Flag of Vanuatu

Vanuatu
Flag of Vanuatu
Flaeg blong Vanuatu
UseNational flag, civil and state ensign Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Proportion2:3, 3:5 or 19:36
Adopted18 February 1980
DesignA horizontal bicolor of red and green with a golden pall, fimbriated in black, with a black chevron filling the lefthand space (alternately, a golden fillet pall surmounting a black gusset) and two gold crossed namele cycad fronds encircled in a gold boar tusk centered on the chevron.
Designed byKalontas Mahlon
Vanuatu flag bunting flying prior to the 2016 Vanuatuan general election

The national flag of Vanuatu (flaeg blong Vanuatu) was adopted on 18 February 1980.[1]

In 1977 a flag of almost the same colours and symbolism as the future national flag was designed by local artist Kalontas Malon and adopted by the Vanua'aku Pati. When the party led the New Hebrides to independence as Vanuatu in 1980, the colours of the party flag (red, green, black and yellow) were chosen to be the basis for the national flag on Independence Day, 30 July 1980. A parliamentary committee chose the final design based on submissions from local artists.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Vanuatu". Flags of the World. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2014.