Flag of Tunisia

Flag of Tunisia
Vexillological symbol :	?
Aspect ratio:	2: 3
Officially accepted:	around 1835

Waving flag of Tunisia

The flag of Tunisia was the first time in 1835 by the Tunisian bey Hassan I. introduced. In a similar form, it was also the flag of the Ottoman province of Tunus . Since then, the flag has only been modified slightly.

meaning

The crescent moon and the star are symbols of Islam . Both symbols are a reference to Tunisia's past as part of the Ottoman Empire .

The color red was a dynastic symbol of legitimation in the Ottoman Empire. After the country gained independence from France , the flag was adopted as the national flag.

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  Structure of the national flag

literature

• Whitney Smith , Ottfried Neubecker : coats of arms and flags of all nations. Battenberg, Munich 1980, ISBN 3-87045-183-1 .

Web links

Commons : Flag of Tunisia  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Flags of the World - Tunisia (English)