Flag of United States Minor Outlying Islands

Territory or dependency

Flag of United States Minor Outlying Islands uses flag of the United States. Ratio 10:19 and current adoption July 4, 1960.

Hoist Ratio 10:19 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of United States Minor Outlying Islands
Entity Type	Territory or dependency
Identifier	UM / UMI
Region	North America

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	July 4, 1960
First Documented Use	June 14, 1777
Proportion	10:19
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Old Glory Red, White, Old Glory Blue
Construction	Flag of the United States

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Old Glory Red	#B31942	179, 25, 66	0, 86, 63, 30
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0
Old Glory Blue	#0A3161	10, 49, 97	90, 49, 0, 62

Design and Symbolism

Old Glory Red	valour and hardiness.
White	purity and innocence.
Old Glory Blue	vigilance, perseverance and justice.
United States flag	The Minor Outlying Islands are unincorporated US territories with no separate flag.

Proportions

Ratio	10:19
Hoist	10 units
Fly	19 units

About the Flag of United States Minor Outlying Islands

Flag of the United States The recorded proportion is 10:19. Within this library it is grouped with stripes with a canton designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for United States Minor Outlying Islands is Old Glory Red (#B31942), White (#FFFFFF) and Old Glory Blue (#0A3161). 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

United States flag: The Minor Outlying Islands are unincorporated US territories with no separate flag.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to June 14, 1777. The adoption field for the present record is July 4, 1960.

Entity status

United States Minor Outlying 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 United States Minor Outlying Islands are a statistical grouping rather than a governed territory, and they fly the United States flag.

Several of the individual islands have their own unofficial flags, but the grouping as a whole has none.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Flag of the United States, a 10:19 proportion and the visible united States flag. 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 — United States Minor Outlying Islands — Specialist vexillological reference

Other stripes with a canton flags

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Facts about the Flag of United States Minor Outlying Islands

United States Minor Outlying Islands is recorded as flag of the United States.
The reference proportion for the flag of United States Minor Outlying Islands is 10:19.
The stored palette for United States Minor Outlying Islands contains Old Glory Red, White and Old Glory Blue.
The adoption field for this territory or dependency flag record is July 4, 1960.
The design record traces first use to June 14, 1777.
Its construction is grouped with the stripes with a canton design family in this library.
United States flag: The Minor Outlying Islands are unincorporated US territories with no separate flag.
The United States Minor Outlying Islands are a statistical grouping rather than a governed territory, and they fly the United States flag.
Several of the individual islands have their own unofficial flags, but the grouping as a whole has none.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of United States Minor Outlying Islands

What does the flag of United States Minor Outlying Islands look like?

Flag of the United States, with a recorded proportion of 10:19.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of United States Minor Outlying Islands?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 10:19.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of United States Minor Outlying Islands?

The reference palette lists Old Glory Red #B31942, White #FFFFFF and Old Glory Blue #0A3161.

What do the symbols on the flag of United States Minor Outlying Islands represent?

United States flag — The Minor Outlying Islands are unincorporated US territories with no separate flag.

When was the present flag record for United States Minor Outlying Islands adopted?

The adoption field in this record is July 4, 1960.

Which design family does the flag of United States Minor Outlying Islands belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with stripes with a canton designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.

Where can I verify information about the flag of United States Minor Outlying 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.