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Africa

Mauritius

Ratio: 2:3 Adopted: January 9, 1968 Usage: National

Red reflects
independence
Blue is the color of
the Indian Ocean
Yellow symbolizes
a bright future

Green recalls the lush
vegetation of the island

Africa
Mauritius was taken over by Britain from France
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in 1810. The colony achieved independence in
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1968 and became a republic in 1992.
The flag was designed by the attributes of the island. In the
College of Arms in Britain prior lower right quarter is a key and on
to independence, and is a simple the left-hand side is a white star,
statement of the colors found in the which are referred to in the Latin
coat of arms. motto, “Stella Clavisque Maris Indici”
(“The star and the key of the Indian
MAURITIUS’S COAT OF ARMS Ocean”). The supporters are a dodo
The coat of arms was granted on and a deer each holding a sugar
August 25, 1906, and depicts various cane, the island’s staple crop.
ARMS OF MAURITIUS
A dodo, extinct since
the 18th century A deer
A ship symbolizing Palm trees represent the
colonization country’s tropical vegetation
The star and key are The national motto—“The
referred to in the motto star and the key of the
Indian Ocean”

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