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# File:Flag of South Africa.svg

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DescriptionFlag of South Africa.svg

Afrikaans: Vlag van Suid-Afrika
English: Flag of South Africa
Sesotho sa Leboa: Folaga ya Afrika Borwa
SiSwati: Umjeka we-INingizimu Afrika
Sesotho: Folaga ye Afrika Borwa
Setswana: Folaga la Aferika Borwa
Xitsonga: Mujeko ya Afrika-Dzonga
Tshivenda: Folaga la Afurika Tshipembe
IsiXhosa: iFulegi laseMzantsi Afrika
IsiZulu: iFulegi laseNingizimu Afrika
العربية: علم جنوب أفريقيا
Bosanski: Zastava Južnoafričke Republike
Dansk: Sydafrikas flag
Deutsch: Flagge Südafrikas
Ελληνικά: Σημαία της Νότιας Αφρικής
Esperanto: Flago de Sud-Afriko
Français : Drapeau de l'Afrique du Sud
עברית: דגל דרום אפריקה
हिन्दी: दक्षिण अफ्रीका का ध्वज
Hrvatski: Zastava Južnoafričke Republike
Italiano: Bandiera del Sudafrica
日本語: 南アフリカの国旗
Latina: Vexillum Africae Australis
Nederlands: Vlag van Zuid-Afrika
Polski: Flaga Republiki Południowej Afryki
Português: Bandeira da África do Sul
Русский: Флаг Южно-Африканской Республики
Slovenščina: Zastava Južnoafriške Republike
Srpski (latinica)‎: Zastava Južnoafričke Republike
தமிழ்: தென்னாப்பிரிக்காவின் கொடி
Українська: Прапор Південно-Африканської Республіки
اردو: جنوبی افریقہ کا پرچم
Volapük: Stän Sulüdafrikäna

Colours:[1]

● green | rendered as `RGB 000 122 077` | Pantone 3415 C
● yellow | rendered as `RGB 255 182 018` | Pantone 1235 C
● red | rendered as `RGB 222 056 049` | Pantone 179 C
● blue | rendered as `RGB 000 035 149` | Pantone Reflex Blue C
● white | rendered as `RGB 255 255 255`
● black | rendered as `RGB 000 000 000` | Pantone 30

Date | 1992
Source | Per specifications in the Constitution of South Africa, Schedule 1 - National flag
Author | Flag design by Frederick Brownell, image by Wikimedia Commons users

Permission
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| This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are independent of the copyright status.

Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse

This image was first published in South Africa and is in the public domain because it is an image of or from an official text of a legislative, administrative or legal nature or an official translation of such a text.

According to the Copyright Act, 1978 (as amended), § 12 (8) (a), "No copyright shall subsist in official texts of a legislative, administrative or legal nature, or in official translations of such texts."

Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse

This work is in the public domain in the U.S. because it is an edict of a government, local or foreign. See § 206.01 of the Compendium II: Copyright Office Practices. Such documents include "judicial opinions, administrative rulings, legislative enactments, public ordinances, and similar official legal documents."

These do not include works first published by the United Nations or any of its specialized agencies, or by the Organization of American States. See Compendium II § 206.03 and 17 U.S.C. 104(b)(5).

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## File history

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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment
current | 21:54, 2 January 2013 |  | 900 × 600 (643 B) | SiBr4 (talk | contribs) | Revert, but keep clippath
| 21:20, 2 January 2013 |  | 900 × 600 (782 B) | AnonMoos (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 10:59, 28 October 2010 -- higher quality version where green Y does not extend beyond flag rectangle
| 11:58, 31 December 2012 |  | 900 × 600 (555 B) | SiBr4 (talk | contribs) | Remove some more unnecessary objects
| 10:59, 28 October 2010 |  | 900 × 600 (782 B) | AnonMoos (talk | contribs) | further code streamlining
| 06:21, 28 October 2010 |  | 900 × 600 (795 B) | AnonMoos (talk | contribs) | streamlining code
| 12:19, 8 June 2010 |  | 900 × 600 (927 B) | ThePCKid (talk | contribs) | Chipped off 24 bytes
| 01:38, 7 June 2010 |  | 900 × 600 (951 B) | ThePCKid (talk | contribs) | Chipped off 50 bytes
| 04:28, 6 April 2010 |  | 900 × 600 (991 B) | Zscout370 (talk | contribs) | Pantone from http://www.info.gov.za/aboutgovt/symbols/flag.htm and http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/colorfinder.aspx
| 12:29, 1 November 2008 |  | 900 × 600 (1,016 B) | Vzb83 (talk | contribs) | changed the colours slightly to match http://www.info.gov.za/aboutgovt/symbols/flag.htm
| 12:33, 12 October 2008 |  | 900 × 600 (1,016 B) | Poznaniak (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 17:34, 31 August 2006
| 11:49, 12 October 2008 |  | 900 × 600 (829 B) | Mahahahaneapneap (talk | contribs) | Compressed
| 17:34, 31 August 2006 |  | 900 × 600 (1,016 B) | Madden (talk | contribs) | exactly constructed after http://www.vexilla-mundi.com/south_africa.htm
| 22:29, 11 February 2006 |  | 900 × 600 (3 KB) | Denelson83 (talk | contribs) | Enlarge intrinsic size
| 08:59, 5 February 2006 |  | 450 × 300 (3 KB) | Denelson83 (talk | contribs) | Refactored
| 00:21, 1 February 2006 |  | 450 × 300 (2 KB) | Reisio (talk | contribs) | cleanup markup - pd changes
| 07:32, 28 September 2005 | No thumbnail | (4 KB) | SKopp (talk | contribs) | The flag of South Africa. Source: Drawn by User:SKopp {{Template:Insignia}} Category:Flags of South Africa

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