Flag of Nauru
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Use | State flag and civil ensign |
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Proportion | 1:2 |
Adopted | 31 January 1968 |
Design | A blue field with the thin yellow narrow horizontal stripe across in the center and the large white twelve-pointed star on the bottom of the stripe and near the hoist-side. |
Following the independence of Nauru, the flag of Nauru (Nauruan: anidenin Naoero) was raised for the first time. The flag, chosen in a local design competition, was adopted on independence day, 31 January 1968. The design symbolically depicts Nauru's geographical position, with a star just south of the Equator.
Proportions and symbolism
The flag reflects the geographical location of the
The narrow gold stripe with a width of 1⁄12 of the length of the flag represents the Equator.[1][2] The stripe along with the star signifies the location of the island in the Pacific Ocean one degree south of the Equator.[3] The separation of the blue flag cloth into two equal parts recalls the saga, that the first inhabitants were to have been brought to Earth from two boulders.[citation needed]
Nauru itself is symbolised by a white 12-pointed star. The twelve points on the star represent the island's twelve original tribes.[1] The following twelve tribes are:[4]
- Deiboe
- Eamwidara
- Eamwit
- Eamwitmwit
- Eano
- Eaoru
- Emangum
- Emea
- Irutsi
- Iruwa
- Iwi
- Ranibok
The blue signifies the Pacific Ocean,[1] while the white colour of the star represents phosphate,[3] a former major natural resource of the country.
Construction Sheet
Creation and adoption
The flag was created by a resident employed by the
]Other flags of Nauru
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1969–present | Flag of the Nauru Pacific Line | a blue field with a large white twelve-pointed star in the centre with an anchor inside the star.[5] | |
1924 | Proposal flag for Nauru | a white field with a blue field with 15 five-pointed stars in the canton.[6] |
Historical flags of Nauru
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1888–1914 | When Germany took control of the island in 1888, it was administered under German New Guinea, with the flag of the German New Guinea Company being flown in the island.[3] | A white field with the German tricolour on the canton and defaced with a black lion with a red sword. | |
1919–1948 | When Nauru was still under the trustee mandate of Australia and the United Kingdom, the Union Jack was flown in the island.[3] | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (Representing Ireland). | |
1942–1945 | Flag of Nauru under the occupation of the Empire of Japan during World War II.[3] | A white field with a red disc in the centre. | |
1948–1968 | Flag of Nauru used during | A Blue Ensign defaced with the seven-point Commonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter and the five stars of the Southern Cross in the fly half. | |
1968–present | Current flag of Nauru adopted on 31 January 1968 following its independence from the trusteeship.[3] | A blue field with the thin yellow narrow horizontal stripe across in the centre and the large white twelve-pointed star on the bottom of the stripe and near the hoist-side. |
See also
- Coat of arms of Nauru
- Nauru graph, named after its resemblance to the 12-pointed star on the flag
References
- ^ a b c "The Nauruan Flag". Government of the Republic of Nauru. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Nauru". Flag of the World. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Flag of Nauru - A Brief History" (PDF). Flagmakers. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Tribes of Nauru". Government of the Republic of Nauru. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Nauru Shipping Companies". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Nauru Historical Flags". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 17 November 2022.