Flag of Vanuatu
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The Flag of Vanuatu is a distinctive national flag featuring red, green, black, and yellow with a boar’s tusk and crossed namele leaves symbolizing peace, prosperity, and traditional Melanesian culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Vanuatu canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1980-02-18 ⓘ |
| adoptionYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Oceania
ⓘ
National symbols of Vanuatu ⓘ |
| colorMeaningBlack | Melanesian people ⓘ |
| colorMeaningGreen | richness of the islands ⓘ |
| colorMeaningRed | blood of wild boars and men ⓘ |
| colorMeaningYellow | light of the Gospel ⓘ |
| country | Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| design | horizontal bicolor of red over green with a black chevron outlined in yellow ⓘ |
| designElement |
black chevron
ⓘ
boar’s tusk ⓘ crossed namele leaves ⓘ yellow fimbriation ⓘ |
| designer | local members of the Vanua’aku Pati ⓘ |
| emblemMeaningBoarsTusk |
custom
ⓘ
prosperity ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| emblemMeaningNameleLeaves |
peace
ⓘ
stability ⓘ traditional authority ⓘ |
| independenceYearOfCountry | 1980 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | party flag of the Vanua’aku Pati ⓘ |
| introducedWith | independence of Vanuatu ⓘ |
| orientation | hoist-side chevron ⓘ |
| proportion | 19:36 ⓘ |
| scriptOnFlag | none ⓘ |
| sideRatioWidthToLength | 19:36 ⓘ |
| status | current national flag of Vanuatu ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
blood of wild boars and men ⓘ custom and tradition ⓘ fertile lands ⓘ light of the Gospel ⓘ peace ⓘ peaceful nature of the people ⓘ people of Vanuatu ⓘ prosperity ⓘ traditional Melanesian culture ⓘ |
| usesColor |
black
ⓘ
green ⓘ red ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.