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Flag Seychelles, in 36 editions.

The entry for Seychelles published Flag in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 10 editions. Each is shown as published. Flag in every entry.

editions changed the text
10
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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2011 edition

Same as 2010

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The same text in 8 editions, 2010 to 2017.

Published as “Flag description”

  • five oblique bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, red, white, and green (bottom) radiating from the bottom of the hoist side;
  • the oblique bands are meant to symbolize a dynamic new country moving into the future;
  • blue represents sky and sea, yellow the sun giving light and life, red the peoples' determination to work for the future in unity and love, white social justice and harmony, green the land and natural environment

Rewritten: too little of the 2009 text remains to mark the changes.
five oblique bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, red, white, and green (bottom) radiating from the bottom of the hoist side; the oblique bands are meant to symbolize a dynamic new country moving into the future; blue represents sky and sea, yellow the sun giving light and life, red the peoples' determination to work for the future in unity and love, white social justice and harmony, green the land and natural environment

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Seychelles: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/seychelles/flag.

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