Flag of Mauritius
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[[Image:Flag of Mauritius.svg|thumb|250px|right|[[Image:FIAV 111000.svg|20px]] National flag and naval jack. Flag ratio: 2:3]]
[[Image:Civil Ensign of Mauritius.svg|thumb|250px|right|[[Image:FIAV 000100.svg|20px]] Civil ensign. Flag ratio: 1:2]]
[[Image:Government Ensign of Mauritius.svg|thumb|250px|right|[[Image:FIAV 000010.svg|20px]] Government ensign. Flag ratio: 1:2]]
[[Image:Naval Ensign of Mauritius.svg|thumb|250px|right|[[Image:FIAV 000001.svg|20px]] Naval ensign. Flag ratio: 26:57]]
The '''flag of [[Mauritius]]''' was adopted upon independence, [[March 12]], [[1968]]. It consists of four horizontal stripes of equal width, colored (from top to bottom) red, blue, yellow, and green. The flag was recorded at the College of Arms in London on 9 January 1968.
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.
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.
==Colors==
The flag of Mauritius consists of red, blue, yellow and green stripes which stand for:
*'''Red''': the struggle for independence
*'''Blue''': the [[Indian Ocean]], in the middle of which Mauritius is situated
*'''Yellow''': the new light of independence shining over the island
*'''Green''': the lush vegetation of the island.
==Historical Flags==
<gallery>
Image:Flag of Mauritius 1906.svg|Colonial flag (1906-1923)
Image:Flag_of_Mauritius_1923.svg|Colonial flag (1923-1968)
</gallery>
==External links==
*{{FOTW|id=mu|title=Mauritius}}
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