Editing Flag of Sierra Leone (section)

==Historical flags{{Anchor|Flags}}==
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| [[File:Flag of Sierra Leone (1889–1914).svg|border|100px]] || 1889–1916 || Flag of the [[Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate]] || A British [[Blue Ensign]] [[Defacement (flag)|defaced]] with the arms of the territory. Identical to the flags of the [[Gold Coast (British colony)|Gold Coast]], [[Gambia Colony and Protectorate|The Gambia]] and the [[Lagos Colony]] except for the initials on the emblem.
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| [[File:Flag of the Governor of Sierra Leone (1889–1916).svg|border|100px]] || 1889–1916 || Flag of the governor of Sierra Leone || The Union Jack defaced in the centre with the arms of the territory surrounded by a laurel wreath.
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| [[File:Flag of Sierra Leone 1914-1961.svg|border|100px]] || 1916–1961 || Flag of the Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate || A British Blue Ensign defaced with the arms of the crown colony.  This consisted of the old [[Union Jack]] at the middle chief,{{#tag:ref|The design used before the formation of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]] in 1801.|group=upper-alpha}} an [[Elaeis guineensis|oil palm tree]] at the sinister base, and an African person watching a ship arrive in the harbour.
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| [[File:Flag of Governor of Sierra Leone 1914-1961.svg|border|100px]] || 1916–1961 || Flag of the governor of Sierra Leone || The Union Jack defaced in the centre with the arms of the territory surrounded by a laurel wreath.
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| [[File:Royal Standard of Sierra Leone.svg|border|100px]] || 1961–1971 || Queen Elizabeth II's Personal Flag for Sierra Leone || One of [[Flags of Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II's personal flags]]. It features the [[coat of arms of Sierra Leone]] in [[Banner of arms|banner form]]. This flag was used when she was [[Queen of Sierra Leone]] until it was made redundant by the introduction of a republican form of government in 1971. 
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| [[File:Flag of the Governor-General of Sierra Leone (1961-1971).svg|border|100px]] || 1961–1971 || Standard of the governor-general of Sierra Leone || Flag of the [[List of heads of state of Sierra Leone#Governor-general|governor-general of Sierra Leone]]. This flag was made redundant by the introduction of a republican form of government in 1971. 
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