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{{short description|Flag used by the City of Cape Town municipality}}
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[[File:Table Mountain DanieVDM.jpg|thumb|right|175px|[[Table Mountain]] has been used as the basis of the City of Cape Town's various logos since 1996.]]
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The '''flag of Cape Town''' is the flag used by the [[City of Cape Town]] municipality. It is not an officially registered flag, but consists of the city's logo used in flag form.
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[[File:Table Mountain DanieVDM.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Table Mountain]] had been used as the basis of the City of Cape Town's various logos since 1996.]]
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Before 1996, the flag consisted of the [[coat of arms of Cape Town]] on a blue field.
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The '''flag of Cape Town''' is the flag used by the [[City of Cape Town]] municipality. It is not an officially registered flag, but consists of the city's logo used in flag form, and since 1996 it has changed each time the city's logo has changed.


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The city's current logo was adopted in 2014 and is used on the city's flag. It consists of a rosette of four concentric rings, each made up of six silhouettes of [[Table Mountain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.behance.net/gallery/14928333/City-of-Cape-Town-Rebrand|title=City of Cape Town Rebrand |publisher=Behance|access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref>
[[File:120px-Cape Town city flag.gif|thumb|right|175px|The Flag of Cape Town used between 1996 and about 2005]]
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From 1996 until until around 2005, the flag featured a silhouette of [[Table Mountain]]. It was created by a [[graphic designer]] and was not registered with the [[South African Bureau of Heraldry]]. The design consisted of a stylised image of Table Mountain (and neighbouring peaks [[Devil's Peak (Cape Town)|Devil's Peak]] and [[Lion's Head (Cape Town)|Lion's Head]]) in white on a background of blue in the top left section and green in the top right section. Below the Table Mountain image is a yellow "paint brush" horizontal stripe under which is a red section at the bottom of the flag.


In about 2005, the logo was replaced with the outline of Table Mountain on a rainbow background.
From about 2003 until 2004, the logo consisted of a white outline of Table Mountain on a rainbow brush stroke background.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cape Town (South Africa) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/za-wc-ct.html#ct03 |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=www.crwflags.com}}</ref>


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From 1996 until around 2003, the flag featured a silhouette of Table Mountain. It was created by a [[graphic designer]] and was not registered with the [[South African Bureau of Heraldry]]. The design consisted of a stylised image of Table Mountain (and neighbouring peaks [[Devil's Peak (Cape Town)|Devil's Peak]] and [[Lion's Head (Cape Town)|Lion's Head]]) in white on a background of blue in the top left section and green in the top right section. Below the Table Mountain image is a yellow "paint brush" horizontal stripe under which is a red section at the bottom of the flag.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cape Town (South Africa) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/za-wc-ct.html#ct97 |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=www.crwflags.com}}</ref>
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The city's current logo was adopted in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.behance.net/gallery/14928333/City-of-Cape-Town-Rebrand|title=City of Cape Town Rebrand |publisher=Behance|accessdate=9 November 2016}}</ref>

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Before 1996, the flag consisted of the [[coat of arms of Cape Town]] on a blue field.

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
File:Flag of Cape Town (until 1997).gif|Flag used until 1997
File:Flag of Cape Town (1997-2003).svg|Flag used from 1997 to 2003
File:Flag of Cape Town (2003–2004).svg|Flag used from 2003 to 2004
Flag of None.svg|Flag used from 2004 to 2014
File:Flag of Cape Town, South Africa.svg|Flag used since 2014
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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{{Cape Town|government}}

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[[Category:Flags of cities in South Africa|Cape Town]]
[[Category:Flags of cities in South Africa|Cape Town]]
[[Category:Government of Cape Town|Flag]]
[[Category:Government of Cape Town|Flag]]
[[Category:Flags introduced in 2014]]


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[[es:Bandera de Ciudad del Cabo]]

Latest revision as of 04:56, 6 December 2023

Table Mountain had been used as the basis of the City of Cape Town's various logos since 1996.

The flag of Cape Town is the flag used by the City of Cape Town municipality. It is not an officially registered flag, but consists of the city's logo used in flag form, and since 1996 it has changed each time the city's logo has changed.

The city's current logo was adopted in 2014 and is used on the city's flag. It consists of a rosette of four concentric rings, each made up of six silhouettes of Table Mountain.[1]

From about 2003 until 2004, the logo consisted of a white outline of Table Mountain on a rainbow brush stroke background.[2]

From 1996 until around 2003, the flag featured a silhouette of Table Mountain. It was created by a graphic designer and was not registered with the South African Bureau of Heraldry. The design consisted of a stylised image of Table Mountain (and neighbouring peaks Devil's Peak and Lion's Head) in white on a background of blue in the top left section and green in the top right section. Below the Table Mountain image is a yellow "paint brush" horizontal stripe under which is a red section at the bottom of the flag.[3]

Before 1996, the flag consisted of the coat of arms of Cape Town on a blue field.

[edit]
  • Flag used until 1997
    Flag used until 1997
  • Flag used from 1997 to 2003
    Flag used from 1997 to 2003
  • Flag used from 2003 to 2004
    Flag used from 2003 to 2004
  • Flag used from 2004 to 2014
    Flag used from 2004 to 2014
  • Flag used since 2014
    Flag used since 2014

References

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  1. ^ "City of Cape Town Rebrand". Behance. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Cape Town (South Africa)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Cape Town (South Africa)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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