This was an initial proposal, with the same colors in a slightly boring horizontal triband:

green-yellow-black-triband

Another proposal rearranged it a bit, but was discarded as too similar to the flag of Tanganyika, which seems quite reasonable, since they did not know that problem would be short-lived:

flag with green-yellow-black-yellow-black horizontal stripes

In the end they went for the saltire, which seems like a great choice, creating a more unique and interesting design.

Wikipedia page about the flag

  • darkpanda
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    1 year ago

    What about Mauritania?

    Edited to say never mind, I’m an idiot and lemmied this late last night and wasn’t paying attention. (Is that the verb for posting on lemmy btw?)

    • Something Burger 🍔@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      including two red horizontal stripes, which represent "the efforts and sacrifices that the people of Mauritania will keep consenting, to the price of their blood, to defend their territory

      “Some of you may die, but it’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make”