South African national flag

The national flag of the Republic of South Africa was designed and first used in 1994. The flag was designed by State Herald, Mr F Brownell.

Flag description: two equal width horizontal bands of red (top) and blue separated by a central green band which splits into a horizontal Y, the arms of which end at the corners of the hoist side; the Y embraces a black isosceles triangle from which the arms are separated by narrow yellow bands; the red and blue bands are separated from the green band and its arms by narrow white stripes

'Note: prior to 26 April 1994, the flag was actually four flags in one - three miniature flags reproduced in the center of the white band of the former flag of the Netherlands , which has three equal horizontal bands of orange (top), white, and blue; the miniature flags are a vertically hanging flag of the old [Orange Free State]? with a horizontal flag of the UK adjoining on the hoist side and a horizontal flag of the old Transvaal Republic adjoining on the other side.

External link: http://www.gov.za/symbols/flag.htm