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| Proportion | 1:1.667 [a] |
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| Adopted | 25 July 1997 |
| Design | A dark blue field with a crescent moon, seven stars and a bai on top of ten stones |
The flag of Koror was approved on 10 July 1997 by Yutaka Gibbons and was officially adopted on 25 July 1997. [1]
Description
The flag's specific construction details are that the width of the flag shall bear a ratio to its length of 1 to 1.667. The diameter of the moon/star circle shall bear a ratio to its width of the flag of 1 to 1.44. The center of the circle shall be placed vertically at the center and horizontally at 1/3 point from the left of the flag. [2]
The blue background represents the ocean and the golden moon represents the new government. [3] The six stars represent the six hamlets of Koror State with the larger star in the middle representing the union of the NgaraMeketii and RubekulKeldeu. [3] The traditional bai house is on a foundation of ten stones symbolic of the ten traditional chiefs. [4]
Notes
See also
References
- ^ "FIFTH KOROR STATE LEGISLATURE FOURTH REGULAR SESSION, JANUARY - JUNE 1997" (PDF). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Koror State Flag". Pacific Digital Library. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Facts About The Koror State Flag". Koror State Government. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Koror, Palau". CRW Flags. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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| Proportion | 1:1.667 [a] |
|---|---|
| Adopted | 25 July 1997 |
| Design | A dark blue field with a crescent moon, seven stars and a bai on top of ten stones |
The flag of Koror was approved on 10 July 1997 by Yutaka Gibbons and was officially adopted on 25 July 1997. [1]
Description
The flag's specific construction details are that the width of the flag shall bear a ratio to its length of 1 to 1.667. The diameter of the moon/star circle shall bear a ratio to its width of the flag of 1 to 1.44. The center of the circle shall be placed vertically at the center and horizontally at 1/3 point from the left of the flag. [2]
The blue background represents the ocean and the golden moon represents the new government. [3] The six stars represent the six hamlets of Koror State with the larger star in the middle representing the union of the NgaraMeketii and RubekulKeldeu. [3] The traditional bai house is on a foundation of ten stones symbolic of the ten traditional chiefs. [4]
Notes
See also
References
- ^ "FIFTH KOROR STATE LEGISLATURE FOURTH REGULAR SESSION, JANUARY - JUNE 1997" (PDF). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Koror State Flag". Pacific Digital Library. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Facts About The Koror State Flag". Koror State Government. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Koror, Palau". CRW Flags. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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