The Flag of Ethiopia (የኢትዮጵያ ሰንደቅ ዐላማ) consists of a green, yellow, and red tricolour with the national emblem, a golden pentagram on a blue disc, superimposed at the center.

This is a list of flags used in Ethiopia. For more information about the national flag, see the flag of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia has traditionally identified its green-yellow-red national flag with the rainbow that, according to the book of Genesis in the Bible, God set in the heavens after the Flood. Pennants of those three colours had been displayed before the first official flag was established by Emperor Menilek II on October 6, 1897; his flag bore on the ...

The flag of Ethiopia is tri-colored red, green, and yellow. These colors have a traditional significance to Ethiopians. The three colours have always been displayed long before the adoption of an official flag in 1897. Before the rectangular flag came to use, Ethiopia flew a tricolored pennant.

Jan 12, 2023 · The current flag of Ethiopia, with the horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red, resembles the historical flag of Ethiopia since before the time of the first official flag by Menelik II. Its emblem in the centre is somewhat similar to its forerunner, the first flag of the FDRE.

The National Flag of Ethiopia was officially adopted on October 31, 1996. The flag has been designed by Abebe Alambo. The National Flag of Ethiopia features three equal horizontal bands of the Pan-African colors: green (top), yellow, and red.

On 6 th October 1897, the original flag was changed, as the pennants were transformed to rectangles. At this point, the green representing the country’s fertile land, the yellow it’s natural wealth and Christianity and the red, the power and faith of the nation.

May 20, 2023 · The flag used by the Empire of Ethiopia was a horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red. According to Whitney Smith in Flags through the Ages and across the World (1975) [ smi75b ], prior to the nineteenth century three pennants were used together as the national flag.

Originally adopted during the reign of Emperor Menelik II in 1897, the tricolor design was briefly interrupted during the Italian occupation (1936-1941) but was reinstated after Ethiopia’s liberation.

Apr 17, 2023 · From the first Ethiopian flag, which featured the first letter of the Amharic name of Emperor Menelik, to the current emblem of unity, the evolution of the Ethiopian flag is a fascinating journey through time. In this article, we will explore the different Ethiopian flags throughout history and try to examine their symbolism and significance.