Flag of the Torres Strait Islanders

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Torres Strait Islanders Flag
(2: 3 aspect ratio)

The flag of the Torres Strait Islanders , the population of northeast Australia , was declared an official flag by the Australian government in 1995 . Designed in 1992 by Bernard Namok as part of a competition, it was first used in the same year at the Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival . The Island Coordinating Council on Thursday Island owns the copyright of the design .

symbolism

Map of the Torres Strait Islands

The green stripes represent the country, the black the islanders, the blue the Torres Strait separating Australia from New Guinea . In the center of the flag, all islanders are symbolically represented by a white dhari , the headdress of a dancer. The five-pointed star symbolizes both the five archipelagos and the important nautical navigation aid, the white color, peace.

The blue is set with the pantone value 301, the green with 3288.

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