Flag of the Falkland Islands

Name	Flag of the Falkland Islands
Use	Civil and state flag and state ensign
Proportion	1:2
Adopted	25 January 1999
Design	Blue ensign with the coat-of-arms of the Falkland Islands in the fly.

The first flag of the Falkland Islands was adopted on September 29, 1948. It was a Blue Ensign with the Union Flag in the canton and the coat-of-arms superimposed upon a white disc. In 1999, the size of the arms was increased and the white disc removed to create the current flag.

During the Falklands War, when Argentina occupied the islands, the flag was banned and in its place the Argentine Republic's flag was raised. Currently, Argentina maintains that the islands are part of the Tierra del Fuego Province and considers the province's flag to be the islands' flag, although it has never been flown on them.

A Red Ensign with the Falklands coat of arms superimposed was adopted in 1998 and is used as the Islands' civil ensign. Previously the plain red ensign was used by ships in the territorial waters around the Falklands.

The Governor of the Falkland Islands uses a Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms.

[edit] Gallery

Flag used 1948-1999, it was banned during the 1982 Argentine occupation	pre-1999 red ensign, occasionally still used	Current red ensign
Design of the governor's flag pre-1999, the arms were in the centre	The governor's flag 1999-present

[edit] See also

• List of British flags
• List of Falkland Island flags

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