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The accepted flag now consists of a vertical bicolour green-white-green; the green stands for agriculture and the white stands for unity and peace. [1] [3] On 1 October 1960, the modern-day flag became the first official flag of an independent Nigeria and was raised for the first time in a ceremony by Lieutenant David Ejoor. [1] [2] [4]
National flag: Flag of Nigeria: National flag of Nigeria: 1 October 1960 The national flag of Nigeria was designed in 1959 by Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi, a 23-year-old student, following a nationwide competition. [3] The flag was officially adopted on 1 October 1960, the day Nigeria gained independence from British colonial rule.
Flag Date Use Description Flag of the Nigerian Defence Forces: 1998– Naval ensign: A white field with the national flag in the canton, with the Naval seal in the fly. Air force ensign: A sky-blue field with the national flag in the canton, with the air force roundel in the fly. Flag of the Nigerian Army
The black shield represents Nigeria's fertile soil, while the two supporting horses or chargers on each side represent dignity. The eagle represents strength, while the green and white twists of the torse on the top of the shield represent the colours of the Nigerian Flag. [1] The red flowers at the base are Costus spectabilis, Nigeria's ...
Flag Date Use Description 1890 - 1940 1944 - 1959: Flag of France: A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2). 1940 - 1942: Flag of Vichy France: A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the axe and 7 golden stars. 1943 - 1944: Flag of Free France: A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the red Cross of ...
Five unequal horizontal bands; the top-most band of blue - equal to one half the width of the flag - is followed by three bands of white, red, and white, each equal to 1/12 of the width, and a bottom stripe of blue equal to one quarter of the flag width; a circle of 10 yellow, five-pointed stars is centered on the red stripe and positioned 3/8 ...
These new flags will be permanent market fixtures meaning there is no expiry time. If you are farming FarmVille Adds More Country Flags to the Market: England, Cameroon, Belgium, Ghana, South ...
Colors white and gold, related to the two metals of European heraldry (argent and or) are sorted first. The five major colors of European heraldry (black, red, green, blue, and purple) are sorted next. Miscellaneous colors (murrey, tan, grey, and pink) are sorted last. Similar colors are grouped together to make navigation of this list practical.