South African Flag - Design, Meaning, and History #3483132 (License: Personal Use)

The flag of South Africa consists of horizontal bands of red (top), white, green, and blue (bottom), intersected by a central Y-shaped motif in black, yellow, and green, bordered by white. Adopted at the end of apartheid, it was designed by Fred Brownell and officially hoisted on Freedom Day, April 27, 1994, to mark the country’s first democratic elections. Each color holds symbolic meaning: red for sacrifice, blue for harmony, green for fertility, black for the Black population, yellow for mineral wealth, and white for peace.

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