Flag of Eritrea

Flag ratio: 1:2

The current flag of the State of Eritrea was adopted on December 5, 1995, and uses the basic layout of the flag of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front, with the wreath with upright olive branch symbol derived from the 1952 flag.

History and symbolism

The flag is dominated by a red triangle extending from the hoist to the fly with complementary green and blue triangles above and below. Green stands for the fertility of the country respectively for agriculture; blue stands for the sea (red sea); and red for the blood lost in the fight for freedom. In the red triangle a yellow wreath symbol with 14 leaves on each side derived from the 1952 flag replaces the yellow star of the EPLF flag.

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  Flag from 1952 to 1962 (2:3 Ratio)

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  Flag from 1993 and current (2:3 Ratio)

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  Standard of the President of State (1:2)

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  Flag of the EPLF

External links

• Eritrea at Flags of the World