Sierra Leone

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by Željko Heimer

• Description of the flag
• Naval Ensign of Sierra Leone
• Aircraft marking
• Ambassador's flag
• Governor General 1961-1971
• Queen Elizabeth's personal flag, 1961-1971
• Sierra Leone Independence Party Youth Section
• Civil Defence Forces (Kamajors)
• UN Special Court for Sierra Leone

• Colonial Flags of Sierra Leone
• British colonial flags
• Gold Coast
• The Gambia (British Rule)

Description of the Flag

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

Naval Ensign of Sierra L