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Flag Guam, in 36 editions.
The entry for Guam 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 1990 and 1991.
- dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides;
- centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters
dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
- territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides;
- centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters;
- US flag is the national flag
territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides;
centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach
scene, outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM
superimposed in bold red letters letters; US flag is the national flag
- territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides;
- centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters;
- US flag is the national flag
territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides;
sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse
containing a beach
with the word GUAM
national flag
- territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides;
- centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters;
- US flag is the national flag
territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four
four sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse
containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree
with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters; US flag is the
national flag
- territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides;
- centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters;
- US flag is the national flag
territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all
all four sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse
ellipse containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail, and a
palm tree
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The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Published as “Flag description”
- territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides;
- centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters;
- US flag is the national flag
territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red
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vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail,
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US flag is the national flag
Published as “Flag description”
- territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides;
- centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters;
- US flag is the national flag
territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red
border on all four sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed,
vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail,
sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters;
letters; US flag is the national flag
The same text in 10 editions, 2000 to 2009.
Published as “Flag description”
- territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides;
- centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters;
- US flag is the national flag
territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red
The same text in 5 editions, 2010 to 2014.
Published as “Flag description”
- territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides;
- centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, a proa or outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters;
- the proa is sailing in Agana Bay with the promontory of Punta Dos Amantes, near the capital, in the background;
- blue represents the sea and red the blood shed in the struggle against oppression
note: the US flag is the national flag
territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, a proa or outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters; the proa is sailing in Agana Bay with the promontory of Punta Dos Amantes, near the capital, in the background; blue represents the sea and red the blood shed in the struggle against oppression
note:
the US flag is the national flag
The same text in 8 editions, 2015 to 2022.
Published as “Flag description”
- territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides;
- centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, a proa or outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters;
- the proa is sailing in Agana Bay with the promontory of Punta Dos Amantes, near the capital, in the background;
- the shape of the central emblem is that of a Chamorro sling stone, used as a weapon for defense or hunting;
- blue represents the sea and red the blood shed in the struggle against oppression
note: the US flag is the national flag
territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, a proa or outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters; the proa is sailing in Agana Bay with the promontory of Punta Dos Amantes, near the capital, in the background; the shape of the central emblem is that of a Chamorro sling stone, used as a weapon for defense or hunting; blue represents the sea and red the blood shed in the struggle against oppression
note:
The same text in 2023 and 2024.
Published as “Flag description”
- territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides;
- centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, a proa or outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters;
- the proa is sailing in Agana Bay with the promontory of Puntan Dos Amantes, near the capital, in the background;
- the shape of the central emblem is that of a Chamorro sling stone, used as a weapon for defense or hunting;
- blue represents the sea and red the blood shed in the struggle against oppression
note: the US flag is the national flag
territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, a proa or outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters; the proa is sailing in Agana Bay with the promontory of Punta Puntan Dos Amantes, near the capital, in the background; the shape of the central emblem is that of a Chamorro sling stone, used as a weapon for defense or hunting; blue represents the sea and red the blood shed in the struggle against oppression
note: the US flag is the national flag
- description:
- territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides;
- centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, a proa ( outrigger canoe with sail), and a palm tree;
- the word GUAM in red is centered in the ellipse;
- the proa is sailing in Agana Bay with the promontory of Puntan Dos Amantes in the background
- meaning:
- blue stands for the sea and red for the blood shed in the fight against oppression;
- the central emblem is shaped like a Chamorro sling stone (a weapon for defense or hunting)
note: the US flag is the national flag
description: territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, a proa or ( outrigger canoe with sail, sail), and a palm tree with tree; the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters; is centered in the ellipse; the proa is sailing in Agana Bay with the promontory of Puntan Dos Amantes, near the capital, Amantes in the background; background
meaning: blue stands for the shape of sea and red for the blood shed in the fight against oppression; the central emblem is that of shaped like a Chamorro sling stone, used as a stone (a weapon for defense or hunting; blue represents the sea and red the blood shed in the struggle against oppression hunting)
note: the US flag is the national flag
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Guam: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/guam/flag.