| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
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1905—Present |
Used by H.M. The King of Sweden |
Royal flag with the greater national coat of arms |
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1905—Present |
Used by H.M. The Queen of Sweden, and by a royal Regent ad interim |
Royal flag with the lesser national coat of arms (surrounded by the insignias of the Order of the Seraphim) |
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1905—Present |
Used by the Regent ad interim, when he is a non-royal |
Same as the Military ensign |
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1943—Present |
Personal Command Sign of H.M. the King of Sweden. |
The greater Coat of arms of Sweden, which is blue divided quarterly by a cross pattée of gold |
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
 |
1844-1905 |
National flag and civil ensign |
Union badge in the upper hoist corner |
 |
1844-1905 |
State flag and military ensign |
Union badge in the upper hoist corner |
 |
1897-1905 |
Alternate State flag |
State flag to be used on state ships and at government buildings that did not fly the military ensign. Prior to 1897, used by private ships serving the Swedish Royal mail. |
 |
1844-1905 |
Naval jack and diplomatic flag |
The Union badge: a cross bearing the colours of both Sweden and Norway. |
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until 1844 |
Civil ensign |
Same as present national flag (slightly different colors and proportions occurred) |
 |
1818-1844 |
Union civil ensign ("distant waters") |
White saltire on red in the upper hoist corner. The canton in red and white represented Norway. The ensign was introduced on October 26, 1818, for use in "distant waters", i.e. beyond Cape Finisterre in North-West Spain, as an alternative to the standard Swedish civil ensign which could also be used by Norwegian ships if they wished. By Royal resolution of July 17, 1821, the saltire flag was ordered as the only Norwegian and Swedish civil ensign in "distant waters". |
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1815-1844 |
State flag and military ensign |
White saltire on red in the upper hoist corner. The canton in red and white represented Norway. |
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1838-1844 |
Alternate state flag |
Used by private ships serving the Swedish Royal mail. |
 |
1761-1813 |
Military ensign for the light Army fleet |
An all blue triple-tailed flag to be used by the Arméns flotta. |
|
mid 1600s-1815 |
State flag and war ensign |
Same as present military ensign (slightly different colors and proportions occurred) |
 |
c.1520s-c.1650 |
State flag and war ensign |
Swallow-tailed flag (slightly different colors and proportions occurred) |
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