Flag of Somalia
The flag of Somalia, also known as the Somali flag, was adopted on October 12, 1954 and was designed by Mohammed Awale Liban. The flag was used for the nascent Somali Republic. It was originally conceived and serves as the ethnic flag for the Somali people.
History
The flag of Somalia was created in 1954 during the transitional trusteeship period of the nation's history. It was personally designed by the Somali scholar Mohammed Awale Liban, Who was from the northern eastern side of Somalia after being selected to come up with a design in preparation for Independence Day The flag was first used in the Trust Territory of SomalilandCharacteristics
As an ethnic flag, the five-pointed white Star of Unity in its center represents the areas where the Somali ethnic group has traditionally resided, namely Djibouti, Somaliland, the Ogaden region in Ethiopia, the North Eastern Province in Kenya, and southern Somalia.However, it now officially denotes the sky as well as the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel and the Somali Sea, which flank the country.
The flag's blazon, or heraldic description, is: Azure, a mullet Argent.
The flag bears a strong resemblance to that of the short-lived Republic of West Florida and to the Confederate Bonnie Blue Flag.
Construction
The flag of Somalia can be reproduced using the following construction plan:Colours scheme
| Blue | White | |
| :en:RGB color model|RGB | 65/137/221 | 255/255/255 |
| :en:Hexadecimal|Hexadecimal | #4189DD | #FFFFFF |
| :en:CMYK color model|CMYK | 71/38/0/13 | 0/0/0/0 |