List of Papua New Guinean flags
This is a list of flags used in Papua New Guinea.
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National flag
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1971–present | Flag of Papua New Guinea |
Divided diagonally from the upper hoist-side corner to the lower fly-side corner: the upper triangle is red with a silhouette of the soaring Crux of four white larger five-pointed stars and a smaller star. Red and black have long been the colours of Papua New Guinea, the Raggiana bird-of-paradise is the national bird of the country, and the Southern Cross represents its position in the Southern Hemisphere.[1][2][3] The original 1970 proposal by Hal Holman had a mainly negative reception, due to its appearance as that of a "mechanically contrived outcome", thus the alternative proposal attributed to Susan Karike was chosen instead.[4]
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1840–Present[nb 1] | Union Flag
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Is flown in the country alongside the National Flag. The British flag is flown to show unity and loyalty to the Crown. When a member of the royal family flies to Papua New Guinea, they are greeted and given royal salute with the British flag of Papua New Guinea |
Flag of the Governor-General
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1975–present | Standard of the Governor-General of Papua New Guinea | A dark blue field featuring a St. Edward's Crown surmounted by a lion with the name "PAPUA NEW GUINEA" on a scroll beneath it. |
Ensigns
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1975–present | Naval Ensign of Papua New Guinea |
A White Ensign with the flag of Papua New Guinea in the canton. |
Provincial flags
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Flag of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville | ||
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Flag of Central Province | ||
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Flag of Chimbu | ||
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Flag of Eastern Highlands | ||
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Flag of East New Britain | ||
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Flag of East Sepik | ||
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Flag of Enga | ||
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Flag of Gulf Province | ||
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Flag of Hela | ||
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Flag of Jiwaka | ||
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Flag of Madang | ||
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Flag of Manus | ||
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Flag of Milne Bay | ||
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Flag of Morobe | ||
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Flag of the National Capital District | ||
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Flag of New Ireland | ||
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Flag of Oro | ||
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Flag of Southern Highlands | ||
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Flag of Western Province | ||
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Flag of Western Highlands | ||
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Flag of West New Britain | ||
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Flag of Sandaun |
Historical flags
Foreign Powers' Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1526-1545 | Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal | A white field with the Portuguese coat of arms in the center. |
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1545-1623 | Flag of The Spanish Empire | A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field. |
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1623-1795 | The Prince's Flag | A horizontal triband of orange, white and blue. |
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1652–1672 | States Flag | A horizontal triband of red, white and blue. |
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1795-1813 | Flag of The French First Republic and The First French Empire | A vertical triband of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2). |
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1795–1806 | Flag of the Batavian Republic |
A horizontal triband of red, white and blue with the Republic's emblem in the canton. |
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1813-1884 | Flag of The Netherlands | A horizontal triband of red, white and blue. |
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1884-1971 | Flag of The United Kingdom | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (Representing Ireland). |
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1884-1899 | Flag of The German New Guinea Company | A white field with the German tricolour on the canton and defaced with a black lion with a red sword. |
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1899-1918 | Flag of The German Empire | A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom) |
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1899-1918 | Colonial Flag of The German Empire | A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom) with The Reichsadler in the center. |
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1918-1921 | Flag of The Weimar Republic | A triband made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), red, and gold (bottom). |
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1921-1971 | Australian National Flag |
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. |
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1942-1944 | Flag of The Empire of Japan | A white field with a red disc in the center. |
Royal flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1556-1580 | Royal Flag of Spain | A dark red square with the coat of arms of Spain in the center. |
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1580-1623 | Royal Flag of Spain | A dark red square with the coat of arms of Spain in the center. |
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1804-1813 | Imperial standard of Napoléon I |
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1815-1884 | Royal Standard of the Dutch monarch | The colours of the flag of the Netherlands with the royal coat of arms (without the mantle). |
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1884-1971 | The Royal Standard of the United Kingdom (except Scotland) |
A banner of the Queen's Arms, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom .
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1884-1888 | German Emperor's Standard | |
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1888–1918 | German Emperor's Standard | |
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1942-1944 | Imperial Standard of the Emperor of Japan | A gold 16 petal chrysanthemum centered on a red field. |
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1962-1971 | Queen Elizabeth II |
Consists of a banner of the coat of arms of Australia, defaced with a gold seven-pointed federation star with a blue disc containing the letter E below a crown, surrounded by a garland of golden roses. |
National flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1884–1888 | Flag of British New Guinea | A blue British ensign with a white disc in the fly featuring the Tudor Crown over the initials "N.G.". |
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1888–1906 | Flag of British New Guinea | A blue British ensign with a white disc in the fly featuring the Tudor Crown over the initials "B.N.G.". |
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1914–1949 | Flag of the Territory of New Guinea | A blue British ensign with a white disc in the fly featuring the Tudor Crown over the letters "T.N.G.". |
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1906–1949 | Flag of the Territory of Papua | A blue British ensign with a white disc in the fly featuring the Tudor Crown over the name "PAPUA". |
Viceregal flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1906–1945 | Flag of the Lieutenant-Governor of Papua |
A Union Jack defaced with a white disc in the centre featuring the name "PAPUA" surmounted by a crown. |
Sporting flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1965–1970 | Specific flag for sporting events | Flag flown for the Territory at international sporting events. A red and yellow Raggiana bird-of-paradise on a green field. |
Proposed flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Between 1884 and 1914 | Proposed flags of German New Guinea | 1st design incorporating the horizontal black-white-red tricolour of the German Empire. |
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Between 1884 and 1914 | Proposed flags of German New Guinea | Another design incorporating the horizontal black-white-red tricolour of the German Empire. |
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Between 1884 and 1914 | Proposed flags of German New Guinea | Another design incorporating the horizontal black-white-red tricolour of the German Empire. |
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1970–1971 | Proposed flag of Papua and New Guinea |
A vertical tricolour of blue, gold and green, with a white Southern Cross in the hoist and a white Raggiana bird-of-paradise. Designed by Hal Holman. |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ www.pngbd.com
- ^ Littler, Geoff. "The Papua New Guinea Crest and Flag". PNGAA. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ^ "Papua and New Guinea 1970–1971 (Australia) Australian Trust Territory of Papua and New Guinea". FOTW Flags of the World. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ^ "The true inside story of the saga of the PNG flag".
- ^ Mulholland, Malcolm (2016). "New Zealand Flag Facts" (PDF). New Zealand Flag Consideration Panel. p. 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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