Flag of Eritrea

Country

Flag of Eritrea uses red hoist triangle over green and blue with a wreath emblem. Ratio 1:2 and current adoption December 5, 1995.

Hoist Ratio 1:2 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Eritrea
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	State of Eritrea
Identifier	ER / ERI
Region	Eastern Africa

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	December 5, 1995
First Documented Use	1993
Proportion	1:2
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Red, Green, Blue, Yellow
Construction	Red hoist triangle over green and blue with a wreath emblem

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Red	#EA0437	234, 4, 55	0, 98, 76, 8
Green	#12AD2B	18, 173, 43	90, 0, 75, 32
Blue	#4189DD	65, 137, 221	71, 38, 0, 13
Yellow	#FFC726	255, 199, 38	0, 22, 85, 0

Design and Symbolism

Red	the blood shed in the war of independence.
Green	the fertility of the land.
Blue	the wealth of the Red Sea.
Yellow	the country’s mineral wealth.
Olive wreath and branch	Peace, taken from the flag of the independence movement; the thirty leaves recall the thirty-year liberation war.

Proportions

Ratio	1:2
Hoist	1 units
Fly	2 units

About the Flag of Eritrea

Red hoist triangle over green and blue with a wreath emblem The recorded proportion is 1:2. Within this library it is grouped with triangle over horizontal bands designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Eritrea is Red (#EA0437), Green (#12AD2B), Blue (#4189DD) and Yellow (#FFC726). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

Olive wreath and branch: Peace, taken from the flag of the independence movement; the thirty leaves recall the thirty-year liberation war.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1993. The adoption field for the present record is December 5, 1995.

Additional flag context

The red triangle takes up the full height of the hoist and reaches the fly edge, an unusual construction that gives the flag its distinctive shape.

The olive wreath and upright branch replaced a gold star in 1995 and is taken from the emblem used by the United Nations administration in the 1950s.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Red hoist triangle over green and blue with a wreath emblem, a 1:2 proportion and the visible olive wreath and branch. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — Eritrea — Specialist vexillological reference

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Facts about the Flag of Eritrea

Eritrea is recorded as red hoist triangle over green and blue with a wreath emblem.
The reference proportion for the flag of Eritrea is 1:2.
The stored palette for Eritrea contains Red, Green, Blue and Yellow.
The adoption field for this country flag record is December 5, 1995.
The design record traces first use to 1993.
Its construction is grouped with the triangle over horizontal bands design family in this library.
Olive wreath and branch: Peace, taken from the flag of the independence movement; the thirty leaves recall the thirty-year liberation war.
The red triangle takes up the full height of the hoist and reaches the fly edge, an unusual construction that gives the flag its distinctive shape.
The olive wreath and upright branch replaced a gold star in 1995 and is taken from the emblem used by the United Nations administration in the 1950s.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Eritrea

What does the flag of Eritrea look like?

Red hoist triangle over green and blue with a wreath emblem, with a recorded proportion of 1:2.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Eritrea?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 1:2.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Eritrea?

The reference palette lists Red #EA0437, Green #12AD2B, Blue #4189DD and Yellow #FFC726.

What do the symbols on the flag of Eritrea represent?

Olive wreath and branch — Peace, taken from the flag of the independence movement; the thirty leaves recall the thirty-year liberation war.

When was the present flag record for Eritrea adopted?

The adoption field in this record is December 5, 1995.

Which design family does the flag of Eritrea belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with triangle over horizontal bands designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.

Where can I verify information about the flag of Eritrea?

The verification-source section on this page links to an official, governmental or specialist reference used to check the underlying record. Source wording is not copied into the article.