Rastafari Flag

Identity and Pride Flags

The flag of the Rastafari movement, which emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Basic Flag Information

Flag Name	Rastafari Flag
Category	Identity and Pride Flags
Adopted On	1930
Flag Proportion	2:3
Flag Shape	Rectangle
Number of Colors	3
Main Colors	Green, Gold, Red
Design Type	Green, gold and red bands with the Lion of Judah

Flag Color Information

Color	Appearance	HEX Code
Green		#008000
Gold		#FFD700
Red		#DA121A

Flag Design and Symbols

Green colour	Represents the land of Ethiopia and hope
Gold colour	Represents the wealth of Africa
Red colour	Represents the blood of the martyrs
Lion of Judah	Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, revered in the Rastafari movement
Colours	Taken from the Ethiopian flag, the only African state never colonised

About the Rastafari Flag

The flag of the Rastafari movement, which emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s.

WorldFlags.online keeps this design in the Identity and Pride Flags collection rather than presenting it as a current sovereign-state flag. That category determines how dates, status and reuse guidance should be read.

Design and construction

Green, gold and red bands with the Lion of Judah; recorded proportion 2:3.

Reference palette

The stored palette is Green (#008000), Gold (#FFD700) and Red (#DA121A). These values are reference values for the artwork in this library and should not be treated as a legal colour specification unless the issuing body publishes one.

Symbols and meaning

Lion of Judah: Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, revered in the Rastafari movement; Colours: Taken from the Ethiopian flag, the only African state never colonised.

Date and authorship

The record dates the design to 1930.

Why this record is separate from national flags

Historical, organisational, political, identity, religious, regional and signal flags can be important reference material without having the status of a present-day national flag. Keeping those categories separate makes the library clearer and reduces the risk of presenting a historical or protected emblem as a current national symbol.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — specialist flag reference index — Specialist vexillological reference

Facts about the Flag of Rastafari Flag

Rastafari Flag is filed under Identity and Pride Flags rather than the current national-flag index.
The recorded construction is green, gold and red bands with the Lion of Judah.
The reference proportion is 2:3.
The stored palette contains Green, Gold and Red.
The record dates this design to 1930.
Lion of Judah: Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, revered in the Rastafari movement.
Colours: Taken from the Ethiopian flag, the only African state never colonised.
The flag of the Rastafari movement, which emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s.

Frequently asked questions about the Rastafari Flag

What is the Rastafari Flag?

The flag of the Rastafari movement, which emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s.

What type of flag is the Rastafari Flag?

It is catalogued under Identity and Pride Flags rather than the current sovereign-state flag index.

What does the Rastafari Flag look like?

Green, gold and red bands with the Lion of Judah, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the Rastafari Flag?

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

Which colours are recorded for the Rastafari Flag?

The reference palette lists Green #008000, Gold #FFD700 and Red #DA121A.

What do the symbols on the Rastafari Flag mean?

Lion of Judah — Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, revered in the Rastafari movement. Colours — Taken from the Ethiopian flag, the only African state never colonised.

When is the Rastafari Flag dated or adopted?

The record gives 1930.