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Australasia and Oceania

Fiji

Ratio: 1:2 Adopted: October 10, 1970 Usage: National and Civil

The Union The design is
Jack denotes based on
the historical the British
links with Blue Ensign
Great Britain

The blue field represents
the Pacific Ocean

Fiji became part of the British Empire in 1874, and
an independent nation with dominion status
within the Commonwealth in 1970.

The flag was adopted in 1970, when ARMS OF FIJI
Fiji achieved independence. Its bright The shield is derived from the
blue background symbolizes the country’s official coat of arms, which
Pacific Ocean, which plays an was originally granted by Royal
important part in the lives of the Warrant in 1908. The images
islanders, both in terms of the fishing depicted on the shield represent
industry, and the burgeoning tourist agricultural activities on the islands,
trade. The Union Jack reflects the and the historical associations with
country’s links with Great Britain. Great Britain.

ARMS OF FIJI
On the chief, a British
The first quarter shows lion holds a coconut
sugar cane, the second a between its paws
coconut palm, the third
a dove of peace, and the The coat of arms was granted
fourth a bunch of bananas in 1908. It is a white shield,
with a red cross and a red chief
(the upper third of a shield)

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