bottom. |
| 2010–present | Flag of Latgalians | A dark blue flag with a narrow white band at the middle. Adopted as official flag of Latgale in April 2023. |
| 2000–present | Flag of Selonians | A tricolor flag with red at top, a narrow white band at the middle, and green at the bottom. Adopted as official flag of Selonia in April 2023. |
| 2023–present | Flag of Semigallians | A dark green flag with a narrow white band at the middle. Adopted as official flag of Semigallia in September 2023. |
| 1991–present 1918-1941 | Flag of Baltic Germans | A bicolor flag with blue at the top and white at the bottom. |
| 2005–present | Flag of Latvian Russians (rarely used) | A light purple flag with a narrow white band at the middle. |

## Proposed flags

| Date | Use | Description |
| 1917 | Jānis Grosvalds' proposal, intended for the Latvian Riflemen in their advance towards Jelgava | |
| 1917 | Diplomat Oļģerts Grosvalds' [lv] proposal, intended for the Latvian Riflemen | |
| 2024 | Flag of the Historical Latvian Land of Kurzeme (Courland) proposed by A. Kuzmins. | A tricolor flag with red at top, a narrow white band at the middle, and black at the bottom. |
| 2024 | Flag of the Historical Latvian Land of Vidzeme proposed by A. Kuzmins. | A tricolor flag with red at top, a narrow white band at the middle, and gold at the bottom. |

## House flags

| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | 1836-1947 | Flag of Riga Steamship Company | Requires better flag. |