The following is a list of flags associated with Ghana. For more information about the current national flag, see flag of Ghana.
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1966-present | Flag of Ghana | A horizontal triband of red, gold, and green, charged with a black star in the centre. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1966-present | Flag of the president of Ghana | A horizontal triband of red, gold, and green, charged with a black star in the centre with a gold rim. | |
1964-1966 | Flag of the president of Ghana | An electric blue field with the government emblem in the centre. | |
1966-present | Flag of the president of Ghana | A navy blue field with the government emblem in the centre. [11] |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1935-present | Flag of the Ashanti people | A horizontal tricolour of gold, black, green and white with the Golden Stool stationed in the middle of flag. [12] | |
?-present | Flag of the Ewe people | A horizontal tricolour of green (top), red and green with 3 golden stars in the red stripe. [13] | |
?-present | Flag of the Hausa people | A white field with the Dagin Arewa star in the centre. [14] | |
?-present | Flag of the Yoruba people | A blue field with a white disc off-centre toward the hoist and 2 green rings and a golden spear inside the disc. [15] |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1992-present | Flag of the Ghanan National Democratic Congress | 4 horizontal stripes of black, red, white and green with the emblem in the centre. [16] | |
1966-present | Flag of the Convention People's Party | ||
2017-present | Flag of Western Togoland | ||
Link to file | 1992-present | Flag of the People's National Convention | |
Link to file | 2006-2012 | Flag of the Democratic Freedom Party |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1964-1966 | Civil ensign of Ghana | A red field with the national flag, fimbriated in black, in the canton. | |
1966-present | Civil ensign of Ghana | A red field with the national flag, fimbriated in black, in the canton. [17] | |
1964-1966 | Naval ensign of Ghana | Red St. George's Cross on white centrrensign, with the national flag in canton. | |
1966-present | Naval ensign of Ghana | Red St. George's Cross on white centrrensign, with the national flag in canton. [18] | |
1964-1966 | Air Force ensign of Ghana | A light-blue field with the national flag in canton charged in the fly with a red, white and green roundel. | |
1966-present | Air Force ensign of Ghana | A light-blue field with the national flag in canton charged in the fly with a red, yellow and green roundel. [19] | |
1964-1966 | Civil Air ensign of Ghana | A light-blue field with the national flag in canton charged in the fly with a black five-pointed star. | |
1966-present | Civil Air ensign of Ghana | A light-blue field with the national flag in canton charged in the fly with a black five-pointed star. [20] |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2002 | Emmanuel Enoch Agbozo's proposal | ||
1914 | Proposed flag of German Togoland | A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom) with the emblem of Togoland in the centre. [21] |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1482-1485 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal ( Portuguese Gold Coast) | Five blue escutcheons each charged with an undetermined number of bezants on a white field. Border: red with yellow castles and a green cross of the Order of Aviz. | |
1485-1495 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast) | Five blue escutcheons each charged with 5 bezants on a white field. Border: red with 7 yellow castles. | |
1495-1521 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast) | A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the centre. | |
1521-1578 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast) | A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the centre. | |
1578-1640 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast) | A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the centre. | |
1612-1795 | The Prince's Flag of the Dutch Republic ( Dutch Gold Coast) | A horizontal tricolour of orange, white and blue. | |
1616-1640 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast) (Putative Flag) | A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the centre. | |
1631-1637 1663-1700 |
Flag of the Kingdom of England (English Gold Coast) | A white field with centred red cross. | |
1640-1642 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast) | A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the centre. | |
1650–1658 1660–1663 |
Flag of the Kingdom of Sweden ( Swedish Gold Coast) | Blue with a yellow Nordic cross that extends to the edges of the flag. Overall ratio, including the tails. | |
1652–1672 | States Flag of the Dutch Republic (Dutch Gold Coast) | A horizontal tricolour of red, white and blue. | |
1658–1850 | Flag of Denmark–Norway and the Kingdom of Denmark ( Danish Gold Coast) | A red field charged with a white Nordic cross that extends to the edges; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side. | |
1663-1700 | Flag of the Royal African Company | A white field with centred red cross with a chess themed border. [22] | |
