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by Željko Heimer
Green over white over blue tricolour. It may be noted that the shades of both
green and blue are lighter then one might expect (if one consider that
British very
dark blue is to be expected as the "normal" blue shade here). Source:
Album des Pavillons (2000)
This tricolour flag is probably derived from the coat of arms, which were
granted in 1960. The flag was adopted in 1961. The green in the coat of
arms is symbolic of the hilly mountains, white and blue are for waves (i.e.
sea). Smith (1975) agrees, adding that the
white in the flag stands for unity and justice (cf. the national motto). Smith
also calls the shades of the colours "leaf green" and "cobalt blue".
Željko Heimer, 15 January 2003
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image by
Željko Heimer
White flag with the national flag
in canton. Source:
Album des Pavillons (2000)
Neither Smith (1975) nor
Crampton (1990) show this flag - both
reporting the national flag for all purposes.
But maybe this was changed between 1975 and 1990.
Željko Heimer, 15 January 2003
I saw the naval flag four years ago flying on Sierra Leonean gunboats in Freetown.
Arthur T Porter, 22 September 2001
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image by
Željko Heimer
Part of another photo in the current
Navy News shows
a Sierra Leone patrol-boat. What is probably the naval ensign appears to include
an overall St George's cross.
David Prothero, 7 July 2006
Here is the flag, assuming 1:2 ratio and
British width of the red cross (2/15 of hoist) although this may not be what
they actually use or prescribe.
Željko Heimer, 7 July 2006
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Željko Heimer
Green-white-blue roundel. National flag is painted on the fin.
Željko Heimer, 15 January 2003
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Željko Heimer
The national flag defaced with a golden representation of the national coat of arms in the middle of the white stripe. Source: Album des Pavillons (2000)
Željko Heimer, 15 January 2003
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Željko Heimer, 24 March 2003
by Željko Heimer
Queen Elizabeth's personal flag in use since independence in 1961 until tghe republic was proclaimed in 1971. Using the E-emblem from Graham Bartram's site, the banner elements are rather sketchy, but their relative dimensions and disposition should be approximately right. The (real) flag was shown among the royal flags on exhibition in the Hospitium in York during the XIX ICV. (My photo of the flag is take from an odd angle, so it is not of much use.)
Željko Heimer, 15 January 2003
Ivan Sache, 6 August 1999
Horizontal black-red-green.
In a news report on Sierra Leone I saw today there was a brief image the flag
of the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone. I didn't get a good look, but the flag
was white, with a brown-outlined logo in the center: a combination of a UN
wreath and a scale with with some features from the Sierra Leone coat of
arms--two lions and a ribbon reading UNITY FREEDOM JUSTICE, with "SCSL" above it
all. There is an image of it at the
court's official site
or on the
Global Policy website.
Eugene Ipavec, 30 April 2004
The flag is the Special Court's logo on a white background. I suspect there
are not more than one or two in existence. The only one I know of flies over the
courthouse just outside my window. It is possible that there is another
somewhere for ceremonial purposes.
Peter C. Andersen, 22 February 2005
