Egypt

Arab Republic of Egyptجمهورية مصر العربيه
Flag of Egypt
Adopted	4 October 1984
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The national flag of the Arab Republic of Egypt is a tricolour consisting of the three equal horizontal red, white, and black bands of the Egyptian revolutionary flag dating back to the 1952 Egyptian Revolution. The Egyptian Free Officers who toppled King Farouk in the Revolution of 1952 assigned specific symbolism to each of the three bands of the revolutionary and liberation flag.The red band, which is located at the top of the flag represents the time prior to the Egyptian Revolution. The white band represents the bloodlessness of the war. The black band at the bottom symbolizes the end of the oppression of the Egyptian people from the monarchy. The flag also features the gold outline of the Egyptian eagle of Saladin, the national emblem, centered in the white band.

Historical Flags

Black Standard of the Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258)

White dynastic color of the Fatimid Caliphate with capital in Cairo from 973 to 1171

Flag of Egypt under the Ayyubid Dynasty (1171-1341)

Flag of Egypt under the Ayyubid Dynasty (1171-1341)

Flag used in the Egypt Eyalet (1844–1867)

Flag used in Egypt during the rules of Isma'il Pasha and Tewfik Pasha (1867–1881)

Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt (1881–1914) and the Sultanate of Egypt (1914–1922)

Flag of the Kingdom of Egypt (1922–1953) and co-official flag of the Republic of Egypt (1953–1958)

Flag used during the anti-British Revolution of 1919

Proposed flag for the Republic of Egypt following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952

Proposed flag for the Republic of Egypt following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952

Proposed flag for the Republic of Egypt following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952

Proposed flag for the Republic of Egypt following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952

Proposed flag for the Republic of Egypt following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952

Proposed flag for the Republic of Egypt following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952

Egyptian Revolution Flag (1953–1958) – the tricolor of the 1952 Egypt Revolution, with an earlier variant of the Eagle of Saladin in the white band

Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971) – though Syria withdrew from the union in 1961, Egypt retained the official name until 1971

Flag of the Federation of Arab Republics (1972–1984)

Flag Redesigns

Ancient Egypt flag design by Kindlypatrick, Mar 2025. (Reddit)

Egypt flag redesign by Famannot, Apr 2025.

Egypt flag redesign by Lewis Designs, Apr 2025.