Cockade - A List of National Cockades

A List of National Cockades

The following is an incomplete list of traditional cockades used by various nations; the colours are listed from the inside out (i.e. left to right). If the air force roundel resembles a cockade but differs from the traditional cockade, the roundel is also specified.

• Albania - red-black-red
• Argentina - light blue-white-light blue
• Armenia - orange-blue-red
• Austria - red-white-red
  • (until 1918: black-gold)
  • (Austrian Air Force roundel: white-red, with the white in the form of a triangle)
• Belgium - black-yellow-red
• Bolivia - green-yellow-red
• Bulgaria - red-green-white
  • (Bulgarian Air Force roundel: white-green-red)
• Brazil - blue-yellow-green (used as a roundel by aircraft of the Brazilian Navy)
• Chile -
  • as worn on peaked cap: blue-white-red with a five-pointed silver star in the middle
  • as worn on Pickelhaube: red-white-blue
• Colombia - red-blue-yellow
• Denmark - red-white-red
  • (Royal Danish Air Force roundel: white-red)
• Ecuador - red-blue-yellow
• Estonia - white-black-blue
• Finland - white-blue-white
• France - blue-white-red
  • (the French navy's Naval Aviation roundel have a black anchor drawn upon the cockade)
• Gabon - green-yellow-blue
• Germany - black-red-gold
  • (1871-1945: red-white-black)
  • (German Confederation 1848-1871: gold-red-black)
• Great Britain -
  • Royal House of Stuart: white
  • Royal House of Hanover: black
  • (RAF, FAA and AAC roundels: red-white-blue or red-blue)
• Greece - blue-white
  • (Hellenic Air Force roundel: blue-white-blue)
• Hungary - red-white-green
  • this reflects the Hungarian flag, and is always referred to as such, but traditionally (although many know it to be technically incorrect) it is made with the red colour outside unlike in the picture below;
  • the airforce roundel -- which is really a triangle -- has also the red colour outside
• Iceland - blue-white-red-white-blue
• India - green-white-orange
• Iran - red-white-green
• Ireland - green-white-orange
  • (until 1922: green or sky blue)
• Italy - green-white-red
• Japan - red with white edge (the Hinomaru, worn as a cockade by civilian officials before World War II)
• Mexico - green-white-red
• Monaco - red-white
• Netherlands - orange
• Norway - red-white-blue-white
• Pakistan - White-green-yellow
• Paraguay - blue-white-red
• Peru - red-white-red
• Poland - white-red (but other colours were also used)
• Portugal - green-red
  • (from 1820 to 1910: blue-white)
  • (until 1820: blue-red)
• Romania - blue-yellow-red
• Russia -
  • military - black-orange-black-orange (the Ribbon of Saint George)
  • police - red-blue-white
  • (Army Air Service roundel until 1918: white-blue-red)
• San Marino - white-blue
• Serbia - red-blue-white
• Slovenia - red-blue-white
• Spain - red-yellow-red
• Sweden
  • civil - blue-yellow
  • military - yellow
  • during 20th century enlisted men wore a national mark with yellow-blue-yellow, but that was strictly speaking not a cockade.
• Turkey - red-white-red
• United States - (white-blue-red, widely used on A.E.F. aircraft 1917-18. Also, blue with a gold eagle reportedly used late 19th century)
• Uruguay:
  • military - blue-white-blue with a red diagonal stripe (Artigas's Cockade)
  • police - red-white-blue
  • civilian - Cockade of Uruguay - White-blue-white-blue-white-blue-white-blue.
• Venezuela - red-blue-yellow
• Yugoslavia - blue-white-red