Flag of Ghana
The national flag of Ghana consists of a horizontal triband of red, yellow, and green. It was designed in replacement of the British Gold Coast's Blue Ensign.
| Use | National flag, civil and state ensign |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 6 March 1957 |
| Design | A horizontal triband of red, gold, and green, charged with a black star in the centre |
| Designed by | Theodosia Okoh |
| Use | Civil ensign |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Design | A red field with the national flag, fimbriated in black, in the canton |
| Use | Naval ensign |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Design | Red St. George's Cross on white centrrensign, with the national flag in canton. |
The flag was adopted upon the independence of the Dominion of Ghana on March 6, 1957. It was designed the same year by Theodosia Okoh, a renowned Ghanaian artist. The flag was flown until 1964 and it was then reinstated in 1966. The flag of Ghana consists of the Ethiopian Pan-African colours of red, yellow, and green in horizontal stripes with a black five-pointed star in the centre of the gold stripe. The Ghanaian flag was the second African flag after the flag of the Ethiopian Empire to feature these colours, although the colours are inverted. The design of the Ghanaian flag influenced the designs of the flags of Guinea-Bissau (1973) and São Tomé and Príncipe (1975).