List of Rhodesian flags

This is a list of flags used in Southern Rhodesia between 1890 and 1964 and Rhodesia between 1964 and 1979. The evolution of Southern Rhodesia from a British South African Company concern, to a British Colony, then to a member of a Federal Government, then to a self-declared state is evident by the different flags used.

For flags after these dates see Flags of Zimbabwe.

National Flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1890–1923	Flag of the British South Africa Company	Based on the British Union Flag (commonly referred to as the Union Jack). The BSAC logo in the center of the Union Jack.
	1923–1964	Flag of Southern Rhodesia	Defaced British blue ensign with the shield from the Southern Rhodesian Coat of Arms in the fly.
	1953–1963	Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (also known as the Central African Federation)	A defaced British blue ensign with a shield from the Federal Arms showing the amalgamation of Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland
	1964–1968	Flag of Southern Rhodesia (1964-1965) and later Rhodesia (1965-1968)	Sky Blue British ensign with the shield from the Rhodesian Coat of Arms in the fly.
	1968–1979	Flag of Rhodesia	Green-White-Green tricolour with the full Coat of Arms of Rhodesia in the centre of the white panel.
	1979	Flag of Zimbabwe Rhodesia	Red-White-Green horizontal tricolour with a black vertical stripe, fimbriated in white at the hoist, defaced with a representation of the Zimbabwe Bird in the canton.

Vice-Regal and Presidential

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1923–1970 1979–1980	Flag of the Governor of Southern Rhodesia	A Union Jack with the full Coat of Arms of Rhodesia in the centre
	1951–1965	Flag of the Governor of Southern Rhodesia	St. Edward's Crown on a navy background
	1951–1970	Variant flag of the Governor of Southern Rhodesia	St. Edward's Crown on a navy background
	1951–1965	House hold flag of Governor of Southern Rhodesia	Zimbabwe bird on a red background
	1970–1979	Flag of the President of Rhodesia	A Sky-blue flag with the full Coat of Arms of Rhodesia in the centre

Military Flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	c. 1890–1923	British South Africa Company Blue Ensign	Defaced blue ensign with the British South Africa Company lion and tusk in the fly
	late 1970s	Flag used by the Rhodesian Army (3rd version)	Orange-red-blue horizontal tricolour defaced by a centrally-placed Rhodesian Army shield
	1970–1979	Flag of the Rhodesian Air Force	Sky blue flag with the Flag of Rhodesia in the canton and the roundel of the Rhodesian Air Force in the fly
	1979–1980	Flag of the Rhodesian Air Force	Sky blue flag with the Flag of Zimbabwe Rhodesia in the canton and the roundel of the Rhodesian Air Force in the fly

References

• Berry, Bruce; Whitehead, Chris (28 February 2011). "Rhodesian flag inventory". Mesa, Arizona: Rhodesians Worldwide. Retrieved 6 March 2012.