Flag of Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Territory or dependency

Flag of Cocos (Keeling) Islands uses green field with a palm tree, Southern Cross and crescent. Ratio 1:2 and current adoption April 6, 2004.

Hoist Ratio 1:2 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Entity Type	Territory or dependency
Official Name	Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Identifier	CC / CCK
Region	Australia and New Zealand

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	April 6, 2004
First Documented Use	2003
Proportion	1:2
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Green, Gold
Construction	Green field with a palm tree, Southern Cross and crescent

Documented Colour Values

Colour	Appearance	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Green		#009543	0, 149, 67	100, 0, 55, 42
Gold		#FFD100	255, 209, 0	0, 18, 100, 0

Design and Symbolism

Green	the field.
Gold	the palm, crescent and stars.
Coconut palm	The island’s main crop and its livelihood.
Crescent	Islam, the faith of the Cocos Malay community.
Southern Cross	The islands’ position in the southern hemisphere and the link to Australia.

Proportions

Ratio	1:2
Hoist	1 units
Fly	2 units

About the Flag of Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Green field with a palm tree, Southern Cross and crescent The recorded proportion is 1:2. Within this library it is grouped with plain field with a central emblem designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Cocos (Keeling) Islands is Green (#009543) and Gold (#FFD100). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

Coconut palm: The island’s main crop and its livelihood; Crescent: Islam, the faith of the Cocos Malay community; Southern Cross: The islands’ position in the southern hemisphere and the link to Australia.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 2003. The adoption field for the present record is April 6, 2004.

Entity status

Cocos (Keeling) Islands is classified here as territory or dependency. That label describes the entity represented by the flag and prevents a territory, state or constituent area from being presented as a sovereign country.

Additional flag context

The palm tree, crescent and Southern Cross on green represent the islands' Malay Muslim community and their position in the southern hemisphere.

The flag was adopted in 2004, more than twenty years after the islands voted to integrate with Australia.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Green field with a palm tree, Southern Cross and crescent, a 1:2 proportion and the visible coconut palm. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — Cocos (Keeling) Islands — Specialist vexillological reference

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Facts about the Flag of Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Cocos (Keeling) Islands is recorded as green field with a palm tree, Southern Cross and crescent.
The reference proportion for the flag of Cocos (Keeling) Islands is 1:2.
The stored palette for Cocos (Keeling) Islands contains Green and Gold.
The adoption field for this territory or dependency flag record is April 6, 2004.
The design record traces first use to 2003.
Its construction is grouped with the plain field with a central emblem design family in this library.
Coconut palm: The island’s main crop and its livelihood.
Crescent: Islam, the faith of the Cocos Malay community.
The palm tree, crescent and Southern Cross on green represent the islands' Malay Muslim community and their position in the southern hemisphere.
The flag was adopted in 2004, more than twenty years after the islands voted to integrate with Australia.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Cocos (Keeling) Islands

What does the flag of Cocos (Keeling) Islands look like?

Green field with a palm tree, Southern Cross and crescent, with a recorded proportion of 1:2.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Cocos (Keeling) Islands?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 1:2.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Cocos (Keeling) Islands?

The reference palette lists Green #009543 and Gold #FFD100.

What do the symbols on the flag of Cocos (Keeling) Islands represent?

Coconut palm — The island’s main crop and its livelihood. Crescent — Islam, the faith of the Cocos Malay community. Southern Cross — The islands’ position in the southern hemisphere and the link to Australia.

When was the present flag record for Cocos (Keeling) Islands adopted?

The adoption field in this record is April 6, 2004.

Which design family does the flag of Cocos (Keeling) Islands belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with plain field with a central emblem designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.

Where can I verify information about the flag of Cocos (Keeling) Islands?

The verification-source section on this page links to an official, governmental or specialist reference used to check the underlying record. Source wording is not copied into the article.