Flag of Mauritius
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The flag of Mauritius
was adopted upon independence, March 12, 1968. It consists of four horizontal stripes of equal width, coloured (from top to bottom) red, blue, yellow, and green. The flag was recorded at the College of Arms in London on 9 January 1968.
The civil ensign
(for private vessels) and government ensign (for state vessels) are red and blue flags, respectively, each with the national flag in the canton
and the coat of arms of Mauritius
in the fly.
The naval ensign (used by coast guard vessels) is an unusual design consisting of red, white, and blue vertical stripes of unequal widths defaced by a central anchor/key emblem.
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
was adopted upon independence, March 12, 1968. It consists of four horizontal stripes of equal width, coloured (from top to bottom) red, blue, yellow, and green. The flag was recorded at the College of Arms in London on 9 January 1968.
The civil ensign
Civil ensign
The civil ensign is the national flag flown by civil ships to denote nationality...
(for private vessels) and government ensign (for state vessels) are red and blue flags, respectively, each with the national flag in the canton
Flag terminology
Flag terminology is a jargon used in vexillology, the study of flags, to describe precisely the parts, patterns, and other attributes of flags and their display.-Description of standard flag parts and terms:...
and the coat of arms of Mauritius
Coat of arms of Mauritius
The coat of arms of Mauritius are stipulated in the "Mauritius Laws 1990 Vol.2 SCHEDULE ". The arms were designed by the Lord Mayor of Johannesburg in 1906, Johann Van Der Puf...
in the fly.
The naval ensign (used by coast guard vessels) is an unusual design consisting of red, white, and blue vertical stripes of unequal widths defaced by a central anchor/key emblem.
Colours
The flag of Mauritius consists of red, blue, yellow and green stripes which stand for:- Red: Representing the bloodshed during the fight for independence.
- Blue: the Indian OceanIndian OceanThe Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
, in the middle of which Mauritius is situated. - Yellow: the new light of independence shining over the island and the golden sunshine.
- Green: the lush vegetation of the island.