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The Ghana National Flag was designed by Mrs. T. S Okoh, a Ghanaian, to replace the flag of the United Kingdom of Britain and Ireland upon the attainment of independence.

The flag was officially hoisted on March 6th 1957, replaced shortly with version with white middle stripe 1964.01.01 to 1966.02.28, when this flag was reintroduced.
The flag is national flag on land and state ensign.
Zeljko Heimer, 04 Jul 1996

It uses Pan-African colours, with black star for being the first independent African nation of the 20th century.
David Kendall, 01 Oct 1996

The flag of Ghana consists of the colours red, gold and green in horizontal stripes with a five-pointed black star in the centre of the gold stripe.


RED represents the blood of those who died in the country's struggle for independence.

GOLD represents the mineral wealth of the country.

GREEN symbolises the country's rich forests.

THE BLACK STAR stands for the lone star of African Freedom.