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Unidentified West African flag
UseBanner Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Proportion1:2
DesignA red banner charged with two white figures, the one to the hoist decapitating the one to the fly with a sword.
Designed byItsekiri people (possibly)

The 'flag of the Kingdom of Benin' is an unidentified West African flag that was brought to Britain after the Benin Expedition of 1897 against the Kingdom of Benin.[1][2] Debate exists over the origin of the flag, including which West African people created it.

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