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flag of Vanuatu

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| Name = Vanuatu

| Article =

| Nickname = {{lang|bi|Flaeg blong Vanuatu}}

| Image = Flag of Vanuatu.svg

| Image_size = 250px

| Imagetext = Flag of Vanuatu assuming an aspect ratio of 3:5

| Use = 111110

| Symbol = {{FIAV|111110}}

| Proportion = 2:3, 3:5 or 19:36

| Adoption = 18 February 1980

| Design = A horizontal bicolor of red and green with a golden pall, fimbriated in black, with a black chevron filling the lefthand space (alternately, a golden fillet pall surmounting a black gusset) and two gold crossed namele cycad fronds encircled in a gold boar tusk centered on the chevron.

| Designer = Kalontas Mahlon}}

File:Vanuatu Flags (23865330525).jpg]]

The national flag of Vanuatu ({{Transliteration|bi|flaeg blong Vanuatu}}) was adopted on 18 February 1980.

In 1977 a flag of almost the same colours and symbolism as the future national flag was designed by local artist Kalontas Malon and adopted by the Vanua'aku Pati. When the party led the New Hebrides to independence as Vanuatu in 1980, the colours of the party flag (red, green, black and yellow) were chosen to be the basis for the national flag on Independence Day, 30 July 1980. A parliamentary committee chose the final design based on submissions from local artists.{{Cite web |url=https://flagspot.net/flags/vu.html |title=Vanuatu |work=Flags of the World |date=20 November 2013 |access-date=2 August 2014 }}

Symbolism

File:Vanuatu tusk and fern.svg and cycad frond detail]]

The green represents the richness of the islands, the red symbolises blood which unites humanity as humans, and the black the Melanesian ni-Vanuatu people.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/flags/countrys/pacific/vanuatu.htm|title=Vanuatu Flag and Description|website=www.worldatlas.com|access-date=2019-10-07}} The Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Father Walter Lini, requested the inclusion of yellow and black fimbriations to make the black stand out. The yellow Y-shape (pall) represents the shape of Vanuatu islands on the map and the light of the gospel going through the pattern of the islands in the Pacific Ocean (approximately 83% of the people of Vanuatu profess Christianity).{{Cite web|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2007/90158.htm|title=Vanuatu|last=Department of State. The Office of Electronic Information|first=Bureau of Public Affairs|date=2007-09-14|website=2001-2009.state.gov|language=en|access-date=2019-10-07}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Vanuatu|title=Flag of Vanuatu|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2019-10-07}}

The emblem in the black is a boar's tusk—the symbol of customs and tradition but also prosperity. It is worn as a pendant on the islands—along with two leaves of the local namele tree. These leaves are supposed to be a token of peace, and their 39 leaflets represent the original 39 members of the Parliament of Vanuatu.

Construction

The government does not publish a formal specification sheet on its website. The construction sheet shown below is based on measurements from the official 2:3 flag image that appears in the State Flag and Armorial Bearings Public Declaration dated March 18, 1980.{{Cite web |title=State Flag and Armorial Bearings Public Declaration |url=http://www.paclii.org/vu/legis/consol_sub/sfaabpd392/ |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=www.paclii.org}}

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Other flags of Vanuatu

=Government flag=

class="wikitable"
style="width:110px;"|Flagstyle="width:100px;"|Datestyle="width:250px;"|Usestyle="width:250px;"|Description
File:Flag of the President of Vanuatu.svg1980–presentPresidential standardA green field with a red border and the national coat of arms in the center.

=Military flags=

class="wikitable"
style="width:110px;"|Flagstyle="width:100px;"|Datestyle="width:250px;"|Usestyle="width:250px;"|Description
File:Naval Ensign of Vanuatu.svg1980–present{{FIAV|000001}} Naval ensignA white field with the national flag in the canton.
File:Flag of Vanuatu Mobile Forces.svgFlag of Vanuatu Mobile Forces
File:Flag for Vanuatu Police Force.svgFlag of Vanuatu Police Force

=Political flags=

class="wikitable"
style="width:110px;"|Flagstyle="width:100px;"|Datestyle="width:250px;"|Usestyle="width:250px;"|Description
style="text-align:center;" | Link to file1966–presentFlag of the Nagriamel Movement
style="text-align:center;" | Link to file1971–presentFlag of the Vanua'aku Pati

Subnational flags from Vanuatu

=Provincial flags=

class="wikitable"
style="width:110px;"|Flagstyle="width:100px;"|Datestyle="width:250px;"|Usestyle="width:250px;"|Description
File:Flag of Malampa Province.svg?–presentFlag of the Malampa Province
File:Flag of Penama Province.svg?–presentFlag of the Penama Province{{cite web |url=https://flagspot.net/flags/vu-pe.html |title=Penama Province (Vanuatu) |work=Flags of the World |date=13 April 2013 |access-date=2 August 2014 }}
File:Flag of Sanma Province.svg?–presentFlag of the Sanma Province{{cite web |url=https://flagspot.net/flags/vu-sa.html |title=Sanma Province (Vanuatu) |work=Flags of the World |date=18 December 2013 |access-date=2 August 2014 }}
File:Flag of Shefa Province.svg?–presentFlag of the Shefa Province{{cite web |url=https://flagspot.net/flags/vu-sh.html |title=Shefa Province (Vanuatu) |work=Flags of the World |date=8 July 2006 |access-date=2 August 2014 }}
File:Tafea Province Flag.svg?–presentFlag of the Tafea Province
File:Flag of Torba Province.png?–presentFlag of the Torba Province{{Cite web |title=Tafea Province (Vanuatu) |url=https://www.fotw.info/flags/vu-ta.html |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=www.fotw.info}}

