Mauritania
Adopted2017
Design classCrescent and Star
RegionAfrica
Green with a crescent, star and red bands.
History and symbolism
The green field bears a gold crescent and star, framed by red stripes added by referendum in 2017 to honor the blood of the struggle against colonialism.
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