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Flags, Symbols & Currency of Zambia
Flags, Symbols & Currency of Zambia
The National Flag of Zambia was officially adopted on October 24, 1964. The flag has been designed by Mrs. Gabriel Ellison - who was head of the Graphics Arts Department in Zambia s Ministry of Information.
The National Flag of Zambia is rectangular and features a green background with a panel of three vertical bands of red (hoist side), black, and orange, below a soaring orange African fish eagle placed on the outer edge of the flag. The green color of the flag symbolizes the country s agricultural wealth and rich vegetation. The red color symbolizes the struggle and bloodshed for freedom from colonial rule. The black color represents the people of Zambia, and the orange color represents the country s natural resources and its mineral wealth (mainly copper). The African fish eagle (