A blue field with the thin yellow narrow horizontal stripe across in the center and the large white twelve-pointed star on the bottom of the stripe and near the hoist-side.
Following theindependence ofNauru, theflag of Nauru (Nauruan:anidenin Naoero) was raised for the first time. The flag, chosen in a local design competition, was adopted on independence day, 31 January 1968. The design symbolically depicts Nauru's geographical position, with a star just south of theEquator.
The flag reflects the geographical location of theisland nation.
The narrow gold stripe with a width of1⁄12 of the length of the flag represents theEquator.[1][2] The stripe along with the star signifies the location of the island in thePacific Ocean one degree south of the Equator.[3] The separation of the blue flag cloth into two equal parts recalls thesaga, that the first inhabitants were to have been brought to Earth from two boulders.[citation needed]
Nauru itself is symbolised by a white 12-pointed star. The twelve points on the star represent the island's twelve original tribes.[1] The following twelve tribes are:[4]
The flag was created by a resident employed by theAustralian flag manufacturer Evans. It was officially adopted on 31 January 1968. Unlike some flags ofPacific nations (e.g., that ofTuvalu),Nauru's flag has evoked little controversy.[citation needed]
When Germany took control of the island in 1888, it was administered underGerman New Guinea, with the flag of the German New Guinea Company being flown in the island.[3]
A white field with the German tricolour on the canton and defaced with a black lion with a red fleur-de-lys.
Current flag of Nauru adopted on 31 January 1968 following its independence from the trusteeship.[3]
A blue field with the thin yellow narrow horizontal stripe across in the centre and the large white twelve-pointed star on the bottom of the stripe and near the hoist-side.
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