Mauritius

Republic of Mauritius, Repiblik Morisi�

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