Jaettehjort@lemmy.worldM to Vexillology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoOn this day, July 11 1960, as a part of the Congo Crisis, Katanga declared independence from Congo-Léopoldville (DRC). This was their flag.upload.wikimedia.orgimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up120arrow-down1imageOn this day, July 11 1960, as a part of the Congo Crisis, Katanga declared independence from Congo-Léopoldville (DRC). This was their flag.upload.wikimedia.orgJaettehjort@lemmy.worldM to Vexillology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square2linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebionicjoeylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoThat is an awesome flag. What do the three crosses represent?
minus-squareJaettehjort@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoAccording to Wikipedia, ingots looking like that, Katanga crosses, has historically been used as currency in the region. It is included in the flag as a symbol of prosperity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_State_of_Katanga https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katanga_Cross
That is an awesome flag. What do the three crosses represent?
According to Wikipedia, ingots looking like that, Katanga crosses, has historically been used as currency in the region. It is included in the flag as a symbol of prosperity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_State_of_Katanga https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katanga_Cross