The national flag of Oman consists of three stripes (white, green and red) with a red bar on the left that contains the national emblem of Oman. The white stands for peace and prosperity, the green for fertility and the Green Mountains, and the red for battles against foreign invaders. The red is also the color of the former flag of the nation when it was known simply as the Sultanate of Muscat. Image File history File links Flag_of_Oman. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Oman. ... FIAV usage code 62 See Vexillological symbols for its meaning File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of Sierra Leone Flag of Algeria Flag of Georgia (country) Flag of Oman Flag of Myanmar Flag of the Czech Republic Flag of Honduras Flag of Morocco Flag of Ukraine... Image File history File links This is the flag of the Sultanate of Muscat, the predecessor of Oman. ... Image File history File links This is the flag of the Sultanate of Muscat, the predecessor of Oman. ... The National Emblem of Oman consists of a khanjar dagger in a sheath that is superimposed upon two crossed swords. ...
When the proportions of the flag were changed in 1995 from 2:3 to 1:2, the width of the vertical red stripe at hoist was also modified from 1/3rd to 1/4th of the fly [possibly mistaken, see construction sheets, Ed.
Red, which is dominant, has been adopted from the old Omani flag (which was red) and this symbolises the battles fought by Omanis for the eviction of foreign invaders from the country, and green represents fertility and greenery of the land.
When the proportions of the flag were changed in 1995 from 2:3 to 1:2, the width of the vertical red stripe at hoist was also modified from 1/3rd to 1/4th of the fly.
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