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Flags of Oceania

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A map of Oceania with national flags, excluding Southeast Asia and dependent territories

This is a gallery of national and subnational flags of Oceania.

Flags of Oceanian sovereign states

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FlagDateUseDescription
1908– Flag of Australia[1]
See also: List of Australian flags		 A British Blue Ensign defaced with the white seven-point Commonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter and five white stars of the Southern Cross in the fly half.
1970– Flag of Fiji[2]
See also: List of Fijian flags		 A cyan British Blue Ensign defaced with the shield of Fiji's coat of arms in the fly half.
1979– Flag of Kiribati[3] A horizontal bicolour of red and blue with a gold frigatebird flying over the rising sun with seventeen rays centered on the upper half and three white wavy horizontal stripes on the lower half.
1979– Flag of the Marshall Islands[4] A blue field with two diagonal stripes of orange and white radiating from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner and a large white star with four large rays and twenty small rays on the upper hoist-side corner above the stripes.
1978– Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia[5]
See also: List of Micronesian flags		 A light blue field with four white five-pointed stars arranged in a diamond pattern in the center.
1968– Flag of Nauru[6]
See also: List of Nauruan flags		 A blue field with a thin yellow horizontal stripe across the center and a large white twelve-pointed star below the stripe and near the hoist-side.
1902– Flag of New Zealand[7]
See also: List of New Zealand flags		 A British Blue Ensign defaced with four red stars with white borders in the shape of the Southern Cross in the fly half.
1981– Flag of Palau[8]
See also: List of Palauan flags		 A light blue field with a large yellow disk slightly shifted towards the hoist side.
1971– Flag of Papua New Guinea[9]
See also: List of Papua New Guinean flags		 Divided diagonally from the upper hoist-side corner to the lower fly-side corner: the upper triangle is red with a soaring Raggiana bird-of-paradise and the lower triangle is black with the Southern Cross of four larger white five-pointed stars and a smaller star.
1962– Flag of Samoa[10]
See also: List of Samoan flags		 A red field with a blue rectangle on the upper hoist-side quadrant bearing the Southern Cross of four larger white five-pointed stars and a smaller star in the center.
1977– Flag of Solomon Islands[11] A thin yellow stripe dividing diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner: the upper triangle is blue with five white five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern and the lower triangle is green.
1875– Flag of Tonga[12] A red field with a white rectangle bearing a red Greek Cross in the upper hoist-side corner.
1997– Flag of Tuvalu[13] A cyan British Blue Ensign defaced with stars that represent the nine islands which comprise Tuvalu in the fly half.
1980– Flag of Vanuatu[14]
See also: List of Vanuatuan flags		 A horizontal bicolor of red and green with a golden pall, fimbriated in black, with a black triangle filling the hoist-side space (alternately, a golden fillet pall surmounting a black gusset) and two gold crossed namele cycad fronds encircled in a gold boar tusk centered on the triangle.

Flags of Oceanian dependencies and other territories

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FlagDateUseState (status)Description
1960– Flag of American Samoa[15] United States (unincorporated and unorganized territory) A red-edged white triangle pointing towards the hoist charged with a bald eagle clutching a war club and a fly-whisk. The white triangle divides a dark blue field into two separate triangles.
2002– Flag of Christmas Island[16] Australia (external territory) Blue and green diagonal bicolour charged with a Southern Cross of four seven-pointed white stars and one smaller five-pointed white star on the blue half (lower hoist), a golden bosun bird in gold on the green half (upper fly), and a gold circle in the centre containing the shape of the island in green.
2004– Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands[17] Australia (external territory) A green field with a palm tree on a gold disc in the canton, a gold crescent in the centre of the flag and a gold Southern Cross in the fly.
2006– Flag of Easter Island[18] Chile (special territory) A white flag with a red reimiro in the centre.
1984– Flag of French Polynesia[19] France (overseas country and collectivity) Two red horizontal bands encase a white Spanish fess, with the coat of arms centred on the white stripe.
1948– Flag of Guam[20] United States (unincorporated and organized territory) A dark blue background with a thin red border and the Seal in the center.
2010– Flag of New Caledonia[21] France (sui generis collectivity) The flag of France is used for official purposes.
1979– Flag of Norfolk Island[16] Australia (external territory) A Norfolk Island pine in a central white stripe between two vertical green stripes.
1948– Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands[22] United States (commonwealth) A circle of flowers and plants with a gray latte stone and a white star on a blue field.
1984– Flag of the Pitcairn Islands[23] United Kingdom (overseas territory) A British Blue Ensign with the Pitcairn coat of arms defaced on the fly.
2009– Flag of Tokelau[24] New Zealand (dependent territory) A yellow Tokelauan canoe sailing towards the Southern Cross represented by four white stars on a blue field.
1976– Flag of Wake Island[25] (unofficial) United States (minor outlying island) Horizontally divided between white and red, with a blue pentagon on the hoist, whereupon is found a map of the atoll and the words Wake Island in blue on a gold disc, which is surrounded by three gold stars.
1794– Flag of Wallis and Futuna[26] (unofficial) France (overseas collectivity) The Flag of France is used for official purposes.

