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Guinea Flag
Guinea’s national flag and national pennant form a simple vertical tricolour of red, yellow, and green, read from the hoist. The Government of Guinea da...
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About Guinea and its flag
Guinea’s national flag and national pennant form a simple vertical tricolour of red, yellow, and green, read from the hoist. The Government of Guinea dates its adoption to 10 November 1958, after independence on 2 October 1958. It also identifies the three colours as pan-African colours and gives each a national explanation.
Flag design and meaning
Three equal, full-height vertical bands run from the hoist in red, yellow, and green. The government identifies the green specifically as malachite green. The design contains no badge or star, so its recognition depends on the colour order and the uninterrupted vertical tricolour.
- Red band: Red represents the blood of martyrs shed in the struggle against colonial occupation and for independence.
- Yellow band: Yellow represents Guinea’s underground mineral wealth, including gold, bauxite, diamonds, iron, and uranium.
- Green band: Malachite green represents the country’s vegetation and its agricultural potential.
History and adoption
Guinea’s government records 10 November 1958 as the flag’s adoption date and records independence separately as 2 October 1958. Its official national-symbols account places the flag after independence and describes the colours as pan-African. Red’s stated reference to anti-colonial martyrs also links the design to the independence struggle.
How to recognise this flag
- Read the colours from the hoist: Guinea is red, yellow, then green; Mali uses the reverse order.
- Look for an unbroken three-band vertical tricolour with no central emblem or star.
Guinea flag quiz context
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