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Benin Flags – Beninese Flag, Bunting & Hand Flags

The green, yellow and red flag of Benin, flown for Independence Day on 1 August, at Vodun celebrations and by the Beninese community in Britain. Buy the Benin flag in 20x12in to 8ft x 5ft, hang Benin bunting in 3m or 9m and pass round Benin hand flags.

Benin Flag — from £6.99 →Benin BuntingBenin Hand Flags
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Best SellerBenin flag 5ft x 3ft with a green hoist band and yellow over redBenin Flagfrom £6.99
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    Benin Flag
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  • Benin Bunting Benin Bunting
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  • Benin Hand Flags Benin Hand Flags
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  • Benin Table Flag Benin Table Flag – 6x4in (15 x 10 cm)
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  • Benin Wooden Table Flag Benin Wooden Table Flag – 9x6in (22.5 x 15 cm)
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  • Benin Large Wooden Table Flag Benin Large Wooden Table Flag – 18x12in (45 x 30 cm)
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  • Benin Satin Table Flag Benin Satin Table Flag – 9x6in (22.5 x 15 cm)
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The Benin flag: pan-African colours, restored in 1990

Benin's flag has a vertical green band at the hoist and two horizontal bands of yellow over red. Green is read as hope and renewal, yellow as the country's wealth and red as the courage of its ancestors. The design was first adopted in 1959, when the country was still called Dahomey, and kept after independence from France on 1 August 1960. In 1975 the country was renamed the People's Republic of Benin and a green flag with a red star replaced it, but the original tricolour returned in 1990 with the move to multiparty democracy. Our Benin flag has the green band at full height and the yellow and red split evenly.

Independence Day, Vodun and Beninese in the UK

Independence Day on 1 August is the main national celebration. On 10 January Benin holds its national Vodun Day, centred on the coastal town of Ouidah, which draws visitors from across the diaspora. Benin's football team, then known as the Squirrels and now as the Cheetahs, reached the quarter-finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Beninese families and students in the UK fly the flag for all three.

Sizes, grades and fittings

Benin flags are sold in 20x12in, 3ft x 2ft, 5ft x 3ft and 8ft x 5ft, from £6.99. The 5ft x 3ft is the all-rounder for poles and match days; the 8ft x 5ft is for a tall mast or a hall wall. Select Flagtex for a light printed flag at a low price, or DuraFlag for a weightier knitted cloth that stands up to weeks outside, with eyelets, clips or rope and toggle.

Benin bunting

Benin bunting has rectangular flags in green, yellow and red on 3m and 9m runs, a quick way to dress a hall for an independence party.

Hand flags and table flags

Benin hand flags are on wooden sticks in 9x6in and 18x12in. The Benin table flag is 6x4in with a base, and the large wooden table flag 18x12in. Neighbours Togo, Nigeria, Niger and Burkina Faso are in the world flags range.

Benin flag FAQs

What do the colours of the Benin flag mean?

Green for hope, yellow for wealth and red for the courage of the ancestors.

When is Benin Independence Day?

1 August, marking independence from France in 1960.

Did Benin always use this flag?

It was used from 1959 to 1975, replaced during the People's Republic, and restored in 1990.

What was Benin called before?

Dahomey, until it was renamed in 1975.

Is the Benin flag the same as the Senegal flag?

No. Senegal has three vertical stripes with a green star; Benin has a green hoist band with yellow over red.

Where do Benin flags ship from?

All Benin flags are stocked in and dispatched from our Stoke-on-Trent warehouse, leaving the same day if ordered by 2pm, with free 1–2 day UK delivery.