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ARTICLES RELATED TO Flag of South Africa - Colour | | | |  Flag of South Africa - Colour: Encyclopedia II - Flag of South Africa - Proper display of the flag
Flag of South Africa - Respect for the flag.
South African law says that the flag must at all times be treated with "dignity and respect". Regulations Regarding the Flying of the National Flag, published just before the flag was adopted in 1994, indicates the rules for the display of the flag. Official regulation states that the flag must never touch the ground or floor, be used as a table cloth or draped in front of a platform, cover a statue, plaque, cornerstone etc. at unveiling or similar ceremonies, s ...
See also:Flag of South Africa, Flag of South Africa - Design, Flag of South Africa - Colour, Flag of South Africa - History, Flag of South Africa - Current design, Flag of South Africa - Proper display of the flag, Flag of South Africa - Respect for the flag, Flag of South Africa - Traditional rules for handling the flag, Flag of South Africa - Correct display of the flag, Flag of South Africa - Showing the flag with other country's flags, Flag of South Africa - Showing the flag with non-national flags, Flag of South Africa - Showing the flag indoors, Flag of South Africa - Parades and ceremonies, Flag of South Africa - Half mast, Flag of South Africa - Disposal, Flag of South Africa - Heraldic description Read more here: » Flag of South Africa: Encyclopedia II - Flag of South Africa - Proper display of the flag |
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| | | | Flag of South Africa - Colour: Encyclopedia II - Flag of South Africa - Heraldic description An addendum to the Transitional Executive Council agenda (April 1994) described the flag in heraldic terms as follows:
The National flag shall be rectangular in the proportion of two in the width to three to the length; per pall from the hoist, the upper band red (chilli) and lower band blue, with a black triangle at the hoist; over the partition lines a green pall one fifth the width of the flag, fimbriated white against the red and blue, and gold against the black triangle at the hoist, and the width of the pall ...
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| | | | Flag of South Africa - Colour: Encyclopedia II - Flag of South Africa - History
After the Anglo-Boer War from 1899 to 1902 and the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910, the British Union Flag became the national flag of South Africa. As was the case throughout the British Empire, the Red and Blue Ensign with the Union coat of arms were granted by British Admiralty warrants in 1910 for use at sea.
These ensigns were not intended to be used as the Union's national flag, although they were used by some people as such, especially the Red Ensign. It was only after the first post-Union Afrikaner ...
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| | | | Flag of South Africa - Colour: Encyclopedia II - Flag of South Africa - Design When the new flag was designed, it was specifically stated that the colours had no official meaning or symbolism, other than their choice from their use in the past. However, in recent times an unofficial consensus has been reached in terms of an accepted meaning for the flag and its colours. The pall (Y) is stated to symbolise the convergence as one unified nation. Whilst according to Brownell at the time, the red symbolises the blood shed in the country's various conflicts and wars. The blue represents the sky and the two oceans that surro ...
See also:Flag of South Africa, Flag of South Africa - Design, Flag of South Africa - Colour, Flag of South Africa - History, Flag of South Africa - Current design, Flag of South Africa - Proper display of the flag, Flag of South Africa - Respect for the flag, Flag of South Africa - Traditional rules for handling the flag, Flag of South Africa - Correct display of the flag, Flag of South Africa - Showing the flag with other country's flags, Flag of South Africa - Showing the flag with non-national flags, Flag of South Africa - Showing the flag indoors, Flag of South Africa - Parades and ceremonies, Flag of South Africa - Half mast, Flag of South Africa - Disposal, Flag of South Africa - Heraldic description Read more here: » Flag of South Africa: Encyclopedia II - Flag of South Africa - Design |
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