Mauritius

Republic of Mauritius, Repiblik Morisiê

Last modified: 2001-10-24 by antonio martins
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• Government Ensign
• Merchant Ensign
• Naval Ensign
• Air Force fin flash
• Governor General

• Pre-independence flags of Mauritius

Blue with national flag in canton and states arms without the white disc in fly. Ratio 1:2. Source: Flagmakers catalogue.
Zeljko Heimer, 04 Jul 1996

Red with national flag in canton and states arms in white disc in fly. Ratio 1:2. Source: Flagmakers catalogue.
Zeljko Heimer, 04 Jul 1996

Mauritius has an unusual naval ensign of several unequal red, white and blue stripes. In the middle white panel is set a red anchor with a green cable and a five-pointed white star outlined in yellow on top. The anchor has two bars on the lower right side. If you cover the extensions on the bottom of the anchor, a key will appear. This is a reference to the motto found on Mauritius’ coat of arms: «Stella Clavisque Maris Indici» or «The star and the key of the Indian Ocean». Both the key and the star are also found in the coat of arms. Mauritius introduced the naval ensign in April 1974. It has the unusual proportions of 26:57. Source: ’New Flags’, The Flag Bulletin [tfb] 123 (1987).
Jan Oskar Engene, 19 Aug 1996

Mauritius’ planes carries a 1:1 version of the national flag.
Dov Gutterman, 10 Feb 2000