Flag of Rhodesia
Officially Republic of Rhodesia
What the flag looks like
Three equal vertical stripes of green, white and green, with the Rhodesian coat of arms in the center of the white stripe.
What it means
The coat of arms shows a gold pick on a green shield, for mining, and is topped by the Zimbabwe Bird, a carving found at Great Zimbabwe.
How to remember it
Rhodesia
, the white-minority state declared in 1965, flew green-white-green vertical stripes with a coat of arms in the center; Nigeria's
green-white-green is plain.
Fun facts
- Rhodesia's 1965 Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Britain was not formally recognized by any country.
- The flag was first raised on 11 November 1968, the third anniversary of the declaration, replacing a blue ensign with the Union Jack.
Rhodesia at a glance
- Existed
- 1965–1979
- Flag used
- 1968–1979
- Today
- Zimbabwe
- Capital
- Salisbury
- Region
- 1965–1979
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- Rhodesian dollar ($)
- Flag adopted
- 1968
Flags often confused with Rhodesia
- Nigeria: Rhodesia and Nigeria are both vertical green-white-green stripes. Rhodesia has a coat of arms in the center and darker green; Nigeria's flag is plain.