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Vanuatu Flag
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How to identify it
A black triangle at the flagpole side carrying a yellow boar’s tusk enclosing two crossed namele leaves, with a yellow Y-shape edged in black separating red above from green below.
Design and construction
- Adoption and legal status
- The flag was adopted in February 1980 from a design based on the Vanua’aku Pati banner.
History of the design
The boar’s tusk and crossed namele leaves in the black triangle represent traditional value and peace.
Sources
References for the design and any additional notes on this page.
- Vanuatu: flag history and construction; Flags of the World (FOTW)