This flag is a former version of Hungary.
Tricolour adopted as national symbol
Act XXI established the red-white-green tricolour as a national symbol and provided for use of the national flag.
Tricolour became official flag
After the 1867 Compromise, the tricolour became Hungary’s official flag, bearing the coat of arms as a badge.
Plain red flag used brieflyThis flag
The Hungarian Soviet Republic briefly replaced the tricolour with a plain red flag.
Communist coat of arms added
A new coat of arms featuring a communist red star was placed on the tricolour.
Plain tricolour adopted as state flag
The official flag became the plain red-white-green tricolour, without a coat of arms.
Tricolour reaffirmed in constitution
A constitutional amendment specified the Republic’s flag as equal-width horizontal red, white, and green bands.
