Flag of the Marshall Islands
The flag of the Marshall Islands, an island nation in the Pacific, was adopted upon the start of self-government, May 1, 1979. The flag was designed by Emlain Kabua, who was the first First Lady of the republic.[1]
Use | National flag |
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Proportion | 10:19 |
Adopted | May 1, 1979 |
Design | A blue field with two diagonal stripes of orange and white radiating from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner and the large white star with four large rays and twenty small rays on the upper hoist-side corner above the stripes. |
Designed by | Emlain Kabua |
Rules about the flag are set forth in the Official Flag of the Marshall Islands Act 1979 (Public Law 1979-1).[2]
Flag Of The Marshall Islands Media
Marshall Islands flag at the Majuro Cooperative School.
Flag of Kwajalein Atoll
Flag of Majuro Atoll
References
- ↑ "RMI Flag". Office of the President of the Marshall Islands. http://rmigovernment.org/about_your_government.jsp?docid=3. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Marshall Island Revised Code 2014 (1 MIRC Ch. 3)". paclii.org. Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute. Retrieved September 1, 2016.