Zimbabwe’s flag features a white triangle containing a red star with the Zimbabwe Bird, making Zimbabwe the single canonical answer.
The modern national flag was adopted on 18 April 1980, the day Zimbabwe gained independence. Seven equal horizontal stripes run green, gold, red, black, red, gold, and green. At the hoist is a black-edged white triangle, symbolizing peace, with a red five-pointed star beneath a golden representation of the Zimbabwe Bird.
The bird is based on a soapstone sculpture discovered at Great Zimbabwe, the medieval stone city that gave the country its name. It is a national emblem associated with the country’s precolonial history and cultural heritage. The red star officially represents national aspirations, although it is also widely associated with the liberation struggle and the socialist politics of the independence movement.
The white triangle is sometimes remembered only as a decorative wedge, but its peace symbolism is part of the flag’s intended meaning. Zimbabwe’s design is also easily recognized by the unusual combination of the ancient bird emblem and the seven pan-African-colored stripes.