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image by Željko Heimer, 29 May 2004
The flag was established by Article 5 of Ordinance No. 84-043-CNR dated 4 August 1984, and was confirmed in Article 34 of the Constitution of 11 June 1991. The construction details were detailed in Presidential Decree No. 97-457/PRES/GC of 30 October 1997 (published in Journal Officiel du Faso No. 45 of 1997), with Article 1 giving the standard sizes of flag and star as follows (the first being a description, the second the size of flag, the third the diameter of the circle containing the star and the fourth the price):
| DESIGNATION | DIMENSIONS | DIAMETRE DE L’ETOILE | MATIÈRE | PRIX UNITAIRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drapeau pavoisement | 0,80 × 1,20 m | 0,27 m | Coton | 1650 XCF |
| Drapeau de Mât | 1,00 × 1,50 m | 0,34 m | Coton | 2029 XCF |
| Drapeau de Mât | 1,20 × 1,80 m | 0,40 m | Coton | 4950 XCF |
| Drapeau de Mât | 1,60 × 2,40 m | 0,54 m | Coton | 8250 XCF |
| Drapeau de Mât | 2,00 × 3,00 m | 0,67 m | Coton | 8800 XCF |
| Fanion de Table + Franges | 16 × 24 cm | 5,4 cm | Coton | 2750 XCF |
| Fanion de Table + Franges | 16 × 24 cm | 5,4 cm | Coton | 770 XCF |
| Echarpe | Coton | 5500 XCF | ||
| Support de Fanion | Bois | 1210 XCF | ||
| Drapeau de Mât | 1,00 × 1,50 m | 3,4 m | Satin | 6600 XCF |
| Drapeau de Mât | 1,20 × 1,80 m | 0,40 m | Satin | 9900 XCF |
| Drapeau de Mât | 1,60 × 2,40 m | 0,54 m | Satin | 13200 XCF |
| Drapeau de Mât | 2,00 × 3,00 m | 0,67 m | Satin | 16500 XCF |
| Fanion de Table + Franges | 16 × 24 cm | 5,4 cm | Satin | 3025 XCF |
| Fanion de Table + Franges | 16 × 24 cm | 5,4 cm | Satin | 1650 XCF |
| Echarpe | Satin | 15 400 XCF |
These give a size of star as being contained within an
imaginary circle equaling one-third the width of
the flag. With the above being taken from copies of the
relevant documents.
Christopher Southworth, 26 May 2004
A letter (I have on file) from the Secretary General of the Grand Chancellery
of Burkina Faso dated 23 April 1996 (the year before the Presidential Decree I
quoted previously) gives the same standard sizes of flag but the heading above
the size of the stars reads "Diametre
du cercle dans lequel est circonscrite l’étoile"
which I translate as "the diameter of the circle which circumscribes
the star". It also says in this letter that "the centre
of the circle circumscribing the star is in the centre of the flag"
which confirms that it is the circle rather than the star itself which is
centred.
Christopher Southworth, 26 May 2004
I have a letter of French Attaché dated 12 10 84 with characteristics of the flag as received from the Great Chancery of the National Order:
Les distances de haut en bas d’une pointe à l’autre sont égales au 1/3 de la largeur du drapeau(distances from top to base of one point to another are equal to 1/3rd of width of flag).
This may in fact be correct but worded wrongly so we misinterpret
his word literally. (After all how many people is aware of the size
difference between the star and its circumscribed circle?)
Željko Heimer, 29 May 2004
As far as I know, the exact color shades are not defined by law, but are
listed as "green", "red" and "yellow-gold" in the constitution.
Other
sources for colors:
The Flag Manual - Beijing 2008 gives Pantone colors: PMS
032 (red), PMS 109 (yellow), and PMS 355 (green).
The Album des Pavillons
2000 [pay00] gives approximate colors in
Pantone and CMYK systems:
Red: Pantone 032c, CMYK 0-90-90-0
Yellow:
Pantone 116c, CMYK 0-10-95-0
Green: Pantone 355c, CMYK 100-0-90-5
Flags
and Anthems Manual London 2012 gives Pantone colors: PMS 032 (red), PMS 116
(yellow) and PMS 355 (green).
The Album des Pavillons 2023 already
specifies the colors of the flags in three color systems.
