This flag is a former version of Sweden.
First legal description recordedThis flag
A royal warrant described the flag as a yellow cross on blue; its exact design history before this is uncertain.
Cross prescribed for battle flags
A royal warrant stipulated that Swedish battle standards and banners bear the yellow cross.
Triple-tailed flag regulated
A royal warrant regulated the triple-tailed flag for state and naval use; merchant flags were to be square-cut.
Square-cut civil ensign specified
A shipbuilding instruction specified a square-cut civil ensign with the state flag’s proportions and colours.
Union mark added
A royal resolution added a union mark to Swedish civil and military ensigns.
Union mark removed
A law provided for removal of the union mark from Swedish flags from 1 November.
Current flag legally standardized
The flag law specified the blue field, yellow cross, square-cut form, proportions and colours of the flag.
