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• National Symbols
• Historical Flags
• Flags of the Armed Forces
• Naval Flags
• Governmental Flags
• Subdivisions and Municipalities of Bulgaria
• Political Flags
• Other Flags
• Flags of Neighbouring Countries
• Clickable Map of Bulgaria
• Subdivisons of Bulgaria
• Principal Sources of Bulgarian Flag Images

National Symbols

• National Flag
• Constitutional Specifications
• Use of the flag
• Origin of Bulgarian Colours
• New Coat of Arms
• Summary of History of Bulgarian Coats of Arms
• Bulgarian Heraldry and Vexillology Society

Historical Flags

• Flags in the National Museum of Military History
• 19th Century Nationalist Flag
• Bulgarian Volunteers in First Serbian-Turkish War (1876-1877)
• Principality of Bulgaria, 1878-1908
  • Prince's Standard
  • Naval Ensign
  • Commander-in-Chief of the Navy
  • Merchant Ensign
  • Pilot Requesting Signal
  • Masthead Pennant
  • Jack
  • Eastern Rumelia, 1878-1908
• Kingdom of Bulgaria, 1908-1944
  • Introduction
  • King's Standard
  • King's Pennant
  • Queen's Standard
  • Queen's Pennant
  • Crown-Prince's Standard
  • Crown-Prince's Pennant
  • Crown-Princess' Standard
  • Other Male Members of the Royal Family
  • Other Female Members of the Royal Family
  • Coat of Arms
• Bulgaria - WW1 Proposal
• Kingdom of Bulgaria, 1944-1946
  • Changes During 1937-1944
  • Bulgarian Flag of 1944
• People's Republic of Bulgaria, 1946-1967
  • Coat of Arms (1946?-1948)
  • Possible Flag Using Pre-1948 Coat of Arms
  • Coat of Arms (1948)
  • Civil Ensign
  • Chairman of the Council of Ministers
  • Chairman of the Presidium
  • International Workers' Movement
• People's Republic of Bulgaria, 1967-1971
  • Coat of Arms (1967)
  • Civil Ensign
  • Chairman of the Council of Ministers
  • Chairman of the Presidium
• People's Republic of Bulgaria, 1971-1990
  • Coat of Arms (1971)
  • Civil Ensign
  • Chairman of the Council of Ministers
  • Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly
  • Chairman of the State Council
  • International Workers' Movement
• Historical Constitutional Specifications
• Republic of Bulgaria Since 1990
  • Constitutional Specifications
  • Historical Constitutional Specifications
  • Origin of Bulgarian Colours
  • Roundels

Flags of the Armed Forces

• Military Flags
  • Naval Ensign
  • Naval Jack
  • Auxiliary Vessels and Coast Guard Ensign
  • Commander in Chief of the Navy
  • Navy Chief of Staff
  • Naval Group Commander
  • Rank Flags of 1949
    • Background
    • Chairman Minister (ministyr-predsedatel)
    • Navy Commander (komandir na VMS)
    • Brigade Commander
    • Commander of Coastal Defence Region
    • Fleet Commander
    • Detachment Commander
• Day of Flag Rescue
• Roundels
• Kingdom of Bulgaria, 1908-1944: Army and Government Flags
  • Minister of the Army
  • Chief of Staff of the Army
  • Chief of the Third and Fourth Inspections of the Army 
  • Minister of Railways
• Macedonian-Andrinopolitan Volunteer Corps (1912-1913)

