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While creating list of real flags suitable as symbols for languages, I found two pairs of nearly identical flags: Nordic cross yellow, red (Norn and Old Norse) and Nordic cross green, yellow, blue (Low Saxon and Veps). I was aware of more "twin flags" (Monaco and Indonesia, Romania and Chad...), so I created this gallery to catch them. First I tried to show as many twins as possible, now I list only categories for striped flags. If some category contains only one flag, it should be removed from this list, unless it is Nordic Cross flag.

Terminology:

  • Twin = same shape, colors, order, different hues or proportions
  • Sibling = twin defaced with different emblem (Slovakia and Slovenia)
  • Cousin = switched colors within same shape or modified shape within same colors (e.g. rotation, fimbriation)

Flags are nested by colors in English alphabet order. Tricolor flags are nested by their first two basic colors. Basic colors are black, blue, green, red, white and yellow. But it is easy to find flag with desired color regardless of their order. Every tricolor category can contain six permutations of twins. Total number of possible twin flag sets with two or three stripes and six basic colors is 360. How many is used, I have no guess.

I recommend visit Flag Identifier by Ivan Sarajčić for creating "identikit" of flag searched (including twins). For Nordic crosses see also this list from FOTW.

Black, blue, orange

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Nordic cross:

  • Estonia (proposal)

  • Torgu (micronation, Estonia)

    Torgu (micronation, Estonia)

  • Fristehen (micronation)

    Fristehen (micronation)

Cousins:

Black, blue, yellow

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Black, green, orange

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Kenya and South Sudan are fimbriated cousins

Nordic cross:

  • Karelians

Black, green, white

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Nordic cross:

Black, green, yellow

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  • Burmese Empire (Christian)

  • Andreas Londos (Greek War of Independence)

  • Peritiba (Brazil)

  • Durham (United Kingdom)

Middle red stripe (cousins):

  • Germany

  • Principality of Reuss-Greiz

  • Minang

  • Principality of Reuss-Gera

Proposals for Germany (cousins):

  • 1919

    1919

  • 1944

    1944

  • 1948

    1948

Olitopia (alternate history) is cousin

White cross (cousins):

Black, orange, white

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Black, white, black

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Black, white, yellow

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  • Front National-Revolutionary action (Russia)

    Front National-Revolutionary action (Russia)

White, black, white

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Yellow cross:

  • Flag of Saint David (Wales)

  • Härjedalen (Sweden)

Black cross:

  • Portugalete (Spain)

  • Härjedalen (version)

  • Old flag of Trégor

    Old flag of Trégor

  • Trégor (France)

Black, yellow, black

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Yellow, black, yellow

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Nordic cross:

  • Votes (Russia)

  • Ludic language

Green, white, blue:

  • South Uist

  • Gloucestershire

Blue, white, green:

  • Derbyshire (sibling)

Cousins:

Blue, green, yellow

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Green, yellow, blue:

Blue, yellow, green:

  • Mataró (Spain)

  • Duchy of Oldenburg

  • Duchy of Oldenburg (version)

    Duchy of Oldenburg (version)

  • Canton of Christian flag

  • Maritime province of Tarragona is cousin

Red saltire:

Blue, white, red, white, blue with device

  • Costa Rica

  • North Korea

Blue, white, blue with diagonal red stripe

  • Entre Ríos Province (Argentina)

  • Uruguay (fin flash)

Nordic cross blue, white, red:

Cousins:

  • Donald Krellwitz (vexillographer)

    Donald Krellwitz (vexillographer)

  • Escada, Pernambuco (Brazil)

  • Lagoa Formosa (Brazil)

  • Eisenach (Germany)

  • Kingdom of Sedang (Vietnam)

Cousins:

  • Norway

  • Basauri (Spain)

  • Attica (region) (Greece)

  • 1st Northeast Missouri Cavalry (American Civil War)

  • Faroe Islands

  • Georgian Orthodox Church

  • Setomaa (Estonia)

Blue border, white cross:

Halved white, blue, red:

Halved blue, white, red:

Red-white stripes, blue canton with white stars (siblings):

  • Chile

  • Liberia

  • United States

  • Texas is cousin

Quartered cousins:

  • Panama

  • Banská Bystrica Region

Less than cousins:

  • Dominican Republic

  • Nordic Union (?)

    Nordic Union (?)

  • Groningen (Netherlands)

  • Burgee of National Yacht Club (Ireland)

  • Orkney

  • Carmo do Paranaíba (Brazil)

Cousins:

White cross:

Siblings:

Nordic cross:

  • Pärnu (Estonia)

  • Shetland

  • Iceland (1897-1915)

  • Calais (France)

  • Emmylou (?)

