NEW FLAG OF THE RWANDAN REPUBLIC
The new flag of the Rwandan republic is composed of three colours: green, yellow and blue.
The green colour symbolizes the hope of prosperity thanks to rational exploitation of the force of Rwandan people and the resources of the country.
The yellow colour symbolizes the economic development. The Rwandan people must settle to work so as to reach durable economic development. The blue colour symbolizes happiness and peace. The Rwandan people must fight for peace which will bring them to durable economic development and happiness. The sun and its rays of golden color: It symbolizes the light which enlightens gradually all the people. This translates the unity, transparency and fight against ignorance. The new flag was designed by Alphonse Kirimobenecyo, a Rwandan artist and engineer. Armand du Payrat, 03 Jan 2002
blue-green and rising sun
The new flag and anthem of the Rwandan Republic has been launched today (on 31 December 2001). The flag corresponds roughly to the previous reports - blue-green and rising sun. However, the blue and green fields are separated by a yellow stripe and the sun is not rising. The flag has three horizontal stripes, blue, yellow and green (2:1:1). In the upper fly (!) there is a yellow sun with ca. 24 rays. The image of the flag seems to have 1:2 ratio but the sun is a little bit horizontally elliptical - so I guess the image is somewhat distorted, elongated horizontally, so that the sun should in fact be circular and the flag ratio ~2:3. Jan Zrzavy, 31 Dec 2001
Rwanda flag is in proportion of 2:3. Pantones are:
Pantones are: Blue 3005c Green 3415c Yellow 109c Sun yellow 130 c (Note - two yellow shades!) Source: SAVA Newsletter, quoting the official flag law of Rwanda. Jaume Ollé, 18 Jun 2002 There is no doubt - the ratio of 6:13 was, as far as I know, a mistake by the Rwandan Embassy in Paris. The proportions are officially 2:3 according to Chapter One, Article 4 of an Act dated 25 October 2001 (amending Article 7 of the Constitution adopted 10 June 1991), and published in a Special Edition of the Official Gazette on 31 December 2001. The construction diagram therein contained shows that the sun is not centrally located between the top of the flag and the base on the stripe. it gives a size for the outer rays and inner disk of the sun, and its exact position on the flag. It also, as does every other Official source, show the sun with its top ray upright and not offset, but does not give a width for the blue ring around the central disk. Christopher Southworth, 31 Mar 2004