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#0154 · national
Samoa
The flag of Samoa is a red field with a blue canton bearing five white stars of the Southern Cross.
Traits
- Layout
- Canton
- Pattern
- Solid with canton
- Symbols
- Star, Constellation
- Emblem
- Canton
- Text
- None
Details
- Catalogue
- #0154
- Favorites
- 2
- Added
- Jul 1, 2025
History
The present flag of Samoa was introduced on 26 May 1948 with four stars, and a fifth star was added on 24 February 1949 to complete the Southern Cross. The red field symbolizes courage, the blue denotes freedom, and the white stars represent purity as well as the nation’s location in the southern Pacific and its historic reliance on celestial navigation. The design continued unchanged when Samoa became independent on 1 January 1962.
