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A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). 1884–1898: Flag of the British Raj used in British Somaliland: A Red Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the Star of India emblem displayed in the fly. 1903–1950: Flag of British Somaliland: 1950–1952: Flag of ...
A deadlock ensued until it was broken by the Somali scholar Mohammed Awale Liban who suggested a different symbol from the ones proposed. [3] Liban personally conceived of and designed the flag, [4] [5] and was also used in the short-lived independent State of Somaliland between 26 June 1960 and 1 July 1960.
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Flag of Somalia. The flag of Somalia consists of a single white five-pointed star on a cyan field representing the five regions in which Somalis reside (at the time: British Somaliland, Italian Somaliland, French Somaliland, Ogaden and the north of Kenya [2]), making it also the ethnic flag of the Somali people.
The State of Somaliland adopted a flag similar to that used in the Italian-administered Trust Territory of Somaliland, i.e. a blue flag charged with a white five-pointed star, as its national flag. The State of Somaliland would merge into the newly established Somali Republic on 1 July 1960.
The Somali flag is an ethnic flag conceived to represent ethnic Somalis. [187] It was created in 1954 by the Somali scholar Mohammed Awale Liban, after he had been selected by the labour trade union of the Trust Territory of Somalia to come up with a design. [188] Upon independence in 1960, the flag was adopted as the national flag of the ...
The current flag of Galmudug was adopted on 17 June 2015. Initially, it flew the Somali flag, but sometimes above the star a white inscription “State Somaliyya” was added. The second flag used was white with the arms in center. These arms were the Somali national arms between laurel branches, and below a blue ribbon with the white letters GMS.
The banner of arms, which serves as national flag. The coat of arms of Somalia was adopted on October 10, 1956 and features a golden framed shield of the Somali flag supported by two Leopards standing on spears. The Leopard is a common animal seen in Somalia. Leopards are a common motif in Somali culture.