=Secessionist group flags=

class="wikitable"
style="width:110px;"|Flagstyle="width:100px;"|Datestyle="width:250px;"|Usestyle="width:250px;"|Description
File:Tafea Flag.svg1980{{FIAV|reconstructed}} Reconstructed secessionist flag of the Tafea Nation{{cite web |url=https://flagspot.net/flags/vu%7Dtafea.html |title=TAFEA Nation (Vanuatu) |work=Flags of the World |date=21 February 2009 |access-date=2 August 2014 }}
File:Bandera Tanna Vanuatu.svg1980Flag of the island of Tanna, in Tafea Province, and of its secessionist movement{{cite web |url=https://flagspot.net/flags/vu%7Dtanna.html |title=Nation of Tanna (Vanuatu) |work=Flags of the World |date=20 July 2013 |access-date=2 August 2014 }}

=City flags=

class="wikitable"
style="width:110px;"|Flagstyle="width:100px;"|Datestyle="width:250px;"|Usestyle="width:250px;"|Description
File:Flag of Port Vila.svg2020–presentFlag of Port Vila{{Cite web |title=Shefa Province (Vanuatu) |url=https://www.fotw.info/flags/vu-sh.html#pvila |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=www.fotw.info}}
File:Flag of Port Vila (until 2020).png?–2020Previous flag of Port Vila
File:Flag of Luganville.gif?–presentFlag of Luganville{{Cite web |title=Luganville (Vanuatu) |url=https://www.fotw.info/flags/vu-lugan.html |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=www.fotw.info}}

Historical flags of the New Hebrides

class="wikitable"
style="width:110px;"|Flagstyle="width:100px;"|Datestyle="width:250px;"|Usestyle="width:250px;"|Description
File:Flag of Tongatapu (1858-1862).svg1845-1862Flag of The Tuʻi Tonga Empire in VanuatuA white field with 2 red crosses, 2 blue crosses and the letters and a blue M and a red A on the center.
File:Flag of Tonga (1862-1866).svg1862-1866Flag of The Tuʻi Tonga Empire in VanuatuA white field with a red cross on the center.
File:Flag of Franceville.svg1887–1906Flag of the Anglo-French Joint Naval CommissionA vertical bicolour of red and white with a blue square in the center and five 5-pointed stars inside the square.{{Cite web |url=https://flagspot.net/flags/vu_nh.html |title=Historical Flags (Vanuatu) |work=Flags of the World |date=10 June 2011 |access-date=2 August 2014 }}
File:Flag of the British New Hebrides (1906–1952).svg1906–1953Flag of the British New HebridesA blue ensign with the emblem of New Hebrides (with The Tudor Crown).
File:Flag of the Resident Commissioner of the British New Hebrides (1906–1952).svg1906–1953Flag of the British resident commissionerThe Union Jack defaced with the emblem of New Hebrides (with the Tudor Crown).
File:Flag of the British New Hebrides (1952–1980).svg1953–1980Flag of the British New HebridesA blue ensign with the emblem of New Hebrides (with the St Edward's Crown)
File:Flag of the Resident Commissioner of the British New Hebrides (1952–1980).svg1953–1980Flag of the British resident commissionerThe Union Jack defaced with the emblem of New Hebrides (with the St Edward's Crown).
File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg1906–1940
1944–1980		Flag of the French New HebridesA vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2).
File:Flag of Free France (1940-1944).svg1940–1944Flag of the Free French administration of New HebridesA vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the Cross of Lorraine.
File:Flag Vanuatu 1963.svg1963Flag attested as being used in the 1963 South Pacific GamesA vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the flags of France and the United Kingdom in the center.
File:Flag of New Hebrides.svg1966; 1971Flag attested as being used in the 1966 and 1971 South Pacific GamesA blue field with the emblem of the New Hebrides in the center.
File:Flag of New Hebrides (1969).svg1969Dark blue version attested at the time of the 1969 South Pacific GamesSimilar to the previous flag.[https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-postage-stamp-new-hebrides-condominium-1f-featuring-3rd-south-pacific-62836733.html postage stamp New Hebrides Condominium 1F featuring 3rd South Pacific Games Port Moresby 1969 dated 1969]{{better source needed|date=December 2024}}
File:Flag of Vemerana.svg1980Flag of the ephemeral Republic of VemeranaA blue field with a green 5-pointed star in the center.
{{cite web |url=https://flagspot.net/flags/vu%7Dvemer.html |title=State of Vemerana (Vanuatu) |work=Flags of the World |date=14 February 2007 |access-date=2 August 2014 }}

| File:Flag of the People's Provisional Government of Vanuatu (1977-1978).svg

1980Flag of the People's Provisional Government of Vanuatu led by Vanua'aku Pati{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Vanuatu.html |title=Vanuatu |work=World Statesmen |date=10 June 2013 |access-date=27 September 2016 }}

See also

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References

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Bibliography

  • {{Cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/vanuatu/ |title=Vanuatu |work=The World Factbook |publisher=United States Central Intelligence Agency |date=20 June 2014 |access-date=2 August 2014 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109132322/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/vanuatu |url-status=dead }}

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