Flag of the South African Republic

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The Flag of the South African Republic was the national banner of the Boer-ruled Transvaal republic in the 19th and early 20th centuries, symbolizing its independence before incorporation into the British Empire.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historical flag
national flag
abolished 1902
abolishedFollowing Second Boer War
adopted 1857
alsoKnownAs Transvaal flag
Vierkleur
associatedWith Paul Kruger
Pretoria
category Boer republics
Flags of former countries
National symbols of the South African Republic
color blue
green
red
white
continent Africa
country South African Republic
design vertical green stripe at the hoist with three horizontal stripes at the fly
designElement horizontal blue stripe
horizontal red stripe
horizontal white stripe
vertical green band at hoist
governmentTypeOfUser Boer-ruled republic
historicalPeriod 19th century
Second Boer War era
inspiredBy Dutch flag
Prince's Flag of the Netherlands
introduced 19th century
orientation horizontal stripes with vertical hoist band
partOf vexillological history of South Africa
predecessor flags used by Voortrekker republics
region Southern Africa
replacedBy Union Jack
status defunct
stripeCount 4
successor Flag of the Transvaal Colony
symbolOf Boer nationalism
independence of the South African Republic
sovereignty of the Transvaal
usedBy Boer republic
South African Republic
usedDuring First Boer War
Second Boer War
usedIn Transvaal
usedInConflict Anglo-Boer conflicts
usedUntil 1902

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Flag of the South African Republic ("Transvaal flag")
alsoKnownAs
Transvaal
flag
Flag of the South African Republic ("Flag of the Transvaal Colony")
successor

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