National flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1961-Present | Flag of Sierra Leone | A horizontal tricolour of light green, white and light blue. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] |
The following is a list of flags used in Sierra Leone.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| | 1961-Present | Flag of Sierra Leone | A horizontal tricolour of light green, white and light blue. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1971-Present | Presidential Flag of Sierra Leone | A Green Field with a white square in the center with the coat of arms inside the square. [9] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1961-1971 | White Ensign of Sierra Leone | A White field defaced with the Cross of Saint George and the national flag in canton. |
 | 1961-Present | Naval Ensign of Sierra Leone | A White field with the national flag in canton. [10] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1462-1485 | Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal | 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 | 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 | A White Field with the coat of arms in the center. |
 | 1521–1578 | Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal | A White Field with the coat of arms in the center. |
 | 1578–1640 | Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal | A White Field with the coat of arms in the center. |
 | 1616–1640 | Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal (Putative Flag) | A White Field with the coat of arms in the center. |
 | 1640–1667 | Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal | A White Field with the coat of arms in the center. |
 | 1667–1706 | Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal | A White Field with the coat of arms in the center. |
 | 1706–1750 | Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal | A White Field with the coat of arms in the center. |
 | 1750-1787 | Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal | A White Field with the coat of arms in the center. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1787-1801 | Flag of The Kingdom of Great Britain | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland. [11] [12] |
 | 1801-1971 | Flag of The United Kingdom | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). |
 | 1870-1888 | Flag of The British West Africa | A British Blue Ensign defaced with the arms of the territory. Identical to the flags of the Gold Coast, The Gambia and the Lagos Colony except for the initials on the emblem. [13] |
 | 1870-1888 | Flag of the governor of British West Africa | The Union Jack defaced in the centre with the arms of the territory surrounded by a laurel wreath. |
 | 1889–1916 | Flag of the Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate | A British Blue Ensign defaced with the arms of the territory. Identical to the flags of the Gold Coast, The Gambia and the Lagos Colony except for the initials on the emblem. [14] [15] |
 | 1889–1916 | Flag of the governor of Sierra Leone | The Union Jack defaced in the centre with the arms of the territory surrounded by a laurel wreath. |
 | 1916–1961 | Flag of the Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate | A British Blue Ensign defaced with the arms of the crown colony. This consisted of the old Union Jack at the middle chief, The design used before the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801. an oil palm tree at the sinister base, and an African person watching a ship arrive in the harbour. [16] |
 | 1916–1961 | Flag of the governor of Sierra Leone | The Union Jack defaced in the centre with the arms of the territory surrounded by a laurel wreath. |
 | 1961–1971 | Queen Elizabeth II's Personal Flag for Sierra Leone | One of Queen Elizabeth II's personal flags. It features the coat of arms of Sierra Leone in banner form. This flag was used when she was Queen of Sierra Leone until it was made redundant by the introduction of a republican form of government in 1971. [17] |
 | 1961–1971 | Standard of the governor-general of Sierra Leone | Flag of the governor-general of Sierra Leone. This flag was made redundant by the introduction of a republican form of government in 1971. [18] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1991-2002 | Flag of Bangladesh | A red disc on top of a green field, offset slightly toward the hoist. |
 | 1991-2002 | Flag of the United Nations | A white UN emblem (a polar azimuthal equidistant projection world map surrounded by two olive branches) on a blue background. |
The national flag of the Principality of Liechtenstein consists of two horizontal bands, one blue and one red, charged with a gold crown in the canton. In use since 1764 and officially enshrined into the nation's constitution in 1921, it has been the flag of the principality since that year. The crown was added to the flag in 1937, after the country discovered at the Summer Olympics held the previous year that their flag was identical to the Haitian civil flag.
The national flag of Sierra Leone is a tricolour consisting of three horizontal green, white and blue bands. It was adopted in 1961, Sierra Leone's independence year, to replace the British Blue Ensign defaced with the arms of the Crown Colony of Sierra Leone.
The national flag of Angola came into use when Angola gained independence on November 11, 1975. It is split horizontally into an upper red half and a lower black half with an emblem resting at the center. It features a yellow half gear wheel crossed by a machete and crowned with a star.
The national flag of Botswana consists of a sky blue field cut horizontally in the centre by a black stripe with a thin white frame. Adopted in 1966 to replace the Union Jack, it has been the flag of the Republic of Botswana since the country gained independence that year. It is one of the few African flags that utilises neither the colours of the Pan-Africanist movement nor the colours of the country's leading political party.
