Flags of counties of Liberia

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Liberia is subdivided into 15 counties, each of which is entitled to its own flag. Each county flag bears the national flag of Liberia in the canton. The county flags are flown at regional offices and together encircling the national flag of Liberia at the Presidential Palace.

The flags were introduced in 1965 by William Tubman for the purpose of promoting the counties as meaningful entities. Their design was inspired by Liberia's quilting tradition.

The flags have been the subject of widespread ridicule by members of online vexillology communities on social media platforms such as Reddit and Facebook, but vexillologist Steven A. Knowlton argues that these discussions demonstrate a lack of understanding of the political and cultural context of the flags and of the material construction of flags from textiles as opposed to digital creation.[1]


Bomi County
Bomi County
Bong County
Bong County
Gbarpolu County
Gbarpolu County
Grand Bassa County
Grand Bassa County
Grand Cape Mount County
Grand Cape Mount County
Grand Gedeh County
Grand Gedeh County
Grand Kru County
Grand Kru County
Lofa County
Lofa County
Margibi County
Margibi County
Maryland County
Maryland County
Montserrado County
Montserrado County
Nimba County
Nimba County
Rivercess County
Rivercess County
River Gee County
River Gee County
Sinoe County
Sinoe County
  1. (2021). "Liberian County Flags in Historical and Cultural Context". Raven: A Journal of Vexillology 28: 57–90. Archived from the original on 2023-05-13. Retrieved on 2023-01-07.