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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox Flag<br />
| Name = Mauritius<br />
| Image = Flag of Mauritius.svg<br />
| Use = 111000<br />
| Proportion = 2:3<br />
| Image2 = Civil Ensign of Mauritius.svg<br />
| Use2 = 000100<br />
| Proportion2 = 1:2<br />
| Image3 = Government Ensign of Mauritius.svg<br />
| Use3 = 000010<br />
| Proportion3 = 1:2<br />
| Image4 = Naval Ensign of Mauritius.svg<br />
| Use4 = 000001<br />
| Proportion4 = 26:57<br />
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The '''flag of [[Mauritius]]''' was adopted upon independence, March 12, 1968. It consists of four horizontal stripes of equal width, coloured (from top to bottom) red, blue, yellow, and green. The flag was recorded at the College of Arms in London on 9 January 1968.<br />
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The [[civil ensign]] (for private vessels) and government ensign (for state vessels) are red and blue flags, respectively, each with the national flag in the [[Flag terminology|canton]] and the [[coat of arms of Mauritius]] in the fly.<br />
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The [[naval ensign]] (used by coast guard vessels) is an unusual design consisting of red, white, and blue vertical stripes of unequal widths defaced by a central anchor/key emblem.<br />
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==Colours==<br />
The flag of Mauritius consists of red, blue, yellow and green stripes which stand for:<br />
*'''Red''': Representing the bloodshed during the fight for independence.<br />
*'''Blue''': the [[Indian Ocean]], in the middle of which Mauritius is situated.<br />
*'''Yellow''': the new light of independence shining over the island and the golden sunshine.<br />
*'''Green''': the lush vegetation of the island.<br />
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==Historical Flags==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Flag of Mauritius 1906.svg|Colonial flag (1906-1923)<br />
File:Flag_of_Mauritius_1923.svg|Colonial flag (1923-1968)<br />
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==External links==<br />
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[[af:Vlag van Mauritius]]<br />
[[am:የሞሪሽስ ሰንደቅ ዓላማ]]<br />
[[ar:علم موريشيوس]]<br />
[[ast:Bandera de Mauriciu]]<br />
[[be:Сцяг Маўрыкія]]<br />
[[bs:Zastava Mauricijusa]]<br />
[[ca:Bandera de Maurici]]<br />
[[cs:Vlajka Mauricia]]<br />
[[cy:Baner Mauritius]]<br />
[[de:Flagge von Mauritius]]<br />
[[et:Mauritiuse lipp]]<br />
[[el:Σημαία του Μαυρίκιου]]<br />
[[es:Bandera de Mauricio]]<br />
[[eo:Flago de Maŭricio]]<br />
[[fa:پرچم موریس]]<br />
[[fr:Drapeau de Maurice]]<br />
[[ko:모리셔스의 국기]]<br />
[[hi:मॉरीशस का ध्वज]]<br />
[[hr:Zastava Mauricijusa]]<br />
[[bpy:মরিশাসর ফিরালহান]]<br />
[[id:Bendera Mauritius]]<br />
[[it:Bandiera di Mauritius]]<br />
[[he:דגל מאוריציוס]]<br />
[[lt:Mauricijaus vėliava]]<br />
[[hu:Mauritius zászlaja]]<br />
[[mk:Знаме на Маврициус]]<br />
[[ms:Bendera Mauritius]]<br />
[[nl:Vlag van Mauritius]]<br />
[[ja:モーリシャスの国旗]]<br />
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[[pl:Flaga Mauritiusa]]<br />
[[pt:Bandeira da Maurícia]]<br />
[[ru:Флаг Маврикия]]<br />
[[sk:Vlajka Maurícia]]<br />
[[sr:Застава Маурицијуса]]<br />
[[sh:Zastava Mauricijusa]]<br />
[[fi:Mauritiuksen lippu]]<br />
[[sv:Mauritius flagga]]<br />
[[th:ธงชาติมอริเชียส]]<br />
[[uk:Прапор Маврикію]]<br />
[[vi:Quốc kỳ Mauritius]]<br />
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