Kingdom of Iraq under British administration

Kingdom of Iraq under British administration

Construction sheet: Kingdom of Iraq under British administration
Construction sheet

Description

  • The flag of Mandatory Iraq under British administration featured a black, white, and green horizontal triband with a red trapezoid at the hoist — the colours of the Arab Revolt that helped establish the state
  • The Kingdom of Iraq adopted this flag in 1924 as part of British-arranged governance under the Hashemite monarchy
  • Construction: three horizontal stripes of black (top), white, and green, with a red trapezoid at the hoist bearing two white seven-pointed stars
  • Ratio approximately 1:2

Trivia

  • Iraq was a British mandate from 1920 to 1932 after World War I
  • The Union Jack represented British administrative authority
  • Iraq gained nominal independence in 1932

Kingdom of Iraq under British administration

The flag of Mandatory Iraq under British administration featured a black, white, and green horizontal triband with a red trapezoid at the hoist — the colours of the Arab Revolt that helped establish the state. The Kingdom of Iraq adopted this flag in 1924 as part of British-arranged governance under the Hashemite monarchy.

Iraq was a British mandate from 1920 to 1932 after World War I. The Union Jack represented British administrative authority. Iraq gained nominal independence in 1932.

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