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Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Flag

The flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands was created in 2003 and adopted on 6 April 2004.[2] It was designed by territory resident Mohammed Minkom, who won a design contest as a teenager.[1]

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Design

The flag consists of a green field with a palm tree on a gold disc in the canton, a gold crescent moon in the centre of the flag and a gold southern cross in the fly. The palm tree represents the islands' tropical flora; the colours are Australia's national colours; the crescent represents Islam, the religion of the Cocos Malays who make up a majority of the islands' population; and the Southern Cross is a symbol of Australia and the Southern Hemisphere.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "When there was trouble in paradise". ABC News. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  2. [2]
    Cahoon, Ben (2017). "Cocos (Keeling) Islands". WorldStatesmen. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Cocos (Keeling) Islands". FlagSpot. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
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