Seven equal horizontal stripes of green, yellow, red, black, red, yellow and green with a white triangle with its base at the hoist, fimbriated in black, containing a red five-pointed star on which is superimposed a representation of the Zimbabwe Bird in yellow.
A green background with the Zimbabwean Coat of Arms in the centre, with a white triangle with its base at the hoist containing a red five-pointed star on which is superimposed a representation of the Zimbabwe Bird in yellow. In the top right and bottom right hand corners there are horizontal stripes of yellow, red, black, red and yellow.
Military Flags[]
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1980 –
Flag of the Zimbabwe National Army
Zimbabwe National Army Flag has a red background with the Zimbabwe National Army emblem in the centre.
1980 –
Flag of the Air Force of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Air Force Flag has a light blue background with the Zimbabwe national flag in the canton and the emblem of the Zimbabwe Air Force in the fly.
1980 –
Flag of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces
Zimbabwe Defence Forces Flag is divided vertically into red and blue with the emblem of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces in the centre.
Political Party Flags[]
Flag
Date
Use
Description
Circa mid-1970s -
Flag of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU PF)
The ZANU-PF flag comprises concentric rectangular stripes of green, yellow, red and black.
1999 –
Flag of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)
The MDC party flag has four equal horizontal stripes of green, yellow, red and black with the party open-hand emblem in the centre and the party acronym in white on the black stripe.
The coat of arms of Bulawayo on a blue background.
Flag Declined
–
Flag of Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls Coat of Arms in the centre
1986 –
Flag of Chitungwiza
Chitungwiza Coat of Arms in the centre
–
Flag of Kariba
Kariba Coat of Arms in the centre
–
Flag of Chinhoyi
Chinhoyi Coat of Arms in the centre
–
Flag of Kadoma
Kadoma Coat of Arms in the centre
–
Flag of Kwekwe
Kwekwe Coat of Arms in the centre
–
Flag of Plumtree
Plumtree Coat of Arms in the centre
–
Flag of Gokwe
Gokwe Coat of Arms in the centre
1986 –
Flag of Gweru
Tricolore flag with Gweru Coat of Arms on white stripe.
1982 –
Flag of Harare
Flag of Harare featuring the Zimbabwe bird.
Flag of Marondera
Marondera Coat of Arms on a green background
–
Flag of Hwange
Hwange Coat of Arms in the centre
1985 –
Flag of Mutare
Mutare Coat of Arms on a white background
Historical flags[]
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1890–1923
Flag of the British South Africa Company (BSAC)
The BSAC flag was a Union Jack defaced in the centre of a white roundel with the BSAC logo.
1923–1953 and 1979-1980
Flag of Southern Rhodesia
A defaced blue ensign with the shield from the Southern Rhodesian Coat of Arms in the fly.
1953–1963
Flag of the Central African Federation
A defaced blue ensign with the shield from the federal Coat of Arms, showing the amalgamation of Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland, in the fly
1964–1968
Flag of Rhodesia
A Sky-Blue ensign with the shield from the Rhodesian Coat of Arms in the fly.
A Red-White-Green horizontal tricolor with white-fimbriated black vertical stripe at the hoist containing a representation of the Zimbabwe Bird in the canton in yellow.
1981–1986
Flag of the President of Zimbabwe
The Flag of Zimbabwe defaced with a white square bearing the Zimbabwean Coat of Arms.