Flag of Nauru

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| Adoption = {{Start date and age|1968|01|31|df=y}}

| 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.

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Following the independence of Nauru, the flag of Nauru ({{langx|na|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 island nation.

The narrow gold stripe with a width of {{frac|12}} of the length of the flag represents the Equator.{{cite web|title=The Nauruan Flag|url=http://www.naurugov.nr/about-nauru/nauruans'-stories/the-nauruan-flag.aspx|publisher=Government of the Republic of Nauru|access-date=11 January 2018}}{{cite web|title=Nauru|url=https://www.fotw.info/flags/nr.html|publisher=Flag of the World|access-date=25 May 2021}} The stripe along with the star signifies the location of the island in the Pacific Ocean one degree south of the Equator.{{cite news|title=Flag of Nauru - A Brief History|url=https://www.flagmakers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Flag-of-Nauru-A-Brief-History-Download.pdf|access-date=11 January 2018|publisher=Flagmakers}} 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|date=January 2018}}

Nauru itself is symbolised by a white 12-pointed star. The twelve points on the star represent the island's twelve original tribes. The following twelve tribes are:{{cite web|title=Tribes of Nauru|url=http://www.naurugov.nr/about-nauru/nauruans'-stories/tribes-of-nauru.aspx|publisher=Government of the Republic of Nauru|access-date=8 April 2021}}

Deiboe
Eamwidara
Eamwit
Eamwitmwit
Eano
Eaoru
Emangum
Emea
Irutsi
Iruwa
Iwi
Ranibok

The blue signifies the Pacific Ocean, while the white colour of the star represents phosphate, a former major natural resource of the country.

Construction sheet

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Creation and adoption

The flag was created by a resident employed by the Australian flag manufacturer Evans. It was officially adopted on 31 January 1968. Unlike some flags of Pacific nations (e.g., that of Tuvalu), Nauru's flag has evoked little controversy.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

Other flags of Nauru

Flag	style="width:10%;"\| Date	Use	Description
class="wikitable"
style="text-align:center" \| File:Flag of the Nauru Pacific Line.svg	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.{{Cite web \|title=Nauru Shipping Companies \|url=https://www.fotw.info/flags/nr~hf.html \|access-date=2022-11-17 \|website=www.fotw.info}}
style="text-align:center" \| File:Nauru "Distinguishing Flag" Proposal (1924).svg	1924	Proposed flag for Nauru	a white field with a blue field with 15 five-pointed stars in the canton.{{Cite web \|title=Nauru Historical Flags \|url=https://www.fotw.info/flags/nr_hist.html \|access-date=2022-11-17 \|website=www.fotw.info}}

Historical flags of Nauru

Flag	style="width:10%;"\| Date	Use	Description
class="wikitable"
style="text-align:center" \| File:Service flag of German New Guinea.svg	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.	A white field with the German tricolour on the canton and defaced with a black lion with a red fleur-de-lys.
style="text-align:center" \| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg	1919–1948	When Nauru was still under the trustee mandate of Australia and the United Kingdom, the Union Jack was flown in the island.	A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (Representing Ireland).
style="text-align:center" \| File:Flag_of_Japan_(1870-1999).svg	1942–1945	Flag of Nauru under the occupation of the Empire of Japan during World War II.	A white field with a red disc in the centre.
style="text-align:center" \| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg	1948–1968	Flag of Nauru used during Trusteeship with Australia and the United Kingdom.	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.
style="text-align:center" \| File:Flag of Nauru.svg	1968–present	Current flag of Nauru adopted on 31 January 1968 following its independence from the trusteeship.	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.

References

Category:Flags introduced in 1968

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Category:National flags

Category:1968 establishments in Nauru

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