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Meaning of the Flag

The flag of Samoa (Samoan: fu‘a o Sāmoa) was adopted on 24 February 1949. It consists of a red field with a blue rectangle in the canton.

Meaning of Flag Colors

Red, Blue

Flag History

1. 1914
   From the capture by New Zealand forces on 29 August 1914, a defaced ensign with three palm trees encircled, and emblazoned on the fly were used.
2. 1951–1957
   

   The flag was originally designed in 1948 by Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole and Malietoa Tanumafili II, who would later become the heads of state of Samoa when it gained independence in 1962.
3. 1958–1967
   

   Flag in use 1958–1967.
4. 1858–1873
   

   Flag in use 1858–1873.
5. 1873–1875
   

   Flag in use 1873–1875.
6. 1801
   

   Flag in use 1801.
7. 1949–present
   

   Current national flag, in use since 1949.

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