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Shefa Province (Vanuatu)

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[Shefa Province (Vanuatu)] image by Jens Pattke, 29 June 2006


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Description of the Flag

The Shefa Province (former Districts of Epi, Tongoa-Shepherd and Efate) flag is a horizontal tricolour of blue-red-green, with the national flag (approximately one-sixth size along the hoist) in the canton. The fly a white-rimmed golden disk, extending into the blue and green stripes.

Source: Michel Lupant; Gaceta de Banderas no. 110
Jens Pattke, 28 June 2006


Variant Flag

[Shefa Province (Vanuatu) variant] image by Jens Pattke, 29 June 2006

The variant of the flag shows the national flag occupying the entire height of the blue stripe.

Source: Michel Lupant; Gaceta de Banderas no. 110
Jens Pattke, 28 June 2006


Port Vila

[Port Vila (Vanuatu)] image by Jens Pattke, 4 August 2020

The new flag and emblem were adopted on 20 July 2020.
Jens Pattke, 4 August 2020

The adoption of the new flag is written up at http://www.buzzfm.vu/events/whats-buzzing-ep-3/
Valentin Poposki, 19 September 2020

The new flag of Port Vila has 5 white stars in the red or burgundy vertical band at the hoist and the only blue shield from the seal.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 20 September 2020

[Port Vila (Vanuatu)] image by Jens Pattke, 4 August 2020


Previous flag

[Shefa Province (Vanuatu)] image by Jens Pattke, 29 June 2006

Port Vila is on Efate Island. Its former flag was white, with a nearly square version of the national flag in the upper hoist, and in the centre a burgundy disk bearing the coat of arms and the words VILLE DE PORT VILA arched above the arms and CITY OF PORT VILA below.

Source: Michel Lupant; Gaceta de Banderas no. 110
Jens Pattke, 28 June 2006