List of flags of Montenegro
Date Use Description
1905-1918 , used by 1945 Civil flag of Montenegro ( 1905-1918 ) , used by Montenegrins up the 1940s Red-blue-white pan-slavic tricolor . Civil flag of Principality and the Kingdom of Montenegro , from 1905 constitution
1881-1916 Civil ensign flag Tricolor with the Cyrillic cypher НІ ( i.e . NI ) of Prince Nicholas I topped with a golden crown in the center . Because the owners as well as the crew of Montenegro 's Ulcinj cruisers were Muslims , Nikola changed the flag not to offend Islam
1881-1916 Civil ensign flag Version of the Civil Ensign that was predominantly used . Usage extended beyond primary purpose to even of that of the National flag
late 1880-early 1881 Civil ensign flag Tricolor flag with the cross from the war flag ( krstaš-barjak ) with Nicholas ' initials set in canton ; stripes based upon domestic national flag
early 1880s-late 1880s Civil ensign flag Horizontally divided red-white-red with the cross from the war flag ( krstaš-barjak ) with Nicholas ' initials set in canton ; based on the naval flag of Austro-Hungary according to the Dalmatian marine codelines sanctioned by the 1878 Congress of Berlin
Historical flags -- Civil ensigns
The following is a list of flags of Montenegro.