Overview of Austrian flags
This is a list of flags used in Austria . For more information about the national flag, visit the article flag of Austria .
National and state flag [ edit ]
State Flag
Date
Use
Description
1230–1806 1918–1934 1945–present
National flag and civil ensign
The flag of Austria has three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and red.
1955–present
State flag, war flag and naval ensign
Three equal horizontal bands of red, white, and red, with the coat of arms surmounted.
1945–present
Flag of Austria (vertical).
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1984
Standard for a Member of the Federal Government or the Federal President
Used only on army occasions (out of use since 1984).
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1804–1835
Standard of the Emperor Francis
1848–1915
Standard of the Emperor Franz Joseph
1915–1918
Standard of the Emperor & King
Displays both the Imperial crown of Austria and the Royal crown of Hungary.
1915–1918
Standard of Archdukes and Archduchesses
Displays both the Imperial crown of Austria and the Royal crown of Hungary.
Flag
Date
Use
Description
The flag used by Habsburg forces during the Hungarian revolution of 1848 and 1849.
War flag of the Habsburg Empire
1915–1918
Flag of the Generalfeldmarschall (never used)
1880–1894
Rank flag for the Habsburg Field Marshal's
1880–1894
Rank flag of the Habsburg General
1880–1894
Rank flag of the Habsburg Lieutenant Field Marshal
1880–1894
Rank flag of the Habsburg Major General
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1936–1938
Jack of Austria
1929–1934
State Ensign of Austria
1934–1938
State Ensign of Austria
1926–1934 or 1935
Naval Ensign and Jack of Austria
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1894–1918
Austro-Hungarian Naval Jack
stipulated by law in 1915 but never used
Rank flag of the Austro-Hungarian Groß-Admiral
stipulated by law in 1915 but never used
Rank flag of the Austro-Hungarian Admiral
stipulated by law in 1915 but never used
Rank flag of the Austro-Hungarian Vice-Admiral
stipulated by law in 1915 but never used
Rank flag of the Austro-Hungarian Rear Admiral
1880–1894
Rank flag of the Habsburg Groß-Admiral
1880–1894
Rank flag of the Habsburg Admiral
1880–1894
Rank flag of the Habsburg Vice Admiral
1880–1894
Rank flag of the Habsburg Rear Admiral
1828–1853
Rank flag of the Habsburg Admiral
1853–1880
Rank flag of the Habsburg Admiral
Flag
Date
Use
Description
River police pennant.
Civil Flag
State Flag
State
Year adopted
Description
Burgenland
1971
Two equal bands of red and yellow (with the state's coat of arms surmounted on the state flag version)
Carinthia (Kärnten)
1946
Three equal bands of yellow, red and white (with the state's coat of arms surmounted on the state flag version).
Lower Austria (Niederösterreich)
1954
Two equal bands of blue and yellow (with the state's coat of arms surmounted on the state flag version).
Salzburg
1921
Two equal bands of red and white(with the state's coat of arms surmounted on the state flag version).
Styria (Steiermark)
1960
Two equal bands of white and green (with the state's coat of arms surmounted on the state flag version).
Tyrol (Tirol)
1945
Two equal bands white of red (with the state's coat of arms surmounted on the state flag version).
Upper Austria (Oberösterreich)
1949
Two equal bands white of red (with the state's coat of arms surmounted on the state flag version).
Vienna (Wien)
Two equal bands of red and white (with the state's coat of arms surmounted on the state flag version).
Vorarlberg
Two equal bands of red and white (with the state's coat of arms surmounted on the state flag version).
Ethnic groups flags [ edit ]
Flag of subdivisions of Austria-Hungary [ edit ]
House flags of austrian freight companies [ edit ]
Flag
Club
Segelclub Mattsee
Union-Yacht-Club Attersee
Sovereign states States with limited recognition Dependencies and other entities Other entities
State-related Mobile military Mobile civilian
Other entities By design
(National , Gallery )
By nations
Names in
italics indicate
non-sovereign (dependent) territories, disputed states and/or former countries.
National flags National coats of arms