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French Polynesia

Flag of French Polynesia
Use	Civil and state flag
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	23 November 1984; 40 years ago (1984-11-23)
Design	Two red horizontal bands encase a wide white band in a 1:2:1 ratio, with the Coat of arms centred on the white stripe
Le Tricolore
Flag of the French Republic
Use	National flag, civil and state ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	15 February 1794

The flag of French Polynesia was adopted in 1984. According to the articles of adoption, the flag of French Polynesia must be displayed with the French tricolor, and may be displayed with the flags of the component archipelagos. The French Polynesian flag must be displayed to the left of the French flag, and the flag of the archipelago must be displayed to its right.

Description

Two red horizontal bands encase a wide white band in a 1:2:1 ratio; centered on the white band is the emblem of French Polynesia as a 0.43m diameter disk with a blue and white wave pattern depicting the sea on the lower half and a gold and white ray pattern depicting the sun on the upper half; a Polynesian canoe rides on the wave pattern; the canoe has a crew of five represented by five stars that symbolize the five island groups; red and white are traditional Polynesian colors.

Flags of component archipelagos

• Flag of the Austral Islands
• Flag of the Gambier Islands
• Flag of the Marquesas Islands
• Flag of the Leeward Islands
• Sports Flag of the Leeward Islands
• Flag of the Tuamotu Archipelago

Flags of the Society Islands

Leeward Islands

• Flag of Bora Bora
• Flag of Raiatea
• Flag of Huahine

Windward Islands

• Flag of Tahiti
• Flag of Moorea-Maiao

Flags of the Tuamotu Archipelago

• Flag of Hao
• Flag of Makatea
• Flag of Reao Pukaruha

Flags of the Austral Islands

• Flag of Rapa Iti
• Flag of Rimatara
• Flag of Rurutu
• Flag of Tubuai
• Flag of Raivavae

See also

• Flag of France
• Coat of arms of French Polynesia
• Gallery of Polynesian flags

References

1. "Délibération n° 84-1030 AT du 23 novembre 1984 portant approbation du drapeau et des armes de la Polynésie française". lexpol.pf.
2. "Arrêté n° 1196 CM du 4 décembre 1985 réglementant l'apposition et l'exposition de drapeaux, pavillons et emblèmes le long des voies publiques et sur les bâtiments administratifs, édifices et monuments de service public". emblemes.free.fr. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
3. "The Flag of French Polynesia". flagdb.com. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

External links

Media related to Flags of French Polynesia at Wikimedia Commons

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