Red: Pantone 032c,
CMYK 0-89-68-0, RGB 239-51-64
Yellow: Pantone 116c, CMYK 0-19-93-0, RGB
255-206-0
Green: Pantone 355c, CMYK 84-12-100-1, RGB 0-149-48
Vexilla Mundi gives colors in Pantone
system: PMS 032C (red), PMS 355C (green), and PMS 116C (yellow).
Wikipedia
gives the color values as follows:
Red: Pantone 179c, CMYK 0-82-81-6, RGB
239-43-45, Hex: #EF2B2D
Yellow: Pantone 115c, CMYK 2-17-91-0, RGB
252-209-22, Hex: #FCD116
Green: Pantone 7739c, CMYK 100-0-54-38, RGB
0-158-73, Hex: #009E49
Flag Color Codes gives the following color values:
Red: Hex. #EF3340, RGB 239-51-64, CMYK 0-90-76-0, Pantone 032, RAL 3024
Yellow: Hex. #FFCD00, RGB 255-205-0, CMYK 0-10-98-0, Pantone 116, RAL 2007
Green: Hex. #009739, RGB 0-151-57, CMYK 93-0-100-0, Pantone 355, RAL 6037
Zoltan Horvath, 27 April 2024
image
by Zoltan Horvath and Tomislav Todorovic, 27, 30 April 2024
Both Olympic Flag Manuals show vertical flag simply turns clockwise, but it
turns counter-clockwise based on this picture:
https://www.modernghana.com/news/578838/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-blaise-compaor.html
(image archived)
Zoltan Horvath, 27 April 2024
In page BU 2.1 (Burkina Faso) of the Album
[pay00], Fig 1., the
national flag construction details are unfinished. As
far as I have seen, the size of the
star is not very well defined nor
“stabilized”.
Željko Heimer, 11 January 2001
The President’s
flag page offers full detail and a
better image, though still not perfect: while the text prescribes
1/3rd for (the star encribing circle), the
image shows
2/7ths.
António Martins, 23 November 2005
Album des Pavillons
[pie90] shows a
proportion of 2:3 and a very small star
(“diameter” of the star = 1/4th of the hoist
length. DK Pocket Book
[rya97] shows
the same picture.
Ivan Sache, 26 December 1999
image by António Martins, 22 December 1999
An image, by Talocci [tal93],
shows the flag with a big star — but illustrations in this book
are especially non reliable, so I’d prefer trust
[pie90] and
[rya97] for the size of the
star.
Ivan Sache, 26 December 1999
According comunication of the Comité de Defense
de la Revolution to Lucien Philippe en August 1984,
the star is slighty larger that the one in
[pie90] and
[rya97]: Image show 1/3
of hoist lenght instead 1/4. But then was not legal
regulation. Arms were in use after same date but don’t
regulate until 1 August 1997 (Law 20/97). Roman Klimeš
gives a larger star (1/2 of the height and slighty
displaced to the upper part). The info is in czech but
seems that was communicated by official circular
(«Oficialni cirkular zastupitelskeho uradu z
27.8.1984»).
Talocci [tal93]
reproduces this flag. But later Roman Klimeš in 38 issue
of Flaggen Wappen und Siegel (1997)
[fws] features a flag
with star 1/4 of height. Source is ordinance
84-043-CNR-Press dated 2-8-1984.
I assume that these first communications were inexact
and that Ivan is right.
Jaume Ollé, 01 January 2000
Theres a bit of confusion about the size of the star because L. Philippe
received a communication from Burkina that the star must be 1/3 of the flag.
Roman Klimeš published image (seems that 1/3 of the width) and
later was followed by Talocci and others. Flagmaster
[flm] gives 1/3 of the
height in issue 45, source L. Philippe. At less according to the real
construction (I don’t know official law) star seems to be smaller (3/9th
for Flagmaster is 3/10 or smaller for Album
2000), but law text is need. If I don’t remember wrong Jos Poels
received precise information from Burkina Faso (after two years waiting).
Jaume Ollé, 12 April 2001
image by António Martins, 23 November 2005
A strange flag with proportions 1:4 or 1:5 is shown on
every page of the
official
governmental site
Ivan Sache, 15 April 1999
Darker shades, big star, and very large ratio — all against the
(quite detailed) official specs. This weird
design is though sponsored at the highest level: prime-minister's
website.
António Martins, 23 November 2005
