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.


Statements (41)
Predicate Object
instanceOf national flag
adoptedOn 1995-12-05
adoptionYear 1995
basedOn 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 (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 (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Flag of Eritrea ("flag of the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front")
basedOn
Eritrea
nationalFlag
Flag of Eritrea ("flag of Eritrea (1952–1962)")
replaced

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