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The flag of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands was adopted in July 1985 by the Second Northern Marianas Constitution. The NMI flag was originally
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during the year 1985. Later during that year, they finalized the draft of the flag in the last CNMI constitutional convention. This was the most symbolic moment of the annexation of the CNMI. The flag consists of three symbols: a white star representing the United States, a gray latte stone representing the
Chamorro people The Chamorro people (; also CHamoru) are the indigenous people of the Mariana Islands, politically divided between the United States territory of Guam and the encompassing Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Micronesia. Today, signif ...
, and a multi-colored ''mwarmwar'' (floral wreath) representing the Carolinians. The mwarmwar is made from the green ylang-ylang (langilang; Cananga odorata), the white plumeria (flores mayo or seyúr;
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), the red peacock flower (angagha;
Caesalpinia pulcherrima ''Caesalpinia pulcherrima'' is a species of flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae, native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas. It could be native to the Caribbean, West Indies, but its exact origin is unknown due to widespread cult ...
), and the pink Pacific basil (teibwo;
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). Its dark blue background represents the Pacific Ocean and the Mariana Trench.


Historical flags


See also

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Seal of the Northern Mariana Islands The Seal of Northern Mariana Islands takes its inspiration from the United Nations, as the NMI had once been a UN Trust Territory. Design The seal consists of a blue field superimposed with a white star and a latte stone, a Chamorro house foun ...
*
Flags of the U.S. states The flags of the U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) exhibit a variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as different styles and design principles. Modern U.S. state flags date from the tu ...
* Northern Mariana Islands


References

Flags introduced in 1985 Flags of the insular areas of the United States
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1985 establishments in the Northern Mariana Islands
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