    Emmylou (?)

  • Icaria (Greece)

Cross from stars:

  • Chapadinha (Brazil)

  • Eureka Flag (Australia)

  • Brazil (naval jack)

White saltire:

  • Scotland

  • San Andrés y Providencia Department

  • ICS Mike

  • Tenerife

  • Ullà (Spain)

    Ullà (Spain)

Siblings:

  • Tallahassee

  • Kraków (Poland, banner)

Blue cross:

Nordic cross:

Blue saltire:

  • Katwijk aan Zee (Netherlands)

  • Russia (naval ensign)

  • Marsaxlokk (Malta)

Siblings:

  • Fortaleza (Brazil)

  • Guanabara (state) (Brazil)

  • Nova Scotia (Canada)

  • Peñamellera Baja (Spain)

  • Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

  • Uruguay (naval jack)

Diagonal stripe:

  • Maritime province of La Coruña

Blue, orange, white

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  • Tbilisi (Georgia)

  • Isles of Scilly (unofficial)

Two fictious countries:

  • Käykö

    Käykö

Blue, white, yellow

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Nordic cross white, yellow, blue:

  • Bayamón, Puerto Rico

  • Sweden Finns

  • Itu (Brazil)

Cousins:

Halved blue, white, yellow:

Diagonally divided:

  • Oulun Merenkävijät (sibling of other yacht clubs)

    Oulun Merenkävijät (sibling of other yacht clubs)

Yellow cross:

Siblings:

  • Sweden

  • Poltava Oblast (Ukraine)

  • Asturias (Spain)

  • Gozón (Asturias) is sibling

    Gozón (Asturias) is sibling

Yellow saltire:

  • Mercia (Saint Alban's Cross)

  • Sopela (Spain)

  • Lado Enclave

  • Balen (Belgium)

Blue cross:

Blue saltire:

  • Kõo Parish (Estonia)

Blue, orange, yellow

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  • Borborema (Brazil)

Blue, purple, yellow

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Nordic cross:

Baarn (Netherlands) has both striped and crossed cousins

Yellow, blue, yellow

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Cross:

  • Bornholm (Denmark)

  • Principality of the Pindus (Axis-occupied Greece)

Nordic cross green, white, red:

  • Småland (Sweden)

  • São Domingos do Prata (Brazil)

  • Grão Pará (Brazil)

  • Guaíra, São Paulo (Brazil)

  • Santo Antônio do Pinhal (Brazil)

Cousins:

  • Bornholm (version)

  • Dutch Low Saxon cultural flag

  • Amambay (Paraguay)

  • Greenland (proposal)

  • Snaowland (micro-nation)

    Snaowland (micro-nation)

  • Buková (Plzeň-South District) (Czech Republic)

White left, red over green:

  • Madagascar

  • Belarus

Vertically halved red, white, green:

  • Gordexola (Spain)

  • Zomi Re-unification Organization

    Zomi Re-unification Organization

  • Scania (2nd column, 3rd row)

    Scania (2nd column, 3rd row)

  • Pirapora do Bom Jesus (Brazil)

White Nordic cross:

  • Lapland (Sweden)

  • National Democrats of Sankt-Peterburg

    National Democrats of Sankt-Peterburg

  • Greenland (proposal)

  • Greenland (proposal)

  • Barra (United Kingdom)

    Barra (United Kingdom)

  • Puerto Rican Independence Party

  • Türi (Estonia)

Siblings (mostly saltires):

  • Clay County, Florida

  • Collier County, Florida

  • Hollywood, Florida

  • Federal Customs Service of Russia

  • Etxebarria (Spain)

  • Battle of Arklow (Ireland)

White device (siblings or cousins?)

  • Balochistan (Pakistan)

  • Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Pakistan)

  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan)

  • North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955) (Pakistan)

  • Punjab (Pakistan)

  • Sindh (Pakistan)

Cousins:

Brown, green, white

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Green, orange, white

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  • Ireland (proposal)

Green, purple, white

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Green, white, green

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Green, white, yellow

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Quartered per cross:

  • Valdeolea (Spain)

White, green, white

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Green cross:

Yellow cross:

Saltire:

  • Ibarrangelu (Spain)

  • Lauderhill, Florida

  • Volturno Sporting Club (Italy)

    Volturno Sporting Club (Italy)

Yellow harp:

  • Leinster (Ireland)

  • Ireland (naval jack)

Yellow crescent:

  • Bosnia (1831-1832)

  • Avalon (HK)

    Avalon (HK)

Green, orange, yellow

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Green, pink, yellow

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Green, yellow, green

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Yellow, green, yellow

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Maroon, white, maroon

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The third color of Hernandarias is maroon or purple?

