Flag of Christmas Island

Flag of Christmas Island

Infobox flag
Name = Christmas Island
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Use = 110110
Symbol =
Proportion = 1:2
Adoption = January 26, 2002
Design = Blue/green diagonal bicolour charged with a southern cross of four seven-pointed white stars and one smaller five-pointed white star on the blue half, a Golden Bosun bird in gold on the green half, and a gold circle in the centre containing the shape of the island in green
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The flag of Christmas Island was unofficially adopted in 1986 after being chosen the winner in a competition for a flag for the territory. It was designed by Tony Couch of Sydney, Australia. The flag was made official on Australia Day, 2002 when the administrator of the territory, Bill Taylor, presented the flag to the Christmas Island Shire.

ymbolism

The blue field represents the sea that surrounds the island while the green field represents the lush vegetation of the island itself. The southern cross appears in the blue field, representing Christmas Island's connection with Australia as well as its location in the southern hemisphere. The bird is a Golden Bosun, native to the island. The yellow disc represents the island's history in phosphate mining. Finally, there is a map of the island in the centre of the disc.

External links

* [http://hoshie.mozfaq.org/Xmas-island-flag.pdf Article from "The Islander", issue no. 245, 1 February 2002]
* [http://www.ausflag.com.au/flags/ci.html "Christmas Island"] at "Ausflag"
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