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-square2fedilinkarrow-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-square2fedilinkfile-text
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
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