Old Flag Of Liberia

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Old flag of liberia. Heritage of its americo liberian settlers and the people of the country s 16 indigenous and migratory groups. And the blue fidelity. Liberia s culture draws from the southern u s. British warships operating against the slave trade in west africa didn t recognize the liberian flag and so in order to legitimize it the flag the territory was declared independent.

The flag of liberia or the liberian flag bears a close resemblance to the flag of the united states representing liberia s founding by a group of free people of color and formerly enslaved black people primarily from the united states. Monroe was a supporter of freed slaves returning to africa. Liberia forms part of the west african shield a rock formation 2 7 to 3 4 billion years old composed of granite schist and gneiss. Paul almasy corbis vcg via getty images.

Only 100 large artifacts remain in the museum including the country s first national flag which is as old as the nation itself and a table gifted by queen victoria which is over two and half centuries old. It has a population of around 5 million and covers an area of 111 369 square kilometers 43 000 sq mi. The blue field symbolizes the continent of africa. It was adopted on august 24 1847.

Liberia may be the only country in the world to have gained independence because of its national flag. It is bordered by sierra leone to its northwest guinea to its north côte d ivoire to its east and the atlantic ocean to its south southwest. Girls wear dresses depicting the liberian flag and political leaders during the national commemoration. 114972516 3d rendering of an old liberia flag in a concrete square.

Notholt 20 sep 1996. Liberia has historical ties with the united states and there is a clear resemblance of the liberian flag to the american flag. The eleven horizontal stripes represent the eleven signers of the declaration of independence and the constitution of the republic of liberia. Liberia has over 700 bird species it is a bird haven.

The red color designates valor. Liberia l aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə officially the republic of liberia is a country on the west african coast. The capital has a population of over one million people. Historically it was founded on april 25 1822.

British warships operating against the slave trade in west africa didn t recognize the liberian flag and so in order to legitimize it the flag the territory was declared independent. The liberia s national flag is called lone star. In liberia the shield has been intensely folded and faulted and is interspersed with iron bearing formations known as itabirites. The liberian flag has similar red and white stripes as well as a blue square with a white star in the canton.

Along the coast lie beds of sandstone with occasional crystalline rock outcrops. The five pointed white star depicts liberia as the first independent republic on the continent of africa. I presume this was changed to the current single star when liberia became independent in 1845. The original 1827 flag of liberia had a white cross on a blue canton.

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