Flag History | the leaves symbolize peace and their 39 fronds represent the 39 members of the Representative Assembly. The boars tusk is a symbol of prosperity. The black represents the people and the rich soil, the yellow symbolizes peace and the light of Christianity, the green represents the island and the red is a symbol of the unity of the Vanuatu people. |
Flag Date of Adoption | 18 February 1980 |
Flag Symbolism | two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) all separated by a black-edged yellow stripe in the shape of a horizontal Y (the two points of the Y face the hoist side and enclose the triangle); centered in the triangle is a boar's tusk encircling two crossed namele leaves, all in yellow |