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
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 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
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 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. |
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| | Flag of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) | |
| | Flag of the Mthwakazi Republic Party | | |
Town flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| | Flag of Bulawayo | The coat of arms of Bulawayo on a blue background. |
| | Flag of Victoria Falls | Victoria Falls Coat of Arms in the centre |
| 1986 – | Flag of Chitungwiza | Chitungwiza Coat of Arms in the centre |
| | Flag of Kariba | Kariba Coat of Arms in the centre |
| | Flag of Chinhoyi | Chinhoyi Coat of Arms in the centre |
| | Flag of Kadoma | Kadoma Coat of Arms in the centre |
| | Flag of Kwekwe | Kwekwe Coat of Arms in the centre |
| | Flag of Plumtree | Plumtree Coat of Arms in the centre |
| | Flag of Gokwe | Gokwe 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 Hwange | Hwange Coat of Arms in the centre |
| 1985 – | | Mutare Coat of Arms on a white background |
| | Flag of Masvingo | Masvingo Coat of Arms in the centre | |
Historical flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 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