Flag of Mon State

{{Short description|Flag of state of Myanmar}}

{{Infobox flag

| Name = Mon State

| Image = Flag of Mon State (2018).svg

| Symbol = {{FIAV|normal}}

| Proportion = 2:3

| Adoption = 8 June 2018

| Design = A red flag with a yellow hamsa in the centre

| Image2 = Flag of Mon State (1974–2018).svg

| Use2 = Former flag

| Symbol2 = {{FIAV|historical}}

| Proportion2 = 2:3

| Adoption2 =

| Relinquished2 = 8 June 2018

| Design2 = A blue flag with a yellow hamsa in the centre and "Mon State" written in Burmese underneath it

}}

The flag of Mon State depicts a hamsa in the centre of a red background. The current flag was approved by the Mon State Hluttaw and officially adopted on 8 June 2018.{{cite news |last1=Khant |first1=Naung |title=Mon State Hluttaw approves picture of golden hamsa on red background as Mon State flag |url=https://www.bnionline.net/en/news/mon-state-hluttaw-approves-picture-golden-hamsa-red-background-mon-state-flag |accessdate=21 August 2018 |work=Burma News International |date=8 June 2018 |language=en}}

In local legend, the city of Bago, which was founded by the Mon people, was established on the location where a hamsa sought refuge during a massive flood, hence the adoption of the bird on the flag.{{cite web |last1=Kuipers |first1=Ludo |title=Mon State {{!}} Flag {{!}} Myanmar {{!}} OzOutback |url=https://ozoutback.com.au/Myanmar/flags/slides/21_Mon_State.html |website=ozoutback.com.au |accessdate=9 July 2018}}