Anglo-Boer war flags in South Africa

Used by Boere in and after the wars

Last modified: 2005-06-25 by bruce berry
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The Vyfkleur

The Combined Republican Flag of the Anglo Boer War has an orange stripe added under the entire "vierkleur" (the so called "vyfkleur" - 5 colours).
Bruce Berry, 14 June 1996

In Burger's 'Sovereign Flags of Southern Africa', 1997, are two 'vyfkleuren' (five-colours). The combined Boer armies sometimes used flags combining their colors. This flag was probably displayed by the Transvaal forces: the 'Vierkleur' (four colour) with an orange bar across the bottom. Used around 1899-1901.
Jarig Bakker, 3 Mar 2001

What is the second flag they report?
Carsten Linke, 10 Apr 2003

The other one was horizontally Red - White - Orange - Green with a Blue canton with a white anchor; below the anchor the capitals [A] and {B].
Jarig Bakker, 11 Apr 2003