Flag of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Description
- Field divided diagonally from upper hoist to lower fly: red upper-fly with a yellow Raggiana bird-of-paradise, black lower-hoist with five white stars of the Southern Cross
- Adopted on 1 July 1971 and retained at independence on 16 September 1975
Trivia
- Designed by 15-year-old Susan Karike, making it one of the few national flags created by a teenager
- Red and black were the traditional colours of many Papuan tribes long before unification
- The Raggiana bird-of-paradise in flight symbolises the nation's emergence into sovereign statehood
Flag of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea adopted its flag on 1 July 1971, four years before independence from Australian administration on 16 September 1975. The design was created by 15-year-old Susan Karike, winning a national competition and making this one of the few national flags designed by a teenager.
The flag is divided diagonally from the upper hoist to the lower fly. The red upper-fly triangle bears a soaring yellow Raggiana bird-of-paradise, Papua New Guinea's national bird, while the black lower-hoist triangle displays five white stars forming the Southern Cross. Red and black were the traditional colours of many coastal and highland peoples long before unification, and the bird in flight symbolises the nation's emergence into independent statehood in the South Pacific.
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