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Ashanti flag

Flag of the Ashanti people

Summary

Flag of the Ashanti people

Field	Value
Name	Ashanti Flag
Image	Flag of Ashanti.svg
Use	111000
Proportion	2:3
Design	A horizontal tricolour of gold, black, green, fimbriated in white, with the Golden Stool stationed in the middle of flag

The Ashanti flag is the flag of the Ashanti people. It depicts the Golden Stool (Ashanti: Sika' dwa), the throne of the Asantehene.

History

In the early 1950s, the Ashanti flag was green, gold and black, with a cocoa pod and a porcupine on it. In 1956, the National Liberation Movement proposed a yellow flag with a black, white and green tricolour canton as the flag of an autonomous Ashanti kingdom.

Symbolism

The Ashanti flag has three horizontal stripes: gold for mineral wealth, black for the Ashanti people, and green for the forests.

The emblem in the centre is the Golden Stool, a symbol of national unity and royal authority since the 18th century. According to legend, the Stool descended from heaven in a cloud of white dust and landed in the lap of the first Ashanti Emperor Osei Tutu I. It is said to possess the sunsum (soul) of the Ashanti people.

A different version of the flag shows the gyemirekutu kyɛ, a hat made up of multiple different animal parts.

References

"Ashanti people (Ghana)".
Brendon, P.. (2010). "The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire". Random House.
Breschi, Roberto. "Ascianti".
(2002-06-25). "Details of the symbol of authority of the Ashanti Region, the Asanteman flag".
"Ashanti Golden Stool". pbs.org.
"Ashanti/Asante Stool". rietveldacademie.nl.
Melvin F. Compton. (9 February 2010). "Black Lions: A First on Ashanti". Xlibris Corporation.

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