It is the oldest NATIONAL flag still in use - it is not the oldest flag.
The oldest flag still used by a nation, is the danish flag Dannebrog.
Denmark holds the record for having the oldest continuously used national flag in the world. The Dannebrog, as it's called in Danish, dates back to the 13th century and is one of the oldest flags still in use today.
The flag of Denmark is considered the oldest continuously used national flag in the world. It has been in use since the 13th century.
The Dutch tricolour flag is the oldest tricolour flag still in use.
Denmark. The current design of the Danish flag, known as the Dannebrog, dates back to the 13th century and is considered the oldest unchanged national flag in the world.
The oldest national flag still in existence, that of Denmark, dates back to the 13th century.
The Scottish flag was first used when it was finally hoisted up in 1512 it is believed to be one of the oldest flags in the world it is still in use today
A lot of people seem to saying it the Danish flag however if you look in the lion rampant (the flag for the Scottish Monarch) which was created 200 year before the Danish flag. Its also similar with the Welsh flags. These places have national characteristics however they are not technically nations.
Dannebrog
Denmark's flag, known as the Dannebrog, is the oldest continuously used national flag in the world. Legend has it that it fell from the sky during a battle in the early 13th century, leading to a Danish victory.
The Nordic cross is a model after the danish flag (the oldest national flag still in use in the world) legends say that the flag fell from the sky in the war of Estland long time ago. Finland, Sweden, Norway, Åland, Faroe Islands, Iceland and other Nordic countries and islands used that model.
The flag of Denmark is said to have originated around the 13th century and is considered to be the oldest state flag in the Guinness Book of World Records. The flag came into Danish possession during the battle of Lyndanisse in 1219 and have kept it ever since.