Reunion flag
The flag of the Reunion Overseas Department is the unofficial symbol of the island. The French tricolor cloth is considered the official state flag of Reunion..
Description and proportions of the Reunion flag
In addition to the official flag of France, which is flown on Reunion Island for all purposes at sea and on land, the country has adopted a regional flag. It is a white rectangular panel with a stylized image of a mountain in blue. The yellow sun rises from behind it, and the image below is underlined with a thin gray line. Below it is an inscription in French meaning "Réunion Region".
Another, this time the unofficial Reunion flag, was designed in 2003. The rectangular panel has blue as its main color. An isosceles triangle is cut into the flag field from below, the base of which is the lower edge of the panel. The apex of the triangle coincides with the center of the Reunion flag. The red triangle symbolizes the Piton de la Fournaise mountain. This is a volcano that is the hallmark of the island nation in the Indian Ocean..
Five yellow rays radiate from the top of the red triangle on the design of the national flag of Reunion. Three of them are triangular in shape and end in the middle of the pole and free edges of the flag and in the middle of its upper edge. Two beams are in the form of quadrangles and abut against the upper left and right corners of the panel.
The colors presented on the draft of the Reunion flag were also used to create the coat of arms of the state. It is a heraldic shield divided into four fields. The top left has a green background that depicts the mountain range and the Piton de la Fournaise volcano. To the right of it, on a red and blue field, is an image of a sailing ship. In the lower part of the shield, there is an image of three French golden lilies on a blue background and golden bees on a red one. In the center of the heraldic shield there is an overlaid image of a small shield, repeating the colors of the French flag.
History of the Reunion flag
The island has been officially considered an overseas department of France since 1946. Before that, Reunion was called a French colony..
The Reunion flag project was developed by the State Vexillological Association, but has not yet been officially adopted..
There are several more projects of the flags of the Reunion, which are presented by various public figures of the country..
