Flag of the French Mandate of Lebanon

Flag of the French Mandate of Lebanon

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Description

  • The flag of French Mandate Lebanon featured the French Tricolore with a cedar of Lebanon centred on the white stripe
  • Used during France's League of Nations mandate (1920–1943), it reflected French colonial authority while incorporating Lebanon's ancient cedar symbol
  • The cedar was retained on the independent Lebanese flag adopted in 1943
  • Construction: the French vertical Tricolore (blue-white-red) with a green cedar centred on the white band. Ratio 2:3

Trivia

  • Lebanon was a French mandate from 1920 to 1943 after World War I
  • The Union Jack represented French administrative authority
  • Lebanon gained independence in 1943

Flag of the French Mandate of Lebanon

The flag of French Mandate Lebanon featured the French Tricolore with a cedar of Lebanon centred on the white stripe. Used during France's League of Nations mandate (1920–1943), it reflected French colonial authority while incorporating Lebanon's ancient cedar symbol.

Lebanon was a French mandate from 1920 to 1943 after World War I. The Union Jack represented French administrative authority. Lebanon gained independence in 1943.

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