Image: Flag of South Africa

Description: Flag of South Africa
Title: Flag of South Africa
Credit: Per specifications in the Constitution of South Africa, Schedule 1 - National flag
Author: Flag design by Frederick Brownell, image by Wikimedia Commons users
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