Zimbabwe Flag

The official flag of Zimbabwe was adopted finally on the 18th of April and the year for that was 1980. It was during this time that the country had managed to gain freedom and release itself from the clutches of Britain and also managed to change its name from southern Rhodesia to what it is now known as Zimbabwe. The independence took place in the year 1965 and they changed the name in the year 1980, thus adopting their own flag. The colors used in the flag of Zimbabwe are those which incorporate the traditional pan-African colors, the colors used in the flag are the ones which are known to be used by one of the nationalists groups who fought very long and very hard for the freedom of Zimbabwe. The colors used are such which as mentioned above is pan-African and are there fore used in many African and ex-African colonies as they stand for African independence and Unity. The Ethiopian Flag is seen to be the one which has influenced many flags of Africa as it is the oldest country of Africa to have gained Independence first.

The description and the coloration of the Zimbabwe flag is very unique as it doesn’t resemble any other flag in the world where designing is concerned and its coloration as mentioned above is very symbolic. If anyone was to inquire as to what are the colors of the flag of Zimbabwe what does it mean: the answer would be a simple on and that would be only four colors and a unique design. The four colors are: red, green, yellow and black and they are distributed along the flag design in the following pattern. There are all horizontal shaped stripes on the flag of Zimbabwe the total number is 7 stripes. There is in the middle a stripes which divides the stripes in half making three on one side and three on the other side. That middle stripe is in the color black. The three stripes on top of the Black stripe are of the colors red, green and yellow respectively. The three stripes on the bottom part of the black stripe are also the same red, green and yellow in color. There is present on the left side of the flag of Zimbabwe a triangle which is of the color white in the base, on that white base triangle, a five point star is present that is of the color red. The star is also printed in the center the monogram of a yellow bird which as mentioned above is known as the Great Zimbabwe Bird.

The red color stripes represent the blood shed and loss of life during the fight for freedom. The yellow stripes are there to represent how wealthy the country is in minerals, the fertility of the land and its natural wealth is represented by the green color stripes. The black stripe is there to symbolize the people of Zimbabwe, and the white that is used in the base of the triangle is used to represent the unity and peace of the people. The great Bird of Zimbabwe is a national symbol and the red colored symbol is used to represent socialism. The proportions of the flag of Zimbabwe are of the following ratios that is 2:3 respectively. There is a triangle on the flag; this triangle has a red five pointed star in it which has the picture of a yellow Zimbabwe bird known as the Great Zimbabwe bird in its center.