Flag of Lithuania

For flags of Lithuania, see List of flags of Lithuania.

Republic of Lithuania
UseNational flag and civil ensign Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Reverse side is congruent with obverse side Flag can be hung vertically by hoisting on a normal pole, then turning the pole 90°
Proportion3:5
Adopted25 April 1918 (first adoption)
18 November 1988 (restored in 1:2 ratio)
8 July 2004 (current version)
DesignA horizontal triband of yellow, green and red
Designed by
State flag of Lithuania
UseNaval jack and historical state flag
Proportion3:5
Adopted2004; first documented use in 1410
DesignA red flag with the Vytis on the center

The national flag of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos vėliava) consists of a horizontal tricolour of yellow, green, and red. It was adopted on 25 April 1918 during Lithuania's first period of independence (1918–1940), which ceased with the occupation first by the Soviet Union, and then by Nazi Germany (1941–1944). During the post-World War II Soviet occupation, from 1945 until 1988, the Flag of the Lithuanian SSR consisted first of a generic red Soviet flag with the name of the republic, in 1953 that was changed to the red flag with white and green bands at the bottom.

The flag was then re-adopted on 18 November 1988, about 1.5 years before the re-establishment of Lithuania's independence and almost three years before the collapse of the Soviet Union. The last alteration to the current flag occurred in 2004, when the aspect ratio changed from 1:2 to 3:5.