Flag of the South African Republic

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historical flag national flag

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.

Aliases (2)

Flag of the Transvaal Colony ×1
Transvaal flag ×1

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