Flag of American Samoa
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The Flag of American Samoa is a U.S. territory flag featuring a bald eagle clutching traditional Samoan symbols on a white triangle bordered in red against a blue field, symbolizing the territory’s connection to the United States and its Samoan heritage.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag of a U.S. territory
ⓘ
territorial flag ⓘ |
| adoptionDate |
1960
ⓘ
1960-04-17 ⓘ |
| borderColorMeaning | red represents courage ⓘ |
| category |
Flags displaying animals
ⓘ
Flags introduced in 1960 ⓘ Flags of dependent territories of the United States ⓘ |
| color |
blue
ⓘ
brown ⓘ gold ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| continentRegion | Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | American Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| design | blue field with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist and edged in red, bearing a bald eagle holding Samoan symbols ⓘ |
| eagleMeaning | represents the United States ⓘ |
| emblem |
Samoan fly-whisk (fue)
ⓘ
Samoan war club (fa‘alaufala) ⓘ bald eagle ⓘ |
| fieldColorMeaning | blue represents the Pacific Ocean and freedom ⓘ |
| flyWhiskMeaning | represents wisdom and authority of Samoan orators ⓘ |
| governmentBodyResponsible | Government of American Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | adopted after American Samoa became a U.S. territory in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| previousFlag | U.S. flag used alone before adoption ⓘ |
| proportion | 1:2 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Flags of the United States territories
ⓘ
Seal of American Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shapeOfCentralFigure | isosceles triangle ⓘ |
| sideRatio | 1:2 ⓘ |
| sovereignState | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | current flag of American Samoa ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
American protection
ⓘ
Samoan cultural heritage ⓘ dignity of Samoan leaders ⓘ relationship between American Samoa and the United States ⓘ traditional Samoan authority ⓘ wisdom of Samoan chiefs ⓘ |
| territorialStatus | unincorporated territory of the United States ⓘ |
| triangleColorMeaning | white represents purity ⓘ |
| triangleOrientation |
apex toward the fly
ⓘ
base at the hoist ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of American Samoa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
residents of American Samoa ⓘ |
| usedOn |
official documents of American Samoa
ⓘ
public buildings in American Samoa ⓘ vessels registered in American Samoa ⓘ |
| warClubMeaning | represents the power of traditional Samoan chiefs ⓘ |
| writingSystemOnFlag | none ⓘ |
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