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Sudan

by Paige Herring, 21 May 1998

Explanation of the Flag
Presidential flag
Arms of Sudan
Air force flag

See also:

Kingdom of Hejaz (Pan-Arab colours)

Explanation of the Flag

About the colours of the current national flag of Sudan, information from the Sudanese government is as follows:

Red stands for struggle and the martyrs of the Sudan and the Great Arab Land.
White stands for Islam, peace, optimism, light and love.
Black stands for Sudan and the Mahdiya revolution (the Black Flag).
Green stands for prosperity, good and agriculture.

Jaume Ollé, 4-MAR-1996

by Paige Herring, 21 May 1998

SUDANESE PRESIDENTIAL FLAG
"The Sudanese Presidential flag is identical to the national flag; however, the Presidential flag has the arms placed in the center of the white stripe."

by Paige Herring, 21 May 1998

SUDANESE ARMS
Copied directly from the book Flags of the World by William Crampton (1990), the description is as follows:
'The arms are a secretary bird with a native shield on its breast; above it is a scroll with the motto, "Al Nadr Nila" (Victory is Ours), and beneath it is the name of the country.'

SOURCES - Smith, Flags and Arms Across the World (1980); Talocci, Guide to the Flags of the World (1982); Crampton, Flags of the World (1990); et al.

Paige Herring, 21 May 1998

Air force flag

by Mark Sensen, 22 June 1997

In Pedersen's book from 1980 there are several air force flags with roundels. All have the same pattern; light blue, the national flag in the canton, the air force roundel in the fly.

Mark Sensen, 22 June 1997

by Paige Herring, 30 May 1998

SUDANESE AIR FORCE
"Like many nations, the Sudanese Air Force Ensign seems to have been inspired by the British Royal Air Force Ensign. It follows the 'traditional' form of a light blue field with the national flag in the canton and the air force roundel in the fly."

SOURCE - Crampton, The Complete Guide to Flags (1989).

Paige Herring, 30 May 1998