the Czech Republic

Timeline

1. 1918

   to 1920

   White-over-red flag used

   Czechoslovakia used a white-over-red flag before adopting the blue-triangle design.

   wikipedia.org · crwflags.com · vlada.gov.cz

2. 1920

   Blue-triangle flag adopted

   On 30 March, Czechoslovakia adopted Jaroslav Kursa’s design, with a blue triangle extending halfway across the flag.

   wikipedia.org · crwflags.com · vlada.gov.cz

3. 1939

   to 1945

   Occupation-era flag replaced it

   During the German occupation, the flag was banned and a white-red-blue horizontal tricolour was used instead.

   wikipedia.org · vlada.gov.cz

4. 1945

   1920 flag restored

   The 1920 flag was restored after the Second World War.

   wikipedia.org

5. 1990

   to 1992

   Czech republic used bicolour

   Within the federation, the Czech Republic adopted a white-over-red flag without the blue triangle.

   wikipedia.org · vlada.gov.cz

6. 1993

   Current flag adopted by Czech Republic

   The independent Czech Republic retained the Czechoslovak flag, which its state-symbols law made the national flag from 1 January.

   wikipedia.org · psp.cz