The national flag of the Republic of the Congo consists of a yellow diagonal band divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner, with a green upper triangle and red lower triangle. Adopted in 1959 to replace the French Tricolour, it was the flag of the Republic of the Congo until 1970, when the People's Republic of the Congo was established. The new regime changed the flag to a red field with the coat of arms of the People's Republic in the canton. This version was utilized until the regime collapsed in 1991. The new government promptly restored the original pre-1970 flag.
The flag of Gabon is a tricolour consisting of three horizontal green, yellow and blue bands. Adopted in 1960 to replace the previous colonial flag containing the French Tricolour at the canton, it has been the flag of the Gabonese Republic since the country gained independence that year. The design of the present flag entailed the removal the Tricolour and the widening of the yellow stripe at the centre.
The flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis consists of a yellow-edged black band containing two white stars that divides diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner, with a green upper triangle and red lower triangle. Adopted in 1983 to replace the flag of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, it has been the flag of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis since the country gained independence that year. Although the flag utilises the colours of the Pan-Africanist movement, the symbolism behind them is interpreted differently. The three islands later became part of the West Indies Federation in 1958; after this dissolved four years later, they were granted the status of associate state as Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla. However, Anguilla decided to secede from the federation in 1969, owing to fears that their population, which was already small, would be further marginalised in parliament. This was eventually formalised in 1980, and a new flag for the remaining parts of the federation was needed, since the symbolism of the previous flag centred on the concept of a union of three.
The flag of São Tomé and Príncipe consists of a red triangle situated at the hoist, with three horizontal green, yellow and green bands charged with two five-pointed black stars of Africa at the centre. Adopted in 1975 to replace the flag of Portugal from the colonial period, it has been the flag of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe since the country gained independence in that same year. The design of the present flag was inspired by and is almost identical to the flag of the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe.
The flag of Senegal is a tricolour consisting of three vertical green, yellow and red bands charged with a five-pointed green star at the centre. Adopted in 1960 to replace the flag of the Mali Federation, it has been the flag of the Republic of Senegal since the country gained independence that year. The present and previous flags were inspired by the French tricolour, which flew over Senegal until 1960.
The flag of Tanzania consists of a Gold-edged black diagonal band, divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner, with a green upper triangle and light blue lower triangle. Adopted in 1964 to replace the individual flags of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, it has been the flag of the United Republic of Tanzania since the two states merged that year. The design of the present flag incorporates the elements from the two former flags. It is one of a relatively small number of national flags incorporating a diagonal line, with other examples including the DR Congo, Namibia, Trinidad and Tobago and Brunei.
The national flag of Uzbekistan consists of a horizontal triband of azure, white and green, separated by two thin red fimbriations, with a white crescent moon and twelve white stars at the canton. Adopted in 1991 to replace the flag of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR), it has been the flag of the Republic of Uzbekistan since the country gained independence in that same year. The design of the present flag was partly inspired by the former one.
The flag of The Gambia is the national flag of The Gambia. It consists of three horizontal red, blue and green bands separated by two thin white lines. Adopted in 1965 to replace the British Blue Ensign defaced with the arms of the Gambia Colony and Protectorate, it has been the flag of the Republic of the Gambia since the country gained independence that year. It remained unchanged throughout the Gambia's seven-year confederation with Senegal.
These are the various flags of Africa.
The emblem of Mali is a national emblem consisting of a circle charged with a bird at the top, a mosque in the centre flanked by two bows and arrows, and the rising sun at the bottom. Adopted thirteen years after the country gained independence, it has been the seal of the Republic of Mali since 1973. It is utilized on official documents as a coat of arms.
Elizabeth II was Queen of Sierra Leone from 1961 to 1971, when Sierra Leone was an independent constitutional monarchy. She was also the monarch of other Commonwealth realms, including the United Kingdom. Her constitutional roles in Sierra Leone were mostly delegated to the governor-general of Sierra Leone.
The Colony and Protectorate of Sierra Leone was the British colonial administration in Sierra Leone from 1808 to 1961, part of the British Empire from the abolitionism era until the decolonisation era. The Crown colony, which included the area surrounding Freetown, was established in 1808. The protectorate was established in 1896 and included the interior of what is today known as Sierra Leone.
