Flag of Eritrea

The flag features a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side that extends to the fly, separating a green right-angled triangle at the top from a blue right-angled triangle at the bottom. Positioned within the red section near the hoist is a gold-colored emblem consisting of a wreath encircling an upright olive branch.

Each color denotes a specific aspect of the nation's identity, with green representing agriculture and fertility, while blue stands for the Red Sea. The prominent red triangle serves as a memorial to the lives lost during the decades-long war for liberation. Peace and prosperity are symbolized by the gold olive branch and wreath, an element originally granted by the United Nations in the 1950s to signify the territory's autonomous status.

Adopted officially on December 5, 1995, this design replaced the temporary national flag used since the country gained independence in 1993. It is largely based on the banner of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF), though the EPLF's yellow star was swapped for the current olive branch emblem. This specific emblem pays homage to the 1952 flag used when Eritrea was an autonomous entity federated with Ethiopia. Previous iterations include various colonial flags and the Ethiopian national flag during the period of annexation.