List of Mauritian flags

This is a list of flags used in Mauritius.

National flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1968–present	Flag of Mauritius	Four horizontal bands of red, blue, yellow and green. Red represents the struggle for freedom and independence. Blue represents the Indian Ocean, in the middle of which Mauritius is situated. Yellow represents the new light of independence. Green represents the agriculture of Mauritius and its colour throughout the 12 months of the year.[1]

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1992–present	Standard of the President of Mauritius	The flag of Mauritius defaced in the centre with a white circle containing the coat of arms of Mauritius over two curved golden laurel leaves and the letters "RM" (Republic of Mauritius) in gold.

Date	Use	Description
Unknown–present	Civil Ensign of Mauritius	A red field with the flag of Mauritius in the canton and a white circle containing the Mauritian coat of arms in the fly.
Unknown–present	Government Ensign of Mauritius	A blue field with the flag of Mauritius in the canton and the Mauritian coat of arms in the fly.
1974–present	Naval Ensign of Mauritius	A design of red, white, and blue vertical stripes of unequal widths defaced by a central anchor/key emblem.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of Port Louis	A banner of the coat of arms of Port Louis. Four white anchors and five gold fleur-de-lis arranged on a field of dark blue.
		Flag of Quatre Bornes	The coat of arms of Quatre Bornes on a white field.
		Flag of Rodrigues	The coat of arms of Rodrigues on a white field surrounded by a border of red, blue, yellow and green.

Date	Use	Description
1923 - 1968	Flag of British Mauritius	A blue British ensign with the Mauritian coat of arms in the fly.
1906 - 1923	Flag of British Mauritius	A blue British ensign with the Mauritian coat of arms on a white disc in the fly.
1869 - 1906	Flag of British Mauritius	A blue British ensign with the 1869 arms of Mauritius on a white disc in the fly.
1810 - 1869	Flag of British Mauritius	The Union Flag of the United Kingdom.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1968 - 1992	Royal Standard of Mauritius	A banner of the coat of arms of Mauritius defaced in the centre with a royal cypher of Queen Elizabeth II

Date	Use	Description
1968 - 1992	Flag of the Governor-General of Mauritius	A dark blue field featuring a St. Edward's Crown surmounted by a crowned lion, over the word "MAURITIUS" on a yellow scroll.
1906 - 1968	Flag of the Governor of Mauritius	A Union Jack defaced in the centre with the coat of arms of Mauritius on a white disc surrounded by a laurel wreath.
1869 - 1906	Flag of the Governor of Mauritius	A Union Jack defaced in the centre with the 1869 arms of Mauritius on a white disc surrounded by a laurel wreath.

The Government Gazette of Mauritius (2015). "THE NATIONAL FLAG ACT 2015" (PDF). The Government Gazette of Mauritius.

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