List of Mauritian flags
This is a list of flags used in Mauritius.
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National flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1968–present | Flag of Mauritius | Four horizontal bands of red, blue, yellow and green. Red represents the struggle for freedom and independence. Blue represents the Indian Ocean, in the middle of which Mauritius is situated. Yellow represents the new light of independence. Green represents the agriculture of Mauritius and its colour throughout the 12 months of the year.[1][2][3][4] |
Presidential flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1992–present | Standard of the president of Mauritius | The flag of Mauritius defaced in the centre with a white circle containing the coat of arms of Mauritius over two curved golden laurel leaves and the letters "RM" (Republic of Mauritius) in gold.[5] |
Ensigns
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Unknown–present | Civil Ensign of Mauritius |
A red field with the flag of Mauritius in the canton and a white circle containing the Mauritian coat of arms in the fly. |
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Unknown–present | Government Ensign of Mauritius | A blue field with the flag of Mauritius in the canton and the Mauritian coat of arms in the fly. |
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1974–present | Naval Ensign of Mauritius |
A design of red, white, and blue vertical stripes of unequal widths defaced by a central anchor/key emblem. |
Subnational flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Flag of Port Louis | A banner of the coat of arms of Port Louis. Four white anchors and five gold fleur-de-lis arranged on a field of dark blue.[6] | |
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Flag of Quatre Bornes | The coat of arms of Quatre Bornes on a white field. | |
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Flag of Rodrigues | The coat of arms of Rodrigues on a white field surrounded by a border of red, blue, yellow and green.[7] |
Historical flags
Colonial flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1923 - 1968 | Flag of British Mauritius | A blue British ensign with the Mauritian coat of arms in the fly.[8] |
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1906 - 1923 | Flag of British Mauritius | A blue British ensign with the Mauritian coat of arms on a white disc in the fly.[9] |
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1869 - 1906 | Flag of British Mauritius | A blue British ensign with the 1869 arms of Mauritius on a white disc in the fly.[10] |
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1810 - 1869 | Flag of British Mauritius | The Union Flag of the United Kingdom .
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1794 - 1810 | Flag of French Mauritius | A vertical tricolour of blue, white and red. |
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1790 - 1794 | Flag of French Mauritius | A vertical tricolour of red, white and blue.
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1715 - 1792 | Flag of French Mauritius | a white field with several Fleur de lis .
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1652 - 1672 | Flag of Dutch Mauritius | A horizontal triband of red, white and blue. |
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1598 - 1710 | Flag of Dutch Mauritius | A horizontal triband of orange, white and blue. |
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1578 - 1598 | Flag of Portuguese Mauritius | a white banner with the coat of arms in the center. |
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1521 - 1578 | Flag of Portuguese Mauritius | a white banner with the coat of arms in the center. |
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1511 - 1521 | Flag of Portuguese Mauritius | a white banner with the coat of arms in the center. |
Royal flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1968 - 1992 | Royal Standard of Mauritius |
A banner of the coat of arms of Mauritius defaced in the centre with a royal cypher of Queen Elizabeth II |
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1837 - 1968 | Royal Standard of the United Kingdom | A banner of the Queen's Arms, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
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1816 - 1837 | Royal Standard of the United Kingdom | The Royal Arms after Hanover had become a kingdom |
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1810 - 1816 | Royal Standard of the United Kingdom | A banner of the Royal Arms from the creation of the United Kingdom on 1 January 1801; first and fourth quarters for England and Wales, second Scotland, third Ireland, with an inescutcheon for the Electorate of Hanover |
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1804 - 1810 | Imperial Standard of the First French Empire | a white banner with red and blue borders and a eagle in the center, symbol of Napoleon Bonaparte |
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1715 -1792 | Royal Standard of the Kingdom of France | a white banner with several Fleur de Lis with the royal coat of arms in the center
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1715 | Royal Standard of The French King Louis XIV | a white banner with the royal coat of arms in the center |
Viceregal flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1968 - 1992 | Flag of the governor-general of Mauritius |
A dark blue field featuring a St. Edward's Crown surmounted by a crowned lion, over the word "MAURITIUS" on a yellow scroll.[11]
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1906 - 1968 | Flag of the governor of Mauritius | A Union Jack defaced in the centre with the coat of arms of Mauritius on a white disc surrounded by a laurel wreath.[12] |
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1869 - 1906 | Flag of the governor of Mauritius | A Union Jack defaced in the centre with the 1869 arms of Mauritius on a white disc surrounded by a laurel wreath.[13] |
References
- ^ The Government Gazette of Mauritius (2015). "THE NATIONAL FLAG ACT 2015" (PDF). The Government Gazette of Mauritius.
- ^ Mohamed, Yousuf. "Video 6: Interview of Yousuf Mohamed, Lawyer". Rogers Capital. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ^ "MS 1 National Flag" (PDF). Mauritius Standard Bureau. October 2008. p. 6. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ "Mauritian Flags (Mauritius) from The World Flag Database". www.flags.net. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ "Mauritius' officials personal flags". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ "Port-Louis (Mauritius)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ "Rodrigues Island (Mauritius)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ "Pre-independence flags of Mauritius". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ "Pre-independence flags of Mauritius". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ "Pre-independence flags of Mauritius". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ "Mauritius independent kingdom (1968-1992)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ "Mauritius' pre-independence Governors". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ "Mauritius' pre-independence Governors". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-04-07.