List of Zimbabwean flags explained

This is a list of flags used in Zimbabwe (Africa) from 1980 to the present date. For flags before April 1980 see List of Rhodesian flags.

Military flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1980 – Zimbabwe National Army Flag has a red background with the Zimbabwe National Army emblem in the centre.
1980 – Zimbabwe Air Force Flag has a light blue background with the Zimbabwe national flag in the canton and the emblem of the Zimbabwe Air Force in the fly.
1980 – Zimbabwe Defence Forces Flag is divided vertically into red and blue with the emblem of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces in the centre.

Political party flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Circa mid-1970s - Flag of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU PF) The ZANU-PF flag comprises concentric rectangular stripes of green, yellow, red and black.
1999 – Flag of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)The MDC party flag has four equal horizontal stripes of green, yellow, red and black with the party open-hand emblem in the centre and the party acronym in white on the black stripe.
Flag of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)
Flag of the Mthwakazi Republic Party

Town flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of BulawayoThe coat of arms of Bulawayo on a blue background.
Flag of Victoria FallsVictoria Falls Coat of Arms in the centre
1986 – Flag of ChitungwizaChitungwiza Coat of Arms in the centre
Flag of KaribaKariba Coat of Arms in the centre
Flag of ChinhoyiChinhoyi Coat of Arms in the centre
Flag of KadomaKadoma Coat of Arms in the centre
Flag of KwekweKwekwe Coat of Arms in the centre
Flag of PlumtreePlumtree Coat of Arms in the centre
Flag of GokweGokwe Coat of Arms in the centre
1986 – Tricolore flag with Gweru Coat of Arms on white stripe.
1982 – Flag of Harare featuring the Zimbabwe bird.
Marondera Coat of Arms on a green background
Flag of HwangeHwange Coat of Arms in the centre
1985 – Mutare Coat of Arms on a white background
Flag of MasvingoMasvingo Coat of Arms in the centre

Historical flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1890–1923 Flag of the British South Africa Company (BSAC)The BSAC flag was a Union Jack defaced in the centre of a white roundel with the BSAC logo.
1923–1953 A defaced blue ensign with the shield from the Southern Rhodesian Coat of Arms in the fly.
1953–1963 A defaced blue ensign with the shield from the federal Coat of Arms, showing the amalgamation of Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland, in the fly
1964–1968 A Sky-Blue ensign with the shield from the Rhodesian Coat of Arms in the fly.
1968–1979 A Green-White-Green vertical tricolor with the full Coat of Arms of Rhodesia in the centre of the white stripe (not international recognize).
1979 A Red-White-Green horizontal tricolor with white-fimbriated black vertical stripe at the hoist containing a representation of the Zimbabwe Bird in the canton in yellow.
1979-1980 The Flag of the United Kingdom was used.
1981–1986 Flag of the president of Zimbabwe The Flag of Zimbabwe defaced with a white square bearing the Zimbabwean Coat of Arms.

See also