Flag of Harare

The flag of Harare is the civil flag for the capital city of Zimbabwe.

Harare
UseCivil flag
Proportion1:2
AdoptedApril 18, 1982
DesignA horizontal fimbriated tricolour of blue, yellow, red, yellow and blue. Upper stripe contains sun rays, middle section contains two tobacco leaves and bottom stripe has the Zimbabwe bird.

History

The flag was adopted on 18 April 1982, when the capital city of Zimbabwe was renamed Harare from the original, Salisbury. When the city was renamed it adopted a new flag and a new coat of arms replacing those of Salisbury, which bore the Latin motto Discrimine Salus ("In Discrimination there is Safety"), the family motto of William Fairbridge, the first mayor of the city.[1][2]

The flag of Harare when it was called Salisbury

Similarities

The Flag of Harare is similar to the Flag of Zimbabwe in that it contains the Zimbabwe Bird. The Zimbabwe Bird is the country's National symbol. It appears on its currency, flags, and stamps. The flag also contains many similarities to other African flags as in contains some of the Pan-African colours.[3]

  • The current flag of Harare
  • the city of Harare
  • The Flag of Zimbabwe
  • The Harare Coat of Arms

References
  1. Salisbury (Harare old flag)
  2. Quarterly Bulletin of the South African Library, Volumes 9-10, 1954, page 92
  3. "Harare (Zimbabwe)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
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