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How to identify it
A red triangle spanning the flag from the flagpole side, with green above and blue below, and a gold olive wreath on the red.
Design and construction
- Adoption and legal status
- The present proportions and emblem arrangement date from 5 December 1995.
History of the design
The design combines the triangular layout of the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front flag with a gold olive emblem derived from the flag used during federation with Ethiopia in the 1950s.
Sources
References for the design and any additional notes on this page.
- Eritrea; Flags of the World (FOTW)