Flags of Vandistan

The national flag of Vandistan is a black Nordic cross outlined in gold, on a green field. It was originally proposed as an aesthetic redesign to the previous national flag, and was adopted in its present form on 17 July, 2022 after popular approval. 
== State flags==
===Regional===
Flag	Duration 	Use 	Description
 	2021-present	Regional flag of North Vandistan	A horizontal triband of white, magenta, and yellow.
===Districtual===
Flag	Duration 	Use 	Description
 	2024-present	Regional flag of Chernodovsk Oblast	a horizontal tricolor in 2:1:1 ratio, with a red Spitzbergen reindeer in the upper left.
===Municipal===
Flag 	Duration 	Use 	Description
North Vandistan	North Vandistan	North Vandistan 	North Vandistan
 	 	 	
East Vandistan 	East Vandistan 	East Vandistan 	East Vandistan
 	2023-present 	Flag of Bjarkbalai 	Includes an imperial horseman with a spear aloft on the hoist side.
 	2022-present 	Flag of Kotshau 	A bear holding an atom model upon a red field. Representative of the city's nuclear energy.
 	2023-present 	Flags of Rongzhou 	The Golden Banner and the Striped Golden Banner, used interchangeably. The latter, featuring national colors, was made official during Black June to distance the city from Leizhou. The flags feature a stylized "荣", meaning glory.
West Vandistan 	West Vandistan 	West Vandistan 	West Vandistan
 	2022-present 	Flag of Longyearbyen 	Black field with a blue hoist representing the seas and dark winter, with the World Serpent displayed upon the shield.
South Vandistan	South Vandistan	South Vandistan 	South Vandistan
 	2024-present 	Flag of Akkomarka 	Black St. Andrew's Cross with a Standish broadsword.
 	2024-present 	Flags of Borjaas 	A tricolor, featuring the Great Auk said to have lived in Spitzbergen in the early 19th century. An alternate flag is used by the Borjaas Port Authority.
 	2024-present 	Flag of New Chemnitz 	A Polar Bear's head emblazoned upon a purple field, surrounded by 5 stars.
 	2022-present 	Flag of Chernodovsk-Dzhuuda	The flag of the Bakiwa people.
==Cultural flags==
Flag	Duration 	Use 	Description
 	2022-present	Flag of the Bakiwa 	
 	2022-present	Flag of the Rudagi Vandiinis	A Spitzbergen reindeer with fish. Inspired by the black banner of the Ruudag Dynasty.
 	2022-present	Flag of Finnish-Vandistanis 	Depicts the Tuursaansydän, an ancient Finnish cultural symbol connected to the sea.
==Historical flags==
===National===
Flag	Duration 	Use 	Description
 	1614-1770 	Prince's Flag of the Netherlands 	A horizontal triband used on ships in Dutch Greenland.
 	1630s-1770	States' Flag of the Netherlands 	Gradually began usage alongside the Prince's Flag beginning in the 1630s-1650s.
 	1614-1707 	Flag of the Kingdom of England 	The St. George's cross used in English Greenland before the Act of Union.
 	1707-1801 	Flag of Great Britain 	The First Union Flag.
 	1801-1809 	Flag of the United KIngdom 	The Second Union Flag following the union of Great Britain and Ireland.
 	1795-1917 	National flag of the Russian Empire 	Used in Russian Spitzbergen as a state flag and merchant ensign until the Russian Revolution.
 	1821-1924 	Flag of the Ruudag Dynasty 	A banner representing the Rudagi, a grouping of the Vandiini during the Russian imperial era who administered most of the territory.
 	1858-1896 	State flag of the Russian Empire 	Established as the state flag by Alexander II of Russia.
 	1917-1924 	Flag of the Kingdom of Vandurc 	Used in the self-declared unrecognized Kingdom of Vandurc during the Russian Civil War.
 	1918-1937 	State flag of the Russian SFSR 	Established by decree on 13 April 1918 and used through the establishment of the Soviet Union in 1922 until 1937.
 	1937-1950 	State flag of the Russian SFSR 	Used until the establishment of the Vandi Soviet Socialist Republic in 1950.
 	1950-1993 	Flag of the Vandi SSR 	The flag of the Soviet Union with a striped band at the base. Used through the collapse of the USSR until 1993.
 	1993 	Flag of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Vandurc	Used from 9 August to 25 September 1993 after the UN intervention in the Vandi Civil War.
 	1992-2022 	Flag of Vandurc 	Used as the national flag of Vandurc and subsequent successors including Ingenistan, recognized in 1993 and used until 14 July 2022.
 	2022 	Flag of Vandistan 	Used from 14 July until its redesign on 17 July 2022.
==Political flags==
===Active===
Flag	Duration 	Use 	Description
 	2023-present	Flag of Anarkiismit Bevung 	
 	2024-present	Flag of the Communist Party of Vandurc 	
 	2024-present	Flag of the Vandistan Renaissance Party.	
 	2023-present	Flag of the Xuanhuahui 	
 	 	 	
===Defunct===
Flag	Duration 	Use 	Description
 	2023-2024	Flag of the Vandistan Socialist Renaissance Party	The seal of the VSRP on a black background.
 	2022-2023	Flag of the Xilimandang 	
 	2021-2023	Flag of VZAS