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Namibian flag. The flag of Namibia consists of a red bend edged in two white bands with a blue upper triangle charged with an 12-ray yellow sun and green lower triangle. The flag was adopted on 21 March 1990 upon independence from South Africa. During apartheid rule, it used the South African orange-white-blue tricolor.
Flag Date Use Description 1878–1990: The Union Flag, also commonly known as the Union Jack. Used as the flag of the United Kingdom: A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland) 1878–1910: Cape Colony: A blue ensign defaced with the shield-of-arms of Cape Colony: 1910–1912
Shield: Tierced per bend sinister Azure, and Vert, a bend sinister Gules fimbriated Argent and in dexter chief a Sun with twelve straight rays Or charged with an annulet Azure (the design of the Flag of Namibia). Crest: Upon a traditional head-ring Vert charged with six lozenges conjoined Or, a fish eagle rising wings elevated and displayed proper.
Flag of Namibia * List of Namibian flags; Media in category "Flags of Namibia" This category contains only the following file. CODflag.svg 704 × 432; 3 KB
Flags of Namibia (2 P, 1 F) O. Orders, decorations, and medals of Namibia (1 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Namibia" The following 4 pages are in this ...
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The history of Namibia has passed through several distinct stages from being colonised in the late nineteenth century to Namibia's independence on 21 March 1990. From 1884, Namibia was a German colony: German South West Africa .
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