Back Vlag van Samoa Afrikaans علم ساموا Arabic علم ساموا ARZ Сцяг Самоа Byelorussian Национално знаме на Самоа Bulgarian সামোয়ার ফিরালহান BPY Zastava Samoe BS Bandera de Samoa Catalan Vlajka Samoy Czech Samoas flag Danish
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| Use | National flag and ensign |
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| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | 24 February 1949 1 January 1962 |
| Design | A red field with the blue rectangle on the upper hoist-side quadrant bearing the Southern Cross of four white larger five-pointed stars and the smaller star in the center. |
| Designed by | Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole and Malietoa Tanumafili II[1][2] |
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The flag of Samoa (Samoan: fu‘a o Sāmoa) was first adopted from 24 February 1949, for UN Trusteeships, and continuously applied for the state's independence on 1 January 1962. It consists of a red field with a blue rectangle in the canton. The blue rectangle bears the Southern Cross: four large white stars and one smaller star. It makes a total of five white stars.[3][4]
The flag is officially defined by the Official Flag and National Anthem of Samoa Act 1994.[5] When it is being raised or lowered in public, people and vehicles must stop and remain stationary until the performance is complete.[6] Those who deface the flag or who wilfully insult it can be imprisoned for up to six months.[7]
- ^ "A brief history of Sāmoan flags: 'Uniting under what colonisers brought to us', says academic". RNZ. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Samoa PM opposes flag change proposal". RNZ. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
Tuilaepa said the late Head of State Malietoa Tanumafili II drew the flag and painted in the colours.
- ^ "W. Samoa's Flag Approved In NZ". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. XIX, no. 8. 1 March 1949. p. 20. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NEW FLAG FOR WESTERN SAMOA". Otago Daily Times. 26 February 1949. p. 9. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021 – via Papers past.
- ^ "Official Flag and National Anthem of Samoa Act 1994". PACLII. 28 July 1994. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ Official Flag and National Anthem of Samoa Act 1994, section 5.
- ^ Official Flag and National Anthem of Samoa Act 1994 UFO, section 7.