Flag of Batsweda

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Republic of Batsweda
BatswedaFlag.png
NameSahrabic: علم البهودة
UseNational flag and ensign
Proportion2:3
AdoptedDecember 24, 1960; 63 years ago (1960-12-24)
DesignFour horizontal stripes of white, red, yellow and green.
Designed byElizabeth Donkor

The national flag of Batsweda (Sahrabic: علم البهودة, Eaʿlam āl-Bahūda) consists of four stripes of white, red, yellow and green arranged horizontally. First adopted in 1960 after the country's independence from the Pepper Coast Company, the design has remained consistent under four constitutions and three civil conflicts.

History

The first attested flag used in a modern fashion in present-day Batsewda was the banner of the Sarafid Empire during the Early Middle Ages, during the Empire's rule over the region. Early flags denoted

Historical flags

Flag Years of use Ratio Government Description
Safavid Flag.svg 416–756 N/A As part of the Sarafid Empire
BatswedaEmpireFlag.png c. 1550 N/A Batswedan Empire
PepperCoastFlag.png 1824–1960 2:3 Pepper Coast
PepperCoastCivilFlag.png 1917–1960 2:3
BatswedaIndependenceFlag.png 1960–1960 2:3 People's Republic of Batsweda
BatswedaFlag.png 1960–present 2:3
Republic of Batsweda
Kingdom of Batsweda
Republic of Batsweda

Design

Construction

Construction sheet for the flag of Batsweda

Proportions and colours

The official proportions of the flag of Batsweda, in accordance with the country's first constitution, is 2:3. The flag's colours are also defined in the constitution, and confirmed with hexadecimal values in the 2005 Digital National Symbols Act, intended for the flag's use on the Internet and digital media.

BatswedaFlag.png White Red Yellow Green
Pantone 656c 1795c 116c 355c
CMYK 0-0-0-0 0-100-100-20 0-20-100-0 100-0-100-40
RGB 255-255-255 204-0-0 255-204-0 0-153-0
Hexadecimal #FFFFFF #CC0000 #FFCC00 #009900

See also