Egypt

Misr - The Arab Republic of Egypt, Jumhuriyah Misr al-'Arabiyah

Last modified: 2002-11-16 by ivan sache
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by Zeljko Heimer

by Zeljko Heimer

Flag and coat of arms adopted 4 October 1984
Proportion: 2:3
Description: Horizontally divided red-white-black flag with the emblem showing the so-called eagle of Saladin in the middle of the white stripe.
The emblem in the middle of the white stripe is sometimes pictured with different colours. Some flags seen in Cairo has the emblem as gold, white, gold; or red, white, black; or light gold hatching, white, dark gold hatching; or white, white, white with two gold vertical lines to divide the three parts. The artistical licence regarding the representation of this arms is very high.
Use: on land, civil and State flag, at sea, civil ensign.

Colour approximate specifications (as given in Album des Pavillons [pay00]):

• Red: Pantone 186 c / CMYK (%) C 0 - M 90 - Y 80 - K 5
• Gold: Pantone 116c / CMYK (%) C 0 - M 15 - Y 95 - K 0

Source for the images: Album des Pavillons ; Corel Draw clipart gallery for the emblem.

On this page:

• Official information about the flag history, symbolism and rules of use
• Alternative explanations of the flag symbolism
• Emblem
• Reverse of the flag

See also:

• Eg