1682-1721 | Flag of the Holy Roman Empire ( Brandenburger/Prussian Gold Coast). | A black double-headed eagle with haloes on a yellow field. | |
1682-1701 | Flag of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (Brandenburger Gold Coast). | 7 horizontal stripes alternating black and white; with a red eagle off-centred toward the hoist. | |
1684-1701 | Flag of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (Brandenburger Gold Coast). | A white field with a red crowned eagle off-centred toward the hoist. [23] | |
1701-1721 | Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (Prussian Gold Coast). | A black eagle holding a sword and rod on a white field, a crown on top. | |
1750-1801 | Flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland | |
1795–1813 | Flag of the French First Republic and the First French Empire (French occupied Dutch Gold Coast) | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red. | |
1795–1806 | Flag of the Batavian Republic | A horizontal triband of red, white and blue with the Republic’s emblem in the canton. | |
1801-1960 | Flag of the United Kingdom | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). | |
1806-1872 | Flag of the Kingdom of Holland, the Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands, the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch Gold Coast) | A horizontal tricolour of red, white and blue. | |
1870-1877 | Flag of the British West Africa | A blue ensign defaced with the emblem of the West African Settlements. [24] | |
1877-1957 | Flag of the British Gold Coast | A blue ensign defaced with the emblem of the Gold Coast. [25] | |
1884-1916 | Flag of the German Empire ( German Togoland) | A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom) | |
1884-1916 | Colonial flag of the German Empire | A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom) with the Reichsadler in the centre. | |
1935-1957 | Flag of the Ashanti Empire | A horizontal tricolour of gold, black, green and white with the Golden Stool stationed in the middle of flag. | |
1957-1964 | Flag of the Dominion of Ghana and 1st Flag of Ghana | A horizontal triband of red, gold, and green, charged with a black star in the centre. [26] | |
1958-1961 | Flag of the Union of African States | A horizontal triband of red, gold, and green, charged with 2 black stars on the yellow band. [27] | |
1961-1962 | Flag of the Union of African States | A horizontal triband of red, gold, and green, charged with 3 black stars on the yellow band. | |
1964-1966 | 2nd flag of Ghana | A horizontal triband of red, white, and green, charged with a black star in the centre. [28] [29] |
The following is a list of flags associated with Ghana. For more information about the current national flag, see flag of Ghana.
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1966-present | Flag of Ghana | A horizontal triband of red, gold, and green, charged with a black star in the centre. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1966-present | Flag of the president of Ghana | A horizontal triband of red, gold, and green, charged with a black star in the centre with a gold rim. | |
1964-1966 | Flag of the president of Ghana | An electric blue field with the government emblem in the centre. | |
1966-present | Flag of the president of Ghana | A navy blue field with the government emblem in the centre. [11] |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1935-present | Flag of the Ashanti people | A horizontal tricolour of gold, black, green and white with the Golden Stool stationed in the middle of flag. [12] | |
?-present | Flag of the Ewe people | A horizontal tricolour of green (top), red and green with 3 golden stars in the red stripe. [13] | |
?-present | Flag of the Hausa people | A white field with the Dagin Arewa star in the centre. [14] | |
?-present | Flag of the Yoruba people | A blue field with a white disc off-centre toward the hoist and 2 green rings and a golden spear inside the disc. [15] |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1992-present | Flag of the Ghanan National Democratic Congress | 4 horizontal stripes of black, red, white and green with the emblem in the centre. [16] | |
1966-present | Flag of the Convention People's Party | ||
2017-present | Flag of Western Togoland | ||
Link to file | 1992-present | Flag of the People's National Convention | |
Link to file | 2006-2012 | Flag of the Democratic Freedom Party |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1964-1966 | Civil ensign of Ghana | A red field with the national flag, fimbriated in black, in the canton. | |
1966-present | Civil ensign of Ghana | A red field with the national flag, fimbriated in black, in the canton. [17] | |
1964-1966 | Naval ensign of Ghana | Red St. George's Cross on white centrrensign, with the national flag in canton. | |
1966-present | Naval ensign of Ghana | Red St. George's Cross on white centrrensign, with the national flag in canton. [18] | |
1964-1966 | Air Force ensign of Ghana | A light-blue field with the national flag in canton charged in the fly with a red, white and green roundel. | |
1966-present | Air Force ensign of Ghana | A light-blue field with the national flag in canton charged in the fly with a red, yellow and green roundel. [19] | |
