The national flag of Algeria (Arabic: علم الجزائر; Berber languages: Akenyal en Dzayer) consists of two equal vertical bars, green and white, charged in the center with a red star and crescent, a symbol of Islam as the nation's prominent faith. The flag was adopted on 3 July 1962. A similar version was used by the Algerian government in exile from 1958 to 1962. The Western blazon is per pale vert and argent; a crescent and star gules. (Source: Wikipedia.org, CC BY-SA)