List of Namibian flags
This is a following list of the Namibian flags.
National flag and state flag
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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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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1990–present | Presidential standard | Blue, golden and green triangles with the coat of arms inside the golden triangle |
Military flags
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1990–present | Defence Force flag | Red, white and blue triangles with the force arms inside the white triangle |
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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 |
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1990–present | Naval jack | A white field with the national flag in the canton |
Flags of bantustans in South West Africa
[edit]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 |
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1976–1989 | Flag of Bushmanland | |
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1980–1989 | Flag of Damaraland | |
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1972–1989 | Flag of East Caprivi | |
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1968–1989 | Flag of Hereroland | |
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1964–1989 | Flag of Kaokoland | |
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1970–1989 | Flag of Kavangoland | |
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1976–1989 | Flag of Namaland | |
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1968–1989 | Flag of Ovamboland | |
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1979–1989 | Flag of Rehoboth (Basterland) | |
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1980–1989 | Flag of Tswanaland |
Political flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2007–present | Rally for Democracy and Progress | |
| Link to file | 1985–present | United Democratic Party | |
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1999–present | Congress of Democrats | |
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1960–present | SWAPO | |
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1959–present | South West Africa National Union |
Historical flags
[edit]German Empire (1884–1915)
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1884–1915 | Flag of the German Empire | Black, white, and red horizontal tricolour |
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1884–1915 | Colonial flag | Black, white, and red horizontal tricolour with the German Eagle in the center. |
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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) |
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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) |
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1884–1888 | German emperor's standard | |
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1888–1915 | German emperor's standard | |
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1884–1901 | Empress Augusta and Empress Victoria's standard |
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1888–1915 | Empress Augusta Viktoria's standard | |
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1884–1888 | Standard of the crown prince | |
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1888–1915 | Standard of the crown prince |
United Kingdom and South Africa (1878–1990)
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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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) |
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1878–1910 | Cape Colony | A blue ensign defaced with the shield-of-arms of Cape Colony |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1982–1990 | Flag of South Africa | The flag using a lighter shade of "Solway" blue as specified by the South African government in 1982 |
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1878–1910 | Flag of the governor of the Cape Colony | |
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1910–1931 | Flag of the governor-general of South Africa | |
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1931–1952 | Flag of the governor-general of South Africa | |
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1952–1961 | Flag of the governor-general of South Africa | |
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1961–1984 | Flag of the state president of South Africa | |
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1984–1990 | Flag of the state president of South Africa | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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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" |
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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 |
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ (reported by) FG Brownell (December 1990), Coats of Arms and Flags in Namibia (A series of 8 articles.)
- ^ Schütz, Helge (23 October 2015). "Allen from Plymouth ... The man who designed the Namibian flag". The Namibian.
- ^ "Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia, No. 6807" (PDF). Government of the Republic of Namibia.
- ^ "Pantone Color Picker". Find a PANTONE color. Pantone LLC. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
