List of Ghana flags explained

The following is a list of flags associated with Ghana. For more information about the current national flag, see flag of Ghana.

Government flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1966-present A horizontal triband of red, gold, and green, charged with a black star in the centre with a gold rim.
1964-1966 Flag of the president of Ghana An electric blue field with the government emblem in the centre.
1966-present Flag of the president of Ghana A navy blue field with the government emblem in the centre.[6]

Ethnic group flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1935-present A horizontal tricolour of gold, black, green and white with the Golden Stool stationed in the middle of flag.[7]
?-present A horizontal tricolour of green (top), red and green with 3 golden stars in the red stripe.[8]
?-present A white field with the Dagin Arewa star in the centre.[9]
?-present A blue field with a white disc off-centre toward the hoist and 2 green rings and a golden spear inside the disc.[10]

Political party flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1992-present 4 horizontal stripes of black, red, white and green with the emblem in the centre.[11]
1966-present
2017-present
Link to file<-- Do NOT display a non-free flag image here. See talk page for more information --> 1992-present
Link to file<-- Do NOT display a non-free flag image here. See talk page for more information --> 2006-2012

Military flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1964-1966 Civil ensign of Ghana A red field with the national flag, fimbriated in black, in the canton.
1966-present Civil ensign of Ghana A red field with the national flag, fimbriated in black, in the canton.[12]
1964-1966 Naval ensign of Ghana Red St. George's Cross on white centrrensign, with the national flag in canton.
1966-present Naval ensign of Ghana Red St. George's Cross on white centrrensign, with the national flag in canton.[13]
1964-1966 Air Force ensign of Ghana A light-blue field with the national flag in canton charged in the fly with a red, white and green roundel.
1966-present Air Force ensign of Ghana A light-blue field with the national flag in canton charged in the fly with a red, yellow and green roundel.[14]
1964-1966 Civil Air ensign of Ghana A light-blue field with the national flag in canton charged in the fly with a black five-pointed star.
1966-present Civil Air ensign of Ghana A light-blue field with the national flag in canton charged in the fly with a black five-pointed star.[15]

Proposed flags

FlagDateUseDescription
2002 Emmanuel Enoch Agbozo's proposal
1914 A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom) with the emblem of Togoland in the centre.[16]

