Flag of Eritrea
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The Flag of Eritrea is a distinctive tricolour of green, red, and blue with a gold olive wreath and branch emblem, symbolizing the nation’s struggle for independence, agricultural richness, and aspiration for peace.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Eritrea canonical | 1 |
| flag of Eritrea | 1 |
| flag of Eritrea (1952–1962) | 1 |
| flag of the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1995-12-05 ⓘ |
| adoptionYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Flag of Eritrea
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
flag of the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front
|
| category |
Flags of Africa
ⓘ
National symbols of Eritrea ⓘ |
| colorMeaningBlue |
Red Sea
ⓘ
sea ⓘ |
| colorMeaningGreen |
agriculture
ⓘ
fertility of the land ⓘ |
| colorMeaningRed | blood shed for independence ⓘ |
| country | Eritrea ⓘ |
| emblemColor | gold ⓘ |
| emblemMeaning |
olive branch of peace
ⓘ
olive wreath of peace ⓘ |
| fieldPattern | tricolour ⓘ |
| hasDesignElement |
isosceles triangle
ⓘ
olive branch ⓘ olive wreath ⓘ triangle ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Government of Eritrea ⓘ |
| legalStatus | defined in Eritrean law ⓘ |
| proportion | 1:2 ⓘ |
| replaced |
Flag of Eritrea
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
flag of Eritrea (1952–1962)
|
| reverseDesign | same as obverse ⓘ |
| side | obverse and reverse identical ⓘ |
| status | current national flag of Eritrea ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
agricultural richness
ⓘ
aspiration for peace ⓘ national identity ⓘ peace ⓘ struggle for independence ⓘ unity ⓘ |
| usedIn |
civil context
ⓘ
state context ⓘ war context ⓘ |
| usesColor |
blue
ⓘ
gold ⓘ green ⓘ red ⓘ |
| writingSystemOnFlag | none ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
flag of the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front
this entity surface form:
flag of Eritrea (1952–1962)
this entity surface form:
flag of Eritrea