Flag of Guinea

Country

Flag of Guinea uses vertical tricolour. Ratio 2:3 and current adoption November 10, 1958.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Guinea
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of Guinea
Identifier	GN / GIN
Region	Western Africa

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	November 10, 1958
First Documented Use	1958
Proportion	2:3
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Red, Yellow, Green
Construction	Vertical tricolour

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Red	#CE1126	206, 17, 38	0, 92, 82, 19
Yellow	#FCD116	252, 209, 22	0, 17, 91, 1
Green	#009460	0, 148, 96	100, 0, 35, 42

Design and Symbolism

Red	the blood of the martyrs and the sacrifice of the people.
Yellow	the sun, justice and the country’s gold.
Green	the vegetation and the prosperity of the countryside.
Pan-African colours	A mirror image of the flag of Mali, in the colours of African unity.

Proportions

Ratio	2:3
Hoist	2 units
Fly	3 units

About the Flag of Guinea

Vertical tricolour The recorded proportion is 2:3. Within this library it is grouped with vertical tricolour designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Guinea is Red (#CE1126), Yellow (#FCD116) and Green (#009460). 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

Pan-African colours: A mirror image of the flag of Mali, in the colours of African unity.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1958. The adoption field for the present record is November 10, 1958.

Additional flag context

The vertical arrangement of red, yellow and green follows the French tricolour in structure and the Ghanaian palette in colour — a combination of the two influences on the country.

Guinea and Mali fly the same three colours in opposite order, a legacy of their shared political history in the early 1960s.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Vertical tricolour, a 2:3 proportion and the visible pan-African colours. 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 — Guinea — Specialist vexillological reference

Other vertical tricolour flags

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Facts about the Flag of Guinea

Guinea is recorded as vertical tricolour.
The reference proportion for the flag of Guinea is 2:3.
The stored palette for Guinea contains Red, Yellow and Green.
The adoption field for this country flag record is November 10, 1958.
The design record traces first use to 1958.
Its construction is grouped with the vertical tricolour design family in this library.
Pan-African colours: A mirror image of the flag of Mali, in the colours of African unity.
The vertical arrangement of red, yellow and green follows the French tricolour in structure and the Ghanaian palette in colour — a combination of the two influences on the country.
Guinea and Mali fly the same three colours in opposite order, a legacy of their shared political history in the early 1960s.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Guinea

What does the flag of Guinea look like?

Vertical tricolour, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Guinea?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 2:3.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Guinea?

The reference palette lists Red #CE1126, Yellow #FCD116 and Green #009460.

What do the symbols on the flag of Guinea represent?

Pan-African colours — A mirror image of the flag of Mali, in the colours of African unity.

When was the present flag record for Guinea adopted?

The adoption field in this record is November 10, 1958.

Which design family does the flag of Guinea belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with vertical tricolour designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.

Where can I verify information about the flag of Guinea?

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.