Flag of Ghana

What the flag means

Red is generally explained as the blood of those who died in the struggle for independence, gold as the country's mineral wealth and green as its forests. The black star, the lone star of African freedom, is usually traced to the flag of Marcus Garvey's Black Star Line.

History

Theodosia Okoh, a teacher and artist, designed the flag for independence in 1957, when it replaced the Blue Ensign of the Gold Coast. In 1964 the gold band was changed to white. Following the coup that removed Kwame Nkrumah, the original flag was restored on 28 February 1966.

The black star gave the national football team its nickname, the Black Stars.

Earlier flags of Ghana

1. 1877–1957British Blue Ensign with the badge of the Gold Coast colony
2. 1964–1966Same design with a white band in place of the gold

Flags that look like this one

BoliviaGhanaLithuaniaEthiopia

Bolivia is red, yellow, green. Ghana uses the same order with a black star. Lithuania is yellow, green, red. Ethiopia is green, yellow, red with a blue disc and star.

Flags of Ghana's neighbours

• Burkina Faso
• Ivory Coast
• Togo