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The seven stripes come from the ZANU liberation movement (Zimbabwe African National Union) that led the Blax to rule their own country (but that is gettin more & more fascist nowadays). ZANU's flag is made of four concentric rectangles in the same order of colors. Green is for agriculture; yello the mineral resource; red is for struggle & freedom while black is for the people. The white triangle symbolizes peace. The bird is an old traditional emblem found in the ancient city of Zimbabwe. The word ZIMBABWE means "House of stone" or "Fortress" in Shona. The present pattern was adopted on 18 APRIL 1980.

capital : HARARE
Fuckin red star comunist look.... but Marko dont like comunists !!!!

April 1980 (Zimbabwe-Rhodesia renamed Zimbabwe - REAL independence at last !!!!) (British ratio of shit)

December 1979 (back to a status of British Colony - UK) (the Union Jack was oficialy flown but the "June flag" continued to be uzed in reality)

June 1979 (Republic of Rhodesia renamed Zimbabwe-Rhodesia - change name acknoledged / independence proclaimed but not acknoledged)

1968 (Rhodesia renamed Republic of Rhodesia (name change not acknoledged) / independence of Republic of Rhodesia proclaimed in 1970 but not acknoledged)

colonial 1964 (Federation dissolved / Southern Rhodesia renamed Rhodesia (name change not acknoledged) / independence of Rhodesia proclaimed in 1965 but not acknoledged)

colonial 1891 (British protectorate over Mashonaland and Matabeleland) (British South Africa Company - UK)

(detail)

Official badge of the British South Africa Company published in the 1915 Admirality Flagbook and computer redrawn by Ralph KELLY in 2020.

The British South Africa Company used a Union Jack with the company’s crest on a white disc in the centre.

Ralph KELLY theory/supposition is that flag makers had the badge with red circle pre-printed to sew onto the red ensign version of the flag, and it was simpler to just sew the badge onto the Union Jack version with its red outline.

Cheap modern reproductions tend to use the badge with red circle, but the flag makers have no knowledge of what is correct.

The official version appears to have been without a red circle. This is an original flag that used to fly at the BSAC building in Cecil Square on a pole that marked the spot where the Union Jack was first raised in 1890. This flag is in the collection of Bruce Berry of the South African Vexillological Association. NO RED CIRCLE AROUND THE BADGE WITH THE LION.

This is a photo of the BSAC flag used to drape the coffin of Cecil Rhodes at his funeral in 1902. NO RED CIRCLE AROUND THE BADGE WITH THE LION.

Following is a photo of the last lowering of the BSAC flag (then only a company flag) in the 1960's at Bulawayo. It has no red circle. NO RED CIRCLE AROUND THE BADGE WITH THE LION.

Another example of the plain disc badge.... NO RED CIRCLE AROUND THE BADGE WITH THE LION.

Examples do exist of the BSAC flag with a red circle. Note the different shape of the lion and tusk.

ZANU PF political party ZAPU political party Movement for Democratic Change political party

MATABELELAND Matabeleland Freedom Party MATABELELAND Mthwakazi Liberation Front MATABELELAND football team (member of the CONIFA) - I like this set of colorz !!

(flag ratio 3:5) MARKO's project for ZIMBABWE with NO RED STAR as I dont like comunists + a ratio 3:5 as I dont like the colonial British 1:2 ratio of shit !! - BTW it loox better 3:5 !!!!

(flag ratio 3:5) MARKO's project mergin both BOTSWANA & ZIMBABWE into a new State named ZIMBWANA.... Let's rave !!!! - But is it a rave ???? - The flag loox cute !!!!

....insted of goin on partitionin Zimbabwe into Matabele-land or Mashona-land or X-land or Y-land. Maybe a better choice with ZIMBWANA ????