  • Hernandarias District (Paraguay)

  • Casar de Palomero (Spain)

  • Hermandad del Señor de los Milagros de Huacho (sanctuary in Peru)

    Hermandad del Señor de los Milagros de Huacho (sanctuary in Peru)

  • Evangelical Church in Germany (proposal)

  • Vagharshapat (Armenia)

  • Cross of Neith (Wales)

  • Gordoncillo (Spain)

Nine stripes:

White cross:

  • Holy Roman Empire (1200-1350)

  • Sovereign Military Order of Malta

  • Como (Italy)

  • St. John the Baptist

    St. John the Baptist

  • Maritime province of Cartagena

  • Blanes (Spain)

  • Savoy

  • Alcázar de San Juan (Spain)

Nordic cross:

Greek cross:

Maltese cross:

  • Malta (civil ensign)

  • Heitersheim (Germany)

  • Lora del Río (Spain)

  • Bardonnex (Switzerland)

    Bardonnex (Switzerland)

Saltire:

  • Kingdom of Elleore (micronation)

Red cross:

Siblings

  • London

  • York

  • Lincoln, England

  • Northern Ireland (former)

  • Northern Ireland (proposal)

    Northern Ireland (proposal)

  • East Anglia

  • Alderney (Channel Islands)

    Alderney (Channel Islands)

  • Georgia (country)

  • Mosta (Malta)

  • Sardinia (Italy)

  • Montreal (Canada)

  • Sitges (Spain)

  • Almería (Spain)

  • Koblenz (Germany)

  • National Colonial Flag for Australia

Nordic cross:

  • Northern England (proposal)

  • Jutland (proposal)

  • Bologna (Italy)

  • Tudela, Navarre (Spain)

  • West Riding of Yorkshire (sibling)

  • Agragovie (sibling)

    Agragovie (sibling)

  • Tonga (naval ensign)

Red saltire:

Siblings:

  • Florida

  • Jersey

  • Cross of Burgundy

    Cross of Burgundy

Quartered:

Per saltire:

  • Camarena (Spain)

  • Bellvei (Spain)

  • Pozorrubio, Spain

  • Vigo (Spain) is cousin

    Vigo (Spain) is cousin

White star:

Cousins:

  • Ecumenical Order of Malta (?)

    Ecumenical Order of Malta (?)

Siblings:

Cousins:

  • Naval ensign of Latvia

  • Presidential flag of Latvia

    Presidential flag of Latvia

  • São Paulo (city, Brazil)

  • Grenada (micronation)

    Grenada (micronation)

  • sibling from Lebanese Civil War

  • Ku Klux Klan (USA)

Centered cross:

Nordic cross:

  • Finland-Swedes

  • Skåne (Sweden)

  • Nasjonal Samling (Norway)

Red cross:

  • Kalmar Union

  • Orkney (before 2007)

  • Lodi, Lombardy (Italy)

  • Albenga (Italy)

Siblings:

  • Ulster (Ireland)

  • Norhtern Ireland (proposal)

  • Archenland (Narnia)

  • New Nexico

  • Pennylvnd (micronation)

    Pennylvnd (micronation)

Purple, red, yellow

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Nordic cross:

  • United Normandy

  • version

    version

  • Occitania (cousin)

Yellow, red, yellow

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  • Nordic Flag Society

Yellow sun on red background

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Orange, white, yellow

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Purple, white, yellow

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Yellow, white, yellow

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More than three colors

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Black, green, red, white

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  • Palestine

  • Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

White, red, yellow, black

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  • Federated Malay States

  • Ewijk (Netherlands)

Blue, red, white, yellow

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Horizontally striped

Quartered 5173:

Cousins:

Meaning of numbers see here

Red-white stripes, blue canton with yellow crescent and star (siblings)

  • Malaysia

  • Federation of Malaya

  • Malacca

Nordic cross

  • Cusco

  • LGBT community

  • Meher Baba

  • Peace movement

  • International Co-operative Alliance

  • Jewish Autonomous Oblast

  • Lingua Franca Nova

Bonaire, Maruri-Jatabe

Numbers of directions:

Blue, red, white, yellow

Flags containing flag of Ulster

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  • Home Nations

  • Provinces of Ireland


I am vexillographer myself. If you want to see my initial list-of-twins design, write a note to me. It was much different and even now it is not perfect. If you have proposlas for another change, write to me. Now you can see more my pages (list is at my Indonesian user page).