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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)
by Zeljko 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.
Zeljko Heimer, 5 September 1996
Some examples of 1848-9 war flags can be seen at: http://www.oszk.hu/kiallit/1848/zaszlo1.html
and http://www.oszk.hu/kiallit/1848/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 CoA's) of Hungarian
1849 flags at: http://www.interj.datanet.hu/redemptio/97feb/c08.html
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 CoA.'
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 CoA's type it may have been
prepared sometime during 1848-49, prior to the dethronization.
Similar representations of the CoA appear on the home guard and
defence troop flags as well. On the reverse of the flag the CoA
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).
Zeljko 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 CoA . IIRC, the
crownless CoA is often refered as the Kosut arms.
Zeljko heimer, 21 June 1999
I've just found an photo of a
flag at http://jagor.srce.hr/maho/HUN/SZEMLE/1848/22.jpg.
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 CoA 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 http://www.historicaltextarchive.com/hungary/48zszlo.gif.
Istvan Molnar, 6 January 2002
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 Zeljko
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
by Zeljko Heimer
The flag is a revolution flag.
Istvan Molnar, 9 November 2000
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