Flag of Tuvalus

Flag of Tuvalus
Vexillological symbol :	?
Aspect ratio:	1: 2
Officially accepted:	April 11, 1997

The Tuvalu flag in front of the UN building in New York 2003

The current flag design of Tuvalu was introduced when the country gained independence in 1978. A slightly different form was introduced in 1997.

description

As with other former and current British colonies, the Tuvalu national flag is based on the Union flag located in the upper left corner. Due to the light blue color, it is a variant of the Blue Ensign .

The stars represent the nine islands that make up Tuvalu; the arrangement is geographically correct when the flag is hung upright (Union Jack in the upper right corner).

Assignment of the stars	Tuvalus Islands

history

The then Ellice Islands received their first own flag in the form of a Blue Ensign when the colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands was split up in 1976 . This flag was used until Tuvalu gained independence on October 1st, 1978.

1995, the number of stars was first reduced to the flag to one, but the flag shortly thereafter by a completely new design with no Union Jack in Gösch replaced, but which also showed the islands as stars. Since this flag was never properly adopted by the population, a slightly modified version of the old one, again with nine stars, was introduced in 1997.

	Flag from October 1, 1976 to October 1, 1978
	Flag from October 1, 1978 to October 1, 1995
	Flag from October 1st to December 31st 1995
	Flag from January 1, 1996 to April 11, 1997

More flags

The state flag shows the national coat of arms below the Union Jack. The Governor General Tuvalus flies his own flag.

	State flag
	Flag of the Governor General

literature

• Karl-Heinz Hesmer: Flags and coats of arms of the world. History and symbolism of the flags and coats of arms of all states. Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag, 1992. ISBN 3-570-01082-1

Web links

Commons : Flags Tuvalus  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Flags of the World - Tuvalu (English)