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This was the personal flag of the Governor-General of French Algeria, Amiable Pelissier. He was appointed to the position in 1860 and died there in 1864. His flag featured a unique shape, almost as if a triangle had been cut out of the end of the flag. The background is white, but the top half of the flag has a red border and blue text while the bottom half has a blue border with red text.

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During the Civil War and for some time thereafter, the Nationalist faction used the red-yellow-red triband with the arms of national character centered on the yellow stripe.

The Emirate of Abdelkader kept the tri-color theme but switched up the color scheme. The top and bottom stripes were made green and the middle stripe was made white. A yellow hand was added in the middle of the white stripe, and yellow Arabic text was inscribed in a circle around it.

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This is the current flag of Algeria. It is nearly the exact same as one of the variants of the previous flag, the only difference being that the red crescent moon and star were enlargened.

The Kingdom of Tlemcen used this flag next, essentially inverting the colors on their previous flag and rotating the crescent moon to face upwards. The blue on this crescent moon is darker than the blue on the background of the previous flag.

Kel Ahaggar, a Tuareg confederation, flew this unique flag. Located in modern-day southeastern Algeria, they were one of many Tuareg groups located in northern Africa. They were terminated in 1977 by the Algerian government. Their flag featured a bright yellow background with a black double-ended trident shape in the center.

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This was the flag of French Algeria, a colony owned by France located in the northern part of modern-day Algeria. The tri-color theme returned, this time going vertical. From left to right, the colors are navy blue, white, and red.

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From the early sixteenth century to 1843, the de facto national flag of Spain was white with the Cross of Burgundy in red. This flag was used primarily in Spain's overseas colonial empire. The Cross of Burgandy was a symbol associated with the House of Habsburg, whose monarchs ruled Spain from 1516 to 1700. It was replaced in 1843 by the 1785 war ensign, which was additionally designated as Spain's state flag and ensign in that year. This red-yellow-red triband with the lesser arms of Spain on the yellow stripe, became the model for all subsequent Spanish flags. In 1928 a variant without the arms replaced the 1785 merchant ensign. During the brief existence of the First Spanish Republic, the state flag displayed the lesser arms without the crown.

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The victory of the Nationalist rebels under General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) led to the abolition of the Republic and the establishment of a fascist/authoritarian state with Franco at its head. The new polity, officially established in 1940, was called the Spanish State until 1947, when Franco decreed a restoration of the monarchy with himself as Regent vested with the power to designate a royal successor. The republican coat of arms was deleted from the wartime Nationalist flag and replaced by new arms based on the Eagle of St. John, which had appeared on the royal banners of the Catholic Monarchs in the late fourteenth to early fifteenth centuries. The artistic rendition of the arms was revised twice before this flag was replaced in 1981 by the current national and state flag, which bears the crowned royal arms. These arms are similar to those of the 1931-39 Republic, with a royal crown replacing the mural crown and an escutcheon of the arms of Bourbon-Anjou, which is the proper name of the current Spanish royal house. A square version of the national flag with the arms centered is used by high civil authorities, such as government ministers.

This was the personal flag of Lalla Fatma N’Soumer, a woman who led attacks against the French during the French conquest of Algeria. She was captured in 1857 and died in prison 6 years later. She is regarded as a hero in Algeria. Her flag featured muted tones, very different from most flags in history. It has four stripes, all different colors. From top to bottom, those colors are blue/purple, green, orange, and white.

The flag of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic had 2 variants. Both were similar, featuring two vertical stripes in green and white. They both also feature a red crescent moon that contains a red star. This symbol is located at the point where the stripes join. The only difference between the variants is the thickness of the stripes. Of all the flags we’ve gone over so far, these are the closest to the current flag of Algeria.

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This flag was flown by the Sultanate of Tuggurt, a state in modern-day southern Algeria. The crescent moon remained and a 5-pointed star was added inside of it. The Shahada was added on the left side of the flag, and to the left of the Shahada, there is a jagged pattern. The dark green background is new as well.

The flag of the Setif revolt was the first Algerian flag to have a two-color background like the current flag of Algeria does. However, in this version, the stripes are horizontal, while in the current flag, they are vertical. This time, the stripes are white and green. The red hand and crescent moon stayed on the flag but were relocated to the top left corner, where a red 6-pointed star and red text were added. This two-month-long massacre during which this flag was flown led by the French resulted in the deaths of thousands of Algerians.

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The flag of Algeria has a long and storied history, dating back to the 1200s. It has gone through many variations, each vastly different from the rest. Let’s start at the beginning, with the first flag of the Kingdom of Tlemcen.

This is the first flag that somewhat resembles the current Algerian flag. Once again, the tri-color theme returned, this time featuring a horizontal green-white-green pattern. The Emirate of Abdelkader flew this same tri-color different symbols in the center. This version of the flag has a red hand and a red crescent moon in the center of the white stripe.

In 1931 the fall of the monarchy resulted in the establishment of the Second Spanish Republic, and this time the Spanish flag was substantially modified. It became a horizontal tricolor with red, yellow and purple stripes. Such flags had been used for many years by republican organizations and political parties. The state flag bore the coat of arms of the Republic, called the "arms of national character," which were identical to those of the short-lived nineteenth century republic. They quartered the arms of Castile, León, Aragon and Navarre, with Granada at the point. The shield was flanked by the Pillars of Hercules, representing the Strait of Gibraltar. The scarlet scroll bore the motto PLUS ULTRA (More Beyond). A mural crown, a republican symbol, replaced the royal crown.The proportions of these republican flags were altered from 2:3 to 3:5.

The Kingdom of Tlemcen revived its first flag 150 years after removing it. The flag was removed once again in 1556 when the kingdom was annexed by the Ottoman Empire.

This was the first flag of the Kingdom of Tlemcen, a kingdom that controlled modern-day northern Algeria. This flag was brought back in the late 1400s. It is the first of many Algerian flags with a crescent moon.

This flag was flown by the Regency of Algiers, a state that took up most of modern-day Algeria. They kept the red-yellow-green theme but switched the places of the green and red stripes. The top and bottom stripes were made green, while the middle stripe was made red. The yellow Arabic text was removed and yellow stripes were added between the red and green stripes.

There were two presidents of the Spanish Republic between 1931 and 1939, and their standards displayed the arms of national character on a red field, flanked by their initials. Shown is the standard of the second president, Manuel Azaña; the standard of his predecessor, Niceto Alcalá, bore the initials N-A. As Head of State and Regent from 1940 to 1975, Francisco Franco had a standard based on the military guidons of Spain's sixteenth-century monarchs. It depicts the heraldic charge known as the Bend of Castile flanked by the Pillars of Hercules.

This was the flag of the Kingdom of Beni Abbas, a kingdom in modern-day northeastern Algeria. This is the first tri-color Algerian flag. The top and bottom stripes are bright red, and the middle stripe is green with Arabic text written in yellow across it.