Flag of Ethiopia

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Use	National flag and ensign
Proportion	1:2
Adopted	11 October 1897 (original version); 31 October 1996 (current, modified 16 May 2009)
Design	A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center.
Designed by	Abebe Alambo

The flag of Ethiopia (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሰንደቅ ዐላማ, romanized: Ye-Ītyōṗṗyā sändäq ʿälama) is the national flag of Ethiopia. It consists of a green, yellow, and red tricolour with the national emblem, a golden pentagram on a blue disc, superimposed at the center. While the colors green, yellow, and red in combination held symbolic importance since at least the early 17th century, the modern tricolour was first adopted on 11 October 1897 by Menelik II, and the present flag on 31 October 1996.

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