Kiribati Flag

How to identify it

A red upper half with a yellow frigatebird flying over a rising yellow sun, above a lower half of three white and three blue wavy bands.

Design and construction

Adoption and legal status

Kiribati adopted its armorial banner at independence in 1979.

History of the design

The seventeen sun rays represent the sixteen Gilbert Islands plus Banaba; the bird and sun descend from the colonial coat of arms.

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