Eastern Africa
Eritrea
A red isosceles triangle based at the hoist divides the flag into a green upper triangle and a blue lower triangle, with a gold olive wreath and upright branch in the hoist side of the red triangle. It is based on the flag of the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front and was slightly modified in 1995.
Adopted
1995
Proportion
1:2
Colours
4
Colours & their meaning
Red
Officially represents the blood shed in the struggle for independence.
Green
Officially represents agriculture and the country’s fertility.
Blue
Officially represents the richness of the sea.
Gold
Officially represents the country’s mineral wealth.
Symbols & emblems
Olive wreath with upright branch
Adapted from the emblem once used on the Eritrean autonomous flag under federation with Ethiopia, it symbolizes peace.
Did you know?
The 1995 adjustment mainly standardized the proportions and emblem styling of the flag first adopted at independence in 1993.