List of Mongolian flags

This is a list of flags used in Mongolia. For more information about the national flag, see flag of Mongolia.

National flag

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Flag Date Use Description
2011–present National flag of Mongolia A vertical triband of red, blue, and red, with a Soyombo symbol centered on the red band at the hoist.[1][2][3][4]

Province flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1995–present Flag of Ulaanbaatar A sky blue background and the Khangarid bird in the center.[5]
Flag of Arkhangai Province A light blue background with the province's emblem in the hoist.
Flag of Bayankhongor Province
Flag of Bayan-Ölgii Province A vertical triband of blue, green, and blue, with a yellow crescent in the green band.
2022–present Flag of Bulgan Province A green background with the province's emblem in the center.
Flag of Darkhan-Uul Province
Flag of Dornod Province [6]
Flag of Dornogovi Province
Flag of DundGobi Province [7]
Flag of Govi-Altai Province
Flag of Govisümber Province
Flag of Khentii Province
Flag of Khovd Province
Flag of Khövsgöl Province
Flag of Orkhon Province
Flag of Selenge Province
Flag of Sükhbaatar Province
Flag of Töv Province
Flag of Ömnögovi Province
Flag of Uvs Province
Flag of Övörkhangai Province
Flag of Zavkhan Province

Political party flags

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Flag Date Use Description
2011–present Flag of the Mongolian People's Party [8]
2026–present Flag of the Democratic Party [9]
2022–present Flag of the HUN Party [10][11]
2012–present Flag of the Civil Will–Green Party [8]
2005–present Flag of the Mongolian National Democratic Party
1998–present Flag of the Motherland Party
1992–2002 Flag of the Republican Party
2004–present
1990–present Flag of the Mongolian Green Party
1993–present Flag of the Mongolian Traditional United Party
1992–2000 Flag of the Mongolian National Democratic Party
2000–2026 Flag of the Democratic Party
2000–2012 Flag of the Civil Will Party
1990–1992 Flag of the Mongolian Democratic Party
2010–2021 Flag of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party

Military flags

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Flag Date Use Description
2014–present General banner of the Mongolian Armed Forces [12]
2017–present Combat banner of the Mongolian Ground Force [13]
2017–present Combat banner of the Mongolian Air Force [13]
2021–present Flag of the General Staff of the Mongolian Armed Forces [14]
2021–present Flag of the Mongolian Ground Force [14]
2021–present Flag of the Mongolian Air Force [14]
2021–present Flag of the Mongolian Construction and Engineering Force [14]
2021–present Flag of the Mongolian Cybersecurity Force [14]
2021–present Flag of the Mongolian Special Force [14]

Sports flags

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Flag Date Use Description
Flag of the Mongolian National Olympic Committee A white flag with the Olympic Rings surmounted by a blue Soyombo symbol.[15][16]

Historical flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1242–1502 Possible flag of the Golden Horde[note 1] A white flag with a red Tamga symbol.
1271–1368 Possible flag of the Yuan dynasty[note 2] A white flag with three red crescent moons.
1256–1335 Possible flag of the Ilkhanate[note 1] A yellow background with a red square.
1226–1347 Possible flag of the Chagatai Khanate[note 1] A white background with a yellow square.
1271–1635 Battle flag of the Yuan dynasty and Northern Yuan
1271–1635 Battle flag of the Yuan dynasty and Northern Yuan
1271–1635 Battle flag of the Yuan dynasty Northern Yuan
1920–1921 Flag during the Occupation of Mongolia Five-colored flag of the Republic of China, used during Beiyang government's occupation of Outer Mongolia.
1911–1919
1921–1924
Flag of the Bogd Khanate of Mongolia A yellow oblong rectangle with religious prayer text and a Soyombo, the letters "E" and "Bam", and lotus flower in the middle, with red silk tails containing the letters "Ohm", "Aa", and "Hum".[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
1921*

(erroneous)

Alleged flag of the People's Provisional Government A red field with the golden sun and crescent moon elements of the Soyombo symbol on the canton.[25]
1924–1940 Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic A red field with a golden Soyombo symbol in the center and three tails on the fly.[26][27][25] The flag's exact shape and design was not completely standardised and only defined as "the flag is red with the state emblem at the center."[27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
A red field with a golden soyombo symbol in the center.
None; 1924–1930 (erroneous)
[clarification needed]
The 1924 variant flag of the Mongolian People's Republic was adopted on November 26, 1924, following the proclamation of the republic and the adoption of its first constitution. The flag was characterized by a red field featuring a blue Soyombo emblem, often with three triangular tails on the fly end, representing a transition from the previous regime to a socialist state.
1930–1940
[clarification needed]
1940–1945 A red field with the country's emblem in the center.[26][17][34][27][35]
1945–1992 A vertical triband of red, blue, and red, with a Soyombo symbol topped with a five-pointed star centered on the red band at the hoist.[17][20][25]
1992–2011 National flag of Mongolia A vertical triband of red, blue, and red, with a Soyombo symbol centered on the red band at the hoist.

