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The flag of Papua New Guinea (Tok Pisin: plak bilong Papua Niugini) was adopted on 1 July 1971. In the hoist, it depicts the Southern Cross; in the fly, a Raggiana bird-of-paradise is silhouetted. The design was chosen through a nationwide design competition in early 1971. The winning designer was Susan Karike, [1] who was 15 at the time.
- Susan Karike
Susan Hareho Karike Huhume (c. 1956 –11 April 2017) was a...
- Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, [note 1] officially the Independent State...
- List of Papua New Guinean flags
Flag of British New Guinea. A blue British ensign with a...
- Susan Karike
Papua New Guinea, [note 1] officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, [13][note 2] is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia).
Flag of Papua New Guinea. The flag of Papua New Guinea was created in 1971. [1][2]
The flag of Papua New Guinea ( Tok Pisin: plak bilong Papua Niugini) was adopted on 1 July 1971. In the hoist, it depicts the Southern Cross; in the fly, a Raggiana bird-of-paradise is silhouetted. The design was chosen through a nationwide design competition in early 1971. The winning designer was Susan Karike, who was 15 at the time.
Papua New Guinea; Use: National flag, civil and state ensign: Proportion: 3:4: Adopted: 1 July 1971; 53 years ago (): Design: Divided diagonally from the upper hoist-side corner to the lower fly-side corner: the upper triangle is red with the soaring Raggiana bird-of-paradise and the lower triangle is black with the Southern Cross of four white larger five-pointed stars and the smaller star.
Flag of British New Guinea. A blue British ensign with a white disc in the fly featuring the Tudor Crown over the initials "B.N.G.". 1921–1971. Flag of the Territory of New Guinea. A blue British ensign with a white disc in the fly featuring the Tudor Crown over the letters "T.N.G.". 1906–1971. Flag of the Territory of Papua.
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Diagonally divided red-black national flag featuring a yellow bird-of-paradise and the Southern Cross constellation. The flag’s width-to-length ratio is 3 to 4.In the 20th century the two territories finally linked in Papua New Guinea were administered by the Germans, British, and Australians. The.
