Flag of Rhodesia
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The flag of Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) was adopted in 1968 and the design is a green-white-green vertical tricolour similar to the flag of Nigeria with the coat of arms of Rhodesia in the middle.
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| Name | 'The green and white' |
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| Use | National flag and ensign  |
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | 11 November 1968 |
| Relinquished | 1 September 1979 |
| Design | A Green-White-Green vertical tricolour similar to the Nigerian flag with the full Coat of Arms of Rhodesia in the centre of the white panel. |
| Designed by | Geoffrey Turner-Dauncey |
.svg) Variant flag of Rhodesia | |
| Name | Presidential Flag of Rhodesia |
| Use | Presidential flag |
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | 2 March 1970 |
| Design | A Sky-blue flag with the full Coat of Arms of Rhodesia in the centre |
.svg) Variant flag of Rhodesia | |
| Name | Flag of the Prime Minister of Rhodesia |
| Use | Flag of the Prime Minister |
| Adopted | 1970 |
| Design | A dark green triangular pennant with the full coat of arms of Rhodesia on the wider near-side of the flag. |
It was adopted in 1968 to replace the sky blue ensign used by Southern Rhodesia (1964–1965) and Rhodesia (1965–1968).
In 1979, Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe Rhodesia and adopted a new flag before being under British rule from 1979-1980 which resulted Zimbabwe being de jure independent in 1980.
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Flag of Rhodesia (1964–1968)
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