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by Željko
Heimer, 25 Nov 2003
Adopted 24 October 1964, modified 1996, coat of arms adopted 19 February 1965.
According to François Burgos the flag of Zambia was changed in
1996. The dark green was substituted for a more clear green, and the eagle which was
slightly different from the one one the shield in the Arms, has been
changed to be more like the
one one the shield.
Jaume Ollé, 6 Sep 1998
Smith (1980)
reports that the current Zambian
flag is based on the flag of the ruling United National
Independence Party (UNIP), the movement which led the struggle for independence. However, according
to Flaggenmitteilung, the flag of UNIP was vertical green, white, red (4:1:1).
Željko Heimer, Jaume Ollé, 3 Aug 1997
by Željko
Heimer, 25 Nov 2003
The Zambian flag is determined by the National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Act, Chapter 6 of the Laws of Zambia of 4 June 1965 amended by Act No. 13
of 1994 (the amendments does not alter the design of the emblems!).
Schedule I attached to the Act gives the construction details of the flag. The sheet gives
construction details in units making the flag 14 x 21 in size. Enlarging the numbers so
as to remove the fractions, it makes 224 x 336, the fly bars being 40 units each and 144 units high. The eagle is set in the center of the remaining green part in the fly, 42 units high. The
le