Flag of Maldives

Country

Flag of Maldives uses red field with a green rectangle and a white crescent. Ratio 2:3 and current adoption July 25, 1965.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Maldives
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of the Maldives
Identifier	MV / MDV
Region	Southern Asia

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	July 25, 1965
First Documented Use	1949
Proportion	2:3
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Red, Green, White
Construction	Red field with a green rectangle and a white crescent

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Red	#D21034	210, 16, 52	0, 92, 75, 18
Green	#007E3A	0, 126, 58	100, 0, 54, 51
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0

Design and Symbolism

Red	the blood of the nation’s heroes.
Green	peace, prosperity and the coconut palms.
White	the crescent.
Crescent	Islam — it opens toward the fly, unusually for a flag with a crescent.
Green panel	The palm trees, the mainstay of island life.

Proportions

Ratio	2:3
Hoist	2 units
Fly	3 units

About the Flag of Maldives

Red field with a green rectangle and a white crescent The recorded proportion is 2:3. Within this library it is grouped with plain field with a central emblem designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Maldives is Red (#D21034), Green (#007E3A) and White (#FFFFFF). 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

Crescent: Islam — it opens toward the fly, unusually for a flag with a crescent; Green panel: The palm trees, the mainstay of island life.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1949. The adoption field for the present record is July 25, 1965.

Additional flag context

The white crescent on the green rectangle points toward the fly rather than the hoist, which is the reverse of most crescent flags.

The flag has no star, unlike most crescent flags in the Islamic world, and the crescent alone stands for the country's faith.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Red field with a green rectangle and a white crescent, a 2:3 proportion and the visible crescent. 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 — Maldives — Specialist vexillological reference

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Facts about the Flag of Maldives

Maldives is recorded as red field with a green rectangle and a white crescent.
The reference proportion for the flag of Maldives is 2:3.
The stored palette for Maldives contains Red, Green and White.
The adoption field for this country flag record is July 25, 1965.
The design record traces first use to 1949.
Its construction is grouped with the plain field with a central emblem design family in this library.
Crescent: Islam — it opens toward the fly, unusually for a flag with a crescent.
Green panel: The palm trees, the mainstay of island life.
The white crescent on the green rectangle points toward the fly rather than the hoist, which is the reverse of most crescent flags.
The flag has no star, unlike most crescent flags in the Islamic world, and the crescent alone stands for the country's faith.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Maldives

What does the flag of Maldives look like?

Red field with a green rectangle and a white crescent, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Maldives?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 2:3.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Maldives?

The reference palette lists Red #D21034, Green #007E3A and White #FFFFFF.

What do the symbols on the flag of Maldives represent?

Crescent — Islam — it opens toward the fly, unusually for a flag with a crescent. Green panel — The palm trees, the mainstay of island life.

When was the present flag record for Maldives adopted?

The adoption field in this record is July 25, 1965.

Which design family does the flag of Maldives 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 Maldives?

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.