Flag of Bhutan

The flag of Bhutan

The flag of Bhutan was created in 1969.

Appearance

It has divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is orange, with a white dragon called the Druk (the Thunder Dragon) holding four jewels (norbu) in its claws centered along the dividing line and facing away from the hoist.

Flag Of Bhutan Media

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  Bhutanese flags in Thimphu

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  Variant of the Flag of Bhutan with a differently rendered dragon

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  This illustration of the first national flag of Bhutan, used in 1949 at the signing of the Indo-Bhutan Treaty, is based upon black-and-white photos of the event with colours supplied from later documentation.

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  Flag of Bhutan

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  A large Bhutanese flag being lowered

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  The flag of Bhutan figures on the livery of the national airline Druk Air.