National Flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1896–1923 | Flag of the British South Africa Company | Based on the Union Jack. The BSAC logo in the center of the St. George's Cross. | |
1923–1953 | Flag of Southern Rhodesia | Defaced blue ensign with the shield of the Southern Rhodesian Coat of Arms in the fly. | |
1953–1963 | Flag of the Central African Federation | A defaced blue ensign with a shield showing the amalgamation of Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland | |
1964–1968 | Flag of Rhodesia | Sky Blue ensign with the shield of the Rhodesian Coat of Arms in the fly. | |
1968–1979 | Flag of Rhodesia | Green-White-Green tricolour with the full Coat of Arms of Rhodesia in the White strip. | |
1979 | Flag of Zimbabwe Rhodesia | Red-White-Green horizontal tricolour with white-fumbriated black vertical strip in the hoist defaced with the Zimbabwe bird. |
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