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The Kingdom of Hungary (15.03.1848-19.04.1849) was part of the
Habsburg Empire. In 19.04.1849 the Parliament of Hungary
declarate the detronisation of the Habsburgs and the independence
of the state. (19.04.1849-september/october 1849). The flag of
the Kingdom of Hungary was the red-white-green flag without
insription.
Istvan Molnar, 9 November 2000
![[1848 Hungarian flag]](../images/h/hu-1848.gif)
image by Željko Heimer, 5 September 1996
Some time ago I described a Hungarian war flag used in 1848
revolts, as it is shown on the Hungarian post stamps of 1948. The
flags on the stamps are in shades of one colour, so I have
coloured it as it seemed right to me. I believe that it is quite
right. The flag is white, bordered with red and green triangles.
In the middle there is a shield of Hungarian arms, without the
crown, surrounded with a wreath of oak(?) leaves. As much as I
know, the Hungarian tricolour was used for the first time used in
1848, so this is not the national flag. I guess it must be the
flag of the army. I back up this assumption by noting that a
similar flag is used today by the Hungarian army, with the only
difference in the shape of the shield and the crown of St.
Stephen over it. That flag I have seen used by Hungarian units
stationed in Croatia in UN forces, but I don't know if this is a
war flag or the flag of the respective unit.
Željko Heimer, 5 September 1996
Some examples of 1848-9 war flags can be seen at <www.oszk.hu/kiallit/1848/zaszlo1.html>
and <zaszlo2.html>.
I was in Hungary in March 1998 during the celebration of 150
years to the revolt. It was quite impressing. I saw many variants
of the 1848 revolt flag. It seems to me that those flags are all
hand-made and not mass produce, and therefore there are many
variants. Todays replicas has the same both sides, but I can not
rule out that in the original flags there were different sides.
Dov Gutterman, 30 December 1998
Two more (Really just close ups on the Coat of Arms) of
Hungarian 1849 flags at: <www.interj.datanet.hu>.
Dov Gutterman, 17 January 1999
Here is the translation.
"Finally I would like to raise awareness to a newer
interesting vexillological finding. In the rich flag archives of
the Ja'sz museum I accidentally ended up with a flag of '48 of
unidentified origin (inventory # 61.67.1), its most important
characteristics can be read from the entry in the inventory book:
'On a cylindrical wood staff a faded white brocade flag, on one
side the royal Hungarian, on the other side Ja'szbere'ny's Coat
of Arms. 'Here we find as well that the staff is 312cm long, the
flag 148x165cm in the shape of a vertical rectangle. According to
the painted crowned Hungarian small Coat of Arms type it may have
been prepared sometime during 1848-49, prior to the
dethronization. Similar representations of the Coat of Arms
appear on the home guard and defence troop flags as well. On the
reverse of the flag the Coat of Arms of the city of Ja'szbere'ny
is painted with total disregard as to the regulations, since the
background is not blue, it is scarlet! On the flag's sides there
are no red-green 'tongues of flame', rather, the relic is lined
on three sides with fringes of the national colours. According to
its measurements, it was possibly a infantry unit's.As to
archival documentation for this flag I have none, so it is
questionable as to whether we are dealing with a municipal flag,
or some military formation's from the Ja'szsa'g or
Ja'szbere'ny."
Georges Kovari III, 16 January 1999
looking at several examples of 1848-49 flags, they all have
different devices (well - different artwork of the same element,
of course).
Željko heimer, 15 March 1999
Concering the flags used in 1848 uprising and Kosut movement.
In that time most flags (being mostly the military units flags)
follwed that pattern with slight variations, often with
triangular coloured border and crownless Coat of Arms . The
crownless Coat of Arms is often refered as the Kosut arms.
Željko heimer, 21 June 1999
I've just found an photo of
a flag at <jagor.srce.hr>.
Colours are red and green (not blue). In the green: The
independent free (...). In the red: To win or to die 1849
In the middle of the white field you can see the CoA without
crown. The flag could be made after the detronisation
(19.04.1849)
Istvan Molnar, 7 November 2000
This flag is made after the detronisation with NO CROWN! The
war flags of Hungary is the white with red and green wolf-teeth
flags charged with the actual Coat of Arms and on the other side
with St. Mary .I think this war flag could be used between
19.04.1849 - 27.09.1849, in the last months of the War of
Independence. The date of the detronisation is 19.04.1849.
Istvan Molnar, 9 November 2000
Military flag from 1848 type A at <www.historicaltextarchive.com>.
Istvan Molnar, 6 January 2002
Yesterday I was in the Nemzeti Múzeum (HNM) and take some
photos of the military flag from 1848 - reverse side. (Click 1,2 to see the photos).
István Molnár, 5 February 2006
Just found some stamps with flags. Most of them are very dim,
but there is a Hungarian stamp with inscription: 'Honve'd
Za'szlo' 1848-49'. It's a 1981 stamp, drawn by Kekesi Laszlo,
value 4 Ft. It depicts a flag quite similar to the one Željko
Heimer giffed with some notable differences:
1. The border is less complicated
2. The CoA is in a blue 'lake'
3. The blue 'lake' is completely surrounded by a golden wreath,
which is oval, nearly round.
Jarig Bakker, 13 March 1999
HONVÉD means soldier this is patriotic word. The word
"katona" = soldier is neutral. The word
"honvéd" = soldier means "the soldier who save
our country". HON = homeland VÉD = save. The new Hungarian
Army in 1848 was the Magyar Honvédség.
Istvan Molnar, 25 November 2000
image by Željko Heimer
The flag is a revolution flag.
Istvan Molnar, 9 November 2000
