Flag of Fiji
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The Flag of Fiji is a light blue ensign featuring the Union Jack in the canton and the Fijian shield on the fly, symbolizing the nation’s British colonial heritage and its maritime and agricultural identity.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Fiji canonical | 1 |
| Flag of the Colony of Fiji | 1 |
| flag of Fiji | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1970-10-10 ⓘ |
| adoptionEvent | Fiji’s independence from the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| basedOn | Blue Ensign design tradition ⓘ |
| canton |
Union Flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Jack
|
| capitalCityRepresented |
Suva, Fiji
ⓘ
surface form:
Suva
|
| category |
Blue Ensign flags
ⓘ
Flags displaying the Union Jack ⓘ Flags of Oceania ⓘ |
| containsCoatOfArms | shield from the coat of arms of Fiji ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Fiji ⓘ |
| designElement |
British Blue Ensign defaced with shield
ⓘ
Fijian shield on the fly ⓘ Union Jack in the canton ⓘ light blue field ⓘ |
| ensignType | defaced Blue Ensign ⓘ |
| fly | Fijian shield ⓘ |
| governmentUseVariant | state flag identical to national flag ⓘ |
| hasAspectRatio | 1:2 ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| navalEnsignRelation | based on British naval ensign tradition ⓘ |
| officialLanguageOnCoatOfArms | English ⓘ |
| previousFlag |
Flag of Fiji
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Flag of the Colony of Fiji
|
| shieldFeature |
Cross of Saint George
ⓘ
surface form:
St George’s Cross
bunch of bananas ⓘ coconut palm ⓘ dove of peace ⓘ golden lion holding a cocoa pod ⓘ sugar cane ⓘ |
| status | current national flag of Fiji ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
British colonial heritage
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean surroundings ⓘ agricultural identity ⓘ connection to the United Kingdom ⓘ maritime identity ⓘ |
| usedAtSea | true ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Fijian public
ⓘ
Government of Fiji ⓘ civil authorities of Fiji ⓘ |
| usedOnLand | true ⓘ |
| usedSince | 1970-10-10 ⓘ |
| usesColor |
dark blue
ⓘ
light blue ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
flag of Fiji
this entity surface form:
Flag of the Colony of Fiji