Flag of Liberia

Country

Flag of Liberia uses eleven stripes with a single-star blue canton. Ratio 10:19, current adoption August 24, 1847 and design credited to Susannah Lewis and a committee of seven women.

Hoist Ratio 10:19 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Liberia
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of Liberia
Identifier	LR / LBR
Region	Western Africa

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	August 24, 1847
First Documented Use	1847
Proportion	10:19
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Red, White, Blue
Designer	Susannah Lewis and a committee of seven women
Construction	Eleven stripes with a single-star blue canton

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Red	#BF0A30	191, 10, 48	0, 95, 75, 25
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0
Blue	#002868	0, 40, 104	100, 62, 0, 59

Design and Symbolism

Red	courage and valour.
White	moral excellence.
Blue	the African continent.
Eleven stripes	The eleven signatories of the Liberian Declaration of Independence.
Single white star	The first independent republic in Africa.

Proportions

Ratio	10:19
Hoist	10 units
Fly	19 units

About the Flag of Liberia

Eleven stripes with a single-star blue canton The recorded proportion is 10:19. Within this library it is grouped with stripes with a canton designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Liberia is Red (#BF0A30), White (#FFFFFF) and Blue (#002868). 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

Eleven stripes: The eleven signatories of the Liberian Declaration of Independence; Single white star: The first independent republic in Africa.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1847. The adoption field for the present record is August 24, 1847. The designer is recorded as Susannah Lewis and a committee of seven women.

Additional flag context

The eleven stripes and single star are modelled directly on the United States flag, because Liberia was founded by freed African Americans in the 1820s.

The eleven stripes stand for the eleven signatories of the Liberian declaration of independence.

Liberia operates one of the world's largest ship registries, so this flag is flown by more merchant vessels than almost any other.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Eleven stripes with a single-star blue canton, a 10:19 proportion and the visible eleven stripes. 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 — Liberia — Specialist vexillological reference

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Facts about the Flag of Liberia

Liberia is recorded as eleven stripes with a single-star blue canton.
The reference proportion for the flag of Liberia is 10:19.
The stored palette for Liberia contains Red, White and Blue.
The adoption field for this country flag record is August 24, 1847.
The design record traces first use to 1847.
Susannah Lewis and a committee of seven women is credited in the dataset as the designer of the flag.
Its construction is grouped with the stripes with a canton design family in this library.
Eleven stripes: The eleven signatories of the Liberian Declaration of Independence.
Single white star: The first independent republic in Africa.
The eleven stripes and single star are modelled directly on the United States flag, because Liberia was founded by freed African Americans in the 1820s.
The eleven stripes stand for the eleven signatories of the Liberian declaration of independence.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Liberia

What does the flag of Liberia look like?

Eleven stripes with a single-star blue canton, with a recorded proportion of 10:19.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Liberia?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 10:19.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Liberia?

The reference palette lists Red #BF0A30, White #FFFFFF and Blue #002868.

What do the symbols on the flag of Liberia represent?

Eleven stripes — The eleven signatories of the Liberian Declaration of Independence. Single white star — The first independent republic in Africa.

When was the present flag record for Liberia adopted?

The adoption field in this record is August 24, 1847.

Who designed the flag of Liberia?

The designer is recorded as Susannah Lewis and a committee of seven women.

Which design family does the flag of Liberia belong to?

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