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==Description== |
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The blue background represents the ocean and the golden moon represents the new government.<ref name="Kororgov"/> The six stars represent the six hamlets of Koror State with the larger star in the middle representing the union of the NgaraMeketii and RubekulKeldeu.<ref name="Kororgov">{{Cite web |date=|title=Facts About The Koror State Flag |url= https://www.kororstategov.com/ |access-date=15 July 2021|website=Koror State Government}}</ref> The traditional house is on a foundation of ten stones symbolic of the ten traditional chiefs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=|title= Koror, Palau |url= https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/pw-koro.html |
The blue background represents the ocean and the golden moon represents the new government.<ref name="Kororgov"/> The six stars represent the six hamlets of Koror State with the larger star in the middle representing the union of the NgaraMeketii and RubekulKeldeu.<ref name="Kororgov">{{Cite web |date=|title=Facts About The Koror State Flag |url= https://www.kororstategov.com/ |access-date=15 July 2021|website=Koror State Government}}</ref> The traditional house is on a foundation of ten stones symbolic of the ten traditional chiefs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=|title= Koror, Palau |url= https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/pw-koro.html |access-date=15 July 2021|website=CRW Flags}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:11, 16 July 2021
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| Proportion | 3:5 |
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| Adopted | 25 July 1997 |
| Design | A dark blue field with a crescent moon, seven stars and an abai[a] on top of ten stones |
The flag of Koror was approved on 10 July 1997 by Ibedul Gibbons and was officially adopted on 25 July 1997.[1]
Description
The blue background represents the ocean and the golden moon represents the new government.[2] The six stars represent the six hamlets of Koror State with the larger star in the middle representing the union of the NgaraMeketii and RubekulKeldeu.[2] The traditional house is on a foundation of ten stones symbolic of the ten traditional chiefs.[3]
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References
- ^ "FIFTH KOROR STATE LEGISLATURE FOURTH REGULAR SESSION, JANUARY - JUNE 1997" (PDF). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Facts About The Koror State Flag". Koror State Government. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Koror, Palau". CRW Flags. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Abai". Palauan Language Online. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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