🇸🇱 The colours of Sierra Leone
National colours, 2 colours tied to the country.
Sierra Leone’s flag features green, white, and blue stripes. Green stands for the country’s natural resources and mountains, white represents unity and justice, and blue symbolises Freetown’s harbour and the hope for world peace. These colours were chosen at independence in 1961 and reflect both the land and national ideals.
Where no official value is given, the swatch shows the colour family, not the exact shade.
- The flag was first raised at midnight on 27 April 1961.
- Green stands for agriculture and mountains.
- White symbolises unity and justice.
- Blue refers to Freetown’s harbour and world peace.
- A law prohibits insulting the flag.
The colours of the flag of Sierra Leone
The flag of Sierra Leone is made up of three horizontal bands: green at the top, white in the centre, and blue at the bottom. Green is said to represent the country’s natural wealth, especially its agriculture and mountainous landscape. White is described as standing for unity and justice among the people. Blue refers to the harbour of Freetown, the capital, and is also linked with the hope that Sierra Leone will help promote peace in the world. These meanings are officially stated.
How the colours were chosen of Sierra Leone
During colonial times, Sierra Leone used a British Blue Ensign with a badge showing an elephant, an oil palm, and mountains, along with the initials 'S.L.' In 1914, the badge was updated when Sierra Leone received its own coat of arms. As independence approached, the College of Arms designed a new coat of arms in 1960, using green, white, and blue. These colours were then used for the new national flag, first raised on 27 April 1961, the day of independence.
Official shades and rules of Sierra Leone
The flag’s colours are lighter shades of green and blue compared to similar flags, such as those of Galápagos Province and the Shannon–Erne Waterway. The flag’s design and the meanings of its colours are officially described. There is a law making it illegal to insult the flag.
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