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This is a list of
flags used in
Mauritius .
National flag
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1968–present
Flag of Mauritius
Four horizontal bands of red, blue, yellow and green. Red represents the struggle for freedom and independence. Blue represents the Indian Ocean, in the middle of which Mauritius is situated. Yellow represents the new light of independence. Green represents the agriculture of Mauritius and its colour throughout the 12 months of the year.
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Presidential flag
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1992–present
Standard of the
president of Mauritius
The flag of Mauritius defaced in the centre with a white circle containing the
coat of arms of Mauritius over two curved golden laurel leaves and the letters "RM" (Republic of Mauritius) in gold.
[5]
Ensigns
Flag
Date
Use
Description
Unknown–present
Civil Ensign of Mauritius
A red field with the flag of Mauritius in the canton and a white circle containing the Mauritian coat of arms in the fly.
Unknown–present
Government Ensign of Mauritius
A blue field with the flag of Mauritius in the canton and the Mauritian coat of arms in the fly.
1974–present
Naval Ensign of Mauritius
A design of red, white, and blue vertical stripes of unequal widths defaced by a central anchor/key emblem.
Subnational flags
Flag
Date
Use
Description
Flag of
Port Louis
A banner of the coat of arms of Port Louis. Four white anchors and five gold
fleur-de-lis arranged on a field of dark blue.
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Flag of
Quatre Bornes
The coat of arms of Quatre Bornes on a white field.
Flag of
Rodrigues
The coat of arms of Rodrigues on a white field surrounded by a border of red, blue, yellow and green.
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Historical flags
Colonial flags
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1923 - 1968
Flag of
British Mauritius
A blue British ensign with the Mauritian coat of arms in the fly.
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1906 - 1923
Flag of British Mauritius
A blue British ensign with the Mauritian coat of arms on a white disc in the fly.
[9]
1869 - 1906
Flag of British Mauritius
A blue British ensign with the 1869 arms of Mauritius on a white disc in the fly.
[10]
1810 - 1869
Flag of British Mauritius
The
Union Flag of the
United Kingdom .
1794 - 1810
Flag of
French Mauritius
A vertical tricolour of blue, white and red.
1790 - 1794
Flag of French Mauritius
A vertical
tricolour of red, white and blue.
1715 - 1792
Flag of French Mauritius
a white field with several
Fleur de lis .
1652 - 1672
Flag of
Dutch Mauritius
A horizontal triband of
red , white and blue.
1598 - 1710
Flag of Dutch Mauritius
A horizontal
triband of
orange ,
white and
blue .
1578 - 1598
Flag of
Portuguese Mauritius
a white banner with the coat of arms in the center.
1521 - 1578
Flag of Portuguese Mauritius
a white banner with the coat of arms in the center.
1511 - 1521
Flag of Portuguese Mauritius
a white banner with the coat of arms in the center.
Royal flags
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1968 - 1992
Royal Standard of
Mauritius
A banner of the coat of arms of Mauritius defaced in the centre with a royal cypher of Queen
Elizabeth II
1837 - 1968
Royal Standard of the
United Kingdom
A banner of the Queen's Arms, the
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
1816 - 1837
Royal Standard of the United Kingdom
The Royal Arms after Hanover had become a kingdom
1810 - 1816
Royal Standard of the United Kingdom
A banner of the Royal Arms from the creation of the United Kingdom on 1 January 1801; first and fourth quarters for England and Wales, second Scotland, third Ireland, with an
inescutcheon for the Electorate of
Hanover
1804 - 1810
Imperial Standard of the
First French Empire
a white banner with red and blue borders and a eagle in the center, symbol of
Napoleon Bonaparte
1715 -1792
Royal Standard of the
Kingdom of France
a white banner with several
Fleur de Lis with the royal coat of arms in the center
1715
Royal Standard of The French King
Louis XIV
a white banner with the royal coat of arms in the center
Viceregal flags
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1968 - 1992
Flag of the
governor-general of Mauritius
A dark blue field featuring a
St. Edward's Crown surmounted by a crowned lion, over the word "MAURITIUS" on a yellow scroll.
[11]
1906 - 1968
Flag of the
governor of Mauritius
A Union Jack defaced in the centre with the coat of arms of Mauritius on a white disc surrounded by a laurel wreath.
[12]
1869 - 1906
Flag of the governor of Mauritius
A Union Jack defaced in the centre with the 1869 arms of Mauritius on a white disc surrounded by a laurel wreath.
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