North Solomons Province (Papua New Guinea)

Bougainville

Last modified: 2002-10-05 by santiago dotor
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by Mark Sensen

• Description
• Bougainville / North Solomons / Republic of Mekamui

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• Papua New Guinea
• Solomon Islands

Bougainville has a blue flag with a black disk surrounded by white and green triangles within a thin white circle. In the disk there is a red and white device. The ratio is unknown. Source: Flagmakers catalogue.

Zeljko Heimer, 4 July 1996

In the Flags of Paradise 1996 chart, North Solomons (Bougainville) appears similar to that shown above, but with a much smaller, centered emblem.

Ivan Sache (?)

The "device" in the centre of the Bougainville flag is a woven head dress. It is worn by young men in the north of the Island as an expression of their entry into manhood.

Kevin Morris, 20 May 1999

North Solomons: A blue background (for the sea) surrounds a white outer ring (shell), an inner ring with green triangles (islands), a black circle (for the colour of the people), and a red and white upei (traditional male initiation hat).

David Cohen, 3 August 1999

Between 28 and 31 July 1998 in a meeting, was adopted a new flag for the Republic of Mekamui (known as North Solomon or Bougainville