The actual flag of Mauritius has been adopted since
the independence of Mauritius which was on the 12
March 1968. In 1992 of the same date Mauritius
Island became a Republic. The flag of Mauritius
consists of four horizontal stripes, all four of
equal width. The colours start as from top with red,
blue, yellow and the last colour at the bottom is
green. The red colour was chosen for freedom and
independence. The blue colour was chosen for the blue
sea of the Indian Ocean in which Mauritius Island is
located. The yellow colour was chosen for sunshine
and new light of independence. The green was chosen
for the agriculture of Mauritius.
The civil ensign of
Mauritius has also its own flag which is used for
private vessels; the flag has a red background with
on the left top side the Mauritian flag and on the
right side in the middle a white circle with the
coat of arms of Mauritius.
The government ensign
flag used for state vessels has a blue background
with at the top left the Mauritian flag and on the
right side in the middle the coat of arms of
Mauritius.
The naval ensign of
Mauritius which is used by the coast guards has a
flag with a completely different design, it consists
of blue, white and red stripes of unequal width and
in the centre of the flag you can observe an anchor
and key emblem.
There has been before this actual flag others which
were in use in the country. Mauritius was before
1968 under the rule of British and French. From 1718
to 1810 Mauritius was under the French colony and
was known at this time as Ile de France. As from
1810 Mauritius was ruled by the British colony. But
before the French ruled over Mauritius the Dutch
were on the island from 1638 to 1710 but they were
no power governing the island.
Mauritius has been named after the Prince Maurice de
Nassau, who was the Stadholder (the person
representing a country) of Netherlands; in Dutch
Maurice is written “Maurits”.
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