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Benin
Flag of Benin.svg
Use National flag and ensign
Adopted August 1, 1990
Design A green field with a red star in the canton.
Flag of Benin (1975-1990).svg
Variant flag of Benin
Use National flag and ensign Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Flag of People's Republic of Benin (1975-1990)
Design A horizontal bicolor of yellow and red with a green vertical band at the hoist.

The national flag of Benin was adopted in 1959. It was changed after the Marxist regime started in 1975. When that regime ended the old design was reintroduced on August 1, 1990. The colours are the traditional Pan-African colours : green symbolizes hope, yellow symbolizes wealth and red symbolizes courage.

Images for kids

  • Benin flag

    Flag of Benin

  • Arrondissement de Lissègazoun drapeau du Bénin au Mur

    Faded mural depicting the national flag in Lissègazoun (2021)

  • Pirogue sur la plage de la route des pêcheurs à Cotonou

    Upside-down Beninese flag flown from a dugout canoe on a beach in Cotonou (2020)

  • Celebrating Voudoun day

    Flags flown in celebration of Fête du Vodoun in Ouidah (2017)

  • DEGAN Gabin (motorized parade)

    Beninese men waving the national flag on independence day (2016)

  • Benin 001

    Flags outside the Embassy of Benin in Tokyo, Japan (2013)

  • Congress palace in Cotonou, Benin

    Beninese flags waving outside the Congress Palace of Cotonou (2009)

  • Kalemie Medal Parade (12235622173)

    Beninese and United Nations flags flown by the Beninese contingent of MONUSCO (2000)

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Bandera de Benín para niños

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