Oceania
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Proportions
19:37
Shape
Rectangular
Colors
#D21034 · Pantone 186 CRed depicts blood, of boars as of men, which unites the people.
#009543 · Pantone 356 CGreen depicts the wealth and vegetation of the islands.
#000000Black depicts the Melanesian people.
#FDCE12 · Pantone 116 CThe yellow Y depicts the light of the Gospel spreading through the islands, arranged in a Y.
Symbols & elements
A curled boar's tusk, worn as a sign of prosperity across the islands, encircles two crossed namele fern fronds standing for peace. The fern's thirty-nine leaflets match the members of the country's parliament.
Construction details
Proportions 19:37. Two bands, red on top, green below, separated by a black Y edged in yellow opening toward the fly; in the black triangle at the hoist, a yellow boar's tusk encircling two crossed namele fern fronds.
Construction sheet
How the flag should be used and displayed with respect.
Specific rules — Vanuatu
Common conventions
A curled boar's tusk appears on the flag: in the archipelago, these tusks are a sign of prosperity and wealth.
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