Flag of French Polynesia

French Polynesia
	Flag of French Polynesia
Use	Civil and state flag
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	23 November 1984; 39 years ago
Design	Two red horizontal bands encase a wide white band in a 1:2:1 ratio, with the Coat of arms centred on the white stripe
Le Tricolore
	Flag of the French Republic
Use	National flag, civil and state ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	15 February 1794

The flag of French Polynesia was adopted in 1984.^[1] According to the articles of adoption, the flag of French Polynesia must be displayed with the French tricolor, and may be displayed with the flags of the component archipelagos. The French Polynesian flag must be displayed to the left of the French flag, and the flag of the archipelago must be displayed to its right.^[2]

Description

Two red horizontal bands encase a wide white band in a 1:2:1 ratio; centered on the white band is the emblem of French Polynesia as a 0.43m diameter disk with a blue and white wave pattern depicting the sea on the lower half and a gold and white ray pattern depicting the sun on the upper half; a Polynesian canoe rides on the wave pattern; the canoe has a crew of five represented by five stars that symbolize the five island groups;^[3] red and white are traditional Polynesian colors.