flag of Papua New Guinea
Also known as Papua New Guinea flag
national flag of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea
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The flag of Papua New Guinea is the official national symbol of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. It represents the country's identity and sovereignty on the international stage.
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- Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
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- National flag of Papua New Guinea
- inception
- 1971-07-01
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PNG flag flying The flag of Papua New Guinea was adopted on 1 July 1971. In the hoist, it depicts the Southern Cross; in the fly, a Raggiana bird-of-paradise is silhouetted.
Red and black have long been traditional colours of many Papua New Guinean tribes. Black-white-red was the colour of the German Empire flag, which had colonised New Guinea prior to 1918. The bird-of-paradise is also found on the national coat-of-arms. The Southern Cross is a common symbol on the flags of countries in the Southern Hemisphere, where the constellation can be seen.