Historical flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1482-1485 Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast) Five blue escutcheons each charged with an undetermined number of bezants on a white field. Border: red with yellow castles and a green cross of the Order of Aviz.
1485-1495 Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast) Five blue escutcheons each charged with 5 bezants on a white field. Border: red with 7 yellow castles.
1495-1521 Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast) A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the centre.
1521-1578 Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast) A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the centre.
1578-1640 Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast) A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the centre.
1612-1795 The Prince's Flag of the Dutch Republic (Dutch Gold Coast) A horizontal tricolour of orange, white and blue.
1616-1640 Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast) (Putative Flag) A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the centre.
1631-1637
1663-1700
Flag of the Kingdom of England (English Gold Coast) A white field with centred red cross.
1640-1642 Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast) A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the centre.
1650–1658
1660–1663
Flag of the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish Gold Coast) Blue with a yellow Nordic cross that extends to the edges of the flag. Overall ratio, including the tails.
1652–1672 States Flag of the Dutch Republic (Dutch Gold Coast) A horizontal tricolour of red, white and blue.
1658–1850 Flag of Denmark–Norway and the Kingdom of Denmark (Danish Gold Coast) A red field charged with a white Nordic cross that extends to the edges; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side.
1663-1700 A white field with centred red cross with a chess themed border.[17]
1682-1721 Flag of the Holy Roman Empire (Brandenburger/Prussian Gold Coast). A black double-headed eagle with haloes on a yellow field.
1682-1701 Flag of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (Brandenburger Gold Coast). 7 horizontal stripes alternating black and white; with a red eagle off-centred toward the hoist.
1684-1701 Flag of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (Brandenburger Gold Coast). A white field with a red crowned eagle off-centred toward the hoist.[18]
1701-1721 Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (Prussian Gold Coast). A black eagle holding a sword and rod on a white field, a crown on top.
1750-1801 A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland
1795–1813 Flag of the French First Republic and the First French Empire (French occupied Dutch Gold Coast) A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red.
1795–1806 A horizontal triband of red, white and blue with the Republic’s emblem in the canton.
1801-1960 A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
1806-1872 Flag of the Kingdom of Holland, the Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands, the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch Gold Coast) A horizontal tricolour of red, white and blue.
1870-1877 A blue ensign defaced with the emblem of the West African Settlements.[19]
1877-1957 A blue ensign defaced with the emblem of the Gold Coast.[20]
1884-1916 Flag of the German Empire (German Togoland) A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom)
1884-1916 Colonial flag of the German Empire A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom) with the Reichsadler in the centre.
1916-1956 A blue ensign defaced with an elephant.
1935-1957 A horizontal tricolour of gold, black, green and white with the Golden Stool stationed in the middle of flag.
1957-1964 Flag of the Dominion of Ghana and 1st Flag of Ghana A horizontal triband of red, gold, and green, charged with a black star in the centre.
1958-1961 A horizontal triband of red, gold, and green, charged with 2 black stars on the yellow band.[21]
1961-1962 Flag of the Union of African States A horizontal triband of red, gold, and green, charged with 3 black stars on the yellow band.
1964-1966 2nd flag of Ghana A horizontal triband of red, white, and green, charged with a black star in the centre.[22] [23]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mrs. Theodosia Salome Okoh. 2020-08-19. mobile.ghanaweb.com.
  2. http://africancelebs.com/theodosia-okoh-the-woman-who-designed-the-ghanaian-flag/ "Mrs Theodosia Okoh: The Woman Who Designed The Ghanaian Flag"
  3. https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/people/person.php?ID=190 Theodosia Salome Okoh Profile
  4. Web site: Ghana Flag. 2020-08-20. www.ghanaweb.com.
  5. Web site: Ghana . 2022-04-01 . www.fotw.info.
  6. Web site: Ghana: President . 2022-04-01 . www.fotw.info.
  7. Web site: Ashanti people (Ghana) . 2022-04-01 . www.fotw.info.
  8. Web site: Ewe (Togo) . 2022-04-01 . www.fotw.info.
  9. Web site: Ethnic minorities . 2022-04-01 . eh.lenin.ru.
  10. Web site: The Yoruba People (Nigeria) . 2022-04-01 . www.fotw.info.
  11. Web site: Ghanaian political flags . 2022-04-01 . www.fotw.info.
  12. Web site: Ghana . 2022-04-01 . www.fotw.info.
  13. Web site: Ghanaian Navy . 2022-04-01 . www.fotw.info.
  14. Web site: Ghanaian Air Force . 2022-04-01 . www.fotw.info.
  15. Web site: Ghana . 2022-04-01 . www.fotw.info.
  16. Web site: Colonial Flags 1914 (Germany) . 2022-04-01 . www.fotw.info.
  17. Web site: Rijksmuseum . 2022-04-01 . Rijksmuseum . en.
  18. Web site: Electorate of Brandenburg 1356-1701 (Germany) . 2022-04-01 . fotw.fivestarflags.com.
  19. Web site: West Africa Settlements . 2022-04-01 . www.crwflags.com.
  20. Web site: Gold Coast (Ghana under British rule, -1957) . 2022-04-01 . www.fotw.info.
  21. Web site: Union of African States . 2022-04-01 . www.fotw.info.
  22. Bradley. Kenneth. 1957. Ghana. The Autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah. International Affairs. 33. 3. 383. 10.2307/2605549. 2605549. 1468-2346.
  23. Web site: Ghana 1964-1966 . 2022-04-01 . www.fotw.info.