NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Flag of Mauritius

The flag of Mauritius was adopted upon independence, January 9, 1968. It consists of four horizontal stripes of equal width, colored (from top to bottom) red, blue, yellow, and green. Image File history File links Flag_of_Mauritius. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mauritius. ... Image File history File links FIAV_111000. ... Image File history File links Civil_Ensign_of_Mauritius. ... Image File history File links Civil_Ensign_of_Mauritius. ... Image File history File links FIAV_000100. ... Image File history File links Government_Ensign_of_Mauritius. ... Image File history File links Government_Ensign_of_Mauritius. ... Image File history File links FIAV_000010. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Mauritius. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Mauritius. ... Image File history File links FIAV_000001. ... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

The civil ensign (for private vessels) and government ensign (for state vessels) are red and blue flags, respectively, each with the national flag in the canton and the coat of arms of Mauritius in the fly. The civil ensign (a. ... The design and description of flags typically uses specialised flag terminology with precise and technical meanings (a form of jargon). ... As stipulated in Mauritius Laws 1990 Vol. ...

The naval ensign (used by coast guard vessels) is an unusual design consisting of red, white, and blue vertical stripes of unequal widths defaced by a central anchor/key emblem. A naval ensign is the flag used by a countrys navy on their ships. ...

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Screenshot of the Flags of the World website Official flag Flags of the World (or FOTW) is the Internets largest website devoted to vexillology, containing comprehensive information about all kinds of flags. ...

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Dependencies: British Indian Ocean Territory • Canary Islands • Ceuta • Melilla • Madeira Islands • Mayotte • Réunion • Saint Helena State flag of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands. ... Civil and state flag. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of Melilla consists of a pale blue background with the Coat of Arms of Melilla in the centre. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of the Madeira Islands consists of a blue-gold-blue tricolour with a red and white equal-armed cross in the centre. ...

Categories: Flag stubs | Mauritian culture | National flags A national flag is a flag that symbolises a country and that can usually be flown by citizens of that country. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... This gallery of sovereign-state flags shows the flags of sovereign states in the list of sovereign states. ... This gallery of sovereign state coats of arms shows the coat of arms of sovereign states in the list of sovereign states. ... This overview contains the flags of dependent territories. ... This overview contains the flags of self-proclaimed states that have declared their independence, exert control over (at least part of) the claimed territory and population, but have not been acknowledged as independent states by the international community at large. ... This overview shows the coat of arms of dependent territories. ... This overview contains the coats of arms of self-proclaimed states that have declared their independence, exert control over (at least part of) the claimed territory and population, but have not been acknowledged as independent states by the international community at large. ...

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