Flag of Katanga
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The
Components of the flag had to represent the motto of Katanga: Force, espoir et Paix dans la Prospérité (English: Power, Hope and Peace in Prosperity). The red component is for power, green for hope, white for peace and the croisettes (based on the area's traditional currency, the
Despite an official guide having been published as to the flag's design and dimensions, due to the state of affairs in the region at the time, this was not enforced, and variants were common, including ones of different ratios (such as 2:3 or 3:5), ones with golden coloured croisettes, and ones where the croisettes were replaced with saltires (diagonal crosses).
See also
- Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Katanga cross
References
- ^ "Katanga / Shaba (Democratic Republic of Congo)". crwflags.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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