Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual ...

With the flags regularly appearing on scoreboards and celebrating throughout the events, it’s easy to spot their similarities, especially with colors like red, white, blue and yellow.

The flag comprises the Pan-African colors — green, yellow ... The two blue stripes represent sovereignty, while the narrow white bands denote purity. The red star signifies communist philosophy ...