List of Ghana flags

The following is a list of flags associated with Ghana. For more information about the current national flag, see flag of Ghana.

National flag

FlagDateUseDescription
1966-presentFlag of GhanaA horizontal triband of red, gold, and green, charged with a black star in the centre.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Government flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1966-presentFlag of the president of GhanaA horizontal triband of red, gold, and green, charged with a black star in the centre with a gold rim.
1964-1966Flag of the president of GhanaAn electric blue field with the government emblem in the centre.
1966-presentFlag of the president of GhanaA navy blue field with the government emblem in the centre.[11]

Ethnic group flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1935-presentFlag of the Ashanti peopleA horizontal tricolour of gold, black, green and white with the Golden Stool stationed in the middle of flag.[12]
 ?-presentFlag of the Ewe peopleA horizontal tricolour of green (top), red and green with 3 golden stars in the red stripe.[13]
 ?-presentFlag of the Hausa peopleA white field with the Dagin Arewa star in the centre.[14]
 ?-presentFlag of the Yoruba peopleA blue field with a white disc off-centre toward the hoist and 2 green rings and a golden spear inside the disc.[15]

Political party flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1992-presentFlag of the Ghanan National Democratic Congress4 horizontal stripes of black, red, white and green with the emblem in the centre.[16]
1966-presentFlag of the Convention People's Party
2017-presentFlag of Western Togoland
Link to file1992-presentFlag of the People's National Convention
Link to file2006-2012Flag of the Democratic Freedom Party

Military flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1964-1966Civil ensign of GhanaA red field with the national flag, fimbriated in black, in the canton.
1966-presentCivil ensign of GhanaA red field with the national flag, fimbriated in black, in the canton.[17]
1964-1966Naval ensign of GhanaRed St. George's Cross on white centrrensign, with the national flag in canton.
1966-presentNaval ensign of GhanaRed St. George's Cross on white centrrensign, with the national flag in canton.[18]
1964-1966Air Force ensign of GhanaA light-blue field with the national flag in canton charged in the fly with a red, white and green roundel.
1966-presentAir Force ensign of GhanaA light-blue field with the national flag in canton charged in the fly with a red, yellow and green roundel.[19]
1964-1966Civil Air ensign of GhanaA light-blue field with the national flag in canton charged in the fly with a black five-pointed star.
1966-presentCivil Air ensign of GhanaA light-blue field with the national flag in canton charged in the fly with a black five-pointed star.[20]

Proposed flags

FlagDateUseDescription
2002Emmanuel Enoch Agbozo's proposal
1914Proposed flag of German TogolandA tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom) with the emblem of Togoland in the centre.[21]

Historical flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1482-1485Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast)Five blue escutcheons each charged with an undetermined number of bezants on a white field. Border: red with yellow castles and a green cross of the Order of Aviz.
1485-1495Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast)Five blue escutcheons each charged with 5 bezants on a white field. Border: red with 7 yellow castles.
1495-1521Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast)A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the centre.
1521-1578Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast)A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the centre.
1578-1640Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast)A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the centre.
1612-1795The Prince's Flag of the Dutch Republic (Dutch Gold Coast)A horizontal tricolour of orange, white and blue.
1616-1640Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast) (Putative Flag)A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the centre.
1631-1637
1663-1700
Flag of the Kingdom of England (English Gold Coast)A white field with centred red cross.
1640-1642Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese Gold Coast)A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the centre.
1650–1658
1660–1663
Flag of the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish Gold Coast)Blue with a yellow Nordic cross that extends to the edges of the flag. Overall ratio, including the tails.
1652–1672States Flag of the Dutch Republic (Dutch Gold Coast)A horizontal tricolour of red, white and blue.
1658–1850Flag of Denmark–Norway and the Kingdom of Denmark (Danish Gold Coast)A red field charged with a white Nordic cross that extends to the edges; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side.
1663-1700Flag of the Royal African CompanyA white field with centred red cross with a chess themed border.[22]
1682-1721Flag of the Holy Roman Empire (Brandenburger/Prussian Gold Coast).A black double-headed eagle with haloes on a yellow field.
1682-1701Flag of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (Brandenburger Gold Coast).7 horizontal stripes alternating black and white; with a red eagle off-centred toward the hoist.
1684-1701Flag of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (Brandenburger Gold Coast).A white field with a red crowned eagle off-centred toward the hoist.[23]
1701-1721Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (Prussian Gold Coast).A black eagle holding a sword and rod on a white field, a crown on top.
1750-1801Flag of the Kingdom of Great BritainA superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland
1795–1813Flag of the French First Republic and the First French Empire (French occupied Dutch Gold Coast)A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red.
1795–1806Flag of the Batavian RepublicA horizontal triband of red, white and blue with the Republic’s emblem in the canton.
1801-1960Flag of the United KingdomA superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
1806-1872Flag of the Kingdom of Holland, the Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands, the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch Gold Coast)A horizontal tricolour of red, white and blue.
1870-1877Flag of the British West AfricaA blue ensign defaced with the emblem of the West African Settlements.[24]
1877-1957Flag of the British Gold CoastA blue ensign defaced with the emblem of the Gold Coast.[25]
1884-1916Flag of the German Empire (German Togoland)A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom)
1884-1916Colonial flag of the German EmpireA tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom) with the Reichsadler in the centre.
1935-1957Flag of the Ashanti EmpireA horizontal tricolour of gold, black, green and white with the Golden Stool stationed in the middle of flag.
1957-1964Flag of the Dominion of Ghana and 1st Flag of GhanaA horizontal triband of red, gold, and green, charged with a black star in the centre.[26]
1958-1961Flag of the Union of African StatesA horizontal triband of red, gold, and green, charged with 2 black stars on the yellow band.[27]
1961-1962Flag of the Union of African StatesA horizontal triband of red, gold, and green, charged with 3 black stars on the yellow band.
1964-19662nd flag of GhanaA horizontal triband of red, white, and green, charged with a black star in the centre.[28][29]

See also

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