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The flag of Cameroon on a flagpole. The national flag of Cameroon (drapeau national du Cameroun) was adopted in its present form on 20 May 1975 after Cameroon became a unitary state. It is a vertical tricolour of green, red and yellow pales, with a yellow five-pointed star in its center. There is a wide variation in the size of the central star ...
1st Flag of Cameroon: A vertical tricolour of green, red and yellow. [8] 1916–1960: Flag of The French Cameroon: A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2). 1916–1961: Flag of The United Kingdom: A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). 1916–1961
The coat of arms of Cameroon consists of a shield with a banner above and below it. Behind the shield are two crossed fasces. The shield has the same color pattern as the flag of Cameroon, and in the center is a map of the nation. The scales of justice are superimposed on top of the map of the nation since 1984.
Orders, decorations, and medals of Cameroon (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Cameroon" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Flag of Cameroon See also: List of Cameroonian flags: The flag features a vertical tricolour of green, red and yellow, centred with a yellow star. 1992–present: Flag of Cape Verde: 1958–present: Flag of the Central African Republic: The flag features four horizontal bands of blue, white, green and yellow, centred with a vertical red band.
National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.
Numerous African countries have adopted the colours into their national flags, and they are similarly used as a symbol by many Pan-African organisations and the Rastafari movement. Red, black , and green, first introduced by Marcus Garvey in 1920, have also come to represent Pan-Africanism, and are shown on the pan-African flag .
Cameroon, [a] officially the Republic of Cameroon, [b] is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea , Gabon , and the Republic of the Congo to the south.