Flag of the Republic of Liberia
Description
- Eleven alternating red and white horizontal stripes with a blue canton bearing a single white five-pointed star
- The eleven stripes honour the eleven signatories of the Liberian Declaration of Independence
- Adopted on 26 July 1847 upon independence, with a design deliberately modelled on the flag of the United States
Trivia
- Liberia's flag is often mistaken at sea for the US flag because of its similar colours and stripe pattern
- The lone star gives Liberia its nickname, the Lone Star Republic
- As a flag of convenience, Liberia's ensign flies on one of the world's largest merchant fleets
- Designed by a committee of seven women led by Susannah Lewis in 1847
Flag of Liberia
Liberia's flag features eleven alternating red and white horizontal stripes with a blue canton bearing a single white five-pointed star. Adopted on 26 July 1847 upon independence, the design was modelled on the flag of the United States, reflecting Liberia's founding by freed African Americans settled by the American Colonization Society. The eleven stripes honour the eleven signatories of the Liberian Declaration of Independence.
The white lone star represents freedom granted to former slaves and gives Liberia its nickname, the Lone Star Republic. Red stands for courage, white for moral purity, and blue for the African mainland. The flag was designed by a committee of seven women led by Susannah Lewis, and flies today over one of the world's largest merchant fleets as a flag of convenience.
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