Kingdom of Albania (1934-1939)

Last modified: 2002-03-02 by ivan sache
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by Jaume Ollé

• Change of shade in 1934
• Civil flag
• War flag and ensign, royal standard
• Civil ensign

See also:

• Albania
• Historical flags of Albania
• Kingdom of Albania (1928-1934)
• Albania: Italian occupation (1939-1943)

Change of shade in 1934

In 1934, according to Vexillotheca [vxt], the dark shade of red was changed (de facto?) to a lighter shade. In 1939, the national flag was shown in Flaggenbuch [neu92] in light red. The drawings in this page agree with those shown by K. H. Hesmer [hes92].

Jaume Ollé, 15 July 1996

Civil flag

by Jaume Ollé

War flag and ensign, royal standard

by Jaume Ollé

Civil ensign

by Jorge Candeias, after Jaume Ollé's original

The merchant ensign, legally abolished in 1939, remained in effective use until 1946.

Jaume Ollé, 15 July 1996