The flags of Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization were sewn in the period of existence of the IMARO between 1893 - 1915. Some of them are preserved until today, others are lost or destroyed.

Flags of Saloniki revolutionary district

Enidzhe Vardar flag

The flag was sewn by the teacher Maria Kapitancheva in the winter of 1903 on the instructions of Apostol Petkov. It represents a stitched red and green cloth with a girl standing before a slain Turkish soldier, with the inscription "Liberty or Death" above her. On the reverse side, the motto "Dare, people, God is with us" is written on an Orthodox cross. After the Ilinden Uprising, the flag was saved by Father Dimitar Jutev. The descendant of Bulgarians from Aegean Macedonia, Anka Nikolova Hikimova - Kolakova, submitted it in 2014 to National Military Museum Sofia.

Flags of Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization

Kukush flag

The flag was sewn by Anna Maleshevska with the help of Raina Izmirlieva according to a project by Mitso Izmirliev. The flag was double-layered - red and green. It is embroidered with a girl holding a flag that reads "Liberty or Death" and below it the motto "Down with the tyrant". The flag was captured by the Turkish army and taken to Thessaloniki.

Flags of Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization

Tikvesh flag

The flag was made in March 1903 in the house of Jovanche Mihailovski by Evgenia Mihailovska, Tima Mincheva, Lefterka Grozdanova and Ana Ivanova under the direction of Pane Ivanov. The flag is made of red fabric with the inscriptions "Tikvesh revolutionary region" and "Freedom or death", and below them a girl with a waved Bulgarian flag stepping on a killed Turkish soldier. The sewn flag was handed over to Voivode Petar Ilkov and was used in the Ilinden Uprising. It was used again in the Tikvesh Uprising when it was captured by Serbian troops. It was kept in the Belgrade Museum, but during the bombing of Belgrade in 1941 it burned down.

Flags of Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization

Flags of Bitola revolutionary region

Main flag of Bitola region

It was sewn by the teachers Fotinka Petrova, Vasilka Stefanova-Pophristova, Aneta Spirova Olcheva, Aspasia Dimova Yakimova, Vasilka Poppetrova-Naranzhova, Vasilka Lazeva Lazheva, Paraskeva Aceva and others, according to a project by the students from Bitola High School Dragan Zografov and Arseni Yovkov. The inscriptions "Freedom or Death" and "Second Mac. Adr. Rev. Reg.: Bitola, Prilep, Lerin, Kostura, Krushovo, Kichevo, Debar, Demir-Hisar" are embroidered on it. On the reverse, on a red background, is written "Dare, people. God is with us", as well as a Christian cross. After the uprising, the flag was brought to Bulgaria, and in 1907 Boris Sarafov was buried with it.

Bitola Demirhisar flag

The motto "Freedom or death" is written on the front side, and on the reverse side of the flag is written in a semicircle "Dare people, God is with us", and in it an Orthodox cross with the inscription "Demir Hisar".

Krushevo flag

The flag of the 3rd detachment of Pitu Guli is made of red silk cloth trimmed with yellow tinsel. The motto "Freedom or Death - Banner of the Krushevo cheta" is embroidered in a circle, and in it shaking hands as a symbol of unity and a lit torch above them. It was handed over to standard-bearer Georgi Ginov. The flag is believed to be kept in the Istanbul History Museum.

Lerin flag

The banner of the Lerin troops belonged to the cheta of Dzole Gergev. The inscriptions "IMAROorganization" and "Lerinska Okoliya" are depicted, all in capital letters. The flag is known from photographs taken during the Young Turk Revolution. The flag is not saved.

Ohrid flag

It was embroidered by Ohrid teachers Vasilka Razmova, Konstantina Boyadzhieva, Slavka Chakarova, Poliksena Mosinova. It is made of red silk fabric. It represents a girl with a Bulgarian tricolor in her hand and in it the inscription "Freedom or Death" and an upright lion stepping on a Turkish flag. It is stored in the National military museum in Sofia.

Rantsi flag

The flag from the Ilinden Uprising of the village of Ranci, brought to Lesok by Angel Boyarovski and handed over to the Museum of Macedonia in Skopje. It is made of red cotton fabric, embroidered on one side with white and yellow threads and measuring 71 x 65 cm. In the center are two white lions erect and crowned, surrounded by a floral border of white, and below them are the letters "B" and "A" and the year 1903. In the four corners are four smaller lions, and on all sides the flag is draped from another red ribbon measuring 5 cm. According to some researchers, it is a wedding flag, not a revolutionary flag.