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Flag of Easter Island

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Easter Island
Proportion5:8
Adopted9 May 2006
DesignA white flag with a red reimiro in the centre
UseFormer flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Proportion3:4
Adopted13th century
DesignOriginal 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