Flag of Cape Verde

Flag of Cape Verde
Vexillological symbol :	?
Aspect ratio:	≈2: 3
Officially accepted:	September 22, 1992

The flag of Cape Verde was officially adopted on September 22, 1992 after the break in relations with Guinea-Bissau .

meaning

The ten yellow stars represent the country's 10 islands, with the circular arrangement representing the nation and its unity. The stripes symbolize (from bottom to top): the sea (blue), hope (white), the blood of the independence struggles (red), peace (white) and the sky (blue).

There are various details about the proportions of the flag, they usually vary from 2: 3 to 3: 5, 10:17, 4: 7 to around 4: 7.

history

During the colonial period, the flag of Portugal was used on Cape Verde . In 1967 there was a proposal to add the respective coat of arms of the colony to the flag of Portugal for the colonies . However, the proposal was not implemented.

The first national flag of Cape Verde was hoisted on July 5, 1975 and confirmed on April 19, 1976. The similarity of the pan-African style flag with the flag of Guinea-Bissau expressed the bond with Guinea-Bissau. The emblem with the corn wreath around the black star and the shell indicates the main income of the state, corn cultivation and fishing.

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  ^? Flag of the Portuguese Governor

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  ^? Proposal for Cape Verdean colonial flag 1967

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  ^? Flag from 1975 to 1992

literature

• Whitney Smith , Ottfried Neubecker : The signs of people and peoples. Our world in flags and banners . Reich Verlag, Lucerne 1975, ISBN 3-7243-0115-4 .

Web links

Commons : Flag of Cape Verde  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Flag of Cape Verde on FOTW (Engl.)