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This is a list of flags used in Zambia (Africa) from 1996 to the present date.

National Flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1996–Present	Flag of Zambia	A green field with an orange coloured eagle in flight over a rectangular block of three vertical stripes coloured from left to right in red, black and orange.
	1996–Present	Flag of Zambia (Vertical)

Presidential Flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1964–Present	Presidential Flag of Zambia	an orange field with the national coat of arms in the center.

Municipality Flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1936–Present	Flag of Kitwe	a horizontal bicolor of brown and blue with 7 waving white stripes with 3 circles above crosses in the brown stripe and an eagle in the blue stripe.

Military Flags

Date	Use	Description
1964–Present	Flag of The Zambia Police Service	a blue field with the national flag in the canton and the emblem of the police.
1964–Present	Flag of The Zambian Air Force	a light blue field with The Zambia Air Force roundel in the center.
1964–Present	Zambian Civil Air Ensign	a light blue field with The Zambia civil air roundel in the center.

Historical Flag

Date	Use	Description
1864-1891	Flag of The Kingdom of Barotseland	a red field with a white diagonal stripe.
1864-1891	Royal Flag of Barotseland	a red field with a white disc and a black elephant inside the disc.
1891-1924	Flag of The Company rule in Rhodesia	A Union Jack defaced with the emblem of The British South Africa Company in the center.
1924-1964	Flag of The United Kingdom	A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
1939-1964	Flag of Northern Rhodesia	A blue ensign with the emblem of Northern Rhodesia.
1939-1964	Flag of The Governor of Northern Rhodesia	A Union Jack defaced with the emblem of Northern Rhodesia in the center.
1953-1964	Flag of The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland	A blue ensign with the emblem of the federation.
1953-1963	Flag of the governor-general of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland	dark blue flag bearing the royal crest (a lion standing on the Crown), beneath which was the name of The Federation.
1953-1963	Royal Rhodesia Air Force Ensign	Azure blue ensign with the Union Flag in the canton and the roundel of the Royal Rhodesian Air Force in the fly.
1963-1964	Royal Rhodesia Air Force Ensign	Azure blue flag with the Union Flag in the canton and the roundel of the Royal Rhodesian Air Force in the fly.
1964-1996	Flag of Zambia	A dark green field with an orange coloured eagle in flight over a rectangular block of three vertical stripes coloured from left to right in red, black and orange.

References

Category:Lists and galleries of flags Flags