Flag of Koror
Appearance
Proportion | 3:5 |
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Adopted | 25 July 1997 |
Design | A dark blue field with a crescent moon, seven stars and a bai[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]
Notes
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.
- ^ "Bai/Abai". Palauan Language Online. Retrieved 15 July 2021.