List of South African flags

This is a list of flags used in South Africa

Contents 1 National Flag 2 Military Flags 3 Historical Flags 3.1 National Flags 3.2 Former Colonies 3.3 Viceregal Flags

National Flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Image:South africa flag 300.png	1994 -	Flag of South Africa	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 (and follow the flag's diagonals). The Y embraces a black isosceles triangle from which the arms are separated by narrow yellow bands

Military Flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Image:SA-Army-flag.jpg		Flag of the South African Army	A red ensign, with the South African flag in the canton, and defaced with the Army's badge
Image:South African Naval Ensign.gif		Ensign of the South African Navy	A green cross on a white field with the South African flag in the canton
Image:SAAF flag.png		Ensign of the South African Air Force	A light blue ensign with the South African Flag in the canton.

Historical Flags

National Flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Image:South Africa flag 1927.png	1928 - 1994	Former National Flag of South Africa	Orange, white, and blue horizontal stripes. The South African addition to the design was three smaller flags centred in the white stripe. The smaller flags were the Union Flag towards the hoist, the Orange Free State Vierkleur hanging vertically and the Transvaal Vierkleur towards the fly
Image:RedensignSA.png	1910 - 1928	South African Red Ensign	A British Red Ensign with the coat of arms of the Union of South Africa

Former Colonies

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Image:Cape Colony flag.png	1875 - 1910	Flag of Cape Colony	A British Blue Ensign with the colony's coat of arms surrounded in a white circle
Image:Transvaal Flag.png		Flag of the South African Republic (Transvaal Republic)	Three horizontal stripes of red, white, and blue (mirroring the Dutch national flag), with a vertical green stripe at the hoist
Image:OrangeFreeState-Flag.png		Flag of the Orange Free State	Three orange and four white horizontal stripes with the Dutch flag in the canton

Viceregal Flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Image:Governor General Union of SA 1931 Flag.png	1931 - 1961	Flag of the Governor-General	A crowned lion standing on a crown with the words "Union of South Africa" and "Governor-General"
Image:Governor General Union of SA 1910 Flag.png	1910 - 1931	Flag of the Governor-General	A Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms of the Union of South Africa

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