Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands
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Proportion | 1:2 |
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Adopted | July 1985 |
Design | A circle of flowers and plants with a gray sculpture and a white star on a blue field. |
The flag of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands was adopted in July 1985, by the Second Northern Marianas Constitution. The NMI flag was originally designed by Taga during the year 1985. Later during that year, they finalized the draft of the flag in the last CNMI constitutional convention. This was the most symbolic moment of the annexation of the CNMI.[1]
The flag consists of three symbols: a star representing the United States, a latte stone representing the Chamorros, and a mwarmwar (decorative wreath) representing the Carolinians; the blue background represents the Pacific Ocean and the Mariana Trench.[2][3]
Historical flags[]
During Spanish East Indies.
Proposed flag for German New Guinea.
The flag of the United Nations was used in the NMI during 1947–1965
Flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was used in the NMI 1965–1972
Unofficial flag, 1972–1976. Official flag, 1976–1981
1976–1989 flag
See also[]
- Seal of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Flags of the U.S. states
- Northern Mariana Islands
References[]
- ^ "Northern Mariana Islands Flag description - Government". www.indexmundi.com. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
- ^ "Australia - Oceania :: Northern Mariana Islands — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ "Northern Mariana Islands's Flag - GraphicMaps.com". www.graphicmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
- Flags introduced in 1985
- Flags of the insular areas of the United States
- National symbols of the Northern Mariana Islands
- 1985 establishments in the Northern Mariana Islands
- Flags of indigenous peoples
- United States flag stubs
- Flag stubs
- Northern Mariana Islands stubs