1964-1966 | Civil Air ensign of Ghana | A light-blue field with the national flag in canton charged in the fly with a black five-pointed star. | |
1966-present | Civil Air ensign of Ghana | A light-blue field with the national flag in canton charged in the fly with a black five-pointed star. [20] |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
---|---|---|---|
2002 | Emmanuel Enoch Agbozo's proposal | ||
1914 | Proposed flag of German Togoland | A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom) with the emblem of Togoland in the centre. [21] |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1482-1485 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal ( Portuguese Gold Coast) | Five blue escutcheons each charged with an undetermined number of bezants on a white field. Border: red with yellow castles and a green cross of the Order of Aviz. | |
1485-1495 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast) | Five blue escutcheons each charged with 5 bezants on a white field. Border: red with 7 yellow castles. | |
1495-1521 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast) | A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the centre. | |
1521-1578 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast) | A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the centre. | |
1578-1640 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast) | A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the centre. | |
1612-1795 | The Prince's Flag of the Dutch Republic ( Dutch Gold Coast) | A horizontal tricolour of orange, white and blue. | |
1616-1640 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast) (Putative Flag) | A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the centre. | |
1631-1637 1663-1700 |
Flag of the Kingdom of England (English Gold Coast) | A white field with centred red cross. | |
1640-1642 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast) | A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the centre. | |
1650–1658 1660–1663 |
Flag of the Kingdom of Sweden ( Swedish Gold Coast) | Blue with a yellow Nordic cross that extends to the edges of the flag. Overall ratio, including the tails. | |
1652–1672 | States Flag of the Dutch Republic (Dutch Gold Coast) | A horizontal tricolour of red, white and blue. | |
1658–1850 | Flag of Denmark–Norway and the Kingdom of Denmark ( Danish Gold Coast) | A red field charged with a white Nordic cross that extends to the edges; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side. | |
1663-1700 | Flag of the Royal African Company | A white field with centred red cross with a chess themed border. [22] | |
1682-1721 | Flag of the Holy Roman Empire ( Brandenburger/Prussian Gold Coast). | A black double-headed eagle with haloes on a yellow field. | |
1682-1701 | Flag of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (Brandenburger Gold Coast). | 7 horizontal stripes alternating black and white; with a red eagle off-centred toward the hoist. | |
1684-1701 | Flag of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (Brandenburger Gold Coast). | A white field with a red crowned eagle off-centred toward the hoist. [23] | |
1701-1721 | Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (Prussian Gold Coast). | A black eagle holding a sword and rod on a white field, a crown on top. | |
1750-1801 | Flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland | |
1795–1813 | Flag of the French First Republic and the First French Empire (French occupied Dutch Gold Coast) | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red. | |
1795–1806 | Flag of the Batavian Republic | A horizontal triband of red, white and blue with the Republic’s emblem in the canton. | |
1801-1960 | Flag of the United Kingdom | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). | |
1806-1872 | Flag of the Kingdom of Holland, the Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands, the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch Gold Coast) | A horizontal tricolour of red, white and blue. | |
1870-1877 | Flag of the British West Africa | A blue ensign defaced with the emblem of the West African Settlements. [24] | |
1877-1957 | Flag of the British Gold Coast | A blue ensign defaced with the emblem of the Gold Coast. [25] | |
1884-1916 | Flag of the German Empire ( German Togoland) | A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom) | |
1884-1916 | Colonial flag of the German Empire | A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom) with the Reichsadler in the centre. | |
1935-1957 | Flag of the Ashanti Empire | A horizontal tricolour of gold, black, green and white with the Golden Stool stationed in the middle of flag. | |
1957-1964 | Flag of the Dominion of Ghana and 1st Flag of Ghana | A horizontal triband of red, gold, and green, charged with a black star in the centre. [26] | |
1958-1961 | Flag of the Union of African States | A horizontal triband of red, gold, and green, charged with 2 black stars on the yellow band. [27] | |
1961-1962 | Flag of the Union of African States | A horizontal triband of red, gold, and green, charged with 3 black stars on the yellow band. | |
1964-1966 | 2nd flag of Ghana | A horizontal triband of red, white, and green, charged with a black star in the centre. [28] [29] |