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South Africa - National 1928-1994 - Sheet 1

The document provides specifications and details about the South African national flag from 1928 to 1994. It describes the design and dimensions of the flag, lists the color recommendations in RGB and CMYK values, and gives a brief history explaining the symbolism behind including the flags of the former British and Boer territories in the flag's central design.

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South Africa - National 1928-1994 - Sheet 1

The document provides specifications and details about the South African national flag from 1928 to 1994. It describes the design and dimensions of the flag, lists the color recommendations in RGB and CMYK values, and gives a brief history explaining the symbolism behind including the flags of the former British and Boer territories in the flag's central design.

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SOUTHERN AFRICAN VEXILLOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
F LAG S P E C I F I CAT I O N S H E E T
South Africa
National flag 1928 - 1994
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COLOUR RECOMMENDATIONS
DATA
Colour BCC C M Y K
Usage: National flag, Civil ensign and jack Red 210 0 91 76 6
Ratio: 2:3 Green 24 60 0 40 40
Adopted: 31 May 1928 Orange 57 0 40 80 0
Abolished: 27 Apr 1994 Blue (Solway) 218 60 0 80 20
Designer: - Blue (Union flag) 150 100 72 0 18.5

HISTORY AND SYMBOLISM


Following a bitter parliamentary debate, the Union of South Africa adopted a new National flag on 31 May 1928. The
colours chosen were those of the former flag of the Netherlands, the “Prinzenvlag”, consisting of three equal stripes of
orange (top),white and blue. In the centre of the white stripe appeared the following three smaller flags (from hoist to fly):
The British Union Flag (or Jack), the Orange Free State flag and the Transvaal (or formerly the Zuid-Afrikaansche
Republiek) flag. The flag of the Orange Free State was depicted vertically so that the present-day Dutch flag was in the
canton onthe hoist side,whilst the British flag was shown with it’s hoist adjacent to the left of this,which has led tomany
(erroneous) comments over the years that it is upside-down.The reason for this unique arrangement was so that all the
flags enjoyed equal status as in terms of vexillological protocol, the flag on the left is considered to be the most important
and having the position of seniority.
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The Union Jack represents the two former British possessions, the Cape Colony and Natal, whilst the two most dominant
Boer Republics are represented by the Transvaal and Orange Free State flags.
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