Naval Flags

• Naval Flags of the Kingdom of Bulgaria, 1908-1944
  • Naval Ensign
  • Jack
  • Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet
  • Commander in Chief of the Fleet Pennant
  • Commander of a Division
  • Chief of the Naval Fleet
  • Chief of a Flotilla
  • Captain Commanding a Flotilla or a Division
  • Commander Commanding a Flotilla or a Division
  • Group Commander
  • Group Commander Pennant
  • Masthead Pennant
  • Standard of the Chief of the Outside Service of the Port Administration
  • Standard of the Chief of the Central Service of the Port Administration
  • Service Ensign of the Port Vehicles Without Autonomous Propulsion
  • Service Ensign of the Port Vehicles with Autonomous Propulsion
  • Pilot's Ensign
  • Rank Flags
    • Admiral's Ensign and Pennant
    • Vice-Admiral's Ensign and Pennant
    • Rear-Admiral's Ensign and Pennant
• Naval Flags of the People's Republic, 1949-1955
  • Naval Ensign
  • Minister-Chairman
  • Minister of People's Defence
  • Chief of the General Staff of the Bulgarian People's Army
  • Naval Force Commander, Commander of the Army, Commander of Corps
  • Naval Fleet Chief of the Staff
  • Commander of Brigade
  • Commander of Military District, Commander of Regiment ("polk"), Deputy Commander of Division
  • Commander of Flotilla, Commander of Groups and Deputy Commander of Group
  • Commander of Squadron, Commander of "rot"
  • Commander of Vessel
  • Jack
• Naval flags of the People's Republic, 1955-1990
  • Naval Ensign
  • Guard Naval Ensign
  • Naval Ensign with Red Banner Order
  • Guard Naval Ensign with Red Banner Order
  • 1955 Jack
  • 1963 Jack
  • Ensign of Auxiliary Vessels
  • Ensign of Hydrographic and Pilot Service
  • Ministry of Interior Ensign
  • DOSO Ensign
  • Commander of Naval Force
  • Senior Flag Officer
  • Junior Flag Officer
  • Naval Masthead Pennant
  • Naval Division Commander Pennant
  • Auxiliary Vessels Division Commander Pennant
  • Naval Group Commander Pennant
  • DOSO Flags, 1955-1990
    • DOSO Ensign
    • DOSO Chairman
    • DOSO Vice-Chairman
    • DOSO "UMS" Chief
    • DOSO Group Commander
    • DOSO Vessels Pennant
  • Deputy Minister of the People's Defence, 1975-1990
  • Chief of Staff of the Naval Fleet, 1975-1990
  • Naval Ship Group Commander, 1975-1990
  • Naval Rescue Vessels Ensign, 1975-1990
• Government Flags of the People's Republic, 1955-1990
  • Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly
  • Chairman of the Ministry Council
  • Minister of People's Defence
  • Chief of the General Staff of the Bulgarian People's Army
  • Commander of the Border Army
  • Chief of Staff of the Border Army
• Bulgarian Naval Flags (since 1990)
  • Naval Ensign
  • Naval Jack
  • Auxiliary Vessels and Coast Guard Ensign
  • Commander in Chief of the Navy
  • Navy Chief of Staff
  • Naval Group Commander

Governmental Flags

• President of the Republic
• Prime Minister
• Minister of Defence
• Minister of Interior

Subdivisions and Municipalities of Bulgaria

• Clickable Map of Bulgaria
  Provinces:
• Blagoevgrad
• Burgas
• Dobrich
• Gabrovo
• Haskovo
• Kardzhali
• Kyustendil
• Lovech
• Montana
• Pazardzhik
• Pernik
• Pleven
• Plovdiv
• Razgrad
• Ruse
• Shumen
• Silistra
• Sliven
• Smoljan
• Province of Sofija
• Sofija Province
• Stara Zagora
• Targovishte
• Varna
• Veliko Tarnovo
• Vidin
• Vratza
• Yambol
  Cities:
• Beloslav
• Byala
• Gabrovo
• Kaloyanovo
• Lukovit
• Plovdiv
• Ruse
• Troyan
• Varna

Political Flags

• Ataka
• Anti-Corruption Movement
• BNS Bulgarian National Alliance
• Bulgarian Communist Party
• DPS Bulgarian Turks
• BSP Bulgarian Socialist Party
• BEL Bulgarian Euro Left
• NDSV National Movement Simeon II
• Novoto Vreme (New Age) Party
• OMO Ilinden PIRIN
• SDS Union of Democratic Forces
• VMRO Inner Macedonian Revolutionary Organization

Other Flags

• Political Organisations
• Ethnic Minorities
• Bulgarian Ethnic Minorities in Hungary
• Shipping Lines
• Flags on Stamps Issued by Bulgaria
• Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria

Flags of Neighbouring Countries

• Romania
• Serbia
• Macedonia
• Greece
• Turkey

Principal Sources

• Ivanov (1998) Български войни знамена и флагове | Bulgarski voĭni znamena i flagove | Bulgarian military flags and ensigns
• Album des Pavillons (2000)

• Bulgarian coat of arms
• Bulgarian Government Page on the Coat of Arms