| Date - Field | Malawi - Flag description |
2012 January Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of red (top), black, and green; a white sun disc is centered on the black band, its surrounding 45 white rays extend partially into the red and green bands; black represents the native peoples, red the blood shed in their struggle for freedom, and green the color of nature; the sun represents Malawi's economic progress since attaining independence |
2011 January Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of red (top), black, and green; a white sun disc is centered on the black band, its surrounding 45 white rays extend partially into the red and green bands; black represents the native peoples, red the blood shed in their struggle for freedom, and green the color of nature; the sun represents Malawi's economic progress since attaining independence |
2010 January Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green with a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band |
2009 January Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green with a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band |
2008 January Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green with a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band |
2007 January Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green with a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band |
2006 January Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green with a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band |
2005 January Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green with a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band |
2004 January Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green with a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band |
2003 January Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green with a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band |
2002 January Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green with a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band |
2001 January Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green with a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band |
2000 January Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green with a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band |