Flag of the Marshall Islands

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Marshall Islands
UseNational flag
Proportion10:19
AdoptedMay 1, 1979; 44 years ago (1979-05-01)
DesignA blue field with two diagonal stripes of orange and white radiating from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner and the large white star with four large rays and twenty small rays on the upper hoist-side corner above the stripes.
Designed byEmlain Kabua
Marshall Islands flag at the Majuro Cooperative School.

The

First Lady of the republic.[1]

Rules and specifications regarding the flag are set forth in the Official Flag of the Marshall Islands Act 1979 (Public Law 1979–1).[2]

History

The Marshall Islands were part of the

Ebeye
. The flag is also the national flag with the most points on a star, at 24.

This flag placed ninth out of 72 - the best flag of an independent nation that isn't Canada or the United States, instead being in a free association with the United States - in a North American Vexillological Association poll that was held in 2001.[3]

  • Flag used during German colonial rule from 1878 to 1894
    Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Flag used during German colonial rule from 1878 to 1894
  • Flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; was used in the RMI from 1965 to 1979
    Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; was used in the RMI from 1965 to 1979
  • The flag of the United Nations was also used in the RMI from 1947 to 1965
    Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag The flag of the United Nations was also used in the RMI from 1947 to 1965
  • The flag of the United States with 48 stars was also used in the RMI from 1944 to 1959 (see Timeline of the flag of the United States for more information on the stars on this flag increasing in number)
    Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag The flag of the United States with 48 stars was also used in the RMI from 1944 to 1959 (see Timeline of the flag of the United States for more information on the stars on this flag increasing in number)
  • The flag of the United States with 49 stars was also used in the RMI from 1959 to 1960
    Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag The flag of the United States with 49 stars was also used in the RMI from 1959 to 1960
  • The flag of the United States with 50 stars was also used in the RMI from 1960 to 1986
    Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag The flag of the United States with 50 stars was also used in the RMI from 1960 to 1986
  • Current flag, from 1979 to the present
    Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flagCurrent flag, from 1979 to the present

Subnational flags

Specifications

Construction sheet

The flag has a ratio of 10:19. The star is situated such that its center is equidistant from the left edge, the top edge, and the top of the orange ray.

Colors

Scheme Dark Powder Blue Fulvous White
RGB
 0-56-147 221-117-0 255-255-255
CMYK
 C1-M0-Y0-K42.3 C0-M47-Y100-K13.3 C0-M0-Y0-K0
HEX #003893 #DD7500 #FFFFFF

References

  1. President of the Marshall Islands. Archived from the original
    on August 5, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Marshall Island Revised Code 2014 (1 MIRC Ch. 3)". paclii.org. Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Kaye, Edward B. (June 10, 2001). "2001 State/Provincial Flag Survey" (PDF). Retrieved February 3, 2024.

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