Royal Standard of Norway

The flag of the King is also used by the Queen.

Background and history

The flag was referred to as the "ancient royal standard" of Norway when it was re-introduced in 1905. It is the earliest known flag of Norway, originally only a flag for the king, as it is today. During the early period of the union with

Union between Sweden and Norway (1814–1905)

From 1814 to 1905, Norway entered a personal union with Sweden. As a result, the two nations would share the same monarch (and a common foreign policy) but remain separate kingdoms with their own laws and legislative bodies. In 1844, new flags with common features reflecting the union were introduced for the two kingdoms.

From 1844 until 1905, the kings of Norway (i.e. also the King of Sweden) used a royal standard on the same pattern as Denmark and Sweden. It was Norway's war flag with the union mark in the canton and the addition of the royal union arms in the centre of the cross. In Norway, growing discontent with the union would lead to the union mark being removed from the merchant (i.e. today's national flag) and the state flag, but the mark remained in the war flag (naval ensign) and the royal flag as they were under jurisdiction of the king.

The flag introduced in 1844 would be made redundant after the dissolution of the union with Sweden in 1905 and the adoption of the current flag.

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  Royal Standard of Sweden and Norway 1815-1844
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  Royal Standard of Norway 1844-1905

Description

The flag is the coat of arms of Norway in banner form and features a golden lion over a red field. With the dissolution of the Union in 1905 and election of a new king, the Norwegian Lion coat of arms were subsequently adopted for use by the King as was the old royal flag.

Graphically, that first royal standard was charged with a lion designed by the Danish expert on

Crown Prince’s version

The flag of the Crown Prince (Kronprinsflagget) is similar to the royal standard, except that the field is swallowtailed. It was introduced by Royal Resolution of 26 September 1924.^[3] The Crown Prince's flag may also be used by the Crown Princess.

There are no flags for the rest of the royal family.

Pennant

See also

• Flag of Norway
• Line of succession to the Norwegian Throne

References

Sources

• Flags of the World
• Royal standards in NRK website
• Royal standards in encyclopedia Skikk og bruk
• The Royal Standard flown from the Royal palace
• National Archive flag history With a picture of the seal of duchess Ingebjørg.
• Hans Cappelen: Norge i 1905: Gammelt riksvåpen og nytt kongevåpen, (Norway in 1905: Old national arms and new royal arms) Heraldisk Tidsskrift, Vol. 10 No. 94, Copenhagen October 2006

External links

• Flags of Norway