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Flag Reunion, in 17 editions.

The entry for Reunion published Flag in 17 editions of 17, from 1990 to 2006. The text changed in 1 edition. Each is shown as published. Flag in every entry.

edition changed the text
1
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2006

Published as “Flag” (1990 to 1996) and “Flag description” (1997 to 2006).

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2006

Rewritten since 2005
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Published as “Flag description”

  • unofficial, local flag designed to emphasize solidarity among the people of Reunion;
  • the field is divided vertically with three narrow stripes of blue, white, and red along the hoist edge representing the French national flag;
  • the remainder of the field is divided diagonally into four triangles colored (clockwise from the hoist side) blue, golden yellow, red, and green;
  • in the center, the apexes of the triangles are surmounted by a white disk;
  • the only official flag is the national flag of France

Rewritten: too little of the 2005 text remains to mark the changes.
unofficial, local flag designed to emphasize solidarity among the people of Reunion; the field is divided vertically with three narrow stripes of blue, white, and red along the hoist edge representing the French national flag; the remainder of the field is divided diagonally into four triangles colored (clockwise from the hoist side) blue, golden yellow, red, and green; in the center, the apexes of the triangles are surmounted by a white disk; the only official flag is the national flag of France

Central Intelligence Agency. “Reunion: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1990–2006 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/reunion/flag.

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