Flag of Eswatini

Kingdom of Eswatini
UseNational flag
Proportion2:3
Adopted6 October 1968
DesignA horizontal triband of blue (top and bottom) and yellow-edged red (triple width) with a large black and white Nguni shield covering two spears and a staff decorated with feather tassels called injobo (bunches of feathers of the widowbird and the lourie) all centered horizontally on the red band
Designed byKing Sobhuza II
UseNational flag
Proportion2:3
UseNational flag
Proportion2:3
Adopted2011

The flag of Eswatini was adopted on 6 October 1968 after Eswatini (then known as Swaziland) gained independence from the British Empire one month before. The design by King Sobhuza II features a black and white shield, with a staff and two spears, on a field of blue, yellow, and red horizontal bands.