Flag of the South African Republic

The flag, known as the Vierkleur (English: "Four colour") was raised in Potchefstroom on 6 January 1857, and was ratified by the Volksraad of the South African Republic (legislature) on 18 February 1858.

After the adoption of the 1928 flag, the Vierkleur has been used by far-right groups opposed to societal reform and racial integration,[4][5][6] such as the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging.

[7][8] The Anglo-Boer War Museum in Bloemfontein flies the Vierkleur (together with the flag of the Orange Free State and that of the present Republic of South Africa).

The Vierkleur flag has also seen steady increases in sales to younger Afrikaner people who may feel displaced or marginalized under the current South African government.

Dirk van der Hoff (one of the designers), can be briefly summarized as follows: The flag symbolises freedom, glory and divinity.