Northern Mariana Islands
UseCivil and state flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flagSmall vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flagReverse side is mirror image of obverse side
Proportion1:2
AdoptedJuly 1985; 38 years ago (July 1985)
DesignA circle of flowers and plants with a gray sculpture and a white star on a blue field.
The U.S. and Northern Mariana Islands flags flying side-by-side

The flag of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands was adopted in July 1985 by the Second Northern Marianas Constitution. The NMI flag was originally designed during the year 1985. Later during that year, they finalized the draft of the flag in the last CNMI constitutional convention. This was the most symbolic moment of the annexation of the CNMI.[1]

The flag consists of three symbols: a white star representing the United States, a gray latte stone representing the Chamorro people, and a multi-colored mwarmwar (floral wreath) representing the Carolinians. The mwarmwar is made from the green ylang-ylang (langilang; Cananga odorata), the white plumeria (flores mayo or seyúr; Plumeria alba), the red peacock flower (angagha; Caesalpinia pulcherrima), and the pink Pacific basil (teibwo; Ocimum tenuiflorum). Its dark blue background represents the Pacific Ocean and the Mariana Trench.[2][3]

Historical flags

See also

References

  1. ^ "Northern Mariana Islands Flag description - Government". www.indexmundi.com. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  2. ^ "Australia - Oceania :: Northern Mariana Islands — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  3. ^ "Northern Mariana Islands's Flag - GraphicMaps.com". www.graphicmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2019-05-29.


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