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Flag French Polynesia, in 36 editions.
The entry for French Polynesia published Flag in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Flag in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 11
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Flag” (1990 to 2025) and “Flag description” (1997 to 2024).
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1997 edition
Changed since 1996The same text in 6 editions, 1990 to 1995.
the flag of France is used
the flag of France is used
- two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white band;
- centered on the white band is a disk with blue and white wave pattern on the lower half and gold and white ray pattern on the upper half;
- a stylized red, blue and white ship rides on the wave pattern;
- the French flag is used for official occasions
Rewritten: too little of the 1995 text remains to mark the changes.
two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white band;
centered on the white band is a disk with blue and white wave
pattern on the lower half and gold and white ray pattern on the
upper half; a stylized red, blue and white ship rides on the wave
pattern; the French flag is used for official occasions
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Published as “Flag description”
- two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white band;
- centered on the white band is a disk with blue and white wave pattern on the lower half and gold and white ray pattern on the upper half;
- a stylized red, blue and white ship rides on the wave pattern;
- the French flag is used for official occasions
two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white band;
band; centered on the white band is a disk with blue and white wave
pattern on the lower half and gold and white ray pattern on the
half; a stylized red, blue and white ship rides on the wave
the French flag is used for official occasions
Published as “Flag description”
- two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white band;
- centered on the white band is a disk with blue and white wave pattern on the lower half and gold and white ray pattern on the upper half;
- a stylized red, blue and white ship rides on the wave pattern;
- the French flag is used for official occasions
two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white
white band; centered on the white band is a disk with blue and white wave
wave pattern on the lower half and gold and white ray pattern on the upper
upper half; a stylized red, blue and white ship rides on the wave pattern;
pattern; the French flag is used for official occasions
The same text in 7 editions, 2000 to 2006.
Published as “Flag description”
- two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white band;
- centered on the white band is a disk with blue and white wave pattern on the lower half and gold and white ray pattern on the upper half;
- a stylized red, blue and white ship rides on the wave pattern;
- the French flag is used for official occasions
two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
Published as “Flag description”
- two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white band;
- centered on the white band is a disk with a blue and white wave pattern on the lower half and a gold and white ray pattern on the upper half;
- a stylized red, blue, and white ship rides on the wave pattern;
- the French flag is used for official occasions
two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white band; centered on the white band is a disk with a blue and white wave pattern on the lower half and a gold and white ray pattern on the upper half; a stylized red, blue blue, and white ship rides on the wave pattern; the French flag is used for official occasions
Published as “Flag description”
- two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white band;
- centered on the white band is a disk with a blue and white wave pattern on the lower half and a gold and white ray pattern on the upper half;
- a stylized red, blue, and white ship rides on the wave pattern
note: the flag of France is used for official occasions
two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white band; centered on the white band is a disk with a blue and white wave pattern on the lower half and a gold and white ray pattern on the upper half; a stylized red, blue, and white ship rides on the wave pattern; pattern
note:
the French flag of France is used for official occasions
Published as “Flag description”
- two red horizontal bands encase a wide white band in a 1:2:1 ratio;
- centered on the white band is a disk with a blue and white wave pattern depicting the sea on the lower half and a gold and white ray pattern depicting the sun on the upper half;
- a stylized red, blue, and white ship rides on the wave pattern;
- the ship has a crew of five represented by five stars that symbolize the five island groups;
- red and white are traditional Polynesian colors
note: similar to the red-white-red flag of Tahiti, the largest of the islands in French Polynesia, which has no emblem in the white band; the flag of France is used for official occasions
two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white band; band in a 1:2:1 ratio; centered on the white band is a disk with a blue and white wave pattern depicting the sea on the lower half and a gold and white ray pattern depicting the sun on the upper half; a stylized red, blue, and white ship rides on the wave pattern pattern; the ship has a crew of five represented by five stars that symbolize the five island groups; red and white are traditional Polynesian colors
note:
similar to the red-white-red flag of Tahiti, the largest of the islands in French Polynesia, which has no emblem in the white band; the flag of France is used for official occasions
The same text in 4 editions, 2011 to 2014.
