Flag Of Nigeria 1914 To 1960

It was adopted by the colony and protectorate of nigeria following the amalgamation of the southern nigeria protectorate.

Flag of nigeria 1914 to 1960. Lugard chose an emblem to appear on various colonial flags. British influence in the region began with the prohibition of slave trade to british subjects in 1807. The flag of nigeria between 1914 and 1960 was a british blue ensign with a green star of david surrounding a tudor crown later changed to a st edward s crown in 1953 with the white word nigeria under it on a red disc. The flag is an adaptation of the winning entry from michael taiwo akinkunmi in a competition held in 1959.

In 1960 nigeria was declared an independent federation. On a red disk he placed a green six pointed star which he referred to as the seal of solomon. It was adopted by the colony and protectorate of nigeria following the amalgamation of the southern nigeria protectorate and northern nigeria protectorate. 12 12pm on jul 07 2017 this was the old flag used by nigeria during the colonial reign.

Colonial nigeria was the era in the history of nigeria when the region of west africa was ruled by great britain in from the mid nineteenth century until 1960 when nigeria achieved independence. The colonial flag. In 1960 nigeria gained its independence from thebritish colonial rule and officially adopted a new flag. Britain annexed lagos in 1861 and established the oil river protectorate in 1884.

The flag of nigeria between 1914 and 1960 was a british blue ensign with a green star of david surrounding a tudor crown later changed to a st edward s crown in 1953 1 with the white word nigeria under it on a red disc. When the colony and protectorate of nigeria was established in 1914 its first governor general f d. The colonial flag of nigeria between 1914 1960 photo by interman. Author of the project was a student of michael taiwo akinkunmi the version that is assumed but three vertical stripes on the flag and the sun is still applied to the white box.

It was adopted by the colony and protectorate of nigeria following the amalgamation of the southern nigeria protectorate and northern nigeria protectorate. Image by clay moss 18 nov 2008. From the time of king edward vii the tudor crown the british imperial state crown in its heraldic guise was customarily used as the depiction of the royal crown. Image by clay moss 16 nov 2008.

Under british rule nigeria was divided into the northern and southern nigeria protectorate but in 1914 these two protectorates were united. Akinkunmi was a 23 year old student at the time he designed the flag. For several years after independence the country has faced severe turmoil including a civil war between 1967 and 1970 and alternating periods of. He was studying at norwich technical college in london england when he saw an advertisement in a newspaper that submissions were being accepted for the design of a new national flag of nigeria.

Colonial nigeria was the area of west africa that later evolved into the modern day nigeria during the time of british rule in the 19th and 20th centuries. Quartered red ensign variant image by clay moss 16 nov 2008.