{"product_id":"mali","title":"Mali","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3×5' nylon national flag of Mali.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMali's flag once carried a human figure. The Mali Federation's flag of 1959 showed a black \u003cem\u003ekanaga\u003c\/em\u003e, a stylized figure from Dogon masks, in its center. It was removed in 1961, leaving one of Africa's cleanest tricolors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDesign\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree equal vertical bands of green, gold and red.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the Mali Federation with Senegal broke up in 1960, Mali dropped the kanaga, which some Muslims objected to as a depiction of the human form. The plain tricolor was adopted on 1 March 1961. Green stands for hope and the land, gold for purity and the country's mineral wealth, and red for the blood shed for independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFlag Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAdopted:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 March 1961\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial proportions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2:3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e green, gold, red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eVexillographer's Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMali's flag is the mirror image of Guinea's. Senegal, its former federation partner, flies the same colors with a green star.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHumphrys Flag Company · Old City Philadelphia · Est. 1864\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Humphrys Flag Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49954683945115,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0228\/2907\/files\/1280px-Flag_of_Mali_svg.png?v=1793893702","url":"https:\/\/humphrysflag.com\/products\/mali","provider":"Humphrys Flag Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}