List of Micronesian flags

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This is a list of flags associated with the Federated States of Micronesia.

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National flags

FlagDurationUseDescription
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg 1978–present Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia A flag in a 10:19 featuring four stars, arranged in a circle, on a blue field. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Flags of the States of Micronesia

FlagDurationUseDescription
Flag of Chuuk.svg 1997–presentFlag of Chuuk State
Flag of Kosrae.svg 1981–presentFlag of Kosrae
Flag of Pohnpei.svg 1992–presentFlag of Pohnpei State A flag featuring a wreath of coconut leaves with six stars and a sakau cup in the middle, on a blue field.
Flag of Yap.svg 1980–presentFlag of Yap State

Flags of municipalities of Micronesia

Chuuk State

FlagDurationUseDescription
Link to file Flag of Kuttu A white flag with a seal as the charge.
Link to file Flag of Houk A blue field with the municipal seal. Below it is the motto "Prosperity Through Unity" in green capital letters.
Link to file 6 June 2011–presentFlag of Moch A light blue field with the municipal seal as the charge. A column of three white five-pointed stars representing Moch's villages are to the left, and a column of five representing its clans are to the right. [5]
Link to file Flag of Tonoas A light blue vertical flag with a large, white five-pointed star. Above it is a green witiwit (Ptilinopus porphyraceus) carrying a streamer in its beak reading "e koi epwe saram epwe raan" ("calling for the light to shine on the land"), which is a phrase in the itang secret language. Below the star the year 2002 is inscribed. [6]
Link to file Flag of Tsis A green field with an emblem in the charge.
Link to file Flag of Udot
Weno flag.gif Flag of Weno

Kosrae

FlagDurationUseDescription
Flag of Tafunsak, Kosrae, FM.svg Flag of Tafunsak

Pohnpei State

FlagDurationUseDescription
Flag of Kitti, Pohnpei.gif Flag of Kitti
Flag of Kolonia.svg Flag of Kolonia A red-white-green triband with a blue canton containing seven white five-pointed stars.
Flag of Madolenihmw.gif Flag of Madolenihmw
Flag of Mwoakilloa.svg Flag of Mwoakilloa
Flag of Nett.svg Flag of Nett Nine stripes alternating between purple and white and a light blue canton, in which nine white stars are arranged in a circle.
Flag of Nukuoro.svg Flag of Nukuoro A blue field with three white five-pointed stars arranged in a triangle.
Flag of Pingelap, Phonpei, Federated States of Micronesia.png Flag of Pingelap Four rows, yellow, blue, red and white in order, with an emblem in the canton.
Flag of Sokehs.gif Flag of Sokehs
Flag of U, Micronesia.svg Flag of U A wreath encompassing five white stars on a blue field.

Flags of villages of Micronesia

Chuuk State

FlagDurationUseDescription
Flag of Sapuk.svg Flag of Sapuk, Weno A green field with a circle of fourteen white irregular stars.

Historical flags

FlagDurationUseDescription
Flag of the Governor of the South Pacific Mandate.svg 1919–1947Flag of the Governor of the South Seas Mandate
Flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.svg 1965–1980s Flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands [7]

Pohnpei State

FlagDurationUseDescription
Flag of Pohnpei (1977-1992).svg 1977-1992Flag of Pohnpei State

Shipping companies

FlagDurationUseDescription
FSM Line.svg House flag of the FSM line, subsidiary of Kyowa Kisen

References

  1. Complete flags of the world (Rev. & updated 5th ed.). London: DK Pub. 2008. p. 229. ISBN   978-0-7566-4115-3.
  2. Meller, Norman (1972). "The Congress of Micronesia, A Unifying and Modernizing Force" (PDF). USAID. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. Whitney Smith (2001). Flag lore of all nations. Millbrook Press. p. 64. ISBN   978-0-7613-1753-1.
  4. "Chapter 5: Flag". Legal Information System of the Federated States of Micronesia. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  5. Lupant, Michel R. (2011). "From the Trust Territory of the Pacific to the Federated States of Micronesia". In Guenter, Scot M.; Kaye, Edward B. (eds.). Proceedings of the 24th International Congress of Vexillology. North American Vexillological Association. pp. 691–739. ASIN   B009AP0PJM.
  6. Wentworth, Larry (March 2019). Knowlton, Steven A. (ed.). "Municipal Flags of the Federated States of Micronesia" (pdf). Vexillum. No. 5. North American Vexillological Association. p. 23. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  7. Meller, Norman (1972). "The Congress of Micronesia, A Unifying and Modernizing Force" (PDF). USAID. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

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