Flag of the maldives

The national flag of the Maldives was adopted on July 25, 1963. It is a green cloth containing a white crescent (crescent moon) with a red border. Its dimensions are 2:3.

The color green and the crescent are traditional symbols of Islam. The red border, the color of blood, represents those who have died defending the nation.

The former royal flags of the Maldives were red with a narrow strip of black and white diagonal bands along the pole.

Construction of the flag

Historical flags

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  First flag of the Maldives, without high stripes

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  Flag used until the 20th century

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  National flag introduced between 1926 and 1932 and used until 1953

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  Flag of the Independent Protector of the Maldives introduced between 1926 and 1932 and used until 1953

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  Flag of the Independent Protector of the Maldives used from 1953 to 1965

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  Insignia del Sultán with the star, used from 1954 to 1965

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  Sultan's Insignia from 1965 to 1968 and Presidential Standard since 1968

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  Flag used by the Separatist Republic of Suvadiva from the southern atolls