Published as “Flag description”
- two red horizontal bands encase a wide white band in a 1:2:1 ratio;
- centered on the white band is a disk with a blue and white wave pattern depicting the sea on the lower half and a gold and white ray pattern depicting the sun on the upper half;
- a Polynesian canoe rides on the wave pattern;
- the canoe has a crew of five represented by five stars that symbolize the five island groups;
- red and white are traditional Polynesian colors
note: similar to the red-white-red flag of Tahiti, the largest of the islands in French Polynesia, which has no emblem in the white band; the flag of France is used for official occasions
two red horizontal bands encase a wide white band in a 1:2:1 ratio; centered on the white band is a disk with a blue and white wave pattern depicting the sea on the lower half and a gold and white ray pattern depicting the sun on the upper half; a stylized red, blue, and white ship Polynesian canoe rides on the wave pattern; the ship canoe has a crew of five represented by five stars that symbolize the five island groups; red and white are traditional Polynesian colors
note:
similar to the red-white-red flag of Tahiti, the largest of the islands in French Polynesia, which has no emblem in the white band; the flag of France is used for official occasions
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
Published as “Flag description”
- two red horizontal bands encase a wide white band in a 1:2:1 ratio;
- centered on the white band is a disk with a blue and white wave pattern depicting the sea on the lower half and a gold and white ray pattern depicting the sun on the upper half;
- a Polynesian canoe rides on the wave pattern;
- the canoe has a crew of five represented by five stars that symbolize the five island groups;
- red and white are traditional Polynesian colors
note: similar to the red-white-red flag of Tahiti, the largest of the islands in French Polynesia, which has no emblem in the white band; the flag of France is used for official occasions
two red horizontal bands encase a wide white band in a 1:2:1 ratio; centered on the white band is a disk with a blue and white wave pattern depicting the sea on the lower half and a gold and white ray pattern depicting the sun on the upper half; a Polynesian canoe rides on the wave pattern; the canoe has a crew of five represented by five stars that symbolize the five island groups; red and white are traditional Polynesian colors
note:
The same text in 8 editions, 2017 to 2024.
Published as “Flag description”
- two red horizontal bands encase a wide white band in a 1:2:1 ratio;
- centered on the white band is a disk with a blue and white wave pattern depicting the sea on the lower half and a gold and white ray pattern depicting the sun on the upper half;
- a Polynesian canoe rides on the wave pattern;
- the canoe has a crew of five represented by five stars that symbolize the five island groups;
- red and white are traditional Polynesian colors
note: identical to the red-white-red flag of Tahiti, the largest and most populous of the islands in French Polynesia, but which has no emblem in the white band; the flag of France is used for official occasions
two red horizontal bands encase a wide white band in a 1:2:1 ratio; centered on the white band is a disk with a blue and white wave pattern depicting the sea on the lower half and a gold and white ray pattern depicting the sun on the upper half; a Polynesian canoe rides on the wave pattern; the canoe has a crew of five represented by five stars that symbolize the five island groups; red and white are traditional Polynesian colors
note: similar identical to the red-white-red flag of Tahiti, the largest and most populous of the islands in French Polynesia, but which has no emblem in the white band; the flag of France is used for official occasions
- description:
- two horizontal red bands flank a wide white band in a 1:2:1 ratio;
- centered on the white band is a disk with a blue-and-white wave pattern depicting the sea on the lower half and a gold-and-white ray pattern depicting the sun on the upper half;
- a stylized red Polynesian canoe on the disk has a crew of five, represented by five stars
- meaning:
- the stars symbolize the five island groups; red and white are traditional Polynesian colors
note 1: similar to the red-white-red flag of Tahiti, the largest and most populous of the French Polynesian islands, but the Tahitian flag has no emblem on the white band
note 2: the flag of France is used for official occasions
description: two red horizontal red bands encase flank a wide white band in a 1:2:1 ratio; centered on the white band is a disk with a blue and white blue-and-white wave pattern depicting the sea on the lower half and a gold and white gold-and-white ray pattern depicting the sun on the upper half; a stylized red Polynesian canoe rides on the wave pattern; the canoe disk has a crew of five five, represented by five stars that
meaning: the stars symbolize the five island groups; red and white are traditional Polynesian colorsnote: identical note 1: similar to the red-white-red flag of Tahiti, the largest and most populous of the islands in French Polynesia, Polynesian islands, but which the Tahitian flag has no emblem in on the white band; band
note 2: the flag of France is used for official occasions
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Central Intelligence Agency. “French Polynesia: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/french-polynesia/flag.