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Specs plus what each color and emblem means on this flag — tap an element to reveal its meaning.
Proportions
1:2
Shape
Rectangular
Colors
#006400 · Pantone 356 CGreen depicts agriculture and the land.
#FFD200 · Pantone 116 CYellow depicts the mineral wealth.
#D40000 · Pantone 186 CRed depicts the blood shed during the liberation struggle; the red star, hope.
#000000Black depicts the heritage and majority of the people.
#FFFFFFThe white triangle depicts peace; it carries the national bird and a red star.
Symbols & elements
A soapstone bird carved at Great Zimbabwe, the medieval stone city that gave the country its name. It stands for the nation's history and cultural heritage.
Behind the bird, the star stands for the revolutionary struggle for freedom and peace, and for the aspirations of the nation.
Construction details
Proportions 1:2. Seven horizontal bands, green, yellow, red, black, red, yellow, green, with a black-edged white triangle at the hoist bearing the Zimbabwe Bird (a soapstone bird carving) on a red star.
Construction sheet
How the flag should be used and displayed with respect.
Specific rules — Zimbabwe
Common conventions
The bird on the flag comes from soapstone carvings found in the ruins of an ancient stone city, a national emblem.
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On the blog
One article covers this flag.
Why Do So Many African Flags Share the Same Colours?
Green, yellow, red. Across Africa, these three colours appear again and again. Their story leads back to Ethiopia, a victory that became a symbol, and the African independence movements of the 20th century.
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