Flag of Easter Island
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Proportion | 5:8 |
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Adopted | 9 May 2006 |
Design | A white flag with a red reimiro in the centre |
Variant flag of Easter Island | |
Use | Former flag |
Proportion | 3:4 |
Adopted | 13th century |
Design | Original flag of Easter Island |
The flag of Easter Island (also known as Rapa Nui or Isla de Pascua) was adopted on 9 May 2006. It is a white flag with a red reimiro (a wooden pectoral ornament once worn by the women of Rapa Nui) in the center.[1]
History
The original flag of Easter Island was first flown in the 13th century, and has the distinction of four black colored figures at each corner of the flag.[2]
References
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