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 Only attested to in two sources, the Catalan Atlas a Spanish map produced in 1375. and Angelino Dulcert's 1339 map.
  2. ↑ Only attested to in one source, the Catalan Atlas a Spanish map produced in 1375.
  1. ↑ FOTW:Flag Dates by country
  2. ↑ "Монгол төрийн далбааг зохиосон Додийн Чойдог" [Dodiin Choidog, who designed the Mongolian flag]. Choibalsan.mn (in Mongolian). 19 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Southern Mongolia: School Under Investigation for Displaying Flag of Independent Mongolia". 11 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Mongolia". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  5. ↑ "Mongolian cities". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  6. ↑ "Аймгийн бэлгэ тэмдэг". www.Choibalsan.mn. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  7. ↑ "ДУНДГОВЬ аймгийн ЗДТГ". www.dundgovi.gov.mn. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  8. 1 2 "Mongolian political parties". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  9. ↑ "Ардчилсан намын үндсэн дүрэм" [Democratic Party charter] (PDF). The Supreme Court of Mongolia (in Mongolian). Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  10. ↑ Б.Пүрэв (2024-06-12). "ХҮН нам: Хайгуулын ажлыг эрчимжүүлж, мега төслүүдийг хэрэгжүүлнэ". mining.mn (in Mongolian). Retrieved 2026-02-01.
  11. ↑ "Хүн нам өөр замаар дэлхийн Монголыг бүтээнэ". gogo.mn (in Mongolian). 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
  12. ↑ "Зэвсэгт хүчний жанжин тугийг заллаа". mnb.mn. 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  13. 1 2 vip76. "Хуурай зам, агаарын цэргийн командлалд туг гардууллаа". vip76.mn (in Mongolian). Retrieved 2022-03-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "ХАМТРАН АЖИЛЛАХ ЖУРАМ БАТЛАГДЛАА". General Staff of the Mongolian Armed Forces (in Mongolian). 29 December 2021. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  15. ↑ "Mongolia". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  16. ↑ Mongolian National Olympic Committee. "Монголын Үндэсний Олимпын Хороо - MNOC". Facebook. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  17. 1 2 3 "1921 оны хувьсгал ба коминтерн". bolod.mn. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  18. ↑ "Богд хаант Монгол улсын төрийн далбаа". unuudur.mn/. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  19. ↑ "БОГД ХААНТ МОНГОЛ УЛСЫН ТӨРИЙН БЭЛГЭДЭЛ". touristinfocenter.mn. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  20. 1 2 "ӨНӨӨДӨР ТӨРИЙН ДАЛБААНЫ ӨДӨР". www.19001950.mn. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  21. ↑ "National Museum of Mongolia - 17th-Early 20th century". masterpieces.asemus.museum/. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  22. ↑ "БОГД ХААНТ МОНГОЛ УЛСЫН ТӨРИЙН ТУГИЙГ ХҮНДЭТГЭХ АРГА ХЭМЖЭЭ 2019 ОНЫ 12 ДУГААР САРЫН 29 НИЙ НЯМ ГАРАГТ БАРУУН ХҮРЭЭ ХИЙДЭД БОЛНО". kharkhorum.mn/. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  23. ↑ "Flag of Bogd Khaanate Mongolia (1)". markodehaeck.free.fr. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  24. ↑ "Flag of Bogd Khaanate Mongolia (2)". markodehaeck.free.fr. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  25. 1 2 3 "Mongolia". crwflags.com.
  26. 1 2 "Монгол Улс ҮНДСЭН ХУУЛИА өөрчиллөө". eguur.mn. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  27. 1 2 3 Inner Asia Volume 9. Global Oriental. 2007.
  28. ↑ Наминчимэд, Баасангийн. "Жинхэнэ эх орончдыг үгүйлэх цаг..." trends.mn. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  29. ↑ "Mongolian Statehood History Museum (1924 Flag)". markodehaeck.free.fr. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  30. ↑ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/mn/1/14/Mongol-Manjur_border_conference_1937.jpg Photo from the Manzhouli conference (1935-1936) which shows the flag of Manchukuo and Mongolia
  31. ↑ Л.Отгонбаатар. "Ялалтын "Дайчин туг"-ийн аялал, уулзалт болов". montsame.mn. Retrieved 1 September 2020. Divisional flag from the Battle of Khalkhin Gol (1939), based on the national flag
  32. ↑ Д.Батбаяр. "Anti-Buddhism poster, 1932". newspress.mn. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  33. ↑ Л.Отгонбаатар. "Улс тунхагласны баярт зориулан туг далбаагаар үзэсгэлэн гаргажээ". archive.olloo.mn. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020. Provincial flag from 1923, based on the national flag
  34. ↑ Peaslee, A.J. (1956). Constitutions of Nations. Second Edition. Martinus Nijhoff.
  35. ↑ "Constitution of the Mongol People's Republic (June 30, 1940)". markodehaeck.free.fr. Retrieved 29 November 2018.