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The flag of Vanuatu was adopted on February 13, 1980. Image File history File links Flag_of_Vanuatu. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Vanuatu. ... FIAV usage code 62 See Vexillological symbols for its meaning File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of Sierra Leone Flag of Algeria Flag of Georgia (country) Flag of Oman Flag of Myanmar Flag of the Czech Republic Flag of Honduras Flag of Morocco Flag of Ukraine... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

When the Vanuaaku Party led the country to independence as Vanuatu in 1980, the colors of the party flag - red, green, black and yellow - were chosen to be the basis for the national flag. A parliamentary committee chose the final design based on submissions from local artists. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

The yellow symbolizes sunshine, the green the richness of the islands, the red is symbolic of the blood of boars and men, and the black of the Melanesian people. Vanatu's Prime Minister requested the inclusion of yellow and black fimbriations to make the black stand out. The yellow Y-shape represents the pattern of the islands in the Pacific Ocean. Prism splitting light Sunlight in the broad sense is the total spectrum of electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun. ... Red blood cells (erythrocytes) are present in the blood and help carry oxygen to the rest of the cells in the body Blood is a circulating tissue composed of fluid plasma and cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets). ... Binomial name Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 The Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) is the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig. ... Melanesia (from Greek black islands) is a region extending from the western side of East Pacific to the Arafura Sea, north and north-east of Australia. ... In heraldry and vexillology, fimbriation refers to small strips of colour placed around heraldic charges or ordinaries in order for them to stand out from the background. ...

The emblem in the black is a boar's tusk - the symbol of prosperity worn as a pendant on the islands - along with two leaves of the local namele fern. The leaves are supposed to be a token of peace, and their 39 fronds represent the 39 members of Vanuatu's legislative assembly. Binomial name Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 The Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) is the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig. ... Pacific Walrus at Cape Peirce A tusk is an extremely long tooth of certain mammals that protrudes when the mouth is closed. ... A pendant (from Old French) is a hanging object, generally attached to a necklace or an earring. ... Classes Marattiopsida Osmundopsida Gleicheniopsida Pteridopsida A fern, or pteridophyte, is any one of a group of some twenty thousand species of plants classified in the Division Pteridophyta, formerly known as Filicophyta. ... The concept of peace ranks among the most controversial in our time. ... This article is about the term as used within the Commonwealth of Nations; there is also an Legislative Assembly in Oregon and there used to be a Legislative Assembly in France during the French Revolution. ...