Palau

Republic of Palau, Belu u era Belau

Last modified: 2005-08-11 by rob raeside
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3:5 by  Zeljko Heimer, 12 September 2002

Flag adopted 1 January 1981, coat of arms adopted 1 January 1981

In this page:

• Description of the flag
• Construction sheet
• Presidential flag
• Before independence
• State Flags

See also:

• Clickable map of Palau
• Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

Description of the flag

The flag was adopted in October 1980 when the islands became internally self-governing and proclaimed Republic on 01 January 1981. The disk represents the moon as a symbol of national unity and destiny. The blue field is supposed to represent the independence.
Nathan Augustine and Zeljko Heimer, 13 December 1995

Based on Album des Pavillons and Ultimate Pocket Flags of the World the flag of Palau is:

• proportion is 5:8
• disc diameter is 6/10 the flag width
• shift of the disc towards hoist is defined by an imaginary vertical line tangent to the left of the disc and placed at 1/4 of the flag length
• field colour is a blue not easy to define, my two sources differ in brightness.

Moreover, according to Ultimate Pocket Flags of the World, Palau has no coat of arms but only a seal. "The seal is not coloured. It depicts a traditional Paluan triangular hut, above the date of adoption. This is surrounded by the title of the state."

And the full name of the state is "Republic of