File:Flag of Katanga.svg

Summary
Description English: Flag of State of Katanga (1960-1963). This digital reproduction has its design (dimensions 3:4), all four crosses (arms have same length and are coloured red; called "croisettes" in Katanga) and colours ("rouge vermilion", "vert clair" and "blanc") based on Katanga / Shaba (Democratic Republic of Congo) (FOTW), Neue Publikation: Katanga (1960/63) at www.flaggenkunde.de and the official regulations concerning the Katangese flag. According to these sources, the flag was designed by an architect named Louis Dressen. The flag was introduced on 1960-07-18 and ratified by the national essembly on 1960-07-28 until its last usage on 1963-05-24. During its short existence, the flag had many variations primarily in its design and colour of the three crosses. Secondary sources included Self-proclaimed states in the Congo 1960-1963 (flag), Katanga 10 Francs ND (1960) (obverse side of banknote located at banknotes_com/KAT5AR.JPG), Repubblica del Katanga, République du Katanga, fino al 1871 (www.rbvex.it), Republic of Katanga - 1961 - Drapeau du Katanga, Gendarmerie Katangaise, The Republic of Katanga Mining Projects and Histoire de l'Independance de la Republic du Katanga. W3CThe source code of this SVG is valid. Date	25 January 2010 Source	Own work Author	Vectorized by Lexicon (2006-10-02) and User:Froztbyte (2010-01-25) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Katanga.svg