Imperial standard

The imperial standard is the flag used by an emperor and sometimes the members of his family. Today only Japan has a monarch with the imperial title.


 * Imperial Standard of Austria (1806–1918)
 * Imperial Standard of Byzantium (c. 1350)
 * Flags of the Empire of China (1862–1912)
 * Imperial Standard of Germany (1871–1918)
 * Imperial Standard of the Holy Roman Empire (12th Century-1806)
 * Imperial Standards of Iran (1926–1979)
 * Imperial Standard of Japan
 * Imperial Standard of the Ottoman Empire (Late 19th Century-1923)
 * Imperial Standard of Russia (19th Century-1917)