South Africa Flag History

The current flag of Republic of South Africa was adopted on 27 April 1994, at the beginning of the 1994 general election, to replace the flag that had been used since 1928.
The new national flag, designed by State Herald Frederick Brownell, was chosen to represent the new democracy.

The flag has horizontal bands of red and blue, of equal width, separated by a central green band which splits into a horizontal "Y" shape, the arms of which end at the corners of the hoist side.
The Y embraces a black isosceles triangle from which the arms are separated by narrow yellow bands; the red and blue bands are separated from the green band and its arms by narrow white stripes.

Rectangular flag in the proportion of two in the width to three in the length: per pall from the hoist, the upper band red (chilli) and the lower band blue, with a black triangle at the hoist; over the partition lines a green pall one fifth the width of the flag, fabricated white against the red (chilli) and blue, and gold against the black triangle at the hoist; the width of the pall and its fimbriations is one third the width of the flag.

According to official South African government information, the South African flag is "a synopsis of principal elements of the country's flag history.“
Although different people may attribute personal symbolism to the individual colours or colour combinations, "no universal symbolism should be attached to any of the colours.“
The only symbolism in the flag is the V or Y shape, which can be interpreted as "the convergence of diverse elements within South African society, taking the road ahead in unity".

Three of the colours — black, green and yellow — are found in the flag of the African National Congress.
The other three — red, white and blue — are used in the old Flag of Transvaal, the modern flag of the Netherlands and the flag of the United Kingdom; the colours white and blue were also found in the old flag of South Africa. Former South African President F.W. de Klerk, who proclaimed the new flag on 20 April 1994, stated in his autobiography, The Last Trek: a New Beginning, that chilli red was chosen instead of plain red.

After the Anglo-Boer War from 1899 to 1902 until the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910, the British Union Flag was the national flag in the four British colonies that became South Africa.
As was the case throughout the British Empire, the Red and Blue Ensign were the official flags for merchant and government vessels at sea, and the British Admiralty authorized them to be defaced with the shield of the South African coat of arms.
These ensigns were not intended to be used as the Union's national flag, although they were used by some people as such.

It was only after the first post-Union Afrikaner government took office in 1925 that a bill was introduced in Parliament to introduce a national flag for the Union.

1. Topic- Flag history of South Africa Presented by- Shobhit Sinha Class- 9C

2. The current flag of Republic of South Africa was adopted on 27 April 1994, at the beginning of the 1994 general election, to replace the flag that had been used since 1928. The new national flag, designed by State Herald Frederick Brownell, was chosen to represent the new democracy. Introduction- flag of South Africa

3. The flag has horizontal bands of red and blue, of equal width, separated by a central green band which splits into a horizontal "Y" shape, the arms of which end at the corners of the hoist side. The Y embraces a black isosceles triangle from which the arms are separated by narrow yellow bands; the red and blue bands are separated from the green band and its arms by narrow white stripes. Structure

4. Rectangular flag in the proportion of two in the width to three in the length: per pall from the hoist, the upper band red (chilli) and the lower band blue, with a black triangle at the hoist; over the partition lines a green pall one fifth the width of the flag, fabricated white against the red (chilli) and blue, and gold against the black triangle at the hoist; the width of the pall and its fimbriations is one third the width of the flag . Design

5. According to official South African government information, the South African flag is "a synopsis of principal elements of the country's flag history.“ Although different people may attribute personal symbolism to the individual colours or colour combinations, "no universal symbolism should be attached to any of the colours.“ The only symbolism in the flag is the V or Y shape, which can be interpreted as "the convergence of diverse elements within South African society, taking the road ahead in unity". Symbolism

6. Three of the colours — black, green and yellow — are found in the flag of the African National Congress. The other three — red, white and blue — are used in the old Flag of Transvaal, the modern flag of the Netherlands and the flag of the United Kingdom; the colours white and blue were also found in the old flag of South Africa. Former South African President F.W. de Klerk, who proclaimed the new flag on 20 April 1994, stated in his autobiography, The Last Trek: a New Beginning , that chilli red was chosen instead of plain red. Main Design

7. After the Anglo-Boer War from 1899 to 1902 until the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910, the British Union Flag was the national flag in the four British colonies that became South Africa. As was the case throughout the British Empire, the Red and Blue Ensign were the official flags for merchant and government vessels at sea, and the British Admiralty authorized them to be defaced with the shield of the South African coat of arms. These ensigns were not intended to be used as the Union's national flag, although they were used by some people as such. History- Red Ensign

8. Red Ensign Flag The Red Ensign was South Africa's de facto national flag 1910–1928. The design of the Red Ensign was modified slightly in 1912.

9. It was only after the first post-Union Afrikaner government took office in 1925 that a bill was introduced in Parliament to introduce a national flag for the Union. This provoked violent controversy that lasted for three years, as the British thought that the Afrikaners wanted to remove the imperial symbols. Natal Province even threatened to secede from the Union. South African Flag- 1928-1994

10. The present South African national flag was first flown on 27 April 1994. A final design was adopted on 15 March 1994, derived from a design developed by Frederick Brownell, who had also designed the Flag of Namibia. As stated in South Africa's post-apartheid interim constitution, the flag was to be introduced on an interim probationary period of five years, after which there would be discussion about whether or not to change the national flag in the final draft of the constitution. However, the flag was very well received and was included in the final draft without much debate. Final South African Flag- 1994

11. The final flag of South Africa

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