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Cote dʼIvoire

C&ôte dʼIvoire, Ivory Coast

Last modified: 2005-09-02 by phil nelson
Keywords: cote dʼivoire | ivory coast | tricolour: orange white green | elephant |
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[Côte d'Ivoire] image by António Martins
Proportions: 2:3 (approximate)
Usage Code:

ISO Code: CI CIV 384
FIPS 10-4 Code: IV
MARC Code: iv
IOC Code: CIV

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Description of the flag

Orange, white and green vertical tricolour. The construction details provided by the figure in Album des Pavillons (2000) explain that the stripes are of equal width. Pantone approximation is given as orange Pantone 151c, green Pantone 347c.
Željko Heimer, 1 June 2001

Meaning of the flag

According to the web site of the Presidency of the Republic (no longer available), orange is the colour of the land, rich and generous, the meaning of our fight, the blood of a young people fighting for emancipation. White is for peace, but peace with justice.  Green is for hope and the certainty of a better f