The Secret History Behind Mauritius' Flag
Mauritius' flag is known as Les Quatre Bandes, the Four Bands.
It was adopted on March 12, 1968, the day of independence, and was designed by Gurudutt Moher, a retired school teacher. It has four horizontal bands of equal width: red, blue, yellow and green, from top to bottom.
Red stands for the struggle for freedom and independence, blue for the Indian Ocean in the middle of which Mauritius sits, yellow for the new light of independence, and green for agriculture and the color of the island all year round.
The date printed on every Mauritius design in our catalog, March 12, 1968, is Independence Day.
Four colors, four bands and a very simple island flag.
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