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Flag of South Africa, used between 1928 and 1982. It is identical to the 1982 to 1994 version except that the shade of blue is darker. It is also known as the "Oranje-Blanje-Blou".

Petsa

1928

Pikuanan

Vectorialized from description found in Southern African Vexillological Association. Flag specification sheets : South Africa national flag 1928-1994

Maki-akda

Parliament of South Africa (Vector graphics image by Denelson83)

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South Africa

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This image shows (or resembles) the flag of South Africa from 1928 to 1994. In South Africa, public display of this flag for purposes other than genuine artistic, academic or journalistic expression is considered to be prohibited hate speech in terms of the order of the Supreme Court of Appeal in the case Afriforum NPC v Nelson Mandela Foundation Trust and Others

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	Petsa/Oras	Sukad	Talagamit	Komentu/Puna
salukuyan	17:47, 6 Eneru 2021	900 × 600 (2 KB)	Great Brightstar	Technical improves
	09:20, 10 Juniu 2020	900 × 600 (1 KB)	Great Brightstar	Fix three "gaskets"
	11:28, 8 Juniu 2020	900 × 600 (1 KB)	Great Brightstar	Avoid using matrix() function
	19:09, 1 Pebreru 2020	900 × 600 (1 KB)	Great Brightstar	Partially revert the change. See some images at https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/people-were-invited-to-walk-over-the-old-flag-at-woordfees-in-stellenbosch/, https://www.voices360.com/politics/oranje-blanje-blou-against-the-backdrop-of-anti-racism-week-13852284
	15:09, 24 Oktubri 2019	900 × 600 (2 KB)	Great Brightstar	Tweak some elements, remove unused codes
	14:53, 9 Oktubri 2019	900 × 600 (2 KB)	Great Brightstar	Minor adjust
	13:34, 6 Oktubri 2019	900 × 600 (2 KB)	Great Brightstar	Rework the St. George's Cross based on two paths from File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
	12:00, 6 Oktubri 2019	900 × 600 (3 KB)	Great Brightstar	Adjust the size of three small flags, for example, the Orange Free State flag retains 2:3 ratio, but the height is half of the white stripe of main flag. See South Africa - National 1928-1994 - sheet 1.pdf
	15:10, 25 Setyembri 2019	900 × 600 (3 KB)	Great Brightstar	Minor adjust
	09:53, 25 Setyembri 2019	900 × 600 (3 KB)	Havsjö	This was discussed before. Historically/IRL the flag used the British flag colours cloth.