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Tonga Flag
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Corner Symbol
How to identify it
A red field with a white rectangle in the upper flagpole corner containing a compact red cross that does not touch its edges.
Design and construction
- Adoption and legal status
- The red-cross flag was placed in the 1875 constitution under King George Tupou I.
History of the design
The constitution protects the design from alteration, an unusually strong legal safeguard for a national flag.
Sources
References for the design and any additional notes on this page.
- Tonga: flag history and construction; Flags of the World (FOTW)