Flag of Easter Island

Easter Island
Proportion 5:8
Adopted 9 May 2006
Relinquished 1899
Design A white flag with a red reimiro in the centre
Variant flag of Easter Island
Use Former flag
Proportion 3:4
Adopted 13th century
Design A white flag with a red reimiro in the centre and four black Tangata manu (bird-man) figures in each corner

The flag of Easter Island (also known as Rapa Nui or Isla de Pascua) was adopted on 9 May 2006. It is a white flag with a red reimiro (a wooden pectoral ornament once worn by the people of Rapa Nui) in the center.[1]

History

The original flag of Easter Island was first flown in the 13th century, and has the distinction of four black Tangata manu (bird-man) figures at each corner of the flag.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "@Rapa Nui people (Chile)". Crwflags.com. 2016-04-30. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  2. ↑ "Easter Island Flags". Worldatlas.com. Retrieved 2016-06-04.


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