Flags of Oceanian sub-divisions

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Flags of Oceanian cities

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Flags of cities with over 1 million inhabitants.

Historical flags

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FlagDateUseDescription
?–? Flag of the Austral Islands[32] The third of the flag closest to the flagpole is white and says 'ARCHIPEL DES ILES AUSTRALES' in black. The rest of the flag is divided into five horizontal stripes of yellow, red, white, green, and blue.
1901–1903 Flag of Australia[33] Six-pointed Commonwealth star and Delta Crucis.
1903–1908 Flag of Australia[34] Seven-pointed Delta Crucis.
1867–1869 Flag of the Kingdom of Bau[35] A horizontal tricolour of white, blue, and red, with a rising sun in the blue stripe and a crown in the canton.
1893–1901 Flag of the Cook Islands Federation[36] A red-white-red tricolour with the Union Jack in the canton, in the center of which is a palm tree on a white disc.
1973–1979 Flag of the Cook Islands[37] Green flag with a ring of fifteen gold stars in the fly.
1865–1867 Flag of the Confederacy of Independent Kingdoms of Fiji[38] A white eight-pointed star on a blue field.
1871–1874 Flag of the Kingdom of Fiji[35][39] A dove carrying a wreath in its beak on a red shield underneath a crown, all on a vertical bicolour of white and sky blue.
1877–1883 Flag of the Colony of Fiji[40] British blue ensign defaced with the colonial badge in the fly.
1883–1903 Flag of the Colony of Fiji[40] British blue ensign defaced with the colonial badge in the fly.
1903–1908 Flag of the Colony of Fiji[40] British blue ensign defaced with the colonial badge on the fly.
1908–1924 Flag of the Colony of Fiji[40] British blue ensign defaced with the Fijian coat of arms on a white roundel.
1924–1970 Flag of the Colony of Fiji[40] British blue ensign defaced with the Fijian coat of arms.
1869–1871 Flag of the Confederation of Lau[citation needed] Divided horizontally between white and red, with a red Greek cross in the canton.
1906–1953 Flag of the British New Hebrides[citation needed] British blue ensign defaced with the colonial badge on the fly.
1953–1980 Flag of the British New Hebrides[citation needed] British blue ensign defaced with the colonial badge on the fly.
1867–1870 Flag of the Colony of New South Wales[41] British blue ensign defaced with the letters "NSW" on the fly.
1870–1876 Flag of the Colony of New South Wales[42] British blue ensign defaced with a Southern Cross surmounted by a Crown.
1835–1840 Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand[43] A St. George's cross with the canton consisting of a blue field, another St. George's cross with white fimbriation, and a white, eight-pointed star in each of the quarters.
1870–1876 Flag of the Colony of Queensland[44] British blue ensign defaced with a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in the flag, labeled "QUEENSLAND".
1858–1888 Flag of the Kingdom of Rarotonga[36] A red field with a white horizontal stripe, on which are three blue stars.
1888–1893 Flag of the Kingdom of Rarotonga[36] A red field with a white horizontal stripe through the center and the Union Jack in the canton, and three blue stars in the fly.
1906–1947 Flag of the British Solomon Islands[45] British blue ensign defaced with the colonial badge on the fly.
1947–1956 Flag of the British Solomon Islands[45] British blue ensign defaced with the colonial badge on the fly.
1956–1966 Flag of the British Solomon Islands[45] British blue ensign defaced with the colonial badge on the fly.
1966–1977 Flag of the British Solomon Islands[45][46] British blue ensign defaced with the coat of arms of the Solomon Islands on the fly.
1870–1876 Flag of the Colony of South Australia[47] British blue ensign defaced with the Southern Cross on a black roundel in the fly.
1876–1901 Flag of the Colony of South Australia[48] British blue ensign defaced with an image of Britannia and an Aboriginal Australian man on a roundel on the fly. Remained in use as the state flag from 1901–1904.
1875 Flag of the Colony of Tasmania[49] British blue ensign with the Southern Cross in the fly and a white cross over all.
1976–1978 Flag of the Colony of Tuvalu[50] British blue ensign defaced with the colonial badge on the fly.
1978–1995 Flag of Tuvalu [citation needed] Cyan British ensign with nine gold stars on the fly, representing the islands of Tuvalu.
October – December 1995 Flag of Tuvalu [citation needed] Cyan British ensign with eight gold stars on the fly.
1995–1997 Flag of Tuvalu[51] Five uneven horizontal stripes of red, white, cyan, white and red again, over which are overlaid eight white stars. A white triangle radiates from the hoist, whereupon is found the coat of arms of Tuvalu.
1870–1877 Flag of the Colony of Victoria[52] British blue ensign defaced with the Southern Cross on the fly.
1877 Flag of the Colony of Victoria [citation needed] British blue ensign defaced with the Southern Cross on a blue shield surmounted by a Crown, all on a white roundel on the fly.
1877–1901 Flag of the Colony of Victoria[53][54] British blue ensign defaced with a Southern Cross surmounted by a Crown on the fly.
1870–1901 Flag of the Colony of Western Australia[55] British blue ensign defaced with a fly-facing black swan on a gold roundel. Remained in use as the state flag from 1901–1953.

