This is a gallery of national flags of Oceania .
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1908 – | Flag of Australia See also: List of Australian flags | A British Blue Ensign defaced with the seven-point Commonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter and the five stars of the Southern Cross in the fly half. | |
1970 – | Flag of Fiji See also: List of Fijian flags | A cyan British Blue Ensign defaced with the shield of Fiji's Coat of Arms in the fly half. | |
1979 – | Flag of Kiribati | ||
1979 – | Flag of the Marshall Islands | ||
1978 – | Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia | ||
1968 – | Flag of Nauru See also: List of Nauruan flags | ||
1902 – | Flag of New Zealand See also: List of New Zealand flags | A British Blue Ensign defaced with four stars of the Southern Cross in the fly half. | |
1981 – | Flag of Palau See also: List of Palauan flags | ||
1971 – | Flag of Papua New Guinea See also: List of Papua New Guinean flags | ||
1962 – | Flag of Samoa See also: List of Samoan flags | ||
1977 – | Flag of Solomon Islands | ||
1875 – | Flag of Tonga | ||
1997 – | Flag of Tuvalu | A cyan British Blue Ensign defaced with stars that represent the nine islands which comprise Tuvalu in the fly half. | |
1980 – | Flag of Vanuatu See also: List of Vanuatuan flags |
Flag | Date | Use | State (status) | Description |
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1960 – | Flag of American Samoa | United States (unincorporated and unorganized territory) | ||
2002 – | Flag of Christmas Island | Australia (external territory) | ||
2004 – | Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Australia (external territory) | ||
2006 – | Flag of Easter Island | Chile (special territory) | ||
1984 – | Flag of French Polynesia | France (overseas country and collectivity) | ||
1948 – | Flag of Guam | United States (unincorporated and organized territory) | ||
2010 – | Flags of New Caledonia | France (sui generis collectivity) | ||
1979 – | Flag of Norfolk Island | Australia (external territory) | ||
1948 – | Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands | United States (commonwealth) | ||
1984 – | Flag of the Pitcairn Islands | United Kingdom (overseas territory) | A British Blue Ensign with the Pitcairn coat of arms defaced on the fly. | |
2009 – | Flag of Tokelau | New Zealand (dependent territory) | ||
1976 – | Flag of Wake Island (unofficial) | United States (minor outlying island) | ||
1794 – | Flag of Wallis and Futuna (unofficial) | France (overseas collectivity) | The Flag of France is used for official purposes. |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1876–present | Flag of New South Wales | A St George's Cross with four gold stars and a lion in the fly of a British blue ensign. | |
1876–present [lower-alpha 1] | Flag of Queensland | A light blue Maltese cross with a crown on a white background in the fly of a British blue ensign. | |
1904–present | Flag of South Australia | A piping shrike on a gold background in the fly of a British blue ensign. | |
1875–present | Flag of Tasmania | A red lion on a white background in the fly of a British blue ensign. | |
1877–present [lower-alpha 1] | Flag of Victoria | The Southern Cross surmounted by a crown in the fly of a British blue ensign. | |
1953–present | Flag of Western Australia | A black swan on a gold background in the fly of a British blue ensign. |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1993-present | Flag of the Australian Capital Territory | ||
1978-present | Flag of the Northern Territory |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1979 – | Flag of the Cook Islands | A British Blue Ensign, with a ring made of fifteen stars defaced on the fly. | |
1975 – | Flag of Niue |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2004 – | Flag of Otago |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Flag of Chuuk | |||
Flag of Kosrae | |||
Flag of Pohnpei | |||
Flag of Yap |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Flag of the Gambier Islands | |||
Flag of Tuamotus | |||
Flag of the Marquesas Islands | |||
Flag of the Austral Islands |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1898 – | Flag of Hawaii |
Flags of cities with over 1 million inhabitants.
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1901 –1903 | Flag of Australia | ||
1903 –1908 | Flag of Australia | ||
1867 –1869 | Flag of the Kingdom of Bau | ||
1893 –1901 | Flag of the Cook Islands Federation | ||
1973 –1979 | Flag of the Cook Islands | ||
1865 –1867 | Flag of the Confederacy of Independent Kingdoms of Fiji | ||
1871 –1874 | Flag of the Kingdom of Fiji | ||
1877 –1883 | Flag of the Colony of Fiji | ||
1883 –1903 | Flag of the Colony of Fiji | ||
1903 –1908 | Flag of the Colony of Fiji | ||
1908 –1924 | Flag of the Colony of Fiji | ||
1924 –1970 | Flag of the Colony of Fiji | ||
1869 –1871 | Flag of the Confederation of Lau | ||
1906 –1953 | Flag of the British New Hebrides | ||
1953 –1980 | Flag of the British New Hebrides | ||
1867 –1870 | Flag of the Colony of New South Wales | ||
1870 –1876 | Flag of the Colony of New South Wales | ||
1835 –1840 | Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand | ||
1870 –1876 | Flag of the Colony of Queensland | ||
1858 –1888 | Flag of the Kingdom of Rarotonga | ||
1888 –1893 | Flag of the Kingdom of Rarotonga | ||
1906 –1947 | Flag of the British Solomon Islands | ||
1947 –1956 | Flag of the British Solomon Islands | ||
1956 –1966 | Flag of the British Solomon Islands | ||
1966 –1977 | Flag of the British Solomon Islands | ||
1870 –1876 | Flag of the Colony of South Australia | ||
1876 –1901 | Flag of the Colony of South Australia | Remained in use as the state flag from 1901–1904. | |
1875 | Flag of the Colony of Tasmania | ||
1976 –1978 | Flag of the Colony of Tuvalu | ||
1978 –1995 | Flag of Tuvalu | ||
1995 | Flag of Tuvalu | ||
1996 –1997 | Flag of Tuvalu | ||
1870 –1877 | Flag of the Colony of Victoria | ||
1877 | Flag of the Colony of Victoria | ||
1877 –1901 | Flag of the Colony of Victoria | ||
1870 –1901 | Flag of the Colony of Western Australia | Remained in use as the state flag from 1901–1953. |
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