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This is a list of flags used in Mauritius .
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1968–present
Flag of Mauritius
Four horizontal bands of red, blue, yellow and green. Red represents the struggle for freedom and independence. Blue represents the Indian Ocean, in the middle of which Mauritius is situated. Yellow represents the new light of independence. Green represents the agriculture of Mauritius and its colour throughout the 12 months of the year.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1992–present
Standard of the president of Mauritius
The flag of Mauritius defaced in the centre with a white circle containing the coat of arms of Mauritius over two curved golden laurel leaves and the letters "RM" (Republic of Mauritius) in gold.[ 5]
Flag
Date
Use
Description
Unknown–present
Civil Ensign of Mauritius
A red field with the flag of Mauritius in the canton and a white circle containing the Mauritian coat of arms in the fly.
Unknown–present
Government Ensign of Mauritius
A blue field with the flag of Mauritius in the canton and the Mauritian coat of arms in the fly.
1974–present
Naval Ensign of Mauritius
A design of red, white, and blue vertical stripes of unequal widths defaced by a central anchor/key emblem.
Flag
Date
Use
Description
Flag of Port Louis
A banner of the coat of arms of Port Louis. Four white anchors and five gold fleur-de-lis arranged on a field of dark blue.[ 6]
Flag of Curepipe
The coat of arms of Curepipe.
Flag of Quatre Bornes
The coat of arms of Quatre Bornes on a white field.
Flag of Rodrigues
The coat of arms of Rodrigues on a white field surrounded by a border of red, blue, yellow and green.[ 7]
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1923 - 1968
Flag of British Mauritius
A blue British ensign with the Mauritian coat of arms in the fly.[ 8]
1906 - 1923
Flag of British Mauritius
A blue British ensign with the Mauritian coat of arms on a white disc in the fly.[ 9]
1869 - 1906
Flag of British Mauritius
A blue British ensign with the 1869 arms of Mauritius on a white disc in the fly.[ 10]
1810 - 1869
Flag of British Mauritius
The Union Flag of the United Kingdom .
1794 - 1810
Flag of French Mauritius
A vertical tricolour of blue, white and red.
1790 - 1794
Flag of French Mauritius
A vertical tricolour of red, white and blue.
1715 - 1792
Flag of French Mauritius
a white field with several Fleur de lis .
1652 - 1672
Flag of Dutch Mauritius
A horizontal triband of red , white and blue.
1598 - 1710
Flag of Dutch Mauritius
A horizontal triband of orange , white and blue .
1578 - 1598
Flag of Portuguese Mauritius
a white banner with the coat of arms in the center.
1521 - 1578
Flag of Portuguese Mauritius
a white banner with the coat of arms in the center.
1511 - 1521
Flag of Portuguese Mauritius
a white banner with the coat of arms in the center.
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1968 - 1992
Royal Standard of Mauritius
A banner of the coat of arms of Mauritius defaced in the centre with a royal cypher of Queen Elizabeth II
1837 - 1968
Royal Standard of the United Kingdom
A banner of the Queen's Arms, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
1816 - 1837
Royal Standard of the United Kingdom
The Royal Arms after Hanover had become a kingdom
1810 - 1816
Royal Standard of the United Kingdom
A banner of the Royal Arms from the creation of the United Kingdom on 1 January 1801; first and fourth quarters for England and Wales, second Scotland, third Ireland, with an inescutcheon for the Electorate of Hanover
1804 - 1810
Imperial Standard of the First French Empire
a white banner with red and blue borders and a eagle in the center, symbol of Napoleon Bonaparte
1715 -1792
Royal Standard of the Kingdom of France
a white banner with several Fleur de Lis with the royal coat of arms in the center
1715
Royal Standard of The French King Louis XIV
a white banner with the royal coat of arms in the center
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1968 - 1992
Flag of the governor-general of Mauritius
A dark blue field featuring a St. Edward's Crown surmounted by a crowned lion, over the word "MAURITIUS" on a yellow scroll.[ 11]
1906 - 1968
Flag of the governor of Mauritius
A Union Jack defaced in the centre with the coat of arms of Mauritius on a white disc surrounded by a laurel wreath.[ 12]
1869 - 1906
Flag of the governor of Mauritius
A Union Jack defaced in the centre with the 1869 arms of Mauritius on a white disc surrounded by a laurel wreath.[ 13]
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