List of Namibian flags

This is a following list of the Namibian flags.

National flag and state flag

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Flag Date Use Description
  1990–present National flag and ensign A white-edged red diagonal band radiating from the lower hoist-side corner. The upper triangle is blue, charged with a gold sun with 12 triangular rays and the lower triangle is green.[1][2][3][4][5]

Governmental flag

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Flag Date Use Description
  1990–present Presidential standard Blue, golden and green triangles with the coat of arms inside the golden triangle

Military flags

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Flag Date Use Description
  1990–present Defence Force flag Red, white and blue triangles with the force arms inside the white triangle
  1990–present Police flag A blue standard with a red diagonal band radiating from the lower hoist-side corner, the national flag on the canton and the police force symbol on the corner
  1990–present Naval jack A white field with the national flag in the canton

Flags of bantustans in South West Africa

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Some of the bantustans established by South Africa during its period of administering South West Africa had adopted their own distinctive flags whilst others used the flag of South Africa.

Flag Date Use Description
  1976–1989 Flag of Bushmanland
  1980–1989 Flag of Damaraland
  1972–1989 Flag of East Caprivi
  1968–1989 Flag of Hereroland
  1964–1989 Flag of Kaokoland
  1970–1989 Flag of Kavangoland
  1976–1989 Flag of Namaland
  1968–1989 Flag of Ovamboland
  1979–1989 Flag of Rehoboth (Basterland)
  1980–1989 Flag of Tswanaland

Political flags

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Flag Date Use Description
  2007–present Rally for Democracy and Progress
Link to file 1985–present United Democratic Party
  1999–present Congress of Democrats
  1960–present SWAPO
  1959–present South West Africa National Union

Historical flags

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German Empire (1884–1915)

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Flag Date Use Description
  1884–1915 Flag of the German Empire Black, white, and red horizontal tricolour
  1884–1915 Colonial flag Black, white, and red horizontal tricolour with the German Eagle in the center.
  1914 First proposal for German South-West Africa Black, white, and red horizontal tricolour with the arms in the center (a bull in an azure field and a 16 pointed star)
  1914 Second proposal for German South-West Africa Black, white, and red horizontal tricolour with the arms in the center (a bull in an azure field and a 16 pointed star with the German Eagle)
  1884–1888 German emperor's standard
  1888–1915 German emperor's standard
  1884–1901 Empress Augusta and
Empress Victoria's standard
  1888–1915 Empress Augusta Viktoria's standard
  1884–1888 Standard of the crown prince
  1888–1915 Standard of the crown prince

United Kingdom and South Africa (1878–1990)

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Flag Date Use Description
  1878–1990 The Union Flag, also commonly known as the Union Jack. Used as the flag of the United Kingdom A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland)
  1878–1910 Cape Colony A blue ensign defaced with the shield-of-arms of Cape Colony
  1910–1912 Merchant flag of the Union of South Africa A British Red Ensign with the shield of the coat of arms of the Union of South Africa
  1910–1928 State ensign of the Union of South Africa A British Blue Ensign with the shield of the coat of arms of the Union of South Africa
  1912–1951 Merchant flag of the Union of South Africa A British Red Ensign with the shield of the coat of arms of the Union of South Africa on a white roundel
  1928–1982 Flag of South Africa Orange, white, and blue horizontal stripes, on the white stripe, a backwards Union Flag towards the hoist, the Orange Free State flag hanging vertically and the flag of Transvaal, towards the fly. Used for both the Union and later Republic of South Africa
  1982–1990 Flag of South Africa The flag using a lighter shade of "Solway" blue as specified by the South African government in 1982
  1878–1910 Flag of the governor of the Cape Colony
  1910–1931 Flag of the governor-general of South Africa
  1931–1952 Flag of the governor-general of South Africa
  1952–1961 Flag of the governor-general of South Africa
  1961–1984 Flag of the state president of South Africa
  1984–1990 Flag of the state president of South Africa
  1878–1961 The royal standard of the United Kingdom (except Scotland) A banner of the sovereign's arms, the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
  1901–1928 Standard of Queen Alexandra, consort of Edward VII The royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom impaled with the arms of the king of Denmark
  1910–1953 Standard of Queen Mary, consort of George V The royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom impaled with the arms of Prince Francis, Duke of Teck (the Queen's father), and Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (the Queen's maternal grandfather)
  1936–1961 Standard of Queen Elizabeth, consort of George VI The royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom impaled with the arms of the Earl of Strathmore: "bows" and "lions"
  1952–1961 Standard of Prince Philip, consort of Elizabeth II A banner of the coat of arms of the Duke of Edinburgh, 1st quarter representing Denmark, 2nd quarter Greece, 3rd quarter the Mountbatten family, 4th quarter Edinburgh
  1952–1961 Personal flag of Elizabeth II, used by the Queen in her capacity as Head of the Commonwealth A crowned letter 'E' in gold, surrounded by a garland of gold roses on a blue background

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kangootui, Herman; Amagola, Elizabeth (14 June 2018). "The Namibian flag: Its origins and spirit that inspire the nation". New Era. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ (reported by) FG Brownell (December 1990), Coats of Arms and Flags in Namibia (A series of 8 articles.)
  3. ^ Schütz, Helge (23 October 2015). "Allen from Plymouth ... The man who designed the Namibian flag". The Namibian.
  4. ^ "Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia, No. 6807" (PDF). Government of the Republic of Namibia.
  5. ^ "Pantone Color Picker". Find a PANTONE color. Pantone LLC. Retrieved 10 January 2020.