See also

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Lists of flags of Oceanian countries

Notes

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References

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  3. ↑ "An act to make provision for a Kiribati national flag or other flags or ensigns, Kiribati national emblem and Kiribati national anthem and for connected purposes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-17.
  4. ↑ "Official Flag of the Marshall Islands Act 1979 [1 MIRC Ch.3]". www.paclii.org. Archived from the original on 2025-12-06. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  5. ↑ "Flag of Micronesia | Symbols, Colors, Design | Britannica". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  6. ↑ "Flag of Nauru | Meaning, Colors & History | Britannica". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  7. ↑ "New Zealand flag | Manatū Taonga | Ministry for Culture & Heritage". www.mch.govt.nz. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
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  10. ↑ "Official Flag and National Anthem of Samoa Act 1994". www.paclii.org. Archived from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
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  13. ↑ "Flag of Tuvalu | Meaning, History & Colors | Britannica". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
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  15. ↑ "Flag of American Samoa | History & Meaning | Britannica". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
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  19. ↑ "Arrêté n° 1196 CM du 4 décembre 1985 réglementant l'apposition et l'exposition de drapeaux, pavillons et emblèmes le long des voies publiques et sur les bâtiments administratifs, édifices et monuments de service public". emblemes.free.fr. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
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  23. ↑ "Pitcairn Islands Flag | Free official image and info | UK Flag Registry". The Flag Institute. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  24. ↑ "Tokelau Flag and National Symbol". www.tokelau.org.nz. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  25. ↑ "The Flag of Wake Island" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-06-06.
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  42. ↑ "New South Wales 1870-1876". www.ausflag.com.au. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
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  44. ↑ "Queensland flag". www.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  45. 1 2 3 4 Hulinsky, Oleh. "Solomon Islands flag - Meaning, colors & history". Database of flags. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
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  49. ↑ "Tasmania 1875". www.ausflag.com.au. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  50. ↑ "Flags, Symbols & Currency of Tuvalu". WorldAtlas. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  51. ↑ "Tuvalu National Flag Act 1995". Archived from the original on 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  52. ↑ "About the Victorian flag". www.vic.gov.au. 2024-08-26. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
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