Flag of Christmas Island

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Flag Name	Flag of Christmas Island
Territory	Christmas Island
Official Name	Territory of Christmas Island
Capital	Flying Fish Cove
Continent	Oceania
Region	Australia and New Zealand
ISO Code	CX / CXR
Internet Domain	.cx
Calling Code	+61
Currency	Australian dollar (AUD)
Official Language(s)	English
Demonym	Christmas Islander
Area	135 km²
Population	1,402 (approx.)
Coastline	Has a sea coast
United Nations Member	No

Official Flag Name	Flag of Christmas Island
Current Version Adopted	26 April 2002
Design First Used	1986
Flag Proportion	1:2
Flag Shape	Rectangular
Number of Colours	4
Main Colours	Blue, Green, Gold, White
Designer	Tony Couch
Design Type	Diagonally divided field with the Southern Cross, a golden bosunbird and a map disc
Nickname	No widely used nickname
Official Status	Official territorial flag
Governing Authority	Territorial administration of Christmas Island

Colour	HEX Code	RGB	CMYK	Pantone
Blue	#0021AD	0, 33, 173	100, 81, 0, 32	No official Pantone reference
Green	#0C9F45	12, 159, 69	92, 0, 57, 38	No official Pantone reference
Gold	#FFC639	255, 198, 57	0, 22, 78, 0	No official Pantone reference
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0	No official Pantone reference

Golden bosunbird	The golden bosun, endemic to Christmas Island
Green disc with a gold map	The island itself, added so the flag would not be a plain diagonal
Blue	Stands for the sea around the island.
Green	Stands for the rainforest that covers much of it.
Gold	Stands for the bosunbird and the map disc.
White	Stands for the stars of the Southern Cross.

Year / Period	Event
1986	Chosen in a competition on the island
26 April 2002	Formally adopted as the island’s official flag
Present	The flag remains in official use

Official Ratio (height : width)	1:2
Hoist (height)	1 units
Fly (width)	2 units
Layout	Diagonally divided field with the Southern Cross, a golden bosunbird and a map disc
Band / Stripe Construction	No stripes; the field is divided diagonally from upper hoist to lower fly
Construction Sheet Available	Yes
Governing Specification	Christmas Island Flag Resolution

Setting	Flown	Notes
Government buildings	Yes	Flown on official premises
Schools and public institutions	Yes	Common in daily and ceremonial use
Private and civil use	Yes	May be flown by members of the public
Public holidays and commemorations	Yes	Displayed on national days of remembrance
Armed forces	No	Defence is handled by the administering state
Naval and maritime use	Yes	Used on locally registered vessels
Embassies abroad	No	Represented diplomatically by the administering state
International sport	Yes	Many territories field their own teams
United Nations building	No	Only member and observer states are flown

Flag Type	Purpose	In Use
Territorial flag	The primary flag shown on this page	Yes
Civil flag	Flown by private citizens and organisations	Yes
War flag	Carried by the armed forces on land	No
Naval ensign	Flown at sea by naval and merchant vessels	No
Air force ensign	Used by the air force	No
Presidential standard	Marks the presence of the head of state	No
Royal standard	Marks the presence of the monarch	No
Historical flags	Earlier designs no longer in official use	Yes

Years in Use (current design)	24 years
Adoption Date	26 April 2002
Earliest Recorded Use	1986
Designer	Tony Couch
Nickname	No widely used nickname
Dominant Colour	Blue
Flags It Resembles	Papua New Guinea shares the diagonal division and Southern Cross
Notable Feature	Diagonally divided field with the Southern Cross, a golden bosunbird and a map disc