Flag of French Polynesia
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Under the organic law on the status of French Polynesia, it is one of the "distinctive signs allowing the personality" of the country (fenua in Tahitian) to be marked "in official public events alongside the national emblem and the signs of the Republic".[2]
Design
Two red horizontal bands encase a wide white band in a 1:2:1 ratio; centred on the white band is the emblem of French Polynesia as a 0.43m diameter disk with a blue and white wave pattern depicting the sea on the lower half and a gold and white ray pattern depicting the sun on the upper half; a Polynesian canoe rides on the wave pattern; the canoe has a crew of five represented by five stars that symbolize the five island groups;[3] red and white are traditional Polynesian colours.
Colours
| Scheme | Red | White | Blue | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refs | [4] | |||
| Pantone (paper) | 185 C | Safe | 286 C | 116 C |
| HEX | #e4002b | #FFFFFF | #0033a0 | #FFCD00 |
| CMYK | 0, 100, 81, 11 | 0, 0, 0, 0 | 100, 68, 0, 37 | 0, 10, 98, 0 |
| RGB | 227, 0, 43 | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 51, 161 | 255, 205, 0 |
History
The flag was designed by Alfred Chalons, a technology and plastic arts teacher at La Mennais high school, who entered the competition with the support of his students.[5] The flag was presented to the Assembly of French Polynesia on November 20, 1984 with the following words:
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Pour la Polynésie ce drapeau symbolisera, enfin et surtout, pour les prochaines générations, l'esprit de liberté, de responsabilité et d'initiative d'un peuple tourné vers l'avenir et attaché, au travers des valeurs traditionnelles, à sa dignité et à son épanouissement. |
For Polynesia this flag will symbolize, finally and above all, for future generations, the spirit of freedom, responsibility and initiative of a people turned towards the future and attached, through traditional values, to its dignity and its development. |
It is inspired by the flag of the Kingdom of Tahiti, (1788–1880) which is the same save for the emblem of French Polynesia, which was adopted by letter of Governor Jean Chastenet de Géry dated 14 September 1939.
The assembly approved this emblem by resolution number 84-1030 AT, in its session of November 23, 1984, in application of law number 84-820 of September 6, 1984 relating to the status of the territory of French Polynesia.
Its use is officially regulated by a decree of December 4, 1985.
Use
According to the articles of adoption, the flag of French Polynesia must be displayed with the French tricolour, and may be displayed with the flags of the component archipelagos. The French Polynesian flag must be displayed to the left of the French flag, and the flag of the archipelago must be displayed to its right.[6] Under the organic law on the status of French Polynesia, it is one of the "distinctive signs allowing the personality" of the country (fenua in Tahitian) to be marked "in official public events alongside the national emblem and the signs of the Republic".[2]
Flags of component archipelagos
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Flags of the Society Islands
Leeward Islands
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Windward Islands
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Flags of the Tuamotu Archipelago
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Flags of the Austral Islands
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Historical flags
See also
References
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External links
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