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by Mark Sensen
Flag adopted 5 December 1995, coat of arms adopted 24 May 1993.
Description: Green over light blue with red traingle at hoist reaching the fly,
and with yellow wreath in it.
The construction sheet in Album 2000 [pay00] (that is wrong apparently, to be corrected in [pay01] evenutally) positions the midpoint of the wreath 1/2 hoist from hoist, that same size being the height of the wreath, too.
Now, a biger problem is overall ratio. Prevously on FOTW, and on Graham's World Flag Database site and in Album 1995 [pie90] the ratio is given as 2:3, while in Album 2000 (and corr 24. and latter of [pie90]) as well as on the Shipmate
chart [vdv00] it is 1:2. Presumaby the latter data would be more correct.
Pantone approximation given in Album 2000 are:
| green | 361c |
| red | 185c |
| yellow | 123c |
| blue | 279c |
This flag is a combination of the Liberation Army flag (similar to the current one, only with a gold star in the hoist) and the Eritrean flag in use in 1950's. In use since 1993.
David Kendall, 1 December 1996
In my opinion, Eritrean colors dont have relation with neibouring countries. Djibuti
(Afars and Issa Somali) have blue for Issas and green-white-blue for Afar;
Sudan, panarab colors; Ethiopia panafrican colors.
I believe that the colors came from the blue and green Eritrea autonomous flag (created
1952 but from first proposals dated 1950), and revolutionary
(socialist) red added. EPLF was not a wing of ELF but a oposite movement.
ELF was moderated and supported by moderate countries, and EPLF was
supported by Eastern Bloc (Soviet Union) until that Haile Mariam take the
power in Ethiopia, when the alliances were reversed. EPLF selected, of
course, the red as their color, and, in the flag, in form of arrow, meaning
that the socialist revolution will penetrate in Eritrea (red and blue colors of its flag).
The star should be for the country and revolution guide.
When communist fall the Amharic communist based power of Menguistu can't
resist againts his rival Trigranya communist based, that win the battle.
Without socialist help, Trigranya new leaders of Ethiopia accede to Eritrean
independence. The socialist star in flag was changed to a device adopted by
UNO: an olive branch sourronded by two olive branches, one in each side.
We can expect a change of flag when current regime fall. In my next Flag Report
some armed oposition movements flags will are available, and none of which support
the current national flag.
Jaume Ollé, 1 August 2001
The aircraft marking reported in [pay00] is
the national flag in circular format (without yellow emblem). National flag is
painted on the fin, as explained in a note by the figure.
Zeljko Heimer, 1 August 2001
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