Flag of Norway

Kingdom of Norway
UseNational flag and civil ensign
Proportion8:11
Adopted13 July 1821 (1821-07-13)
DesignA red field charged with a white-fimbriated dark blue Nordic cross that extends to the edges; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side.
Designed byFredrik Meltzer
UseState and war flag, state and naval ensign
Proportion16:27
Kongeflagget ("The King’s Flag")
"Ancient Royal Standard" (1905)
UseSporadic 13th – 18th century (Norwegian Realm, Kalmar Union, Denmark-Norway)
1905–present (Kingdom of Norway)
Proportion8:11
Adopted15 November 1905 (1905-11-15)
DesignThe Coat of arms of Norway in banner form that features a golden lion holding an axe over a red field.
Designed byVarious (Anders Thiset, Eilif Peterssen, Cabinet of Norway)

The national flag of Norway (Bokmål: Norges flagg; Nynorsk: Noregs flagg; lit.'Norway's flag') is red with a navy blue Scandinavian cross bordered in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark.