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Egypt: Proposals for the national flag (1952)

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 I've located this depiction of Egyptian flag proposals from the 1952 coup which ousted the king. The designs clearly combine the flag of the monarchy with the post coup tricolour, variously adapted in the ensuing years. Of particular interest I think, are the designs with, it seems, pyramids and the one on the bottom right corner which looks like the River Nile, with its delta at the hoist. If you can get the Arabic text translated it would be good to know what the descriptions say.
Jason Saber, 12 November 2013

That is the headline of a paper, posted by Jason Saber, displaying 7 flags and an airforce roundel. As we have not yet succeeded with the texts, presenting the images might be a start. The ratio of all flags is unusual, more or less 11:25.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 December 2013


Images redrawn from the poster

Egypt - 1952 proposal image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 December 2013

Red over white over black horizontal tricolour with the former flag of the kingdom (green with crescent and three 5-point stars, all in white) as canton.

Egypt - 1952 proposal image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 December 2013

Kingdom’s flag with a red over white over black triangle at the hoist.

Egypt - 1952 proposal image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 December 2013

Kingdom’s flag with red over white over black horizontal tricolour as canton.

Egypt - 1952 proposal image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 December 2013

Red over white over black horizontal tricolour with green triangle at the hoist bearing crescent with stars as above.

Egypt - 1952 proposal image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 December 2013

Plain red over white over black horizontal tricolour.

Egypt - 1952 proposal image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 December 2013

Red over white over black horizontal tricolour. At the hoist nearly half of the sheet is green displaying the crescent with stars at the bottom but only the crescent rotated 90° anticlockwise. The stars remain with one point pointing to the top. Above the ensemble are three white triangles ordered horizontally and touching one another at their bases. They are probably representing the pyramids of Giza.

Egypt - 1952 proposal image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 December 2013

Green flag displaying the River Nile on a map. The North is at the hoist side. In the upper fly corner is a red over white over black horizontal tricolour superimposed by white crescent with stars fimbriated black.